Cocci protozoa are more active in different weather. The best way to prevent the outbreak with your new chicks is to let them and the mother have access to the soil as soon as possible. Day 2, if weather permits. And if weather permits, put soil and adult feces in the brooder (or wherever they are) with them.
You may also be pleased to know that most chicks that are raised by a broody hen do not have an outbreak of cocci because they develop immunity gradually over time, from the very beginning. The biggest mistake you can make is to keep their area too clean so that they don't have access to any adult feces or soil. Ironic, but true. They need to have access to the buggies so their tiny bodies can learn to resist the buggies, from the beginning.
In your specific instance, with these chicks, it is likely that your soil may contain different strains of cocci protozoa than wherever they came from. There are 9 ( i think ) different strains of coccidiosis that affect chickens, many more than affect other animals. Now that they have been through an outbreak, yours should be resistant to those strains that affect your soil. If they are moved to another location, they may encounter new strains that they will have to develop resistance to. Sadly, this is just something you have to deal with with chickens, but exposing them from the very beginning has worked very well for me.
Earlier this year, i got a little lazy, and i had a flock growing up, with whom i was not as diligent about exposing them to adult feces and soil. They went through a bout of cocci, and i lost one girl from it. I haven't had to deal with cocci though, in close to a year, before that.
You may also be pleased to know that most chicks that are raised by a broody hen do not have an outbreak of cocci because they develop immunity gradually over time, from the very beginning. The biggest mistake you can make is to keep their area too clean so that they don't have access to any adult feces or soil. Ironic, but true. They need to have access to the buggies so their tiny bodies can learn to resist the buggies, from the beginning.
In your specific instance, with these chicks, it is likely that your soil may contain different strains of cocci protozoa than wherever they came from. There are 9 ( i think ) different strains of coccidiosis that affect chickens, many more than affect other animals. Now that they have been through an outbreak, yours should be resistant to those strains that affect your soil. If they are moved to another location, they may encounter new strains that they will have to develop resistance to. Sadly, this is just something you have to deal with with chickens, but exposing them from the very beginning has worked very well for me.
Earlier this year, i got a little lazy, and i had a flock growing up, with whom i was not as diligent about exposing them to adult feces and soil. They went through a bout of cocci, and i lost one girl from it. I haven't had to deal with cocci though, in close to a year, before that.
