Cocci or intestinal shed.

[FirstTimeChikens]

I'm writing this away from the coop so I may not be home to take pictures for yall for a while. However, I'd still like some recommendations. I know it's summer, so my flock is gonna have some watery poops. some of these poops have what looks like an intestinal shed. However, it's so many poops that I'm wondering if it's more common than not, and I know intestinal shedding is not supposed to be every poop, or even every other poop. I just don't know if I'm giving them too much access to water, but the heat index has gotten up to 105. Should I isolate and treat with corid? To clarify, 13 of my birds are vaccinated and won't show symptoms of corid, 9 aren't, and will/have before showed symtoms. I treated with corid before, I just need to know if I should pop them back into my garage and treat for the 5-7 days it's recommended. BTW the poops in the coop just don't look healthy, more white than brown, but I think that is due to water consumption too, it'd just scary to see them poop basically water.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Please get some photos.

How old are the birds now?

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

Please get some photos.

How old are the birds now?

It rained and washed most of the best examples away. Looking around I don't see any more besides these but I did see some before the rain. I watched one that would be infected poop and none of the red came out. If these arent good enough photos, if you would wait until tomorrow or later i can probably show you a better picture. 13 (vacc) are 7 weeks. 9 (unvacc) are around 4, 5, and above 7 weeks. One of my vacc birds does look to be developing wry neck, i think from head injury but im giving them all scrambled eggs for now. I gave 4 to the flock yesterday and am doing 3 today

 

[aart]

13 of my birds are vaccinated

Vaccinated against what?

What all and how exactly are you feeding?

Yes, fresh pics are needed.

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

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It rained and washed most of the best examples away. Looking around I don't see any more besides these but I did see some before the rain. I watched one that would be infected poop and none of the red came out. If these arent good enough photos, if you would wait until tomorrow or later i can probably show you a better picture. View attachment 3893935

Vaccinated against what?

What all and how exactly are you feeding?

Yes, fresh pics are needed.

Vaccinated against mareks and cocci. I'm just feeding out of the normal little chicken feeder and food is always available. They get grit a couple times a week and sometimes (like right now) get treats like scrambled eggs, sometimes mealworms but they haven't had those in a while. They get the purina starter/grower, organic. I'll update this post with fresh pics when I find the droppings that are an example of what's going on

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

Yes, fresh pics are neneeded.

Here are some. I think they are drinking to much water... I can't find anymore of the red stuff really. Before it was overwhelmingly in the coop but today it's just liquid.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

One of my vacc birds does look to be developing wry neck, i think from head injury but im giving them all scrambled eggs for now.

It's normal to drink a lot of water during hot weather. If possible, change the water out a couple of times a day.

If you have 1 you think is developing Wry Neck, post some photos.

I'd start the bird on vitamin therapy to get ahead of the Wry Neck symptoms. Give 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily. Egg as a treat is good to give, it can help with the uptake of E.

Are any of these in the group of birds that have lice that you posted about in another thread today?

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

Are any of these in the group of birds that have lice that you posted about in another thread today?

Thanks for the recommendations. Good to know it's probably not cocci. Yes, my entire flock has lice! It's terrible. I'll try to catch a photo of the wry neck, but she only does the weird head shake thing at random times, it's not constant. Could it be neurological?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks for the recommendations. Good to know it's probably not cocci. Yes, my entire flock has lice! It's terrible. I'll try to catch a photo of the wry neck, but she only does the weird head shake thing at random times, it's not constant. Could it be neurological?

Wry Neck is a neurological symptom.

You're mentioning a head shake, does she have a twisted head or neck?

Head shaking may be from lice or adjusting the crop.

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

You're mentioning a head shake, does she have a twisted head or neck?

Well she'll puff up like a rooster about to fight, then she'll kinda shake her head around, like in a jerking motion, she'll walk kinda lopsided, and then she'll just pause for a moment, her feathers will go down, and she'll walk normally again.