I wonder if it's my yard?

[Futrmakr]

Thank you. This is great advice. My challenge is finding a vet within driving distance of where we live who will help. What about extension office I wonder? My hypothesis is something in the soil/plants.

I am just at a loss at this point. I am on my 4th flock. I kept losing adult chickens to what I thought was Cocc. They were freeranged and sleep in coop at night. So for the new group, I decided they would be confined, just in case they kept getting into something out on our land. I decided to let them out last week for the first time at a year old. They were so excited and loved this new experience! But now... seriously? I've woken up to TWO piles of bloody white diarrhea on the poop board. It has to be something on our land. We have many juniper trees and scrub oak on red dirt with native weed grass. Trying to figure out how to narrow down why this keeps happening.

 

[Futrmakr]

I would get some Corid from your feed store right away and treat for possible coccidiosis. They need to be exposed to soil very young to build up a tolerance for coccidia in the soil. Since they were not allowed out until a year old, they may have coccidiosis. Corid dosage is 2 tsp (10 ml) of the liquid Corid or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 7 days. If you lose a chicken your state vet can perform a necropsy to find a cause of death.

That's a great point about the tolerance. :-( (Started Corid as soon as I woke up)

 

[Futrmakr]

Thanks, everyone.

 

[Eggcessive]

There are other drugs that treat coccidiosis. Some strains can be resistant to Corid. If they do not respond to Corid, Toltrazuril or Sulfadimethoxine may be used.The state vet is the way to go if you lose one. Keep the body cold, not frozen, and take it in or ship it overnight with a prepaid mailing label for Fedex or UPS overnight. What state are you in? Here is a list of state vets:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Here is a link for buying sulfadimethoxine:
https://jedds.com/products/medicox-medpet

 

[Futrmakr]

There are other drugs that treat coccidiosis. Some strains can be resistant to Corid. If they do not respond to Corid, Toltrazuril or Sulfadimethoxine may be used.The state vet is the way to go if you lose one. Keep the body cold, not frozen, and take it in or ship it overnight with a prepaid mailing label for Fedex or UPS overnight. What state are you in? Here is a list of state vets:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Here is a link for buying sulfadimethoxine:
https://jedds.com/products/medicox-medpet

I'm in Oklahoma. Thanks so much.