Cochins passing pure blood - Cocci Kills

[Kiki]

They need the drench even if they aren't pooping pure blood? I gave him the syringes for it.

YES!
If you see any amount of blood they need the drench.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Learn alot here/BYC

 

[Kiki]

They can have coccidiosis for a long time before you see blood.
9 times out of ten you will never even see blood.

Blood is bad.

 

[Barbs Girls]

Learn alot here/BYC

Sure do!!! Sometimes with a sad ending but prevention for the future.

 

[Cyprus]

They can have coccidiosis for a long time before you see blood.
9 times out of ten you will never even see blood.

Blood is bad.

Well damn.
I'll text him now.
What's the oral dosage for a 2.5 month old bantam Cochin pullet? I don't know their weights.

 

[Kiki]

Well damn.
I'll text him now.
What's the oral dosage for a 2.5 month old bantam Cochin pullet? I don't know their weights.

Does he have the liquid or powder?

 

[Cyprus]

Does he have the liquid or powder?

Liquid

 

[Kiki]

Liquid

Tell him to give his bird 3 drops to the beak tonight and in the morning.

In addition to the 2 teaspoons Corid/gallon of water.


He needs to keep an eye on the bird to make sure it is drinking water though.
If it doesn't drink water it won't do any good.

 

[ronott1]

Tell him to give his bird 3 drops to the beak tonight and in the morning.

In additional to the 2 teaspoons Corid/gallon of water.


He needs to keep an eye on the bird to make sure it is drinking water though.
If it doesn't drink water it won't do any good.

X2!

Corid is a thiamine disruptor so dosage is not super critical--will not kill them if too strong. That is why you do not give them vitamins during treatment.

The important thing is to get the protozoa overload under control. The blood is an indication that the intestinal lining is being shredded. That is not good at all.

If it does not stop the blood in a day or two, start the other treatment.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I'm fairly certain they got it here. Except Egg Man's Cochins have it too. He pulled them from fair today.
The seller kept these birds indoors their entire lives and cleaned their pen daily.

This is probably why they died so quickly. They had no tolerance. I purposefully expose my birds to dirt from a young age so they build up a tolerance. I've never had an issue with coccidiosis.

I think it is @lazy gardener who puts grass and soil plugs in her brooder to get the chicks accustomed to it.