BLOODY STOOL IN 9 WEEK OLD PULLET?

[Fawn and Fam]

My two 9 week old pullets have been living in their tractor coop w/ a dirt floor for 10 days now. Before that we would occasionally take them out to play (on dirt) for a couple hours at a time. They seem happy and healthy. This morning however one had a juicy stool just before going out the pop hole. It was mushy poop w/ very pink liquid. I was going to take a pic but it absorbed into the pine shavings right away and turned the shaving pink. While cleaning I noticed other pink shavings w/ the runnier poops. I don't know if this just started or has been going on for a few days. I wouldn't have noticed the pink shavings before, in fact if I hadn't been there to see it in liquid form I wouldn't have know this was going on. They have both had a few mushy or diarrhea poops everyday their whole life despite all my efforts to fix it. I concluded since they have always been happy and healthy that it was just normal for them.

My first thought is coccidiosis and putting them on a week of medicated feed. However I hate to do that if that is not the problem and they have built up their resistance to coccidian and then will be at risk. My only other thoughts are; I've been meaning to get grit for them (I will do it today) even though they are on a dirt floor. They have always loved to eat pine shavings, so I took it out of the brooder and gave them sand. Now they have it in their coop and are eating it again. Is this something that can happen when not getting enough grit? Also could it be a symptom of being chilled? A couple days ago it got down to 39 degrees F and we brought them in for the night because they hadn't been acclimated to the temp yet. However when we had to take them back out in the morning it was only 40 out, so they went from 70 to 40 instantly. The next day it also got down to 39 and felt it was just better to leave them out.

I don't know what to do, but know I have to act immediately. Please tell me what you think it could be and what should I do.

 

[seminolewind]

Medicated feed is not strong enough if they are sick. You Need Corid or Sulfadimethoxine. Hopefully you have a feed store or tractor supply near you. Get them meds right away. Even if you're unsure about the cocci, treat them anyway.

 

[Fawn and Fam]

Do I get Corid solution 9.6% or Corid 20% soluable powder?

 

[AmberRex]

I would treat for coccidiocis....

 

[ten chicks]

Do I get Corid solution 9.6% or Corid 20% soluable powder?

Either one is fine,dose for corid powder is 1/2 tsp per gallon of water, dose for liquid is 2 tsp per gallon of water. Treat all chicks for 5 days,do not give vitamins during treatment,interferes with medication. Give vitamins after treatment.