Coccidia... anyone else having problems?

[fourfeathers]

If I had some dying, I'd take a fecal sample into the vet to see if it was cocci or not. Fairly inexpensive and then you would know what you should be treating. I am dealing with my first outbreak of coccidia and used Corid for several days before switching to sulfadimethoxine. Seems to be getting better, keep your fingers crossed for us. I worm as a precaution twice a year with ivomec.

 

[speckledhen]

Dr. Peter Brown (featherfanciers) recommends using Corid first, then if you think they need it, to do a round of Sulmet, second. The Corid usually clears it up, but in particularly tough cases, they could need a one-two punch. Sulmet is harder on their gut, being a sulpha drug and can actually make intestinal bleeding continue longer than it would if you used Corid first.

 

[powerline]

The best way to deal with this problem is to prevent them from getting sick. Cover the ground with hydrated lime every 4 months. Then use a rake to scratch it into the ground. Hydrated lime will kill a lot of protozoans, bacteria and virus. Also, I believe it will kill some worm eggs.

 

[pips&peeps]

I had a bad strain run through my breeder pens this year. It must have come from the wild birds as they have been in these pens for over a year now with no problems.

I lost one adult wheaten cock from it and was devastated that I didn't catch it sooner. I used corid for a week and cleared it up.

 

[isa25]

After they have been wormed how long do you have to wait to eat the eggs?? Or can they be consumed still???

I have never wormed mine but I am seeing bloody poops in the mornings. At first just one and now a couple more and it is diareah with the blood. The girls are about 28 weeks old and are now all laying for me. I see nothing different about them. They all still race to the door and seem to be fine.

 

[speckledhen]

You can eat the eggs while they are on Corid, but not Sulmet.