Is there a Coccidiosis prevention cheat sheet?

[spatulagirl]

I am having bad luck the past month with two batches of chicks and coccidiosis. I need to come up with a plan to avoid it in future batches.

I lost a young roo in the grow out pen in May. Had no clue why but now suspect coccidiosis. Then I had an outbreak among indoor chicks and I lost five. I went on vacation and came back to discover two sick birds (new babies to us in the grow out pen). Lost the girl and am treating everyone (again) but Roger the Roo is on Day 3 of Corid and still looking lethargic and ruffled.

Everyone is on Corid and medicated feed except the grow out pen which is on soy free non gmo grower.

So I keep the pens clean and the soil they are on has been bird free (although probably not wild bird free). But I need a cheat sheet or check list so I can avoid this in other batches of chicks.

Keep your fingers crossed Roger makes it. He is my son's Exchequer Leghorn roo, about 4-5 weeks old.

 

[spatulagirl]

Also, I have never ever had this happen before. But I do not think I will raise this many chicks again at the same time. It is just too overwhelming!

 

[lilchick]

Some chicks are just more prone to getting cocci than others. Seems like they get it at around 6 to 8 weeks of age. I do feed mine medicated chick starter and just as soon as I see droopiness, loss of appetite and bloody poop I add Corid (same as what's in feed) to their water for a few days.
Older birds can have cocci and not have the bloody poop. Keeping the area around their waterer clean and dry is very important. You know how they like to peck at the ground and "play" in waterer and this is where they can pick it up from.

Keeping their area clean and dry can not be overstated here. Especially when penned up and constantly walking and pooping in same area.