Bloody poop

[Aporter0190]

I had 9 chicks still in a brooder in my garage that have had no issues till last night. I noticed that a few of them had large bulging crops so I felt them and gave them coconut oil water and put them in a tote with just water over night. Well their crops are fine now but now they are pooping bloody poop. I have corid on hand and just started giving them that. Could their bloody poop be from eating too much pineshaving bits or is it coccidiosis? Some are fine and about 3 or 4 seem lethargic. They are 4 weeks old.

 

[rebrascora]

Bulging crops are normal in chicks and often seem unusually large and solid but it is just because they have access to plenty of food and nothing much else to do but eat it and their need for food id higher because they are growing so quickly. I would only take action over their crop if they were not going down overnight when food was withheld or they were acting off.
Bloody poop is another matter. Are you sure it is blood and not intestinal shedding which often occurs around 8 weeks. Intestinal shed will be orangey pink and stringy. Coccidiosis causes dark red blood in the poop and needs to be treated immediately, so it is good that you have done that. I would give the lethargic ones a direct dose of a few drops of the concentrated Corid liquid into their beak morning and evening for the first day to ensure they get plenty on top of the treatment dose in the water. If you have Corid powder instead of liquid, dissolve 1.5 teaspoons of it in 2 teaspoons of water and give the lethargic chicks a couple of drops of that day and night and then assuming they have picked up a bit, just continue with the treated water for the remainder of the treatment period.
Eating the shavings will not be responsible for blood in poop.

 

[Aporter0190]

Bulging crops are normal in chicks and often seem unusually large and solid but it is just because they have access to plenty of food and nothing much else to do but eat it and their need for food id higher because they are growing so quickly. I would only take action over their crop if they were not going down overnight when food was withheld or they were acting off.
Bloody poop is another matter. Are you sure it is blood and not intestinal shedding which often occurs around 8 weeks. Intestinal shed will be orangey pink and stringy. Coccidiosis causes dark red blood in the poop and needs to be treated immediately, so it is good that you have done that. I would give the lethargic ones a direct dose of a few drops of the concentrated Corid liquid into their beak morning and evening for the first day to ensure they get plenty on top of the treatment dose in the water. If you have Corid powder instead of liquid, dissolve 1.5 teaspoons of it in 2 teaspoons of water and give the lethargic chicks a couple of drops of that day and night and then assuming they have picked up a bit, just continue with the treated water for the remainder of the treatment period.
Eating the shavings will not be responsible for blood in poop.

It’s a pinkish red poop color. And I just noticed it this morning. I’ll try to get a picture of the poop.

 

[Aporter0190]

 

[AmyJane725]

Did you give them the Corid? Any change in condition? Poop still red?

 

[Aporter0190]

Did you give them the Corid? Any change in condition? Poop still red?

Yes there is still bloody poop and yes this is the second day with treatment