Coccidiosis Questions and Concerns PLEASE REPLY!

[kristinhennifer]

Hello all!

I don't know if it is something to do with the weather this year or this batch of chicks we got but we have had a ROUGH 2024 with an intense battle of Coccidiosis in our flock of 6.

So much so that we have gone to the vet and got a sulfa medication but it seems to just keep coming back. Coop is clean and I make sure water is fresh and food daily.

We have one currently in our garage very weak and trying to nurse her back to health at the moment.

My question is our original plan was to get more chickens this spring.... I am very scared to even attempt this.

McMurray says they do a "spray" of something for coccidia if you order from them. Would that be my best bet? Should I need medicated feed (which we've never done)? OR should I not even get more at all?

Would love to hear some seasoned experts' opinions on what they would do. It has really discouraged me from chicken keeping but I do not want to give up!

Thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

Are your chickens getting outside on grass to free range? It helps for them to be on grass roaming, and having access to dry areas. They will develop gradual tolerance to coccidia in the soil. Have you had a necropsy to confirm coccidiosis? Toltrazuril is another treatment for coccidiosis. It is sold here:
https://jedds.com/products/endocox-powder

 

[kristinhennifer]

Are your chickens getting outside on grass to free range? It helps for them to be on grass roaming, and having access to dry areas. They will develop gradual tolerance to coccidia in the soil. Have you had a necropsy to confirm coccidiosis? Toltrazuril is another treatment for coccidiosis. It is sold here:
https://jedds.com/products/endocox-powder

None of mine have died. The coccidiosis confirmation was done from a vet, fecal float.

 

[kristinhennifer]

Are your chickens getting outside on grass to free range? It helps for them to be on grass roaming, and having access to dry areas. They will develop gradual tolerance to coccidia in the soil. Have you had a necropsy to confirm coccidiosis? Toltrazuril is another treatment for coccidiosis. It is sold here:
https://jedds.com/products/endocox-powder

 

[dawg53]

It would be a good idea to get your next batch of chicks started on medicated chick starter. It will help build resistance against coccidiosis. There's no guarantee's though, I can attest to that.
Ammonia will kill coccidia, a protozoa. I've used a 50/50 ammonia/water solution in a sprayer to kill coccidia in a pen. I raked it in, sprayed again, raked again, and then added fresh sand and sprayed it. I removed the shade cloth and let the sun do its job and let the pen set for a month.
Instead of putting chicks in that particular pen, I moved some older birds into the pen and havnt had any problems.

Grant it, coccidia are everywhere and it's impossible to eliminate it. Birds carry it in their guts.
I had an expensive necropsy performed on a 4-5 week old Speckled Sussex chick and it was confirmed coccidiosis. Also another chick was pooping runny blood. I lost quite a few chicks this year due to coccidiosis, more than the off and on 40+ years I've been keeping chicks/chickens.
I threw everything I had at those chicks; corid, SMZ-TMP, toltrazuril, all to no avail.

I have new chicks in a different pen and they are doing really well, and some pullets coming in a couple of weeks.