HELP...My chickens are dying!!!

[leadwolf1]

Medicated feed is normally what is used for prevention. Corid is normally given when symptoms appear.

 

[aoxa]

Medicated feed is normally what is used for prevention.  Corid is normally given when symptoms appear.

I've read that there is not enough amporol (is that what it's called? Too tired to google @_@ ) to prevent Cocci if it is present. Most people seeing cocci even have their chicks on medicated starter.

My feed store doesn't even carry unmedicated starter. If I wanted organic, I would have to pay way too much - and it's a corporate brand (like Blueseal or Purina).

I like local. I just wish they offered it without the medicine. Even if I wouldn't buy it - it would be nice to have the option.

 

[leadwolf1]

This is very true. It is Amprolium and it is in a small dosage. This is used as a prevention. The OP's question...or, how I interpreted it, was how often do you use Corid as a prevention? People do not dose with Corid as a prevention. They use the medicated started and then treat with Corid if the medicated feed fails.

I've read that there is not enough amporol (is that what it's called? Too tired to google @_@ ) to prevent Cocci if it is present. Most people seeing cocci even have their chicks on medicated starter.
My feed store doesn't even carry unmedicated starter. If I wanted organic, I would have to pay way too much - and it's a corporate brand (like Blueseal or Purina).
I like local. I just wish they offered it without the medicine. Even if I wouldn't buy it - it would be nice to have the option.

 

[aoxa]

This is very true.  It is Amprolium and it is in a small dosage.  This is used as a prevention.  The OP's question...or, how I interpreted it, was how often do you use Corid as a prevention?  People do not dose with Corid as a prevention.  They use the medicated started and then treat with Corid if the medicated feed fails.

Yep. I think there should be something additional we can give them if we had experienced cocci before. As a preventative, and not a cure.

Is there something in addition to the food?

 

[leadwolf1]

Nothing that I'm aware of. I know that they make something for puppies. I will ask my DD what she used.

The real problem is that there is no fail safe preventative. If the Coccidia oocysts are present in vast numbers such as during really hot, humid weather, the chicken's system will get overwhelmed no matter what. It's just the way the protozoan works. That's when medication and not prevention is needed.

 

[aoxa]

Nothing that I'm aware of.  I know that they make something for puppies.  I will ask my DD what she used. 

The real problem is that there is no fail safe preventative.  If the Coccidia oocysts are present in vast numbers such as during really hot, humid weather, the chicken's system will get overwhelmed no matter what.  It's just the way the protozoan works.  That's when medication and not prevention is needed. 

The treatment, does it usually work and they recover, what about the coop? Would there be a lot of bacteria left to re-infect?

 

[leadwolf1]

Coccidia isn't a bacteria. It's a protozoan that in found in the soil. Not so unlike worms. It is just microscopic. I've always had problems before they made it to the coop. However, what I would do would be the same. I would do a deep cleaning and then disinfect the entire coop, feeders and waterers. Other than that, there isn't much you can do. It is in the soil, everywhere. Some areas of the country more than others. I'm sure it's the same in Canada as well. Where it is warm and moist, there is more risk as that is the kind of weather that the Coccidia just love!

 

[aoxa]

Coccidia isn't a bacteria.  It's a protozoan that in found in the soil.  Not so unlike worms.  It is just microscopic. I've always had problems before they made it to the coop.  However, what I would do would be the same.  I would do a deep cleaning and then disinfect the entire coop, feeders and waterers.  Other than that, there isn't much you can do.  It is in the soil, everywhere.  Some areas of the country more than others.  I'm sure it's the same in Canada as well.  Where it is warm and moist, there is more risk as that is the kind of weather that the Coccidia just love!

Seems I have just been lucky then. I haven't had any birds that have had it.