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[MadGoat]

Hi all, I finally joined BYC ! Ive had chickens most of my life, just got 6 three week old chicks today after going without for two years. Ive been a vet tech for over 30 years, so naturally first thing I did when I got them home was run a fecal (I have a home lab). I found a few coccidia and a few ( what I think are) cecal worm eggs. The chicks are a little thin in my opinion, stools look perfectly normal and they are very bright and active. I’m going to do the drop of ivermectin pour on treatment but I’m undecided about treating the coccidia since I only found 2 on the fecal. Thoughts?

 

[Kiki]

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Corid will treat the coccidia.

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• Mar 22, 2018

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• Apr 16, 2018

I would not rely on topically ivermectin to treat any worms. You are better off using Safe-Guard.

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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Personally, I would not treat for the coccidia as it is normally present in a healthy gut. If they begin to show symptoms of coccidiosis, I would treat. I'd most certainly have Corid on hand. All chicken keepers should.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Miss Piggy Sue says, “Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC!”

 

[MadGoat]

Thanks to all for the warm welcomes and replies! I do have safeguard liquid, what’s the chicken dose? I have Corid too, but I usually don’t treat cocci if I only find a few.

 

[MadGoat]

BTW, these chicks came from Murray Mcmuurray and were in a clean indoor pen.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

BTW, these chicks came from Murray Mcmuurray and were in a clean indoor pen.

Murray McMurray is a wonderful hatchery. I would just feed the medicated chick starter instead of the corrid since the count is so low.

 

[MadGoat]

Murray McMurray is a wonderful hatchery. I would just feed the medicated chick starter instead of the corrid since the count is so low.

 

[MadGoat]

I wasn’t sure if it’s common for chicks from hatcheries to have parasites, I sent them an FYI email today.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. At this point I would just monitor the chicks. If the stress of a new environment causes them to break, treat immediately.