Coccidiosis Help!

[AdrianahR]

The Corid will treat just the coccidiosis.

-Kathy

Can I put an antibiotic in the water with the Corid or is that too much?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I don't put more than one medication in their waterer.

-Kathy

 

[AdrianahR]

I don't put more than one medication in their waterer. 

-Kathy

Hi Kathy so I have a new issue my chickens eyes are now swollen. If she does open them, which is rare now, it is very little and they are watery? I don't know what to do with her

 

[ryanhodapp]

So to give an update. Abe the polish is walking better. He he a few wing feathers that were hanging low and he would trip. So I tied them all together nd that has helped. Lizzie, the other polish, is more alert but still can't get up. I am going to try thicker formula to see if that helps. I try to keep water near her but she tips it over. This morning she had tipped it and she was soaked and cold.

Then there is Buffy the BO. She is better but her buds are still inside so she is too. Not to mention the additional 3 inches we have gotten this week. So I don't want her chilled. So she has been perching on my legs the last 2 nights. She got down tonight so I picked up Lizzie to hold.
Look what happened

i didn't know they could get jealous. At ny rate, I felt rewarded for lol the special care they have gotten.

 

[farm-a-zootical]

I apologize for hijacking this post, but I am having the same problem. It has been extremely wet here and I can't get a handle on this cocci. One batch of older chicks seems to be responding, but not the younger ones. We had a bad illness in the family and I lost one before I knew what was going on. The chicks are about 12 weeks old. I began with 2 teaspoons liquid corid per gallon daily for five days and then decreased it to half for five days. This is the last 'supposed' day. I also suppose it IS cocci I am dealing with because the corid is helping the 16 week olds. Could there be something else that mimics Cocci to a T? Again, I apologize and any replies or ideas at all will be sooo appreciated. Don't want to lose any more of the granddaughter's chicks. Thanks so much!

 

[casportpony]

So to give an update. Abe the polish is walking better. He he a few wing feathers that were hanging low and he would trip. So I tied them all together nd that has helped. Lizzie, the other polish, is more alert but still can't get up. I am going to try thicker formula to see if that helps. I try to keep water near her but she tips it over. This morning she had tipped it and she was soaked and cold.

Then there is Buffy the BO. She is better but her buds are still inside so she is too. Not to mention the additional 3 inches we have gotten this week. So I don't want her chilled. So she has been perching on my legs the last 2 nights. She got down tonight so I picked up Lizzie to hold.
Look what happened

i didn't know they could get jealous. At ny rate, I felt rewarded for lol the special care they have gotten.

They look happy!

You're doing a great job caring for them!

-Kathy

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Can you post a picture?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I apologize for hijacking this post, but I am having the same problem. It has been extremely wet here and I can't get a handle on this cocci. One batch of older chicks seems to be responding, but not the younger ones. We had a bad illness in the family and I lost one before I knew what was going on. The chicks are about 12 weeks old. I began with 2 teaspoons liquid corid per gallon daily for five days and then decreased it to half for five days. This is the last 'supposed' day. I also suppose it IS cocci I am dealing with because the corid is helping the 16 week olds. Could there be something else that mimics Cocci to a T? Again, I apologize and any replies or ideas at all will be sooo appreciated. Don't want to lose any more of the granddaughter's chicks. Thanks so much!

Could also be a a Corid resistant strain of coccidia, a bacterial infection or maybe worms. Can you take a stool sample to the vet?

-Kathy

 

[farm-a-zootical]

Oh, gosh, I'm not sure, I will try. I don't know what a corid resistant strain is, at the risk of sounding stupid. (I don't really care about sounding stupid if I can help the chicks.) I was just thinking that since this was helping the older flock that I was doing something wrong that I could correct. We have never, ever had something when starting out with medicated feed. This is a different scenario for us! BTW Thanks, Kathy!

 

[casportpony]

Oh, gosh, I'm not sure, I will try. I don't know what a corid resistant strain is, at the risk of sounding stupid. (I don't really care about sounding stupid if I can help the chicks.) I was just thinking that since this was helping the older flock that I was doing something wrong that I could correct. We have never, ever had something when starting out with medicated feed. This is a different scenario for us! BTW Thanks, Kathi!

There are at least 9 known strains in chickens, and another 7 in turkeys. Another possibility is that the ones still pooping blood aren't drinking enough of the medicated water. It's most effective when they drink 15-20% of their body weight per day, so you could try making a drench and giving it that way orally).

Do you know about how much they weigh?

-Kathy