Coccidiosis

[casportpony]

Should treatment be done for preventative measures? Mine are 5 months old, just starting to lay and reading this is scaring me!

Coccidiosis is more common in younger chicks, so I don't think you need to worry if you keep their area clean and keep them de-wormed.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Strange,they have the wrong info for 1 oz to Tablespoons,1 oz = 2 Tablespoons not 31/2. I never use Corid brand name for information,i only use the Amprol information dosage.

Too funny, just proves that you can't believe everything you see on the web!

Good catch!

Edited to say that the info on in the Corid picture and in the mfg datasheet is correct (see post #103). However, I do believe that with water that 1 oz does in fact equal 2 tablespoons.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

What I should do is buy a bag of the powder and weigh one ounce on my gram scale and see how many teaspoons or tablespoons it is. Or maybe I could try it with sugar and flour?

-Kathy

 

[mithious]

Should treatment be done for preventative measures? Mine are 5 months old, just starting to lay and reading this is scaring me!

5 Months old I would assume, you already have them on the ground. ( In a run on actual ground ) If you haven't had cocci in your flock, they most likely have already built up an immunity to it and you shouldn't have a problem. It's usually the younger birds, those that are going from brooder to coop, to run, and getting their first exposure to cocci, that have less of an immune system, that have the problems with an overload. That being said, sometimes, an older bird CAN get an overload and get sick, but it is usually sick birds, or very stressed birds, or birds that have come in contact with a strain that they haven't built an immunity to. If they were my birds? I would just keep and eye on them, and if you see signs of cocci, and they are NOT hard to miss if you know what you are looking for, then treat asap. You can keep some corrid on hand. It isn't cheap though. So the decision is yours, but long term treatment, can cause problems as corrid is a thiamine blocker...that is what the cocci, a parasite, feed on...The east coast is having a big problem because we have had an unusually wet summer...perfect breeding grounds for all parasites!

 

[mithious]

What I should do is buy a bag of the powder and weigh one ounce on my gram scale and see how many teaspoons or tablespoons it is. Or maybe I could try it with sugar and flour?

-Kathy

might be cheaper with the sugar or flour but they would most likely have a different weight!

 

[Eggcessive]

Strange,they have the wrong info for 1 oz to Tablespoons,1 oz = 2 Tablespoons not 31/2. I never use Corid brand name for information,i only use the Amprol information dosage.

Too funny, just proves that you can't believe everything you see on the web!

Good catch!

-Kathy

I think I pointed this out in Casportpony's link back in post 56 of this thread, but nobody read it I guess.

 

[casportpony]

might be cheaper with the sugar or flour but they would most likely have a different weight!

So little time, so many experiments I want to try! -Kathy

 

[mithious]

I think I pointed this out in Casportpony's link back in post 56 of this thread, but nobody read it I guess.

I read it

 

[Fancychooklady]

This is the info on the label on the bottle of amprolium I have:
To allow the correct development of immunity some exposure to coccidia is required.
For treatment : use 30 gram to 25 litres of water continuously for 5-7 days, reduce this to 15 grams -25 litres for a further 5-7 days, then 8 grams -25 litres for another 5-7 days.
This gradual reduction in the level of treatment assists birds to develop immunity, while maintaining some level of protection.

 

[casportpony]

I think I pointed this out in Casportpony's link back in post 56 of this thread, but nobody read it I guess.

Sorry, I missed your reply, my bad, you did point that out!
Edited to add: See post 82 and 103.

-Kathy