Coccidiosis, Worms?

[mavis4]

so my chickens have been ill for nearly 3 months now without any eggs. We have taken them to the vets multiple times as she said there is nothing wrong however there obviously is! From my reaseach the symptoms match up with coccidolis and worms. Would it harm them if I treated them with coxoid and I got my diagnosis wrong? Should I go ahead and do the 7 day treatment ?

 

[eggbert420]

It won't harm them. When it comes to chickens, most vets don't know what they are doing. They will take your money and tell you everything is going to be alright.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

so my chickens have been ill for nearly 3 months now without any eggs. We have taken them to the vets multiple times as she said there is nothing wrong however there obviously is! From my reaseach the symptoms match up with coccidolis and worms. Would it harm them if I treated them with coxoid and I got my diagnosis wrong? Should I go ahead and do the 7 day treatment ?

What symptoms are you seeing?
Any poop photos?
Do you see any physical worms in the poop?
What type of tests is the vet performing - fecal float, gram stain, etc.?
What type of food/treats do you feed?
How old are the chickens?

You are asking if it will hurt to treat with Coxiod, I assume you are in Europe(?) UK(?) I believe that would be Amprolium, so it won't hurt to treat even if Cocci is not the problem. Amprolium is mild. Make your solution the only water available during treatment period and offer some probiotics and vitamins after you are finished with the 7days.

Check them over for any external parasites as well - lice/mites can drain a chickens system and cause a production problems as well.

Let us know how they are doing.

 

[rebrascora]

Hi

I've just been checking back over your other posts and see you had a hen with laying problems in February.
We definitely need lots more information about their symptoms, their age(s) and breed(s), what you feed them and your general set up. Were they adults when you got them and when was that? Adult chickens don't usually suffer from Coccidiosis unless they are moved to a new location where there is a different strain of cocci. It has also been unusually dry here in the UK (I'm guessing you are in the UK since you mention Coxoid in another thread..... including your location on your profile page is really helpful, so that we can see at a glance where in the world you are each time you post). Coccidiosis is usually more associated with warm, wet conditions unless your chickens' immune systems are compromised.

Worms can be checked via a faecal float test or worm egg count .... the vet should be able to do it but there are also labs that will do them....I'm pretty sure Westgate Labs does them for chickens as well as horses (if you are in the UK) and probably cheaper than the vets.... you buy a sampling kit, take the sample and send it off to them and you get the result within a couple of days.... I usually get next day results for my horses samples from them.

Diet is also very important for laying hens, so knowing what you feed them is very relevant.

Once we have more information we may have a better idea of what the problem is.

Best wishes

Barbara

 

[BDs]

I had 3 4mo old's that were diagnosed with coccidia, and had it for amount a month before I finally acted on treating them. I fed them corrid for a week and luckily they overcame it.

Now though they are sneezing, which I am working to treat with doxycycline.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with others in wanting to know their ages, what symptoms you are seeing that make them ill, and where you got them. Have you raised them since they were chicks, or did you buy them as started pullets or hens? Have they molted recently?