Possible blood in poop

[Mbardeaux]

Hello! This is my first time raising chicks and I got them on Friday 4/3. One of them has a bit of red in their poop and has since yesterday, it’s not a ton but enough to have me concerned. Also sometimes an orange watery poop. She is still eating and drinking well. Could this possibly be Coccidia? Can a chick that is only one week old even get it? I am not feeding them medicated feed and they were not vaccinated. Thanks!

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

Hello! This is my first time raising chicks and I got them on Friday 4/3. One of them has a bit of red in their poop and has since yesterday, it’s not a ton but enough to have me concerned. Also sometimes an orange watery poop. She is still eating and drinking well. Could this possibly be Coccidia? Can a chick that is only one week old even get it? I am not feeding them medicated feed and they were not vaccinated. Thanks!

Pictures of the poop?

 

[Mbardeaux]

 

[Mbardeaux]

Pictures of the poop?

 

[aart]

Looks like intestinal shedding to me.
What does your brooder set up look like?

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

Could be coccidiosis, this is when a chick either eats wood or accidently eats poop. The disease spreads quickly. Coccidiosis is when bacteria inside an animal eats their insides, ergo, blood in poop. Isolate the chick and keep it on electrolytes because else it will become drowsy and there is a possibility that it could die. It has happened to one of my chicks before. If the chick is really important to you, and you want it to survive, call the vet and ask for 'Baytox Poultry'. This is a medicinethat works like a dream for my chicks/chickens. But, defaintly, self isolate the chick (sorry it sounds like I'm talking about COVID-19).
Hope I was of help,
Laura

 

[Mbardeaux]

Looks like intestinal shedding to me.
What does your brooder set up look like?

 

[Mbardeaux]

I was wondering if it was possibly intestinal shedding because she seems otherwise fine. The welsummer drinking is the one in question...

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

Yeah could be

 

[Mbardeaux]

Could be coccidiosis, this is when a chick either eats wood or accidently eats poop. The disease spreads quickly. Coccidiosis is when bacteria inside an animal eats their insides, ergo, blood in poop. Isolate the chick and keep it on electrolytes because else it will become drowsy and there is a possibility that it could die. It has happened to one of my chicks before. If the chick is really important to you, and you want it to survive, call the vet and ask for 'Baytox Poultry'. This is a medicinethat works like a dream for my chicks/chickens. But, defaintly, self isolate the chick (sorry it sounds like I'm talking about COVID-19).
Hope I was of help,
LauraView attachment 2079196View attachment 2079198

thank you, I’ll keep an eye on her today and will call the vet if things don’t improve by tomorrow.