California - Northern

[Honora]

So bummed...found some blood in the chicks' poop AGAIN today after taking them off the Corid a few days ago. I had them on the Corid for 3 weeks. Guess I will try and find some of that sulfadimethoxine. At least they are active & happy & flapping around.

One of the little cockerels is trying to crow and it is the most hilarious thing I have ever heard! Sounds like a squeaky dog toy!

 

[ronott1]

So bummed...found some blood in the chicks' poop AGAIN today after taking them off the Corid a few days ago. I had them on the Corid for 3 weeks. Guess I will try and find some of that sulfadimethoxine. At least they are active & happy & flapping around.

One of the little cockerels is trying to crow and it is the most hilarious thing I have ever heard! Sounds like a squeaky dog toy!

mail in a sample to UCD first--It will cost you about 11 dollars. Ask them to test for cocci.

If they have lived on corid for 3 weeks they will not die from cocci quickly. Sometimes you need to repeat the course. To review, you followed the chart for severe outbreak.

for the powder cored that is 1.5tsp per gallon for 5 to 7 days. You then gave them 1/2tsp per gallon for another 5 to 7 days.

The biggest mistake most make, and it is understandable because it is hard to get the correct dosage, is to not treat with a strong enough dosage.



Sometimes chicken poo looks bloody when it is not. The same thing happens with us and colon cancer which is why they have tests to see if ther is blood in the poo.

 

[PetRock]

So bummed...found some blood in the chicks' poop AGAIN today after taking them off the Corid a few days ago. I had them on the Corid for 3 weeks. Guess I will try and find some of that sulfadimethoxine. At least they are active & happy & flapping around.

One of the little cockerels is trying to crow and it is the most hilarious thing I have ever heard! Sounds like a squeaky dog toy!

That's discouraging. I have a form of cocci in my yard that seems to be resistant to Corid/Amprolium. When I first discovered this, I lost several chicks and even more quail before getting some sulfadimethoxine. Now I follow a regiment of preventative dosing with my chicks and haven't lost any since starting it. I feed my chicks non-medicated King Freedom starter. At 3-4 weeks (depending on whether they are moving to the outdoor brooder), I give them a 5 day round of the preventative dose of Amprolium/Corid. After the 5 days, I make sure they have vitamins and probiotics in their water. 2 weeks after starting the Amprolium, I give them a 5 day round of the preventive dose of sulfadimethoxine. By this point, they are in a outdoor brooder with access to the ground and are able to build up their resistance to the cocci.

 

[ronott1]

That's discouraging. I have a form of cocci in my yard that seems to be resistant to Corid/Amprolium. When I first discovered this, I lost several chicks and even more quail before getting some sulfadimethoxine. Now I follow a regiment of preventative dosing with my chicks and haven't lost any since starting it. I feed my chicks non-medicated King Freedom starter. At 3-4 weeks (depending on whether they are moving to the outdoor brooder), I give them a 5 day round of the preventative dose of Amprolium/Corid. After the 5 days, I make sure they have vitamins and probiotics in their water. 2 weeks after starting the Amprolium, I give them a 5 day round of the preventive dose of sulfadimethoxine. By this point, they are in a outdoor brooder with access to the ground and are able to build up their resistance to the cocci.

Did you send in a poo sample to verify it was cocci? The S drug treats other things so even though it works, you should find out what the illness really is since there may be better ways to treat it.

The test is only in the $10.00 range.

 

[PetRock]

Did you send in a poo sample to verify it was cocci? The S drug treats other things so even though it works, you should find out what the illness really is since there may be better ways to treat it.

The test is only in the $10.00 range.

I'll do that if it crops up again. It was definitely lots of bloody poo and sick chicks that died quickly.

 

[mduerksen]

Neal has some that are very socialized. Not exactly friendly like Barred Rocks of Buff Orps but not skittish. They lay like champions for him and are currently being cross bred with RIR cockerel the hybrid chicks seem quite friendly at the moment. I picked up 3 white leghorn pullet chicks (Privet Hatchery) as future breeders should this cross produce good layers too. They are still too young to tell how their temperment will be but they are in with some pitas and other friendly chicks and I start them on a hand feeding program while they are still young to help tame mine. (Did this with some CLB I have this year and its working much better the previous year not hand fed were very flighty)

I occasionally hand feed I Will do it more.

 

[mduerksen]

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I shared these pics on the Pita PInta thread but wanted to share them with my N CA friends! I have several broodies sitting on Pita PInta eggs and the hatching began this week. This is one of my favorite hens and she hatched 6 PIta PInta chicks a few days ago. She is a Cream Legbar/? mix named Trinket. Last year, she hatched 3 different clutches and was an excellent mama. I love this bird! [/quote So cute love the markings

 

[TheKeeper]

I love my d'anvers babies from @chickee !
Here is Panda (black/white mottled), Pirate (blue/white mottled), & Pepper (buff/dun)

They love sunbathing together

 

[PetRock]

I love my d'anvers babies from @chickee !
Here is Panda (black/white mottled), Pirate (blue/white mottled), & Pepper (buff/dun)

They love sunbathing together

So cute! Don't you wish that you had the time to just sit and watch them for hours every day?! Life keeps getting in the way of totally enjoying my chickens!

 

[Honora]

mail in a sample to UCD first--It will cost you about 11 dollars. Ask them to test for cocci.

If they have lived on corid for 3 weeks they will not die from cocci quickly. Sometimes you need to repeat the course. To review, you followed the chart for severe outbreak.

for the powder cored that is 1.5tsp per gallon for 5 to 7 days. You then gave them 1/2tsp per gallon for another 5 to 7 days.

The biggest mistake most make, and it is understandable because it is hard to get the correct dosage, is to not treat with a strong enough dosage.



Sometimes chicken poo looks bloody when it is not. The same thing happens with us and colon cancer which is why they have tests to see if ther is blood in the poo.

Thanks for the suggestions. I actually gave them a 2 tsp. per gallon the first week, then 1/2 tsp the second week, then 1 tsp. per gallon the 3rd week. They are also on medicated feed.

Do you have a link for how to send the sample to UCD? Also, should I be keeping them indoors until this clears up? Thanks!