HELP coccidiosis?

[hotpotato3]

I have a 7 month old white leghorn named Sargent noodles who has lately been acting very lethargic and has had diarrhea stuck to her bum. Today I noticed there was blood sticking on her bum as well a the poop and she was very puffed up and did not want to leave the coop.I am guessing this is coccidiosis and am hoping someone knows what to do is willing to give me advice

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you get her vent area cleaned up and take a picture? Could she have a prolapse or a stuck egg? Has her vent area been pecked by others? That may happen if a hen has a prolapsed vent. Does she normally lay eggs? You can insert a clean finger into her vent to check for a stuck egg or obstruction. A human calcium tablet with D3 can help if she is egg bound or has a prolapse.

 

[hotpotato3]

I don’t think a egg could be stuck because she laid one last night she was laying an egg while we where working on the coop and seemed stressed out could that cause a prolapse

 

[hotpotato3]

She had been acting lethargic with diarrhea for a few days before that though

 

[Eggcessive]

Has anyone been pecking her vent area? Usually, coccidiosis is only a problem in young chickens unless they are very sickly. At her age, she should have built up resistance to coccidiosis in the dirt and droppings. Is she eating or drinking? Does she seem to be avoiding the other chickens? Is her tail position up or down?

 

[Eggcessive]

You can go ahead and treat her with Corid for coccidiosis, since it is safe. Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 5 days. But I would also worm her with Valbazen or SafeGuar.

 

[hotpotato3]

Ok thank you

 

[hotpotato3]

Has anyone been pecking her vent area? Usually, coccidiosis is only a problem in young chickens unless they are very sickly. At her age, she should have built up resistance to coccidiosis in the dirt and droppings. Is she eating or drinking? Does she seem to be avoiding the other chickens? Is her tail position up or down?

She is not drinking much but eating a lot and is hanging out with the other chickens fine.On the tail she is doing both

 

[hotpotato3]

She’s not had coccidiosis before and was not vaccinated as well as never been around chickens that had it (being she’s one of my first batch) could that make her less immune to it?

 

[Eggcessive]

Coccidia are everywhere in the soil and in their droppings. Most build up a tolerance to it in the first couple of months of life with gradual exposure. Most vets are capable of doing a fecal float to rule out a large amount of coccidia or the presence of worm egg in the droppings, if you call and ask before bringing in a ziplock bag with samples.