Is this coccidiosis? Picture attached.

[aymer]

i have three young birds (6 months) in my house right now. started the corid this evening. i am hoping for a miracle. one of them is pretty bad but the other two were just starting to show signs. the rest of the flock seems unaffected. coccidiosis is scary because if they do not die their intestines are permanently weakened from the scar tissue left behind.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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If the other members of the flock were exposed and are of the same age, I'd treat the whole flock, IMO.

 

[aymer]

If the other members of the flock were exposed and are of the same age, I'd treat the whole flock, IMO.

i treated the whole flock with sulfasol two weeks ago because my rooster's autopsy came back with the diagnosis of coccidiosis. UC Davis recommended treating the whole flock. everybody looked good for a week then one of the little ones got sick and died two days later (still waiting for her autopsy). at that time i took the other three young ones in the house for observation. one of them became fluffy and lethargic so i ordered corid. the other one still seems fine. the rest of the flock (8 birds) look good. would you still treat them?

i am hoping this is because my little ones did not get enough of the medicine. what do you think?​

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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i treated the whole flock with sulfasol two weeks ago because my rooster's autopsy came back with the diagnosis of coccidiosis. UC Davis recommended treating the whole flock. everybody looked good for a week then one of the little ones got sick and died two days later (still waiting for her autopsy). at that time i took the other three young ones in the house for observation. one of them became fluffy and lethargic so i ordered corid. the other one still seems fine. the rest of the flock (8 birds) look good. would you still treat them?

i am hoping this is because my little ones did not get enough of the medicine. what do you think?

I had to treat my flock twice with Corid. The bloody poos came back a couple of days after the first 5 day round. It is very contagious once the shedding in the poo has started. I personally would treat everyone, if exposed and the same age.

It can be doing silent damage, and that damage is often permanent, but invisible (intestinal).

 

[aymer]

thanks for your advise. i will start treating the rest of the flock tomorrow.

i miss being able to eat our eggs!