Green, bloody, stringy poop.

[Chickenfeet]

I am trying to help a friend with her 6 week old chicks. They are on medicated start n' grow. They are in a pen with a wire bottom. They have been eating and drinking normally up till yesterday. She has started Sulmet , but lost 1 chick today. He was not the only one ill because there is more bloody poo this afternoon. I am stumped by the stringy texture. Could it be worms. They have not been in the dirt. Would Waxine 17 be safe to use at such a young age? Any ideas would be helpful.

 

[eggsrcool]

My first thing to do, would be to worm them and keep stress levels down. I've been told that cider vinegar can be used for worming, and as I have used it, it is very effective. My chick is fine with cider vinegar (but it might be apple) and has survived 5 weeks. Hope this helps.

 

[threehorses]

The stringiness is the mucousy texture of coccidiosis. People often think blood is *the* symptom of coccidiosis. It's not. That's the symptom that the coccidiosis is at the stage where it can kill. Mucus is the sign that I most look for in coccidiosis. The green might be secondary bacterial inbalance, and in fact I'd bet on it.

Your friend needs to get probiotics down these babies and continue the sulmet. Apple cider vinegar doesn't actually worm - but what it does is inject the systems of the babies (or adults) with some beneficial bacteria. However, you can't mix it in their drinking water with the sulmet. The ACV also helps to correct the pH of the gut so that it's good for good bacteria and unfriendly for bad bacteria.

Incidentally, only organic ACV will have the probiotic effect.

Since she's lost birds, I'd definitely recommend a probiotic and in this case if possible I'd go with one from the grocer or feedstore. Grocer/healthfood store/pharmacy, she'll want acidophilus or better yet capsules to treat women who have yeast infections (as they also contain B. bifidum). From the feedstore: probios, fastrack. In a pinch, she can use a teaspoon of plain (live culture like yoplait or dannon) yogurt or one of the specialized bacteria advertising yogurts mixed in some wetted chick crumbles. remove all food for 30 minutes then replace with this mixture, see that the all eat it.

At 6 weeks old they shouldn't have worms. If they do, something else is wrong. Also make sure your friend's food is medicated with amprolium, not antibiotics. If it's antibiotics and doesn't say amprolium, have her get the right kind. I'm betting it's the right kind though. I'm also betting that these are probably hatchery or feedstore chicks, yes?

Building up the good bacteria is absolutely necessary in these cases. The good bacteria 'colonize' (spread and take hold) and both crowd out bad bacteria as well as making the environment of the gut a bad place for bad bacteria as well as unfriendly for pathogens like the cocci that cause coccidiosis. They also excrete enzymes that help the birds not only digest food better, but ward off bad bacteria (especially E. coli as is the case with B. bifidum which is why I always recommend trying to get something that has that on the label.)

I hope this helps!

 

[MichenerFarm]

The stringiness is the mucousy texture of coccidiosis. People often think blood is *the* symptom of coccidiosis. It's not. That's the symptom that the coccidiosis is at the stage where it can kill. Mucus is the sign that I most look for in coccidiosis. The green might be secondary bacterial inbalance, and in fact I'd bet on it.

Your friend needs to get probiotics down these babies and continue the sulmet. Apple cider vinegar doesn't actually worm - but what it does is inject the systems of the babies (or adults) with some beneficial bacteria. However, you can't mix it in their drinking water with the sulmet. The ACV also helps to correct the pH of the gut so that it's good for good bacteria and unfriendly for bad bacteria.

Incidentally, only organic ACV will have the probiotic effect.

Since she's lost birds, I'd definitely recommend a probiotic and in this case if possible I'd go with one from the grocer or feedstore. Grocer/healthfood store/pharmacy, she'll want acidophilus or better yet capsules to treat women who have yeast infections (as they also contain B. bifidum). From the feedstore: probios, fastrack. In a pinch, she can use a teaspoon of plain (live culture like yoplait or dannon) yogurt or one of the specialized bacteria advertising yogurts mixed in some wetted chick crumbles. remove all food for 30 minutes then replace with this mixture, see that the all eat it.

At 6 weeks old they shouldn't have worms. If they do, something else is wrong. Also make sure your friend's food is medicated with amprolium, not antibiotics. If it's antibiotics and doesn't say amprolium, have her get the right kind. I'm betting it's the right kind though. I'm also betting that these are probably hatchery or feedstore chicks, yes?

Building up the good bacteria is absolutely necessary in these cases. The good bacteria 'colonize' (spread and take hold) and both crowd out bad bacteria as well as making the environment of the gut a bad place for bad bacteria as well as unfriendly for pathogens like the cocci that cause coccidiosis. They also excrete enzymes that help the birds not only digest food better, but ward off bad bacteria (especially E. coli as is the case with B. bifidum which is why I always recommend trying to get something that has that on the label.)

I hope this helps!

I have four 4 day old Welsummer chicks that I picked up from my local feed store. All of a sudden I noticed that they have very stringy/mucousy poop. I read this post & sent the Hubby down to the other feed store for Sulmet. I hope it helps them

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote:
http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0
Have a look at the poo page.

What color is the poo? When they are brand new, they usually poo a greenish poo that is slightly watery. Then it progresses to mushy. There are caecal poos which occur every 8 poos or so, and they are liquid- they are normal.

Is it possible for you to post a picture of the poo? You might start a thread of your own for more attention to your post.