Dosing Amprolium for Coccidiosis

[clucktastic]

okay, so I just purchased Corid (20%) powder and need to know how to dose it both for the wet mash and for the water. I understand that you should do the wet mash for 3 days and the water for 7, but I don't know how to dose the powder into it.

I'm using a quart jar waterer, and (so far) I'm only dealing with the one chick...

any thoughts?

Thanks a bunch.

 

[lutz123]

Did you ever find out? I had the same question about dosing the 20% powder...

 

[jerseygirl1]

hope this helps

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=418035

 

[countrychick14]

Is it necessary to even use medicated feed? What exactly causes coccidiosis? Is it preventable if you make sure they are never on wet bedding? Just wondering.

 

[gryeyes]

The cocci are in the ground, just about everywhere. It is a parasite. Most mature chickens have some of it, but are resistant to it. The new, young chicks are not, and can be overwhelmed by the parasite and will die very quickly. It's in the ground - passed on by other chickens who are resistant, and the youngsters pick it up. Amprolium is a thiamine blocker and helps the chicks develop a resistance UPON INTRODUCTION TO THE PARASITE. So it is best to continue the medicated feed for at least 2 - 3 weeks when the chicks go from the brooder to the real world outside. It does no good to stop the medication as they go outside, because they need to encounter it to be "innoculated" and develop resistance.

Some locations are natually high in cocci and it's best for owners to prepare their chicks for encountering it.

Momma hen hatching chicks introduces it to her chicks through her own feces. So broody-raised chicks don't need medicated feed. They MAY need treatment, as well as some older birds, too, if it takes off in a flock - that's what the Corrid-V is for: active cases.

 

[lutz123]

Thanks - I ended up finding a scant 1/2 tsp per gallon. You always find it just after you've asked, right?

I went ahead and treated both brooders because I, in my infinite wisdom, thought that this morning it would be fun to introduce them all together on the kitchen floor for a few minutes (my 2 year old daughter was ecstatic!). I threw a little crumble down and noticed a dropping with blood in it. Nobody seems listless and everyone is eating well, and I had no idea which group it came from so everyone is getting treatment. There also seemed to be some tannish looser droppings. I also bought the stuff for a milk flush just in case. It definitely helps to have them out of the shavings to get a good look at things!

By the way, everyone got along well. It was funny seeing them eye each other - a little bit of posturing. They stayed in their own groups for the most part. The lone BO in my one group went over and mingled with his own kind from the other brooder...funny that they recognize coloring or breed.