Ollieman0916
In the Brooder
- Sep 4, 2019
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Hi all! From my post you can clearly tell I have an ongoing coccidia problem. It was confirmed with a vet fecal smear after Dr. Google didnt solve the problem.
Ill keep it as short as possible. I have 23 chickens (today)- Split in 2 groups- large and bantam sharing a divided coop/shed with hemp bedding (deep litter)- large chickens free range and bantams are in a covered 16x20 run with sand.
Large group are about a year old and my first group. They are currently free ranging in my muddy back yard.
Bantam group- started with 16 and am down to 8. I put the chicks out in the coop at 6 weeks with an Ohio brooder and dropped the temps until they were fully feathered and it has been off for about a month. I have lost 7 in the last 3 weeks. Saw some bloody poop, treated with safeguard and corrid (highest dose) for 1 week. a week later 1 died, then 4 the next day. Took 2 more sick ones to the vet and found very high levels of coccidia. Started a sulfa antibiotic (3 week course) and vitamins. Removed ALL deep litter from the small side of the chicken coop and removed as much feces from the sand as possible. One of those 2 lasted 5 days and then passed. The other one is still alive but does not appear to be thriving by any means. Then yesterday (1.5 weeks into meds) one of the ones who was sick weeks ago (of course my favorite Serama baby) dropped dead overnight but was perfect the day prior.
My question is what the hell to do now. I know coccidia will always be present but I would like to get the population numbers down. Id like to somehow get as much coccidia out of the sand as possible- removing it isnt an option right now- its about 4-5 tons of sand with another 4 tons of gravel underneath.
Ammonia 10% solution? Sprayed on and then rinsed thoroughly?
Rescue (formerly accel concentrate) sprayed on the sand?
Blowtorch the sand? (yes I have one)
To further complicate things I have 2 silkies sitting on a dozen or so eggs due to hatch in 1.5-2 weeks. 1 is in the large side of the coop and the other is in my garage temporarily. They both need to go n=back into the bantam side but I am afraid the chicks will contract it quickly and die.
Help Please!!!
Ill keep it as short as possible. I have 23 chickens (today)- Split in 2 groups- large and bantam sharing a divided coop/shed with hemp bedding (deep litter)- large chickens free range and bantams are in a covered 16x20 run with sand.
Large group are about a year old and my first group. They are currently free ranging in my muddy back yard.
Bantam group- started with 16 and am down to 8. I put the chicks out in the coop at 6 weeks with an Ohio brooder and dropped the temps until they were fully feathered and it has been off for about a month. I have lost 7 in the last 3 weeks. Saw some bloody poop, treated with safeguard and corrid (highest dose) for 1 week. a week later 1 died, then 4 the next day. Took 2 more sick ones to the vet and found very high levels of coccidia. Started a sulfa antibiotic (3 week course) and vitamins. Removed ALL deep litter from the small side of the chicken coop and removed as much feces from the sand as possible. One of those 2 lasted 5 days and then passed. The other one is still alive but does not appear to be thriving by any means. Then yesterday (1.5 weeks into meds) one of the ones who was sick weeks ago (of course my favorite Serama baby) dropped dead overnight but was perfect the day prior.
My question is what the hell to do now. I know coccidia will always be present but I would like to get the population numbers down. Id like to somehow get as much coccidia out of the sand as possible- removing it isnt an option right now- its about 4-5 tons of sand with another 4 tons of gravel underneath.
Ammonia 10% solution? Sprayed on and then rinsed thoroughly?
Rescue (formerly accel concentrate) sprayed on the sand?
Blowtorch the sand? (yes I have one)
To further complicate things I have 2 silkies sitting on a dozen or so eggs due to hatch in 1.5-2 weeks. 1 is in the large side of the coop and the other is in my garage temporarily. They both need to go n=back into the bantam side but I am afraid the chicks will contract it quickly and die.
Help Please!!!
