Chicks and the rain

[PachecoPeeps]

We have 13 six week old hopefully "pullets" outside in their coop and run already. It had been very nice weather until yesterday when it rained the whole day into this morning. The run is essentially a mud pit now. I noticed today when I went out to check on them that it looked like there was a lot of diarrhea in the run. It looks like the cecal poop that I know is natural but it seemed like an awful lot. I know Coccidiosis thrives in wet environments so I am wondering if I should just put them on corid now as a safety measure. They have been on medicated feed the whole 6 weeks and are acting normal still. They are running around, eating, drinking, digging up bugs in the mud, and they are not puffed up or lethargic. The weather is supposed to be back in the 80's until Thursday when it is supposed to rain again.

Any advice or help you can give would be appreciated. Thank you. Hopefully I am just being overly worried

 

[HoopyFrood]

Unless you see signs of coccidiosis, esp in their poop (red/orange coloration, etc), or a marked change in their normal behavior I wouldn't medicate. Corid is essential in treating coccidiosis, but it can block absorption of some nutrients in the host as it works on the cocci.

It's good to be concerned It's good to ask questions!

I had a marked uptick in diarrhea in our thaw this year, too. Things got REALLY wet, they played in the mud, drank out of dirty puddles, ate a fair bit of soggy straw... I wasn't sure what to do about it. They've continued to act normally. Now things are drying up, and the rate of diarrhea is dropping sharply.

They are perfectly happy and otherwise healthy. So

Never a dull moment, huh?

 

[PachecoPeeps]

Unless you see signs of coccidiosis, esp in their poop (red/orange coloration, etc), or a marked change in their normal behavior I wouldn't medicate. Corid is essential in treating coccidiosis, but it can block absorption of some nutrients in the host as it works on the cocci.

It's good to be concerned It's good to ask questions!

I had a marked uptick in diarrhea in our thaw this year, too. Things got REALLY wet, they played in the mud, drank out of dirty puddles, ate a fair bit of soggy straw... I wasn't sure what to do about it. They've continued to act normally. Now things are drying up, and the rate of diarrhea is dropping sharply.

They are perfectly happy and otherwise healthy. So

Never a dull moment, huh?

Thank you for your quick response. You’ve helped to put me at ease hah. I will definitely be keeping a very close eye on them.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Thank you for your quick response. You’ve helped to put me at ease hah. I will definitely be keeping a very close eye on them.

I've had plenty of my own panic moments! It can be hard to find the balance between being vigilant and unnecessarily worried. Let's see if others chime in. I have not had to deal with coccidiosis, so other opinions are good