Cornish Cross with Cocci

[SequoiaBaby7]

I left for 4 days to go on vacation and come back to find my 4 week old Cornish Cross with a bloody, poopy butt. I am immediately starting to treat for cocci with Corid 9.6. But my question is if it is safe to butcher and eat a bird that had cocci and was treated for it? Thank you!

 

[rjohns39]

Sorry, I don't have an answer but would like to follow along to see what others have to say.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi.

I don't actually know the answer to your question, so just to give you the info I do know..

All chickens are exposed to coccidia because they are in EVERY single chicken poop. And that is OK until there is an overgrowth of the cooci which is when it becomes an issue and creates damage to the intestinal lining resulting in bloody stool. Only 1 out of the 9 type of cocci presents as blood in stool. And ALL birds should be treated if 1 is.

Corid, used to treat cocci acts as a thiamine blocker to starve the coccidia out. It is not an antibiotic type thing.

Going off of that I would probably process. Is there no recommendation for egg/meat withdrawal on the directions? Maybe no withdrawal is required. I truly don't know.

1 last note.. are you sure it wasn't being picked on somehow?

Good luck!

 

[rjohns39]

This might be helpful in making a decision.
http://articles.extension.org/pages...edications-and-vaccines-in-poultry-production
http://articles.extension.org/pages/66983/drugs-approved-for-use-in-conventional-poultry-production

 

[SequoiaBaby7]

I just saw her poop and foamy, runny, puss and blood came out. Sorry for the nasty description but it's definitely not her just being pecked on. I don't even know if it's cocci anymore.

 

[SequoiaBaby7]

After doing a more thorough exam, I am almost positive it is not cocci and I am dealing with something else. There are 2 infected wounds around her vent. I just noticed that another 2 of my chicks are not doing well but with different synptoms so I created a new thread asking for help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/3-chicks-sick-with-different-symptoms-please-help.1194580/

 

[rjohns39]

After doing a more thorough exam, I am almost positive it is not cocci and I am dealing with something else. There are 2 infected wounds around her vent. I just noticed that another 2 of my chicks are not doing well but with different synptoms so I created a new thread asking for help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/3-chicks-sick-with-different-symptoms-please-help.1194580/

I'm following it too, waiting for pix.

 

[SequoiaBaby7]

I'm following it too, waiting for pix.

Thank you! I just posted a picture of the wound. I talked to my husband and he would prefer to cull the Cornish Cross because he does not want to process and eat her after seeing the wounds. I would rather try to get rid of the infection and re-evaluate the situation later on.

Here is the picture of the wounds I posted on the other thread:

 

[EggSighted4Life]

This might be helpful in making a decision.
http://articles.extension.org/pages...edications-and-vaccines-in-poultry-production
http://articles.extension.org/pages/66983/drugs-approved-for-use-in-conventional-poultry-production

Neither of those articles state whether it is safe for consumption when using those products, I was hoping they were gonna be key articles that I needed to bookmark for future reference. Still good info.

Just one thing I want to mention about the extension articles as well as any other really... It's important to check more than just one source. I have seen an extension article attached to someone's signature line about coccidiosis that was absolutely incorrect stating there were only 7 types of cocci when there are actually 9.