Cocci

[Wagging Tail Ranch]

I just lost my 3 baby chicks in the last 24 hours. I believe it was cocci since I found two dead with little spots of blood around the brooder. They seemed fine the day before but dead by morning. The last one seemed fine this morning just a little quieter. We started the Corrid yesterday within hours of finding the dead chick since a chicken friend said she suspected that's what it was. They were outside 6 weeks old and off heat for 3 weeks since it has been so warm and humid until the last couple of days when it got very damp, cool and rainy. My question is: My brooder is in my chicken yard [it's a covered A-frame small coop that rests directly on the ground]. Is Cocci something that will endanger my 20 week old chicks or my older hens? When I remove the brooder do I need to somehow dig up the ground or bleach it or do you think my older ones will be okay?
Thanks

 

[orrpeople]

I'm pretty sure you can't get rid of the bacteria entirely - and it doesn't hurt to treat your whole flock whether they have symptoms or not. Here's a really great article on the topic.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it.64386/

Also, sometimes changes in weather can exacerbate issues - meaning that your chicks might have been handling the cocci load in their systems fine until the cold lowered their resistance. Sometimes we get a "perfect storm" here, where several factors came together to create a health issue for our birds.
I really wish you the very best with your flock!

 

[Abriana]

Treat with corid, I would start immediately or as soon as you can. Give it to the entire flock. @KikisGirls

 

[Kiki]

Get Corid ASAP.
Treat all for severe outbreak:

 

[Wagging Tail Ranch]

I'm pretty sure you can't get rid of the bacteria entirely - and it doesn't hurt to treat your whole flock whether they have symptoms or not. Here's a really great article on the topic.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it.64386/

Also, sometimes changes in weather can exacerbate issues - meaning that your chicks might have been handling the cocci load in their systems fine until the cold lowered their resistance. Sometimes we get a "perfect storm" here, where several factors came together to create a health issue for our birds.
I really wish you the very best with your flock! [/QUOTE

 

[Wagging Tail Ranch]

Thank you