Oxytetracycline for treating coccidiosis?

[ConPollos]

No, problem. Have you searched BYC for breaking broodies? Also, www.The-Chicken-Chick.com has a lot of good info about broodies, as far as I can tell as a newby.

My 2 sickest ones are vastly improved, walking around and eating and drinking on their own; but I'm concerned because they're still very puffy and the cockerel is mean to them. He pecks them and won't let them eat or drink if he sees them try. Fortunately, they're sneaky enough to eat and drink when he's not looking about half the time. I'm still dipping their beaks in Corid water from time to time. Sometimes the other girls are mean to them too. I'm making sure they're safe, though.

 

[Nupe]

If not, you could separate them. They'll at least they would have each other as company as well as reintroducing more than one back to the flock. I kind of worry about my broody being separated by herself. I may fatten her up a bit before reintroducing her.

I've read up on breaking broodiness but I don't have the wire bottom cage. I've separated her in hopes to both break the broody and make sure she's getting enough medicated water. I was concerned about her being in the nest box all day getting weaker. At least here I can watch her more closely. I thought she was staying up on the roost to be out of the fan's full blast but apparently she likes it. I directed the fan at the roost to see if she would jump down and stay closer to the food and water. Nope, she stayed there all night. I peeked in after dark with a flashlight. There were food bits in the water so she was there. This morning when I offered her some meal worms by hand, she still puffed up like a turkey and complained at me. Then she took a nice big stinky broody poop, so I figure all is well for now.

 

[Nupe]

Yeah, I'd say she likes it...

 

[ConPollos]

Good to hear! Now I'm going to pick Kathy's brain a little more. Sorry for the hijack... again... As I said before, none of my other chickens have been acting sick except the one that died very quickly after showing symptoms. I got 12 eggs today which is average, even tho I'm technically 2 hens down. The dogs don't mind a bit. I'm treating the rest of the flock anyway but my concern now is another one of my hens is broody. I haven't been trying to break her, but I have been kicking her out of the nest once a day after I change out the water and bring fodder. I was starting to get concerned about how the color of her comb is getting paler each day. I don't have a wire bottom cage to put her in so today I've put her in my chicken hospital/brooder with a fan pointed at her butt to 1) hopefully break the broodiness and 2) to get her to drink more. She's rather unhappy about that and is quite vocal about it. Is there anything else I should do for her? This is a still from my IP chicken cam. It's just an old android phone and must make a noise when it takes a pic because they always seem to be looking at the camera every time. She seems to like the roost, probably because it's the only place the fan doesn't hit her butt directly. Bonus?

So cute!

 

[Tkin]

Oxytetracycline will not treat Coccidiosis; it is an antibiotic, for treating bacterial diseases, whereas Coccidosis is caused by protozoa. You need Corid (Amprolium) or Sulmet to treat it.

Corid actually does not treat coccida. It is considered preventative because it inhibits coccidia's ability to reproduce, and it's up to nature to eliminate them. As for antibiotics, there are many than can be used for coccidia, but few which have been actually been approved (money and politics)

https://www.intechopen.com/books/fa...avian-coccidiosis-new-strategies-of-treatment

 

[casportpony]

Corid actually does not treat coccida. It is considered preventative because it inhibits coccidia's ability to reproduce, and it's up to nature to eliminate them. As for antibiotics, there are many than can be used for coccidia, but few which have been actually been approved (money and politics)

https://www.intechopen.com/books/fa...avian-coccidiosis-new-strategies-of-treatment

Good link, thanks for posting it!

 

[K10road]

http://wvj.science-line.com/attachm...line on Coccidiosis from Eimeria arloingi.pdf

Also wanted to add this link on this thread. Seems like there’s a lot of difference in opinion/research! I’m wondering if combining a few types of treatment isn’t the way to go as long as you aren’t doubling up on one form?

For example, could one give Corid (9.5cc per gallon for 5-7 days and then 2.4cc for 5-7 days) along with applying/administering VetRx (for the essential oils - namely oregano- that the previous comment link shows to help) and also giving an appropriate weight-based dosage of oxytetracycline for 3 days? Only one of those is antibiotic. I did read the following regarding Corid:

“

Combination of amprolium with ethopabate, sulphaquinoxaline or even pyrimethamine extended and strengthened the spectrum of activity. Amprolium is compatible with vitamins, antibiotics, minerals and other ingredients commonly used in poultry ration but it should not be mixed in concentrates containing high levels of choline because of tendency for it to break down into picric acid.”