I would love to hear the opinion of those on this thread, who tend toward natural treatments and methods, on cocsidiosis treatment. I have read several sites, which of course vary from using corid or something like it immediately and sanitizing to just use FF, keep bedding dry and food and water clean of feces. I have been feeding FF (and dry feed) for a week (although it hasn't had a chance to get super fermented, as they eat it up faster than I can backslop effectively). Things have been clean, no smell, deep litter, but certainly there are feces around the board next to the water and occasionally in the water).
Today, I did notice watery, white poop from some of my 5-week old chicks with what could be intestinal lining or cecal plug (orange, long, gel-like, not red like blood). This is the first time I've seen this watery/white poop. The poop pictures haven't been very helpful, because the examples of both some normal and cocsidiosis poops I've seen posted look a lot alike. The chicks are behaving very normally and energetically. I just want to make sure that I did not misunderstand advice from those on this thread. From my reading through posts, I've gleaned that some/many of you would not give medications at this stage. Is that correct. And, if I did see a chick looking sick, would you go ahead and treat with corid or something like that or not? I'm about to take the PBR cohorts of this group that I've held back in the brooder to feather more into the coop with the others where I've seen the odd poops. These chicks were all "vaccinated" for cocsidiosis at the hatchery as 1-day olds. I know that just gives them some immunity, but shouldn't the poops be normal, if they are handling any infestation adequately?
Today, I did notice watery, white poop from some of my 5-week old chicks with what could be intestinal lining or cecal plug (orange, long, gel-like, not red like blood). This is the first time I've seen this watery/white poop. The poop pictures haven't been very helpful, because the examples of both some normal and cocsidiosis poops I've seen posted look a lot alike. The chicks are behaving very normally and energetically. I just want to make sure that I did not misunderstand advice from those on this thread. From my reading through posts, I've gleaned that some/many of you would not give medications at this stage. Is that correct. And, if I did see a chick looking sick, would you go ahead and treat with corid or something like that or not? I'm about to take the PBR cohorts of this group that I've held back in the brooder to feather more into the coop with the others where I've seen the odd poops. These chicks were all "vaccinated" for cocsidiosis at the hatchery as 1-day olds. I know that just gives them some immunity, but shouldn't the poops be normal, if they are handling any infestation adequately?
