Coccidiosis and Roundworms

[BlueHorse17]

Hi everyone! In a previous post (about 4 days ago) I mentioned that I thought my birds had coccidiosis. Well their fecal results came back and they do have it, and they also have roundworms as well. They have been on Corid for about 4 days, but the vet suggested I also treat their roundworms and that there is feed for coccidiosis. Does anyone have suggestions for roundworm meds for them or the coccidiosis feed?

 

[Eggcessive]

How old are your birds? I would finish a course of Corid which is 5-7 days. What dosage have you been using? Valbazen 1/2 tsp once given orally, and repeated in 10 days, or Safeguard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound given orally, and repeated in 10 days will treat roundworms. It is even better to give the Safeguard for 5 straight days to treat most all worms that chickens get. The Valbazen still only needs the two treatments for most all worms.

Medicated feed is usually chick starter in different brands. At their age they should be on layer feed, not medicated starter feed. Most chickens have developed a tolerance to coccidia in their environments by the age of laying, unless they are on new soil, or if their is some problem with immunity. I would make sure that their bedding and area is a dry as possible, and that droppings are removed or bedding raked and replaced when soiled. Are they getting out to free range on grass?

 

[BlueHorse17]

How old are your birds? I would finish a course of Corid which is 5-7 days. What dosage have you been using? Valbazen 1/2 tsp once given orally, and repeated in 10 days, or Safeguard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound given orally, and repeated in 10 days will treat roundworms. It is even better to give the Safeguard for 5 straight days to treat most all worms that chickens get. The Valbazen still only needs the two treatments for most all worms.

For the Corid I was using the recommended dosage that was mentioned in a previous thread here. I believe one tsp per gal of powder. I’ll look into the goat wormer... Does that go in water? The birds are 6 months. I’m just concerned about Safeguard and correct dosage...

 

[BlueHorse17]

How old are your birds? I would finish a course of Corid which is 5-7 days. What dosage have you been using? Valbazen 1/2 tsp once given orally, and repeated in 10 days, or Safeguard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound given orally, and repeated in 10 days will treat roundworms. It is even better to give the Safeguard for 5 straight days to treat most all worms that chickens get. The Valbazen still only needs the two treatments for most all worms.

They were free ranging for about a month but then we stopped when we began the Corid treatment. They are on layer feed and were on medicated chick starter when they were younger. They were sharing the backyard with my dogs. Could the roundworm move to my dogs if they ate the chicken poop?

 

[Eggcessive]

The goat wormer is commonly used in chickens and is very safe. It is not water soluble, so it should be given orally to each chicken. The dosage of Corid that @Wyorp Rock gave you is 1.5 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of water for 5-7 days (I just went back and read the thread.) If you see any blood again, you can cut the dosage down to 1/4 for an additional 5-7 days.

 

[Eggcessive]

Most worm species are specific to each species. My dogs love to eat chicken droppings (yuck,) but they always have negative fecal floats.

 

[BlueHorse17]

I was thinking of using this for the roundworms but I think it goes by cc’s. I’m using 1 tsp per gal of powder but I’ll prob bump it up. The vet said on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the worst their roundworms are 1 and the coccidiosis is about a 3. I haven’t seen blood since day 1 but one does have diarrhea still.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can use that Safeguard horse paste at the same dose 1/4 ml per pound of weight as the goat wormer . It is thicker, but will measure in a syringe.

 

[BlueHorse17]

You can use that Safeguard horse paste at the same dose 1/4 ml per pound of weight as the goat wormer . It is thicker, but will measure in a syringe.

I’ll get some tomorrow at Tractor Supply. Can you eat the eggs while they are on Safeguard? Or will they just stop laying?

 

[coach723]

The recommended egg withdrawl for safeguard is 14 days following treatment. Many people ignore that and continue to eat the eggs. Do what you feel is appropriate. They may or may not continue to lay, depending on all the usual factors, the medication will not stop them from laying. There is no egg withdrawl recommendation for Corid.