Preventative Coccid treatment

[garstrom]

I want to start my 7 week old chicks on a coccidiosis preventative program, I have a bottle of Corrid and would like recommendations on treatment, i.e dosage, length of treatment and any other tips.
I have 21 Wyandottes and they are all now healthy. Just want to avoid future problems.Thanks in advance

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you had those chicks on your property the whole time? Coccidiosisis most common between 3-6 weeks. If they have been slowly getting out on soil, they should be gradually building up a tolerance to the strain of coccidia in your environment. There is a medicated feed that is available if you want to go that route, but I have fed both medicated to one group and non-medicated to my second batch a year later, and never have had a case. It doesn’t always prevent an outbreak. The preventative dosage of Corid is 1/2 tsp per gallon of the liquid, or 1/3 tsp per gallon of the powder Corid for 5 days. I would probably just watch for any symptoms and treat with the maximum dosage (4 times stronger) if there was an outbreak. Each person may have a different approach. Here is a handy chart with the dosage:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6635518/width/500/height/1000