Cocci?

[ella2025]

I found this poop in my chicken run. I immediately started searching around for more, but I could only find this one. I don't know which chicken made this poop. They all look very healthy and are very active. I have 4 6 week olds, 7 17 weeks olds and 4 15 week olds.

 

[azygous]

Do not worry about a single isolated poop. But do take it as a signal that you need to watch the behavior and poop of the flock for the next five to seven days. If you see ruby red clots of blood in the poop and individual chickens begin to slow down and show signs of being off in their behavior, then start the coccidiostat, Corid if you live in the US.

 

[ella2025]

Do not worry about a single isolated poop. But do take it as a signal that you need to watch the behavior and poop of the flock for the next five to seven days. If you see ruby red clots of blood in the poop and individual chickens begin to slow down and show signs of being off in their behavior, then start the coccidiostat, Corid if you live in the US.

Thank you! I'll look for any signs of illness. Does intestinal shedding look like this? Also could the fact that there was very heavy rain and my chickens stayed outside be a cause for potential coccidiosis?

 

[azygous]

Intestinal shed appears as strands of orange tissue. Blood in the poop appears ruby red and is often a clot, not strands of tissue. But not all strains of coccdia results in bloody stools.

Chickens raised from chicks on local soil become resistant to coccida in that soil. But if you import soil or sand or borrow garden implements with soil attached from another locale, then there is a higher danger of your chickens becoming sick from those foreign coccidia.

Heavy rain with warm temps can cause such an explosion of coccidia that it can overwhelm the chickens defenses. Always be watchful for signs of lethargy and diarrhea, and be ready to start the flock on a coccidostat.

 

[ella2025]

Intestinal shed appears as strands of orange tissue. Blood in the poop appears ruby red and is often a clot, not strands of tissue. But not all strains of coccdia results in bloody stools.

Chickens raised from chicks on local soil become resistant to coccida in that soil. But if you import soil or sand or borrow garden implements with soil attached from another locale, then there is a higher danger of your chickens becoming sick from those foreign coccidia.

Heavy rain with warm temps can cause such an explosion of coccidia that it can overwhelm the chickens defenses. Always be watchful for signs of lethargy and diarrhea, and be ready to start the flock on a coccidostat.

Yes. I literally saw Corid at the feed store and wanted to buy it but was like nah I'll get it when I need it the store is close to my house. 10 minutes later I came back to my house and saw this

 

[azygous]

Corid is something to always keep on hand. Waiting for it to be shipped can mean the difference between life and death.

 

[ella2025]

Corid is something to always keep on hand. Waiting for it to be shipped can mean the difference between life and death.

I know. I always did and I want to keep it all the time. It's just that I live with my parents and they don't agree unfortunately. It's not even like it goes bad fast.