chicken dying every other week

[chicknegg farm]

Was able to take the chicken to a local vet only paid $43. She had COCCIDIOSIS. Thank you all for the help I love this site and the info I get from it.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Was able to take the chicken to a local vet only paid $43. She had COCCIDIOSIS. Thank you all for the help I love this site and the info I get from it.

I am so sorry for your losses and at least now you can rest easy knowing what it was. Are you going to treat the flock for coccidiosis now or just watch and wait to see if the bout of it is over with?

 

[chicknegg farm]

I bought corid to treat, and also bought sand and DE for the coop. Hopefully we can get it under control I never thought i would like chickens the way that i do. They make me laugh and brighten each and everyday I watch them.

 

[Haunted55]

I bought corid to treat, and also bought sand and DE for the coop. Hopefully we can get it under control I never thought i would like chickens the way that i do. They make me laugh and brighten each and everyday I watch them.

Could I make another couple of suggestions? After you are done with the Corid treatment, please think seriously about using ACV in your bird's water, or if the PH of your water is already low, say around 5-6, sprinkle cayanne pepper onto their food. You don't need a lot, just top dress their feed. One last thing, I know this is a very hard time of year for a major cleaning of your house or coop but it needs to be done. Oxine, if you can get it, bleach and water if not. Thoroughly clean the house, nest boxes, run, water and feed dishes. If you fail to do this they can get the cocci back and it will be much harder to get rid of the second time around.

Wood ash is another very good thing to add to any dirt they come in contact with, dusting box, floor if it's a dirt floor. I have even sprinkled it into mine's nesting boxes. It will not only take out the coccidia, it also is a fantastic deterrent for lice and mites. If you can't get wood ashes, barn lime will also work almost as well. Just my 2 cents.

 

[chicknegg farm]

Thank you for all of that info. We had a beautiful day on sat. and cleaned out the entire coop scraped and cleaned the walls, floors, buckets and their roost. we r planning on doing it again on the next nice day. All of our birds r going to be out of age for this problem and I am not going to be buying anymore for awhile. I have noted all of the helpful ideas and will impliment them asap. Thank you again.