Fluffed up chickens

[lenabella]

OK, got the Corid and gave the treatment dosage to everyone. I gave it to the sickest one via eye dropper, who was barely hanging on, and she unfortunately just passed not long ago . I am so sad! It was only a little over 24 hours that I thought something could be wrong. I feel completely responsible and hope I have more knowledge now to to help with future problems. But it made me think....what medications should I always have on hand? And I am VERY thankful for all of the advice, hopefully everything will return to good health!

 

[enola]

What dosage did you use?

 

[Eggcessive]

Lenabella, I agree with Enola and Suzie about getting your chicks on Corid right away. They look exactly like pictures of chicks with coccidiosis. Dosage is Corid liquid 2 tsp per gallon of water, or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon, for 5-7 days. Then give them several days of vitamins and probiotics after Corid is completed. Corid (amprollium, Ampromed, Amprol) is a cattle medicine used for chickens.

 

[lenabella]

They only had powder, and I gave 1.5 tsp/gal. And double checking....I SHOULD give the prevention dose to my old hens as well? and I also have a few 2 week olds...also the prevention dose of 1/3 tsp/gal? It wouldn't hurt, right? And just to be certain, toss out their eggs for a week or two? Thank you sooooo very much for all of the help!!!!!

Does anyone know why Cocci makes the feathers fluff up?

 

[Eggcessive]

Eggs do not need to be tossed out with Corid--there is no egg withdrawal. The preventative dose can be used with young chicks, and can be given again every 3 weeks until they are 3 months old. In birds 11-20 weeks old, they usually have developed some immunity to coccidia in the soil. Ruffled feathers is a sign of fever. Puffing up or hunching is a sign of pain or chilling.

 

[lenabella]

Thanks for all the info! It is greatly appreciated!

 

[LipsChicks]

How long do I treat with salumet? I can find dosage but not duration.

 

[Eggcessive]

How long do I treat with salumet? I can find dosage but not duration.

It depends on whether you are treating for coccidiosis or coryza. For coccidiosis, I would recommend Corid (amprollium) since it treats all chicken strain of coccidia, where Sulmet only treats the 2 worst strains. Here is the Sulmet dosage instructions:


Sulmet Drinking Water Solution 12.5% Dosage And Administration


Dosage: Poultry: Add 2 tablespoons (1 fl oz) to each gallon of drinking water, or the contents of the 16 fl oz container to 16 gallons, or the contents of the 1 gallon container to 128 gallons. Following administration directions below, this will provide a recommended dose of approximately 61 to 89 mg/lb/day (134 to 196 mg/kg/day) body weight in chickens and 53 to 130 mg/lb/day (117 to 286 mg/kg/day) body weight in turkeys, depending upon the dosage, age and class of chickens or turkeys, ambient temperature, and other factors.

Administration: Chickens and Turkeys: Add the required dose given above to that amount of water that will be consumed in 1 day. Water consumption should be carefully checked to insure adequate drug intake. As a generalization, 100 turkeys will drink 1 gallon of water per day for each week of age; chickens will consume one-half this amount.
Infectious Coryza (in chickens): Medicate for 2 consecutive days.
Acute Fowl Cholera and Pullorum Disease (in chickens): Medicate for 6 consecutive days.
Coccidiosis (in chickens and turkeys): Medicate as above for 2 days, then reduce amount of Sulmet Drinking Water Solution to one-half above for 4 additional days.