Has Anyone Treated an Older Bird for Coccidiosis? *NEW QUESTION*

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I think I have a two year old rooster with Coccidiosis. He has been showing all the symptoms of being infected, but he has been sick for a few days now. I was not sure what illness he is dealing with and did not start him on Corid until last night. I have been reading that Coccidiosis is a quick killer. Is this true even in older birds? If it is Coccidia could he have survived all this time? Why would he get it now? Oh, so many questions. Good news this morning though, he is up and standing. Now if he would only eat. Argh!!!

New Question: Opie, the rooster, is still with us. Unfortunately, when I started him on the Corid I was giving him the dosage for the powder and not the liquid. :( He has been on the full dosage for four days, this evening. He is eating and drinking a little more, and is a tad more alert. However, he is very, very, very lethargic. Is this normal? His comb also fluctuates between normal red to dark purple on the tips of the comb. I hope I am treating him for the correct illness. I have wormed him and treated him for lice/mites. He shows no sign of any other illness. Just don't know what's going on.
 
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Coccidiosis can hit older chickens when they are immunocompromised or exposed to different soil all of a sudden. Did you just get a new animal? Did you wear your chicken shoes somewhere else?

Or is he immunocompromised due to worms, lice/mites? Or even another illness. Some vets will do a fecal test for worms and cocci for a small fee (false negatives are possible for the worms test) if you need to know definitively.

In my experience, with Corid after 24 hours improvement is noted. SO if he doesn't improve after 24 hours I'd assume it is something else (but I'd continue the treatment once you start it). I'd give him some scrambled eggs to improve his health too.
 
ChickensAreSweet said:
Coccidiosis can hit older chickens when they are immunocompromised or exposed to different soil all of a sudden. Did you just get a new animal? Did you wear your chicken shoes somewhere else?

Or is he immunocompromised due to worms, lice/mites? Or even another illness. Some vets will do a fecal test for worms and cocci for a small fee (false negatives are possible for the worms test) if you need to know definitively.


In my experience, with Corid after 24 hours improvement is noted. SO if he doesn't improve after 24 hours I'd assume it is something else (but I'd continue the treatment once you start it). I'd give him some scrambled eggs to improve his health too.
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Thanks for the advise. He is just so week and very skinny. This one has me stumped.
 
Can you post a picture of his poop? If he were mine and stable I would weigh him, dust him with a proper poultry dust, de-worm him with Fenbendazole 10% (Safegaurd or Panacur, liquid or paste) at 50mg/kg by mouth and then I would start tube feeding him if he wasn't eating and drinking normally.

If he doesn't drink and eat, he will die.

-Kathy
 
Check him for mites and lice, as heavy parasite infections can cause droopiness and weakness. Look around the vent, under the wings, and under the neck feathers for small moving black dots (mites) or larger yellow blobs (lice). If he has some, treat by dusting with Sevin powder, washing in warm water with vinegar added to it, or (though this hasn't worked for me) dusting him with diatamaceous earth.

If you find no external parasites, my next guess is that he has worms. In that case, I would worm him. The wormer I have used is called the Worminator. It kills all types of worms, except tapeworms (which aren't very common), and works in a few hours. It can be purchased from here: http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=584 Other wormers include Valbazen, Safeguard, or Ivermectin.

Also, try to get him to eat nutritious, strength building foods. Give him moistened normal feed, scrambled eggs, applesauce, mealworms, fresh fruit, and anything else that you think he will eat. Probiotics and vitamins/electrolytes in his water might give him an energy boost, as well. Just keep him eating, and make sure that he drinks. If he isn't drinking on his own, try dripping water on the side of his beak to get him to do so.

Good luck!
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About a month ago, one of my cocks became extremely weak, and nearly died. He was unable to walk, and I had to spoon feed him for days. Fortunately, he recovered, and is now back to normal. Hopefully, you will have the same luck as me.
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BantamLover21 said:
Check him for mites and lice, as heavy parasite infections can cause droopiness and weakness. Look around the vent, under the wings, and under the neck feathers for small moving black dots (mites) or larger yellow blobs (lice). If he has some, treat by dusting with Sevin powder, washing in warm water with vinegar added to it, or (though this hasn't worked for me) dusting him with diatamaceous earth.

If you find no external parasites, my next guess is that he has worms. In that case, I would worm him. The wormer I have used is called the Worminator. It kills all types of worms, except tapeworms (which aren't very common), and works in a few hours. It can be purchased from here: http://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=584 Other wormers include Valbazen, Safeguard, or Ivermectin.

Also, try to get him to eat nutritious, strength building foods. Give him moistened normal feed, scrambled eggs, applesauce, mealworms, fresh fruit, and anything else that you think he will eat. Probiotics and vitamins/electrolytes in his water might give him an energy boost, as well. Just keep him eating, and make sure that he drinks. If he isn't drinking on his own, try dripping water on the side of his beak to get him to do so.

Good luck!
smile.png
About a month ago, one of my cocks became extremely weak, and nearly died. He was unable to walk, and I had to spoon feed him for days. Fortunately, he recovered, and is now back to normal. Hopefully, you will have the same luck as me.
fl.gif
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Glad he's better... You should learn how to tube feed, way easier and safer than spoon feeding, IMHO.

-Kathy
 

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