HELP! Coccidiosis problem

[TheChickenFanatic]

Hi! I am having an outbreak of what I believe is coccidiosis. I have three areas with chicks. I have some older chicks (about 2 weeks old) in a chick sized coop, and then I have some bantams (silkies and Japanese bantams) in another pen, and some large fowl (English Orpingtons) in another container. It all started about a week ago. All of the chicks were healthy until they weren't. In the coop with the older chicks, I noticed one die unexpectedly. It seemed fine the day before. I immediately thought coccidiosis. I noticed some poop that didn't look normal, some looked a little bloody, too. I cleaned out their brooder, cleaned the water containers and feeders. I put new puppy pads down (to monitor the poop), and put their clean stuff back in. I started putting Corid in their water immediately. I also did an oral treatment (1 drop in their beak). Unfortunately, I had a few more die. I had 6 older Japanese Bantams in there and they have all died. Just lost my last one this morning. The other chicks in that coop seem to be fine. I am continuing to treat for coccidiosis, of course. I have noticed that a day or two before the chicks start acting weird, they will fall over on their backs and can't get back up.

Anyways, let's talk about the other chick groups. The coop that I just mentioned is right outside my garage. And the other two groups of chicks are in my garage, and they are separated. I make sure to always wash my hands before touching the other chick groups, and crack the garage so there is good ventilation in there (without drafts). One of my chicks (a Japanese Bantam) in the bantam group just died today. Once the chicks in the coop started dying, I added Corid to their water as well just to be safe. I have two more that are acting a little off. I have been doing a drop of Corid in their beaks, as well.

Set up is a heat lamp in a bin. They have a cool side and a side where they can get under the heat lamp. I have it lined with puppy pads. They have access to crumble (Purina non-medicated chick starter) and fresh clean water with Corid in it.

I can't afford to lose anymore. Please help!

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

@Eggcessive

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

I would give them 2 tbsp of cord per gallon of water and only water as a source for about a week. I would also sanitize their dishes super well.

 

[TheChickenFanatic]

Will do! They have been on it for about 5 days or so. I currently have them using a quart sized chick waterer, with a half tsp of Corid in there.

 

[TheChickenFanatic]

Also, I should probably add that I have not given them any type of vitamin. No poultry cell, or anything like that. Just straight Corid.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Also, I should probably add that I have not given them any type of vitamin. No poultry cell, or anything like that. Just straight Corid.

I believe vitamins A and K will help, but I would wait for @Eggcessive.
This user knows a lot about medical problems.

 

[townchicks]

I'm not sure that this is Coccidiosis. Coccidia are found in the soil, are your older chicks on dirt? Even if they are, and they have it it shouldn't have spread to the other batches. Unless you have been giving them soil from your yard.Corid can't hurt them, so it is good that they have been started on it, but you might have something else going on. Maybe contaminated food?

 

[Debbie292d]

If you've treated them with Corid for five days and are still losing them, keep going another two days, and if then, you're still losing them, I'm thinking I'd switch to Toltrazuril.

JUST in case, have you double-checked the temp on the warm side?

Have you raised chicks before using the same water source, whether city or well?

Are you in the proximity of farm fields where they are spraying or yards where people are spraying weeds?

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[TheChickenFanatic]

I'm not sure that this is Coccidiosis. Coccidia are found in the soil, are your older chicks on dirt? Even if they are, and they have it it shouldn't have spread to the other batches. Unless you have been giving them soil from your yard.Corid can't hurt them, so it is good that they have been started on it, but you might have something else going on. Maybe contaminated food?

No, they aren't. I have them in a bin that is off the ground. They haven't had any contact with dirt or soil.

If it's contaminated food, is there anything I can do about that (other than obviously changing the feed)? I haven't noticed any mold or anything in it.

 

[Debbie292d]

No, they aren't. I have them in a bin that is off the ground. They haven't had any contact with dirt or soil.

If it's contaminated food, is there anything I can do about that (other than obviously changing the feed)? I haven't noticed any mold or anything in it.

The coccidiosis parasites coccidia are in every chick and chicken already. It's when they get an overload that they get sick. They get it without outside elements all the time due to eating each others poop. I'm not saying it's coccidiosis for positive either, but don't rule it out just because they haven't been exposed to dirt.