Hey all. I had some really horrible luck with chickens and almost all of my babies died. I probably lost 10-15 or so babies over the last few months. TWO survived. The two that did survive are doing great.
I sent in two chicks for necropsy and the results were pretty inconclusive, but they did say the chicks had a mild case of cocci. Not bad enough to kill them. I was going to treat the two survivors but that was weeks ago and they're still thriving. No symptoms at all. I do have Corid, but do I need to treat the chicks before rehoming them? Not sure if Cocci is contagious or not and if they even have it because they're not showing symptoms.
If I do treat them do I also need to treat the adults? CAN I treat the adult hens? They two boys are living with the adults already so they share the same food/water.
Thanks...
All chickens have cocci protozoa. It is in the environment, and is in the droppings. It is when populations of cocci protozoa become numerous in the environment that it becomes numerous in the intestinal tract. Chicks need assistance building immunity to prevent mortality. Chicks between 3-4 weeks of age get periodic preventative treatment once a month, with amprolium in water, until they are 7-9 months of age. Do that with one group of chicks and not the other and you'll see the difference. I don't use medicated feed since I have no control over the dosage and extended shelf life which may render it useless. They need a preventative beyond 16 weeks anyway (the standard recommendations of medicated feed). Adults can be treated as well.
The preventative dose for Corid 20% Powder is 1/3 teaspoon .
The preventative dose for Corid 9.6% liquid is 1/2 teaspoon.
The moderate outbreak dose for Corid 20% Powder is 3/4 teaspoon.
The moderate outbreak dose for Corid 9.6% liquid is 1 teaspoon
The severe outbreak dose for Corid 20% Powder is 1.5 teaspoons
The severe outbreak dose for Corid 9.6% liquid is 2 teaspoons.
