Food issues.. Beware

[chicknmania]

That's a good plan to space out the Corid and the deworming. Good to do both every six months or so, sometimes more, depending on what's going on with the flock.

Good luck with them!

 

[Mr King]

That's a good plan to space out the Corid and the deworming.  Good to do both every six months or so, sometimes more, depending on what's going on with the flock.

Good luck with them!

?, What do you mean with deworm and give corid every six months?. I think most of us have chickens to stay away from eggs coming from medicated chickens, I have never had any problems with coccidiosis before, I might get it in the future, who knows but there's no need to medicate them just to prevent from coccidiosis. Keeping flock in a big space,well feed,always with fresh water, making sure they don't have external parasites and good place to sleep, this will prevent a lot of diseases.!

 

[SD Bird Lady]

I agree with mr. King. If it isn't broke don't fix it.

 

[JJSS89]

Preventative amprolium sounds like a good way to develop a weak flock. Same goes for worms and other parasites - when I see signs of mites, I dust. I don't dust indiscriminately. That's how parasites develop immunity to our pesticides.

 

[enola]

In the southern states coccidia is a fact of life in some places, but usually only with young chickens. I don't treat the entire flock if I have a chick or two get sick. I only treat the ones that are obviously sick. However, any chicks that do get treated go into the grow-out pen. I don't keep them for breeding or laying.

 

[Mr King]

In the southern states coccidia is a fact of life in some places, but usually only with young chickens. I don't treat the entire flock if I have a chick or two get sick. I only treat the ones that are obviously sick. However, any chicks that do get treated go into the grow-out pen. I don't keep them for breeding or laying.

Culling is a good option.

 

[chicknmania]

?, What do you mean with deworm and give corid every six months?. I think most of us have chickens to stay away from eggs coming from medicated chickens, I have never had any problems with coccidiosis before, I might get it in the future, who knows but there's no need to medicate them just to prevent from coccidiosis. Keeping flock in a big space,well feed,always with fresh water, making sure they don't have external parasites and good place to sleep, this will prevent a lot of diseases.!

yeah? That's what I used to think, too. Check it out on here and you'll see how many people do deworm regularly as a matter of course. There are dewormers you can use where you don't have to stop eating the eggs, as well as Corid, you can eat the eggs while they are on it. If one has Cocci, they are all going to have it. Some may not show symptoms. We had a severe problem with Capillary worms last spring....we lost several of our nice birds because they never showed symptoms until it was too late. That's when I learned the good reasons behind deworming regularly. If you're not going to deworm, at least have random fecal checks every six months.

 

[JJSS89]

If one has Cocci, they are all going to have it. Some may not show symptoms.

If your chickens have any access to dirt and grass...they have coccidiosis. They all always have it.

It only kills them when it flares up from a weakened immune system or from eating a concentration of bacteria.

 

[enola]

What is misunderstood about coccidia is that it exists in the environment, everywhere. It is already in every chicken's gut. Healthy chickens build a tolerance that controls any outbreaks. Stress causes flare ups of coccidia, if the chicken is healthy, their system will control the problem.

If the chicken has an under lying problem, their system may not be able to handle the coccidia, and the chicken gets sick.

That is why I only medicate the obviously ill chickens and then they go into the grow out pen to be butchered. Medicating all of the chickens in the flock "may not" allow them to create needed natural immunity.

 

[Mr King]

What is misunderstood about coccidia is that it exists in the environment, everywhere. It is already in every chicken's gut. Healthy chickens build a tolerance that controls any outbreaks. Stress causes flare ups of coccidia, if the chicken is healthy, their system will control the problem.

If the chicken has an under lying problem, their system may not be able to handle the coccidia, and the chicken gets sick.

That is why I only medicate the obviously ill chickens and then they go into the grow out pen to be butchered. Medicating all of the chickens in the flock "may not" allow them to create needed natural immunity.

Exactly..!