Coccidiosis?? Juvenile Chickens

[daisyag13]

I recently got some new chickens (2nd batch) at the end of Nov, and we've always started our new chicks on medicated feed (just recently read that's probably not the best feed for them but it's what we used with our first batch back when young and dumb so didn't change ). I've seen some bloody poop from our "littles" as we call them in their separate run. It wasn't just blood though and instead looked like red/pinkish mucus or something like that (see attached pics). I had read that having some red skin like material being in their poop was normal. But since I've seen it multiple times now for a few weeks, I'm beginning to think that it's coccidiosis for sure. What do I do? I haven't done anything different bc I thought it could have been normal poop, but I did add some probiotics to their water today. They are all eating and acting normal. Since they're on the medicated feed, do I give them Corrid? Do I stop the medicated feed and instead give Corrid with regular feed? Do I just give regular feed and see if it clears up? Never dealt with this before, and I've heard Corrid is hard on their little bodies (which I wish I would've known has been in their feed all this time ). I have NO IDEA who is having the bloody poo. There are 14 new little ones. Do I treat them all? Try and separate them out to figure out who it is? There are only 3-4 poops like this in their run. Please HELP!

 

[User690263]

Here's a great article that tells you about Coccidiosis and how to treat it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-in-chickens-what-is-it.79668/

 

[EggSighted4Life]

It wasn't just blood though and instead looked like red/pinkish mucus or something like that (see attached pics). I had read that having some red skin like material being in their poop was normal.

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Only 1 or 2 of the 9-11 strains of coccidia currently known to effect chickens may actually present as blood in droppings.

What I see in your photos looks more like intestinal shed than coccidiosis blood.

Keep watch for other symptoms or indicators.. like standing around puffed up, going off of feed, or true blood in droppings (it'll be way more obvious). I'd not treat unless there were symptoms.

 

[GoosesGeeses]

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[Wyorp Rock]

I recently got some new chickens (2nd batch) at the end of Nov, and we've always started our new chicks on medicated feed (just recently read that's probably not the best feed for them but it's what we used with our first batch back when young and dumb so didn't change ). I've seen some bloody poop from our "littles" as we call them in their separate run. It wasn't just blood though and instead looked like red/pinkish mucus or something like that (see attached pics). I had read that having some red skin like material being in their poop was normal. But since I've seen it multiple times now for a few weeks, I'm beginning to think that it's coccidiosis for sure. What do I do? I haven't done anything different bc I thought it could have been normal poop, but I did add some probiotics to their water today. They are all eating and acting normal. Since they're on the medicated feed, do I give them Corrid? Do I stop the medicated feed and instead give Corrid with regular feed? Do I just give regular feed and see if it clears up? Never dealt with this before, and I've heard Corrid is hard on their little bodies (which I wish I would've known has been in their feed all this time ). I have NO IDEA who is having the bloody poo. There are 14 new little ones. Do I treat them all? Try and separate them out to figure out who it is? There are only 3-4 poops like this in their run. Please HELP!

It looks like intestinal shedding, but I also see mucous.
Me personally, if I saw this with my chicks, I would treat with Corid. Corid is very mild, it's a Coccidiostat.
You can find Corid in stores like TSC in the cattle section, it comes in liquid or powder.
You do not have to change feed. Most medicated chick starters in the U.S. contain a minute amount of Amprolium which is what Corid is, so there's no contraindication there.

Yes, treat all chicks.

Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.

 

[daisyag13]

It looks like intestinal shedding, but I also see mucous.
Me personally, if I saw this with my chicks, I would treat with Corid. Corid is very mild, it's a Coccidiostat.
You can find Corid in stores like TSC in the cattle section, it comes in liquid or powder.
You do not have to change feed. Most medicated chick starters in the U.S. contain a minute amount of Amprolium which is what Corid is, so there's no contraindication there.

Yes, treat all chicks.

Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.

Thank you so much! This is what I'll do then. I thought it was originally intestinal shedding, but since I kept seeing it almost daily made me think otherwise.

 

[Kiki]

Thank you so much! This is what I'll do then. I thought it was originally intestinal shedding, but since I kept seeing it almost daily made me think otherwise.

How old are the birds? You might want to deworm them too.

 

[daisyag13]

How old are the birds? You might want to deworm them too.

They are 10-15wks old