Help! corid dosing question

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

so i had a chick come down with cocci, so i got corid powder, i was told by a fellow member to use the severe outbreak dosing even if it is moderate, so Im going to put 1.5 teaspoons of corid in 1 gal of water correct? but it says i have to make new daily? my 12 7 wk old bantams do not drink a gallon A day! what do I do?

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you mix a gallon a day and refrigerate part of it? Then watch how much they are drinking. You can use the refrigerated water the next day, but I would warm it up to room temperature. Keep the waterer up at shoulder height of the smallest chicken to keep them from poooping in the water. Make sure they are all drinking well.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

so i had a chick come down with cocci, so i got corid powder, i was told by a fellow member to use the severe outbreak dosing even if it is moderate, so Im going to put 1.5 teaspoons of corid in 1 gal of water correct? but it says i have to make new daily? my 12 7 wk old bantams do not drink a gallon A day! what do I do?

That's the correct dosage.
You can make a half gallon each day if you wish - so that would be 3/4 teaspoon Corid powder per half gallon of water.

 

[Eggcessive]

The Corid is usually mixed daily, just so that it doesn’t lie around in the waterer, getting soiled by the chickens. It doesn’t go bad per se, but the fresh water lessens the risk of drinking contaminated water. The poop contains more coccidia organisms, and the more they ingest, the sicker they can become. I would only use the severe outbreak dosage to treat coccidiosis, since any case requires rhem to drink enough of the medicated water. You could try taping a large funnel on top of the waterer to keep them from perching on top, but that is just what young chickens do. Even my old bantam hen likes to do it at 8 years old.

 

[junkman56]

I dumped out what my chickens didn't drink, and gave them fresh everyday,
And wala no more coccidia

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

What does that have to do with corid dosing?

I'm just saying, keeping your chickens stuff clean is very important. It help prevent the spreading of diseases.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

@coach723 @Wyorp Rock @staceyj @Cyprus @Eggcessive

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

You can do what I did: go ahead and mix up a gallon of the Corid water and pour what you don't use in an empty gallon plastic water jug to save for the next day.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

You can do what I did: go ahead and mix up a gallon of the Corid water and pour what you don't use in an empty gallon plastic water jug to save for the next day.

I know i can do that, my question is should I, it doesn't say make fresh daily for no reason.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Can you mix a gallon a day and refrigerate part of it? Then watch how much they are drinking. You can use the refrigerated water the next day, but I would warm it up to room temperature. Keep the waterer up at shoulder height of the smallest chicken to keep them from poooping in the water. Make sure they are all drinking well.

yes i can do that for the first dosing, but for the preventative( which iv'e heard other people dont do) i will be on vacation so i was wondering what happens to the corid if you dont make fresh daily?