Fresh corid daily, or can I mix up a batch and give it to them fresh daily?

[sigmachigirl]

Hi there, just got some new chickens (4, and 7 month silkies, and 11 week speckled sussex) and am treating them with Corid as a preventative measure. We lost one of our girls to coccidiosis and don't want the girls under quarantine to also become sick. We have them in our side yard, and I know new dirt can be hard on them, and my established chickens have pecked on that side in the past. My question is: does the corid need to be made completely fresh daily, or can I mix it in a gallon jug and just refill their water dish (small as there are only three) with the made up and clean solution daily? From past experience, a jug of the water will last them about 4 days. So didn't want to just dump a ton out daily unless I need to. Does that make sense?

 

[sigmachigirl]

And is it okay to add a wormer to the water at the same time, or is that just too hard on them?

 

[ten chicks]

And is it okay to add a wormer to the water at the same time, or is that just too hard on them?

Make Corid fresh everyday,cut dose in half and make a smaller amount. Do not mix worm medication with Cocci meds.

 

[sigmachigirl]

I will draw lines in my gallon bottle. Thanks for the advice!

 

[sigmachigirl]

Does anyone know if it's okay to mix duramyacin with the corid? They seem to be sneezing... They had been treated for a respiratory infection prior to us getting them.

 

[dawg53]

Does anyone know if it's okay to mix duramyacin with the corid? They seem to be sneezing... They had been treated for a respiratory infection prior to us getting them.

Do not mix medications.

 

[sigmachigirl]

So, any recommendations on what to do?

 

[dawg53]

Administer corid for 5 days, then stop. I would make sure that there isnt something in the environment that's causing them to sneeze, examples; inhaling feed or feed dust, ammonia fumes inside the coop due to ventilation issues, dust on the ground, pesticide usage, pollen, DE.
Respiratory diseases normally show other symptoms besides sneezing, such as; runny nostrils, bubbly eyes, wheezing, gurgling, facial swelling, head shaking etc...

 

[sigmachigirl]

Okay. will do that. my speckled has been tired with runny poo. They had been treated for a respiratory infection prior to getting them, (10 days, with duramyacin due to junky breathing, sneezes and snot). I haven't seen the snot yet on their beaks this time, so I will just keep watching. We're at the beginning of day 3 for the corid. As for environmental aspects, we have been pesticide/chemical free for a few years, and we've been bringing them in the house and giving them a fresh clean towel at night in a dog crate, then during the day they are out in a temporary enclosure on the grass (fresh area each day). I hadn't thought about the pollen. Just worried I guess. My other original girls are doing well out in the yard and their coop.