- Jun 18, 2016
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Hello everyone,
It has been awhile since I have posted any issues I have had with my chickens. I just got some chicks off of a neighbor and they have coccidiosis. I knew right away because I saw blood on them that looked like it could have been from an Injury but it was close to the vent and on the tips of the wings. Once i set put them in their brooder I saw the bloody poop which confirmed it for me. I immediately started to give them corrid at the 2 tsp/gal of water and I have them on puppy pads for easy cleanup of their area which I have been doing twice a day. I did lose a couple but most have survived( I am on day 4 of treatment) My question is next steps. I have been trying to see situations on what people are doing with their chickens after. Should I continue to give them the full 2 tsp dose for 7 days and then switch to maintenence dose for another 7 or should I stay on the full dose until I see no more blood? it seems to be mostly gone aside from a few spots here and there of a light purple to pink color. I'm really concerned that once I add these chickens to my existing flock they may give them the strain of cocci they had and I'll end up with more sick birds. The reason why I'm questioning this is because I have 3 juveniles that are about 8 weeks old,1 hen left(last surviving old lady) and 5 1 week old chicks. The sick ones are about 2 -3 weeks old now. I would also like to know your opinions on medicated feed, I know alot of people say no don't use it but should I be using it for the youngest group of chickens since they may eventually be with the birds that had cocci? or should I be giving them a maintenance dose of corrid during the transition period so I can acclimate them to the poop and soil? I used to like to do the deep litter method but now I'm even afraid to do that. I currently have everyone on an all flock feed but I was going to give the newest chicks medicated feed due to the fact the others were/are sick and also because I got them from a store and they couldn't tell me if they vaccinated for cocci or not. I would like to have a happy stress free transition period for all of my birds and not worry that I will be going through a cocci outbreak in the near future. This has by far been the worst experience i have had with chickens and it absolutely breaks my heart. For a general breakdown in case the above was confusing for anyone.
1 adult chicken from my original flock left(probably about 6 years old)
3 juveniles about 8 weeks old that were from the same place as the sick chicks that are 2-3 weeks old( im not sure if these were exposed either)
5 chicks from RK that seem to be healthy so far about a week old(should i use medicated in this situation?)
5 2-3 week old chicks that are currently going through a corrid regimin
Thanks everyone! Sorry if these questions have been answered, i couldnt find much information on the internet about proper introductions after a cocci outbreak. Heck I havent really seen much on cleaning aside from the use of steam and Ammonia either. You would think someone out there would have a step by step on how they elminated it and cleaned food/water dishes or did they just throw them away etc.
It has been awhile since I have posted any issues I have had with my chickens. I just got some chicks off of a neighbor and they have coccidiosis. I knew right away because I saw blood on them that looked like it could have been from an Injury but it was close to the vent and on the tips of the wings. Once i set put them in their brooder I saw the bloody poop which confirmed it for me. I immediately started to give them corrid at the 2 tsp/gal of water and I have them on puppy pads for easy cleanup of their area which I have been doing twice a day. I did lose a couple but most have survived( I am on day 4 of treatment) My question is next steps. I have been trying to see situations on what people are doing with their chickens after. Should I continue to give them the full 2 tsp dose for 7 days and then switch to maintenence dose for another 7 or should I stay on the full dose until I see no more blood? it seems to be mostly gone aside from a few spots here and there of a light purple to pink color. I'm really concerned that once I add these chickens to my existing flock they may give them the strain of cocci they had and I'll end up with more sick birds. The reason why I'm questioning this is because I have 3 juveniles that are about 8 weeks old,1 hen left(last surviving old lady) and 5 1 week old chicks. The sick ones are about 2 -3 weeks old now. I would also like to know your opinions on medicated feed, I know alot of people say no don't use it but should I be using it for the youngest group of chickens since they may eventually be with the birds that had cocci? or should I be giving them a maintenance dose of corrid during the transition period so I can acclimate them to the poop and soil? I used to like to do the deep litter method but now I'm even afraid to do that. I currently have everyone on an all flock feed but I was going to give the newest chicks medicated feed due to the fact the others were/are sick and also because I got them from a store and they couldn't tell me if they vaccinated for cocci or not. I would like to have a happy stress free transition period for all of my birds and not worry that I will be going through a cocci outbreak in the near future. This has by far been the worst experience i have had with chickens and it absolutely breaks my heart. For a general breakdown in case the above was confusing for anyone.
1 adult chicken from my original flock left(probably about 6 years old)
3 juveniles about 8 weeks old that were from the same place as the sick chicks that are 2-3 weeks old( im not sure if these were exposed either)
5 chicks from RK that seem to be healthy so far about a week old(should i use medicated in this situation?)
5 2-3 week old chicks that are currently going through a corrid regimin
Thanks everyone! Sorry if these questions have been answered, i couldnt find much information on the internet about proper introductions after a cocci outbreak. Heck I havent really seen much on cleaning aside from the use of steam and Ammonia either. You would think someone out there would have a step by step on how they elminated it and cleaned food/water dishes or did they just throw them away etc.
