Coccidiosis poop? Nothing but blood.

[Friskybinx]

My 12-ish week old d’uccle was found this morning hiding under my coop. She’s poofed up and lethargic. I moved her to a solo pen in my garage after noticing blood on her feathers and suspecting it was something else after no injuries were present in anyone. Then she pooped this. I’m new to birds, but I’m suspecting this is coccidiosis. It’s basically nothing but blood.

Is Corrid the treatment here? What else do I need to do? Please help. I love this little chicken and don’t want her to die.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I’m new to birds, but I’m suspecting this is coccidiosis. It’s basically nothing but blood.

Yep, classic coccidiosis. and not every single poo may be bloody but treatment is still needed.

I'd return her to the flock before she's got to work her way back into the pecking order.. and treat everyone. Being alone is depressing for chickens.. now that you've confirmed it's not an injury.

If she's gone off water.. you may need to direct dose her to her beak.

Corid usually works.. go with the drench dose.

If she needs to stay in her pen.. consider placing it in the run where she can continue to interact with or see and be seen by her flockmates.

 

[Friskybinx]

Yep, classic coccidiosis. and not every single poo may be bloody but treatment is still needed.

I'd return her to the flock before she's got to work her way back into the pecking order.. and treat everyone. Being alone is depressing for chickens.. now that you've confirmed it's not an injury.

If she's gone off water.. you may need to direct dose her to her beak.

Corid usually works.. go with the drench dose.

If she needs to stay in her pen.. consider placing it in the run where she can continue to interact with or see and be seen by her flockmates.

@EggSighted4Life Thank you!!


What is drench dose? I just ordered Corid from TS for same day delivery (of course my husband has the car and I can’t go anywhere ATM). This is the one I got:

I read on another post this should be the treatment for it. Is this how I should go about it as well?

"The proportions are two teaspoons per gallon, so ten teaspoons per five gallons, but you should mix it fresh each day. Five days of Corid water, then a week off, then five more days of Corid to knock out any oocytes that have hatched."

I have seen her drink water while she's been in our garage pen. I will go put her back with everyone out there. I'm assuming I will need to completely strip their pen and coop as well to clean? I want to make sure I do everything 100% at the right time to clear this up.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I'm assuming I will need to completely strip their pen and coop as well to clean?

No.. excessive cleaning is not required.. just keeping the bedding dry and the water poo free.

These coccidia are in the gut of every chick/chicken.. out of the 9-11 strains currently known to effect poultry only 1-2 actually produce blood in the waste.. and this only during times of "overgrowth". Corid does not actively kill anything.. it mimics thiamin to starve out and slow the reproductive cycle.

I've never had to do follow up treatment, though I suspect it may be a good choice.

Looks like "drench" may just be the word I was using for the "severe outbreak" dosage. Accurate dosing may be confirmed in the following link..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing.818879/

Yes, this is how I would go about treating as well.. just noting that in some locations and for some strains of coccidia.. there may be resistance to the Corid.. according to some studies and reports that I've read.. and in those instances a veterinary sulpha drug may be required. That has not been my experience thus far as the Corid has been effective when needed.