Cocci?

[Kiki]

Sorry I'm new to this

You recently brought new to you birds home, right?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Is @Kiki right?
Tkidd624
Did you bring these birds to your property from somewhere else?

 

[Tkidd624]

It's OK, it happens all the time. Just wanted to clarify the correct term, as sometimes using the wrong one can cause confusion.

Thank you! I went to the vet and got Corid!

 

[Tkidd624]

You recently brought new to you birds home, right?

Yes a few weeks ago

 

[Tkidd624]

It's OK. No one is born with this knowledge. I've seen many people on this site say cocci when they meant coccidia just because they didn't know they were two different things.
Definitely get some Corid and treat right away. However, IMO, it is odd for 4 month old birds that have been free ranging all that time on the same property to suddenly come down with coccidiosis. It usually happens by 3 to 6 weeks of age and they would long have become resistant by 4 months. However if they've had any other health issues or serious stressors, one may have succumbed to a coccidia bloom.
So it could be something else.

Hmmm...they do get berries and grapes as treats. It was just one poop spot like that. All of them seem to be feeling fine, except one has a hurt wing we think. The chickens range in age from 2 months to almost 5 months. It was on the side of the coop the 4 month olds roost. The 2 month old babies are in a separate brooder in the coop.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

In that case, it could be coccidiosis if your property has different species of coccidia than on the property they were foraging.
Of all the species of eimeria, only 9 can infect chickens.
They only develop resistance to the species they are in contact with but if at a later age, they encounter a new one they can easily become develop a bloom in their gut especially after the stress of a move. Each species vary in how long it takes to affect the chickens.

 

[Tkidd624]

In that case, it could be coccidiosis if your property has different species of coccidia than on the property they were foraging.
Of all the species of eimeria, only 9 can infect chickens.
They only develop resistance to the species they are in contact with but if at a later age, they encounter a new one they can easily become develop a bloom in their gut especially after the stress of a move. Each species vary in how long it takes to affect the chickens.

So Friday they had some blackberries. Could that have caused their poop to look like that?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Blackberries usually don't come out red but either black or purple.
My birds eat mulberries for a couple months every summer. Their feces is stained purple and black. Mulberies aren't nearly as dark as blackberries.

 

[coach723]

If they ate berries Friday then I would have expected to see it in the droppings Saturday, not all the way to today. To me, it still looks like blood rather than a dietary thing. If mine, I would treat.

 

[Tkidd624]

If they ate berries Friday then I would have expected to see it in the droppings Saturday, not all the way to today. To me, it still looks like blood rather than a dietary thing. If mine, I would treat.

I already gave them Corid today. I just remembered they ate those. Thank you for your help!!