Coccidiosis poops? Should I treat?

[Kiki]

Ah I'm glad I asked. I used both last year iirc. I had such sick chicks. With help from BYC pulled them through once we figured out what was going on.

I see Corid is often used as a preventive and requires a short withdrawal time? I think I'll go ahead then to be safe. Thank you so much!

Zero withdrawal time when using Corid.

 

[Eggcessive]

Since you have had coccidiosis last year and lost chicks, I would go ahead and give them the Corid.

 

[Eggcessive]

I was just reading back over your previous threads from last year, and you really had a tough time with the coccidiosis and the fowl pox as well. If you remember from last year, you can give the concentrated Corid to a very sick chick 2 drops twice a day. That is to mix 1.5 tsp of Corid powder into 2 tsp (10ml) of water which equals liquid Corid. Ditto on there being no withdrawal time with Corid. It is a thiamine inhibitor against coccidia, not an antibiotic. Hold off giving any vitamins during the treatment, but okay to give after finishing.

 

[FLChickens]

I was just reading back over your previous threads from last year, and you really had a tough time with the coccidiosis and the fowl pox as well. If you remember from last year, you can give the concentrated Corid to a very sick chick 2 drops twice a day. That is to mix 1.5 tsp of Corid powder into 2 tsp (10ml) of water which equals liquid Corid. Ditto on there being no withdrawal time with Corid. It is a thiamine inhibitor against coccidia, not an antibiotic. Hold off giving any vitamins during the treatment, but okay to give after finishing.

Yes thank you. We had a really rough time. That girl with the swollen eyes pulled through (if you saw those pics) but one eye was simply missing when we finally got the infection cleared.

She finally started eating on her own again once she could see. It took a LONG time nursing her.

Yes I very much want to avoid a repeat. I've put them on the Corid. It was bad enough that even though everyone looks perfectly healthy, I'm concerned just from the poop and all the rain we've had.

Thanks so much for the info and advice!

 

[FLChickens]

Just an FYI in case the info ever helps anyone.

We've had a little less rain this year but still rains heavily most days. Slightly fewer insects.

But compared to last year when we had fowl pox and coccidiosis and lost a high percentage of some sets of young chicks, sickness that dragged on for months ...

This year I've seen some suspicious poops, but not a single chick has come down with so much as listlessness. No one is sick. All healthy. And I have more chicks this year - at least 4 or 5 sets of babies are young enough to get sick of it happened like last year. Thankfully it hasn't!

I am inclined to think it's maybe because these chicks this year are all bred, incubated, hatched, and raised in our own nests under our hens. This is the way I've always done things, except with the first chicks I'd buy to establish a flock, and I've never had sickness in my flock until last year.

I can't be positive, but I really think this can be the difference.

I plan to keep letting broodies raise my babies.

But just wanted to put that out there in case it pops up for anyone searching someday.