Chick pooping blood

[ten chicks]

They were on medicated chicken food and mixed in a little bit of what we feed older chickens (scratch mixed with laying pellets)

If they are young,they should not have laying pellets,to much calcium in them. They should just have chick feed. Do they have grit,if eating scratch? Medicated chick feed will not prevent cocci,if you feel they have cocci,purchase Corid(amprol). Corid comes in power or liquid,not sure what the feed store sold you,but it sounds like medicated starter feed for calves. This is not the medication for cocci. Corid goes in their water.

 

[MercyMe03]

I know exaclty what you are talking about. I was looking for Corid the other day, and they do sell it in pellets. The actual Corid is in the pellets you feed them. But I don't know how much you would give them. I would make sure you mix them with something so it's easier for them to digest.

 

[ThePeackockGuy]

It says corid (amprolium) 1.25% pellets type c medicated feed coccidiostat for calves. An aid in the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis caused by eimeria bovid and E. zurnii in calves. We put 1 tsp in a gallon of water but it didn't dissolve very good.Do we take out water with medicine.We also sprinkled powdered milk on top of feed.

 

[bbrnangel]

my babies started pooping blood without showing any symptoms of any illness. They were about 8-10 weeks old i fed them medicated chick starter for the first couple weeks thinking that would prevent any issues. However i started treating them with corid powder the dosage is not on the package for chickens but after lots of research i found the dosage for Corid 20% powder. 1 tsp of Corid powder to 1 gallon of water mix well and place in their water feeder change daily and keep only that water in with your chicks for 5 days and monitor closely for more bleeding. My chicks stools were back to normal in 24 hrs. I only lost one pullet to the cocci but it can kill all your birds in a day or two so time is of the essence. The damage it does to their intestinal system is permanent so hurry and get them on the treatment. I got my Corid at Tractor Supply.Hope this helps.

 

[MercyMe03]

Just a thought... But since its pellets maybe you crush them and mix them in some plain yogurt and have them eat it that way. I know in other animals yogurt and also help coat the insides of their stomachs which may also help.

 

[ten chicks]

I know exaclty what you are talking about. I was looking for Corid the other day, and they do sell it in pellets. The actual Corid is in the pellets you feed them. But I don't know how much you would give them. I would make sure you mix them with something so it's easier for them to digest.

Really,that is interesting,i have only seen Corid in powder or liquid. I know medicated feed has amprol,but not enough to get rid of cocci. Is this something new?

 

[ten chicks]

It says corid (amprolium) 1.25% pellets type c medicated feed coccidiostat for calves. An aid in the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis caused by eimeria bovid and E. zurnii in calves. We put 1 tsp in a gallon of water but it didn't dissolve very good.Do we take out water with medicine.We also sprinkled powdered milk on top of feed.

Ok ,this is still medicated feed,you need Corid(amprol) to get rid of cocci. Comes in powder 20% soluble powder or Corid liquid 9.6 % This medicated feed is just that medicated feed,not the actual medicine.

 

[ten chicks]

I know exaclty what you are talking about. I was looking for Corid the other day, and they do sell it in pellets. The actual Corid is in the pellets you feed them. But I don't know how much you would give them. I would make sure you mix them with something so it's easier for them to digest.

Isn't this just medicated feed? If it is,it will not help chicks with cocci. You need the actual medication.

 

[MercyMe03]

I honestly don't know if its something new or not. The only reason I knew about it was because every feed store in NW Florida was sold out of any kind of Corid. Luckily someone I worked with had the liquid form I could give to my chicks. One of the feed stores mentioned the pellets to me and I also saw it online. It said you mix it with food. The treatment when using the pellets does take longer though from what I understand. It does have less amporal... Being that we do have dilute the other, I would think that this would help more than doing nothing? But I could be wrong.

 

[ten chicks]

I honestly don't know if its something new or not. The only reason I knew about it was because every feed store in NW Florida was sold out of any kind of Corid. Luckily someone I worked with had the liquid form I could give to my chicks. One of the feed stores mentioned the pellets to me and I also saw it online. It said you mix it with food. The treatment when using the pellets does take longer though from what I understand. It does have less amporal... Being that we do have dilute the other, I would think that this would help more than doing nothing? But I could be wrong.

I don't know,never heard of this for cocci,my only concern is that this medicated pellets is actually meant for calves.