Coccidiosis Help!

[casportpony]

I watched 2
The part one of doc and the woman on kitchen floor with barred rock

Watch and listen to all of them again.

-Kathy

 

[ryanhodapp]

She is resting after her first tube feeding. I am so proud of my self. 20 minutes till the next feeding. I can do!--with help from Kathy who is awesome to help so many BYC members

 

[thechickfam]

So glad the tube feeding went well! Keep us updated on how she is doing.

 

[ryanhodapp]

So glad the tube feeding went well!!! Keep us updated on how she is doing.

Thank you. She is still sick but hopefully getting better. Her sister is sick too. Not as bad she can still walk. I had them together but the better one kept sitting on Lizziie. So now Abby is laying outside.

Hard to see chick out of basket, look for the white puff.

 

[jblake]

Can someone tell by looking at my chicks if they have Coccidiosis?

I have lost 7 in 3 days!

 

[thechickfam]

Thank you. She is still sick but hopefully getting better. Her sister is sick too. Not as bad she can still walk. I had them together but the better one kept sitting on Lizziie. So now Abby is laying outside.



Hard to see chick out of basket, look for the white puff.

Hoping they both make a full recovery!

 

[thechickfam]

Can someone tell by looking at my chicks if they have Coccidiosis?

I have lost 7 in 3 days!

We had one death with absolutely no signs and symptoms. I still do not know if her death was related. The very next morning following her death, our Buff Orpington started laying on the bedding in the corner of the coop and acting very tired and weak. That afternoon, she had bloody stools that got worse quickly and we treated the whole flock immediately. The next day, our Easter Egger was having the exact same problems. Thankfully, we had already started medicating them. Ours are acting more active, eating and drinking on their own, and we only have a small trace of bloody stools now. Hoping we make a full recovery with no further losses. What do the stools of your chicks look like? Is there any signs of blood? Are they acting overly tired or weak?

 

[jblake]

Haven't seen any blood. They act fine from what I can tell they get up and run out when I open the door of the coop. Woke up this morning to 3 dead and went to town for a few hours and came home to another dead. At first it was smaller ones so I figured the bigger ones were killing them but today I have lost 3 of my rir's which are bigger. What do I need to get to treat them? They were all fine when I left and went to the beach for a week leaving my husband in charge of feeding them. Came home to 1 dead then it's has been downhill from there

 

[thechickfam]

I would worry about the ice melting and diluting the the medicated water.

-Kathy

We didn't even think about that Kathy. Thankfully our temperatures only got to the mid 80's today, so ice was not needed. We have a fan readily available for them if the temperatures start to creep up. I didn't even think about the ice diluting the medicated water. Our girls seem to be doing much better. Thank you for helping us all. This has been extremely scary. What do we for our girls after being on Corid for 7 days? Do we move to a lower dose? Stop the medication completely? Add a special diet to get their systems strong?

 

[thechickfam]

Haven't seen any blood. They act fine from what I can tell they get up and run out when I open the door of the coop. Woke up this morning to 3 dead and went to town for a few hours and came home to another dead. At first it was smaller ones so I figured the bigger ones were killing them but today I have lost 3 of my rir's which are bigger. What do I need to get to treat them? They were all fine when I left and went to the beach for a week leaving my husband in charge of feeding them. Came home to 1 dead then it's has been downhill from there

Hoping an expert can chime in quickly to help you so that you don't lose anymore chicks. How many do you have left and how old are they? When we first noticed we had a problem, we replaced all their bedding and cleaned out their waterers and feeders. We scoop up any stools that we see and have been overly monitoring stools, behavior, and their eating and drinking habits. After looking through a lot of threads, it does look like coccidiosis can kill chickens with little to no symptoms, but weak chicks and bloody stools can be a dead give away. We found Corid powder at our local Tractor Supply in the cattle section. None of the employees knew what it was or where to find it. We add 1 and a half teaspoons to 1 gallon of water and change daily for 5 to 7 days. We are keeping them in their coop and not allowing them to free range for the time being so we can ensure the only water they are drinking is medicated. We treat the whole flock. We have not lost anymore chicks and they seem to finally be improving and on the way to recovery. Wishing you the best of luck.