Need a cure....

[Nanni]

Hello, I'm new to the chicken business and have a concern about ongoing watery stools. I started with 6 Buff Orpingtons and a month later aquired 4 Lavender's. Two of those died within a month of getting them and the other 2 have always had brown watery stools. Everyone is healthy and happy, and we have them in a clean safe coop but they roam around in the afternoon. We have treated them on 2 occasions with Wazine 17 and it didn't really stop. I have always assumed it was coccidiosis but we never see blood in the stools and they are all healthy looking and eat and drink well. Out of the 8 pullets we are raising, 4 are laying now, 3 are roosters and one is undetermined The 2 Buff's bully my Lavender and I wonder if it could just be stress. Actually, the Lavender's have always been the lowest in the pecking order...... I'm trying to find homes for the Buff's since I realize now just why you can't have more than one rooster in the flock! Just wish I could find out if this problem needs to be treated or just left alone...Thank for any help!

 

[speckledhen]

Not enough information to help you. How old are they? What are you feeding them?

Cocci is usually a disease of younger birds who have not developed immunity to the oocysts in the soil that cause it, though older ones can get it.


By the way, Wazine kills only roundworms, no other types. I'm not saying it's worms at all, but if you really think it is, a broad spectrum wormer would be a better way to go.

In very hot weather, watery poop is rather common as they are drinking massive amounts of water.

 

[Nanni]

Thanks for responding They are all about 6-8 months old and they eat Layer Pellets from the Farmer's Coop. We got them between Feb. and March. The youngest Lavender is not laying yet so she, or he, may be about 5 months. The man who sold me the Lavenders told me he uses Wazine but I see on the label that it only treats roundworms. Don't know why that didn't register with me before Do you think this could just be something as simple as stress and not something I need to be treating since they look so healthy? Just wondering if I'm worrying for no reason....

 

[speckledhen]

Hard to say. Were there any other symptoms with the ones who died? Discharges from eyes, nose, mouth? Distended abdomen? Respiratory sounds that were weird?