Corid Powder Confusion

[casportpony]

What I can tell you is that the .012% dose is no less than 3/4 teaspoon. Anyone that says to use less is wrong and has not done the math. For years people have been saying that the powder dose is 1/2 tsp and the liquid dose is 2 tsp, but no one can tell me how they calculated 1/2 tsp powder to be the same as 2 tsp of the liquid... Make sense? Anyway, do what you're comfortable with and maybe find a friend that's good with math/science stuff and figure out the doses.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I thought I should add that it's not my intention to offend anyone and I'm sorry if I have. The math is not easy for me either and a year ago I would have been happy just to do a quick search and go with the number I saw people recommend, but then I found the Corid website and some discrepancies, which is what caused me to figure this out.

Luckily my roommate is very smart, the type that does these math problems in his head, so I always have him double check my work, lol.

-Kathy

Disclaimer: My avatar is a state of mind, it's not a reflection of my ability to do *anything*.

 

[chickeneer45]

Yay! I got the corid! I put one half teaspoon in a 1.8 quart orange juice container I found. That should be equivalent to just over one teaspoon in a gallon! Thanks so much! Fingers crossed it works!

 

[casportpony]

Yay! I got the corid! I put one half teaspoon in a 1.8 quart orange juice container I found. That should be equivalent to just over one teaspoon in a gallon! Thanks so much! Fingers crossed it works!

How's your chick?

-Kathy

 

[chickeneer45]

Wow, its really funny you should ask that. My chick is fine now, but I got him a friend who was just now exhibiting coccidiosis symptoms. I almost am 100 percent sure he has it so I put corid in the water and made him drink it just now. I am really worried about him though because the last time I saw his level of lethargy in a chick, it died six hours later. Does the corid work fast? Or is it too late? Thanks.

 

[casportpony]

Wow, its really funny you should ask that. My chick is fine now, but I got him a friend who was just now exhibiting coccidiosis symptoms. I almost am 100 percent sure he has it so I put corid in the water and made him drink it just now. I am really worried about him though because the last time I saw his level of lethargy in a chick, it died six hours later. Does the corid work fast? Or is it too late? Thanks.

I'm not sure how fast it works... you cold try making an extra strong solution and try dripping a few drops into him, just keep in mind that once the dying process has started it cannot be reversed. FWIW, I spoke with a guy at the mfg of Corid today and he said that it's almost impossible to OD a chicken on Corid, but he didn't give anything more specific like amounts, etc.

-Kathy

 

[chickeneer45]

aww I think its going to die, the dying process probably already started.

 

[DCchicken]

chickeneer45,

Sorry to hear that your chick is not doing well. I also am dealing with this in my brooder. Unfortunately I have 40 chicks in there so the effects are multiplied as you can imagine. I am using 1 tsp per gallon of powder Corid. You need to give it to your entire flock, not just the sick ones as it seems that it will roll through all of them. Plus you should change the shavings often so that they don't continue to spread it by walking through it. Also, mix the liquid in their food so that you can make sure that every bird gets some of the medicine. And do not give them anything containing thiamine as this is what feeds the sickness. I started to see some improvement the next day but their are still a few with bloody stools. However all of the chicks are running around whereas they were not yesterday.

If your little chick does not improve, try using a medicine dropper but do not give too much at once. You don't want to drown the chick. Good luck and I hope for the best.

(Update to mention that I am using powder Corid as that is what TSC seems to sell around here). None of the people at TSC even knew what it was or even where it was in the store. I found it in the cow section.

 

[casportpony]

If you're using the liquid you should up that to 2 teaspoons per gallon. I'm still working on the powder dose, but it should be ~4.5grams per gallon (4.5 grams is the amount that the mfg told me to use), so if you happen to have a gram scale, try that.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

aww I think its going to die, the dying process probably already started.

I'm sorry, it's never easy to lose one.

-Kathy