Help, 5 of the girls in my flock of 8 hens have had diarrhea for a long time, at least a month.
The diarrhea is watery and light brown, I noticed blood in the stool after they had diarrhea for a few weeks. To be clear not all their droppings were diarrhea, maybe one in five, the others look normal.
I had a fecal float test performed and they tested positive for coccidia. I began an immediate course of Corid 9.6% putting 2 teaspoons in one gallon of water and changing it daily.
The diarrhea has not stopped at all however the bloody stool is gone, except for one dropping I found today with a tiny bit of blood in it.
Ive been scared to stop the Corid treatment because I dont want to lose any progress, but they been drinking corid water for nearly two weeks now, Im really concerned for their well being and dont know what to do. Please if anyone can give me feedback it would help.
They are eating non medicated feed, organic grower crumbles and get some treats of lettuce or leafy greens most days as well as time foraging in my garden, sometimes they get yogurt and garlic too.
Their coop is pretty clean and cleaned regularly. The 5 who have diarrhea are four months old, the three who dont seem to be having diarhea are older, the 5 young ones do deal with some bullying from one of my older hens and maybe are not eating and drinking as much as they would if they werent hiding from the bully but they still are spending a lot of the day eating and drinking, they seem healthy honestly, their energy is fantastic and their appetites are good, although im worried their feathers are starting to look rough as of today.
Im terrified they are going to fall off a cliff healthwise suddenly. Im also concerned the now weeks of corid treatment is having a rough effect on my older hens, they are old and I dont want anything avoidable to happen to them. I emailed my vet and they never got back, but i will try them again.
If anyone has advice I would appreciate it so much. Thank you so much!
The diarrhea is watery and light brown, I noticed blood in the stool after they had diarrhea for a few weeks. To be clear not all their droppings were diarrhea, maybe one in five, the others look normal.
I had a fecal float test performed and they tested positive for coccidia. I began an immediate course of Corid 9.6% putting 2 teaspoons in one gallon of water and changing it daily.
The diarrhea has not stopped at all however the bloody stool is gone, except for one dropping I found today with a tiny bit of blood in it.
Ive been scared to stop the Corid treatment because I dont want to lose any progress, but they been drinking corid water for nearly two weeks now, Im really concerned for their well being and dont know what to do. Please if anyone can give me feedback it would help.
They are eating non medicated feed, organic grower crumbles and get some treats of lettuce or leafy greens most days as well as time foraging in my garden, sometimes they get yogurt and garlic too.
Their coop is pretty clean and cleaned regularly. The 5 who have diarrhea are four months old, the three who dont seem to be having diarhea are older, the 5 young ones do deal with some bullying from one of my older hens and maybe are not eating and drinking as much as they would if they werent hiding from the bully but they still are spending a lot of the day eating and drinking, they seem healthy honestly, their energy is fantastic and their appetites are good, although im worried their feathers are starting to look rough as of today.
Im terrified they are going to fall off a cliff healthwise suddenly. Im also concerned the now weeks of corid treatment is having a rough effect on my older hens, they are old and I dont want anything avoidable to happen to them. I emailed my vet and they never got back, but i will try them again.
If anyone has advice I would appreciate it so much. Thank you so much!
