Diarrhea in two 9 month hens, one bloody

[topochico225]

Good morning!

TL;DR, I have two 9mo CQs with diarrhea, one bloody, and I want to know how to treat them.

I posted on Wednesday about one of my 9 month Cinnamon Queens (Peebles) having explosive diarrhea. All 3 hens got cracked corn for the first time Monday night/Tuesday, and 2 out of the 3 have reacted badly.

Today, I was outside patching a hole in the run, and I noticed the other CQ (Flo) having the same explosive diarrhea. I took pictures of it and her, and while following them while they free ranged so I could get butt pictures, Peebles had VERY explosive diarrhea, this time with some blood spots and yellowish urates. Her butt fluff was VERY dirty, with poop stuck in the feathers and hanging off. Flo also had dirty butt fluff, but not as dirty as Peebles. All 3 hens are still laying well, and they were moved back to their usual coop early yesterday. Peebles has also laid MASSIVE eggs, <80+ grams and sometimes 2x the size of the other girls'.

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Two 9 month Cinnamon Queens, one has always been sleeker than the other, but both are their usual weights.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Explosive diarrhea, one hen's poop bloody with yellowish urates.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Peebles did the diarrhea Wednesday, while Flo did hers today.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
Two out of my three are.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I fed cracked corn for the first time Monday/Tuesday, because it was recommended for chickens in low temperatures.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Nature's Best organic layer pellets, and water with ACV that I replace every day,
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Explosively runny and watery. Peebles had blood spots in her poop this morning, with yellowish urates.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Nothing. I am going to trim the poopy feathers today when my mom gets home to help me.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Treat myself. Willing to go to TSC for dewormer/anything that is needed.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Attached. The hen with the crooked tail is Peebles, and the one with the straight tail is Flo. Peebles has always had a crooked tail, it's not a new thing.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
TSC Cumberland Cottage coop with two long runs attached. Bedding by layer- Sweet PDZ, aspen shavings, pine shavings. Timothy hay in the nesting boxes.

What is the best course of action for me to take? I really don't want to lose these girls, I've already lost one this year and Peebles is the family favorite.

TIA!

Peebles and her diarrhea:

Flo and her non-bloody diarrhea:

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

It might be coccidiosis

 

[azygous]

Behavior. What is their behavior? Normal? Lethargic? Sleepy? Eyes dull? Feathers fluffed?

Have they been digging around in wet soil? Has the temp been warm and humid?

Have they been consuming a lot of water?

Was the "blood" you saw in the one poop bright ruby red or dull orange?

Next time you post pics, select "full size" so we can see the poop better.

 

[topochico225]

Behavior. What is their behavior? Normal? Lethargic? Sleepy? Eyes dull? Feathers fluffed?

Have they been digging around in wet soil? Has the temp been warm and humid?

Have they been consuming a lot of water?

Was the "blood" you saw in the one poop bright ruby red or dull orange?

Next time you post pics, select "full size" so we can see the poop better.

Sorry about the pics. Their behavior is normal. I was kind of surprised when I put them in the small coop Monday that they drank half of the 1qt waterer in 2-4 hours. They have been in wet soil, but we've had some hard freezes and ice storms, so not warm, but humid. The blood was a slightly purplish red.

 

[azygous]

Since their behavior is normal and they aren't behaving sickly, they're probably okay, just have been hitting the water too hard. If you gave them a very generous amount of the corn, they may be slightly impacted from it, and drinking tons of water is their instinct to wash it out of their digestive tract. It would be wise to go easy on the corn in the future. Just an occasional measured treat.

However, coccidiosis is not to be ignored or lightly dismissed. Corid is such a simple, non-invasive precaution, I recommend you go ahead and do the full round a week apart to be safe.

 

[topochico225]

Since their behavior is normal and they aren't behaving sickly, they're probably okay, just have been hitting the water too hard. If you gave them a very generous amount of the corn, they may be slightly impacted from it, and drinking tons of water is their instinct to wash it out of their digestive tract. It would be wise to go easy on the corn in the future. Just an occasional measured treat.

However, coccidiosis is not to be ignored or lightly dismissed. Corid is such a simple, non-invasive precaution, I recommend you go ahead and do the full round a week apart to be safe.

Will do! Thank you so much. How should I administer Corid?

 

[azygous]

Liquid Corid is mixed 2 teaspoons into one gallon of water, or reduce the proportions for just a few chickens. Mix fresh daily and give for five days, wait a week and give for five more.

 

[topochico225]

Liquid Corid is mixed 2 teaspoons into one gallon of water, or reduce the proportions for just a few chickens. Mix fresh daily and give for five days, wait a week and give for five more.

Thank you so much! I'll make a TSC run today.

 

[topochico225]

Liquid Corid is mixed 2 teaspoons into one gallon of water, or reduce the proportions for just a few chickens. Mix fresh daily and give for five days, wait a week and give for five more.

They don't have liquid or powdered corid at TSC. Should we order online or get something else?

 

[azygous]

Can you have TSC order the liquid Corid? When I couldn't find Corid on the shelf at my TSC, I asked the manager to order it. She did. I wasn't in need of it for sick chickens, but I always like to keep things like that on hand.

You have a grace period with your chickens. They aren't showing signs of illness, so you can shop around and find it at the most convenient vendor.

Many of the mail order supply places are out of Corid right now. This place I've ordered from has it, but they ship pretty slow. https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E078D9-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5

Amazon carries the Corid soluble powder. I'm not familiar with the mixing instructions, but Amazon ships pretty fast since they don't use USPS which is in a crisis currently. https://www.amazon.com/Merial-49901...613773763&sprefix=corid+liquid,aps,261&sr=8-2