Depressed pullet

[Cyan the chicken parent]

Hi I got these two and their other four siblings (they’re all different breeds but I call them siblings) from southern states I believe. I didn’t see any worms in their poop. I’ll check again but I didn’t see any mites either.

Where did you get them? Day old chicks from hatchery/feed store or pullets from someone? Did you check for mite/lice and worms?

 

[TillyPeeps]

If you got them as pullets, is the previous owner's flock Marek's free or vaccinated them for Marek's? Young pullets at this age are especially at the peak of Marek's disease outbreak. Here's good information about it: https://www.randyschickenblog.com/home/2018/8/6/mareks-disease-six-things-you-should-know

Of course, worm, mite/lice, coccidiosis, poison, infection, and other diseases can cause the same symptoms too.

 

[Cyan the chicken parent]

If you got them as pullets, is the previous owner's flock Marek's free or vaccinated them for Marek's? Young pullets at this age are especially at the peak of Marek's disease outbreak. Here's good information about it: https://www.randyschickenblog.com/home/2018/8/6/mareks-disease-six-things-you-should-know

Of course, worm, mite/lice, coccidiosis, poison, infection, and other diseases can cause the same symptoms too.

No I got them as chicks. I don’t know what I’m going to do if it’s mareks…

 

[Cyan the chicken parent]

If you got them as pullets, is the previous owner's flock Marek's free or vaccinated them for Marek's? Young pullets at this age are especially at the peak of Marek's disease outbreak. Here's good information about it: https://www.randyschickenblog.com/home/2018/8/6/mareks-disease-six-things-you-should-know

Of course, worm, mite/lice, coccidiosis, poison, infection, and other diseases can cause the same symptoms too.

I dunno about Ross but Kiesha was cleared of a bout of coccidosis a good few days ago. She was doing fine but now is weak again.

I had treated the whole flock with corid too

 

[TillyPeeps]

I dunno about Ross but Kiesha was cleared of a bout of coccidosis a good few days ago. She was doing fine but now is weak again.

I had treated the whole flock with corid too

If Corid don't work, maybe consider deworming. I also notice this year's coccidiosis is very tough. I treated my chicks for 2 weeks, but once I stopped Corid, they have yellow foaming poo again and even blood in the poo. I'm deworming now and it seems not working. After I done deworming, I may need to retreat for coccidiosis again. My chicks are all acting normal though.

 

[Cyan the chicken parent]

If Corid don't work, maybe consider deworming. I also notice this year's coccidiosis is very tough. I treated my chicks for 2 weeks, but once I stopped Corid, they have yellow foaming poo again and even blood in the poo. I'm deworming now and it seems not working. After I done deworming, I may need to retreat for coccidiosis again. My chicks are all acting normal though.

That’s interesting… I have to get my chickens more feed so I’ll pick up some dewormer. I will note it took 11 days of straight oral corid for Kiesha till she was eating and pooping normally again. So far their poops are semisolid and green. If I see yellow again I’ll hit them with another round of corid.

Glad to hear I’m not the only one having trouble with that dang coccidosis

 

[MROO]

Hello updates on Kiesha. I started her on corid and she’s currently on day three of the five. On the second day I noticed she was eating a little on her own as well as drinking water. Not yet her voracious self but a definite improvement!
She’s also been preening a bit. She continues to rest a lot. Which is understandable. I had two options for her feed wise set up either dry starter or starter feed mixed with water. Although she’s eaten from both she showed a preference for the wet one. I’m assuming cause it goes down easier.

Her poops are also looking more solid. She dropped a nice fat one on me while she was taking a nap on my lap. Quite solid and greenish. Not as yellow as before starting treatment.

I’ve been wracking my brains on how to dose the corid for the rest of the flock that roosts with her. They don’t show any symptoms all healthy poopers but I wanted to take precautions.
I’ve been dosing Kiesha with .01ml corid orally mixed with a bit of water cause the quantity calculated for her weight was so small
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Corid is my first go-to when my birds are droopy. It's a benign treatment, so even if you're not dealing with coccidiosis, the Corid won't do any harm. One heads-up warning, though, amprolium (Corid's active ingredient) acts by depriving coccidia of the vitamin B it needs to survive. Unfortunately, your birds need B, too, so you'll want to replace it quickly to keep them from crashing. Wait until after the treatment stops, though, as adding the vitamin while they're still on Corid cancels out the medication.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

It sounds like it could be coccidiosis. Start with Corid right away.

Dose for her drinking water: Mix 1.5tsp Corid 20% powder in 1 gallon of water. Give this as her only source of drinking water for 5-7 days. The mixture is good for 3 days in the fridge.

You can also start with an oral dose to jump start the treatment, here is the dosing for that:

Mix 1/2tsp Corid 20% powder in 1 tsp water. Give .17ml per pound of body weight orally. This can be given once or twice a day for 3 days. This mixture can be kept in the fridge for 3 days as well.

With coccidiosis you will see blood in poop though...She might be egg bound??

 

[Cyan the chicken parent]

Corid is my first go-to when my birds are droopy. It's a benign treatment, so even if you're not dealing with coccidiosis, the Corid won't do any harm. One heads-up warning, though, amprolium (Corid's active ingredient) acts by depriving coccidia of the vitamin B it needs to survive. Unfortunately, your birds need B, too, so you'll want to replace it quickly to keep them from crashing. Wait until after the treatment stops, though, as adding the vitamin while they're still on Corid cancels out the medication.

That explains so much… I’ve had experience with vitamin b deficient birds. I ran out of the chickens feed so around the time my girls were acting a bit droopy post coccidosis I gave them pecans and green beans which I just learned are vitamin b rich foods- so that explains why today they are much more perky. Ross is borderline feral and wants to go back outside. I have some vitamin b in pill form so I’ll crush some up and give them both a dose as a boost.

 

[Cyan the chicken parent]

With coccidiosis you will see blood in poop though...She might be egg bound??

Hm- in these two I haven’t seen blood but they’re too young to lay. They also have normal posture- no tails pointing to the floor or anything.