Cocci in 3 week old chicks, one is just pooping blood. This is my first experience with Cocci

[EggSighted4Life]

Really? Are you sure?

Researching more... Good question!

Lots of conflicting information ...

 

[casportpony]

Researching more... Good question!

Lots of conflicting information ...

Let us know what you find!

 

[casportpony]

This is what I have:
http://www.uoguelph.ca/omafra_partn...cteristics-of-Eimeria-species.asp?_mid_=26492

Pictures below from above link.

 

[casportpony]

and this:
http://www.scienceinternational.com/fulltext/?doi=sciintl.2013.261.265

 

[dawg53]

And this:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/cocciforum/issue6/54/technically-speaking/
(Eimeria Species)
According to this link, it states that amprolium is effective against E. Tenella and E. Necatrix. Both these type cause blood in feces. However I recently read that both of these types of cocci need to be treated with a sulfa drug due to amprolium resistance. I'm going to try and find that information.

 

[Sweet'N'Sour Chxn Tender]

That's great that you have a scale. Okay to give 3-4 drops (concentrated solution) per 100 grams of body weight. Let me know if you need help figuring out the math.

I forgot to say that they are bantums. They all weighed around 100 grams. I hope that's the weight they should he (dad only weighed about 2Lbs) they don't seem thin, no sharp Keel bones or anything like that. I gave them 3 or 4 drops each. I really appreciate your help and the guide to dosages you have posted before

 

[casportpony]

I forgot to say that they are bantums. They all weighed around 100 grams. I hope that's the weight they should he (dad only weighed about 2Lbs) they don't seem thin, no sharp Keel bones or anything like that. I gave them 3 or 4 drops each. I really appreciate your help and the guide to dosages you have posted before

100 grams at 3 weeks sounds pretty normal to me. Hope they improve quickly.

 

[dawg53]

I cant find that article, darn it. In any case, it's best to have both Corid and a sulfa drug on hand just in case. If one doesnt work, the other one will. I have both Corid and SMZ-TMP. I ordered the SMZ-TMP prior to getting my new batch of chicks.
Besides that, sulfa drugs treat coryza in combination with other antibiotics.

 

[casportpony]

What about using Sulfadimethoxine? It's not as good as SMZ/TMP, but it will be much easier to dose, IMO.
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07bbe-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5

 

[dawg53]

I found the link that I was referring to in post #15 above; regarding E. Tenella and E. Necatrix recommending a sulfa drug to treat both these types of cocci.
Please scroll down to "Sulphonamides" in this link:
https://www.scienceinternational.com/fulltext/?doi=sciintl.2013.261.265