HELP does my hen have coccidiosis?

[Hatch in chicks]

I can send a picture of the hen if requested! So, one day I went into the chicken coop for chores (Like normal) and one of the hens (Red Star - Crimson) was acting really lethargic. I thought she was just cold. (It was around 50 degrees out) So I covered the mesh window with a blanket, and it was so much warmer in there! The next day she acted normal. She does not lay eggs (at least not consistently) because when she was a young pullet (just started laying *every day) she got her tail chewed off by a dog attack! (poor thing saved her just in time!) Anyways she acted normal for 1-2 weeks; then she started acting *cold and lethargic again. I just thought she had a cold or something. A few days later (present time) she has diarrhea, a pale comb, acts lethargic, acts *cold, and not very vocal! And when Crimson is not vocal you know something is wrong! She has always been the LOUDEST hen! Also, if she does have coccidiosis, I don't want it to spread to the other 6 hens and 1 rooster! (the rooster is my Tolbunt Polish breeding rooster for next year!!!) Please HELP me and tell me if I can do anything to help her! Thank you!

 

[CHlCKEN]

Can you get a photo of her poop? How does her crop feel?

 

[coach723]

How old is the hen? Have you moved them to new ground or brought in any new birds?

 

[Hatch in chicks]

Can you get a photo of her poop? How does her crop feel?

I will get a photo of her (and her poo) in the afternoon

 

[Hatch in chicks]

How old is the hen? Have you moved them to new ground or brought in any new birds?

Crimson was bought from Murray Mcmurray hatchery In April of 2023! She was supposedly vaccinated for Marek’s disease and Coccidiosis. I have hatched and bought over 20-25 chickens and moved them in the coop she is in now. We had a possum/ dog problem and most of them sadly passed away. Crimson has only ever lived in one other coop and that was a mobile trailer coop when they were free ranging this summer. We moved Crimson back into the original coop with the chickens that lived and she is living there with them now!

 

[coach723]

It's possible that one or more of the birds that are new, brought in a new strain of coccidia that she was not previously exposed to. Since Corid is very safe, I would go ahead and treat her, to be safe. She is still a little young for a reproductive problem, but it's not impossible. Her breed is one that was bred for laying lots of eggs, and those tend to have a higher incidence of reproductive issues which can include cancers or infections. Check her crop function, feel the crop to see if it's soft, hard, squishy, full of fluid, empty, etc. Also check it first thing in the morning before she's had access to food or water, it should be empty then. Feel her abdomen, below the vent, between the legs for any bloat, either very firm or water balloon like. Do you know when she last laid?
Corid dose is 1.5 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid mixed in a gallon of drinking water, it should be the only water she has access to during treatment. Make it fresh daily, and treat for 5 - 7 days. If she is not drinking on her own, you will need to get it in her manually until she starts to drink. You can also give her an oral dose in addition to the medicated water once a day for up to three days, link below with dosing for that, and another for safely administering medications. Pictures of the poop, when you can get them, might help. The Corid should not hurt anything even if it's something else.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Hatch in chicks]

It's possible that one or more of the birds that are new, brought in a new strain of coccidia that she was not previously exposed to. Since Corid is very safe, I would go ahead and treat her, to be safe. She is still a little young for a reproductive problem, but it's not impossible. Her breed is one that was bred for laying lots of eggs, and those tend to have a higher incidence of reproductive issues which can include cancers or infections. Check her crop function, feel the crop to see if it's soft, hard, squishy, full of fluid, empty, etc. Also check it first thing in the morning before she's had access to food or water, it should be empty then. Feel her abdomen, below the vent, between the legs for any bloat, either very firm or water balloon like. Do you know when she last laid?
Corid dose is 1.5 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid mixed in a gallon of drinking water, it should be the only water she has access to during treatment. Make it fresh daily, and treat for 5 - 7 days. If she is not drinking on her own, you will need to get it in her manually until she starts to drink. You can also give her an oral dose in addition to the medicated water once a day for up to three days, link below with dosing for that, and another for safely administering medications. Pictures of the poop, when you can get them, might help. The Corid should not hurt anything even if it's something else.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Thank you so much I will try all of this! Do you know where I can get Corid from?

 

[Hatch in chicks]

I believe she last laid 5 weeks ago

 

[coach723]

Corid is available at most feed stores, tractor supply, rural king, etc. if you are in the US. Often in the cattle/livestock section. Dosing on the package is for cattle, use the dosing I gave above for chickens. Images below, many prefer the liquid for convenience, but either is effective.

 

[Hatch in chicks]

I have some pictures of Crimson