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[lonnyandrinda]

What could be causing Diarrhea without blood? Treatment suggestions?

What age of birds are we talking about? Any other symptoms? I'd say over half the time Cocci presents as diarrhea without blood, I go more by hunched, legthargic chicks than bloody stools. That would be my first thing to treat for- Sulmet Corid.

 

[Kassaundra]

What could be causing Diarrhea without blood? Treatment suggestions?

If they are chicks my first choice for any diarrhea w/ or w/o blood would be cocci, treat fast w/ corrid. Everyone knows how no meds / no tx / survival of the fittest I am, but cocci is an exception. I brood w/ sand and garden dirt to try and do controlled introduction to it and to keep from getting it in the first place, but once they have it there is no "getting over it" on their own.

If it is something else the corrid won't hurt them, if it is cocci and you delay tx it will worsen.

 

[kelielliott]

If they are chicks my first choice for any diarrhea w/ or w/o blood would be cocci, treat fast w/ corrid.  Everyone knows how no meds / no tx / survival of the fittest I am, but cocci is an exception.  I brood w/ sand and garden dirt to try and do controlled introduction to it and to keep from getting it in the first place, but once they have it there is no "getting over it" on their own.

If it is something else the corrid won't hurt them, if it is cocci and you delay tx it will worsen.

It's actually in our laying chickens coop. I think I will get some Corrid for preventive purposes anyway. Thanks for your advice!!

 

[chrisnjenny]

@NanaKat Im glad to hear you are doing ok! And I agree what a wonderful hubby Mine is awesome like that too... gotta love them!
A few days ago my neighbors house burnt and in the meantime i've been walking down and feeding her 30+ chickens and ducks for her until hopefully she can find a new place rather soon. I dont know what shes gonna do because with the house burnt to the ground it isnt easy convincing the chickens to stay in the back yard and only two of them are cooped up. Animal control stopped by a few mins ago to confirm rumors I had been feeding the chickens everyday and I told her to let me know if the neighbors started complaining about wandering chickens... its only been a few days and I told the kids if they see them wandering to either chase them home or catch them and bring them here and id put them in my about to be empty coop... im trying to get up my nerve because I am going to cull my first rooster today! Im nervous but all yalls posts on here about rigor ect. And the research I have done (hours of reading and you tube videos) has given me enough confidence to finally try it... the roo in question is very mean anyway, I even gave him away once and they brought him back because he kept attacking her other roosters because before he was given to me he was a fighting rooster (I had no idea when I accepted him) so who better to practice on! I know how and where to cut but I think I will probably just skin him to void out the hot pot and blow torch this time around and I have plenty of ice and salt ready to go. Since he is like 2yrs old (I believe) I figure ill let the meat rest until sat. Or sunday to be sure it Isnt tough. Anyways any last min. Advice, Tips, tricks or key things to know would be great!

 

[NanaKat]

Thank you.
Good luck with you first rooster processing. Since you are skinning him, break the joints on the leg and wing tips; then cut them off. the skin will pull off easier.

 

[chrisnjenny]

Thanks @NanaKat ill do that!

 

[Kassaundra]

It's actually in our laying chickens coop. I think I will get some Corrid for preventive purposes anyway. Thanks for your advice!!

Adult chickens seldom if ever get cocci since they have built up immunity.

 

[kelielliott]

@kassaundra That makes me feel better! Any ideas since they are grown? Do adults just have it sometimes?

 

[Ksane]

@kassaundra That makes me feel better! Any ideas since they are grown? Do adults just have it sometimes?

Kelli, is it every single time? Chickens have what they call "cecal poo" about every 7th or 8th time. It comes from their cecal glad and looks like chocolate pudding, smells awful, too. If you've wormed them (with Safeguard, not just Wazine) and it's every single time they go i'd wonder if the food wasn't agreeing with them. But make sure they're wormed then re-wormed 10 days later before assuming it's the food.

 

[LV Poultry]

Hey y'all. Been a while. Good to see a bunch of y'all are still on. I was krazykat0373 but can't remember what email I used, so had to make a new account.