Coccidia

[MotherFlockers]

I sell chicks occasionally and I've had a few people say the chicks start dying when they go to their new brooder or they look sleepy or blood in their poop. I don't understand why this keeps happening? They are fine here when I have them but when someone buys them and they move somewhere else they have issues. I have a NPIP tested and certified flock. My birds haven't shown any symptoms but when they move to their new homes they start dying and have issues.

 

[nuthatched]

Npip doesn't test for coccidiosis does it?
Blood in the poop can be because they're exposed to the new strains of coccidia.
There are many ways a brooder can kill chicks, fumes from the bulb or plastic, too hot etc.

 

[MotherFlockers]

Npip doesn't test for coccidiosis does it?
Blood in the poop can be because they're exposed to the new strains of coccidia.
There are many ways a brooder can kill chicks, fumes from the bulb or plastic, too hot etc.

No they didn't test for it just PT and AI both negative. They don't have any problems here with me but when I sell them to someone else I've had 3 people tell me they just start dying and closing their eyes lethargic and have blood in their poop within 3 days of being with their new owners. Why are they fine with me but with other people they die. Then they send me nasty messages because their chicks died. None of my flock has had any issues or illnesses in the brooder or in the main pens.

 

[nuthatched]

No they didn't test for it just PT and AI both negative. They don't have any problems here with me but when I sell them to someone else I've had 3 people tell me they just start dying and closing their eyes lethargic and have blood in their poop within 3 days of being with their new owners. Why are they fine with me but with other people they die. Then they send me nasty messages because their chicks died. None of my flock has had any issues or illnesses in the brooder or in the main pens.

As I said, new environments have different strains of coccidia that they aren't used to.
It also could be a strain you have that flares up from stress.
How old are the chicks you sell?
Coccidiosis is fairly easy to treat.

 

[MotherFlockers]

As I said, new environments have different strains of coccidia that they aren't used to.
It also could be a strain you have that flares up from stress.
How old are the chicks you sell?
Coccidiosis is fairly easy to treat.

It's probably something new they have that they haven't been exposed to. The last ones were 1-2 weeks old. I've had several people I've sold to but only 3 have had this issue. They want me to replace the ones that died. I've told them how to treat it but I don't know if they did it or not.