Question about Corid And Mixing Birds

[ChickenChick46]

Hi all. I've started my flock of 7 and 8 week olds on Corid. We have had 3 concerning poops, I believe all from the same bird. I posted the poop yesterday, and it seems like it may have been intestinal shedding. The picture is here also. But I saw one more, much smaller, this morning and felt it best to start treatment.

I've got another group of 7 chicks that are still in the brooder inside my house. They have not yet been in the coop where the birds receiving treatment are. But they have been in the run just outside of the coop. These chicks are 3 weeks and 5 weeks old, and they're not on heat anymore.

I was hoping to get them into the coop for a bit every day. I have a small run that I wanted to do see no touch integration with.

My questions are these:

1. Should I start the inside chicks on Corid as well because they've been outside within close proximity to the coop?

2. Would it be safe to allow them in the separate run but still inside the coop, or should I not do that since we're on Corid? I'm guessing I should not, but since they've already spent time near the coop, I thought I would ask.

I've only seen 3 poops in the past 24 hours that look like this one does. This was the largest one, and they were all this color, nothing more reddish than this. Everyone is eating, drinking and acting totally normal. I'm still so new to chickens that I'm really worried I'll mess this up!

Thank you for any advice!

 

[ChickyCh00k]

I would have everyone on Corid and make sure the youngest group is getting time in the run/coop, wherever...then they should be building immunity while on the Corid. It won't hurt them to be on it.

Is the youngest group on medicated feed?

 

[ChickenChick46]

I would have everyone on Corid and make sure the youngest group is getting time in the run/coop, wherever...then they should be building immunity while on the Corid. It won't hurt them to be on it.

Is the youngest group on medicated feed?

They are, and have been the entire time I've had them, so the full 3 and 5 weeks.

 

[ChickyCh00k]

They are, and have been the entire time I've had them, so the full 3 and 5 weeks.

Since they're on medicated feed, I would still allow that youngest group to be in all the places you mentioned. This is how they will build immunity to whatever strain of cocci are on your property. The amount of amprolium in the feed is very small, but should give them some protection. It also won't hurt them to drink Corid the water.

Are the 7 & 8 week olds also on medicated feed?

 

[ChickenChick46]

Since they're on medicated feed, I would still allow that youngest group to be in all the places you mentioned. This is how they will build immunity to whatever strain of cocci are on your property. The amount of amprolium in the feed is very small, but should give them some protection. It also won't hurt them to drink Corid the water.

Are the 7 & 8 week olds also on medicated feed?

They are. I was actually about to switch them to umedicated. I had read that medicated feed should be fed for the first 8 weeks. But I haven't switched them yet. Should I? I've got both.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Since they're on medicated feed, I would still allow that youngest group to be in all the places you mentioned. This is how they will build immunity to whatever strain of cocci are on your property. The amount of amprolium in the feed is very small, but should give them some protection. It also won't hurt them to drink Corid the water.

Are the 7 & 8 week olds also on medicated feed?

And thank you, I was thinking along the same lines, that since they've all been on medicated feed and I can have everyone on Corid, that I could go ahead and start getting the others down there. I want them to build immunity, but I'd also like to start the integration process with the older birds. I'm about to switch the youngest ones' water to the Corid treated water now.

 

[ChickyCh00k]

They are. I was actually about to switch them to umedicated. I had read that medicated feed should be fed for the first 8 weeks. But I haven't switched them yet. Should I? I've got both.

I would keep them on the medicated feed (just my opinion) for at least couple more weeks (perhaps until everyone is done with Corid treatment). Many people keep chicks/pullets on medicated feed until 16-18 weeks (when they switch to layer or all-flock feed).

If everyone is on the Corid water, you should be able to start the integration process without working about the coccidiosis issue.

Integration can be stressful! Good luck!!

 

[Debbie292d]

They are, and have been the entire time I've had them, so the full 3 and 5 weeks.

I finally bought a bag of medicated as twice now I've put chicks from the house in a growout pen outside that we could have moved but didn't.

Both times, they got coccidiosis. Since then, I just give it to them the week or two before they go outside, plus we move the pen. Nothing since this. Some areas have a higher percentage of the protozoa in the soil than others and I assume we must be up there.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I finally bought a bag of medicated as twice now I've put chicks from the house in a growout pen outside that we could have moved but didn't.

Both times, they got coccidiosis. Since then, I just give it to them the week or two before they go outside, plus we move the pen. Nothing since this. Some areas have a higher percentage of the protozoa in the soil than others and I assume we must be up there.

I was really hoping for the best since we've not had rain in a while. But, overall this summer has been really wet. And southern AL is basically one big hot, humidity pit, lol. So I knew the risk was there.

All of my birds are acting normal and eating and drinking. I'm really hoping I've caught this early and the Corid treatment will nip it in the bud. I'll keep them on the medicated feed for a while longer too.

Are all your babies doing okay now?

 

[ChickenChick46]

I would keep them on the medicated feed (just my opinion) for at least couple more weeks (perhaps until everyone is done with Corid treatment). Many people keep chicks/pullets on medicated feed until 16-18 weeks (when they switch to layer or all-flock feed).

If everyone is on the Corid water, you should be able to start the integration process without working about the coccidiosis issue.

Integration can be stressful! Good luck!!

Thank you so, so much for all of your help! Chicken keeping had given me so much to learn, lol.

I'll keep them on medicated feed for now and I've now got everyone on Corid water. I realized the indoor chicks had tipped their waterer after I filled it this morning, so out was slowly puddling in the bottom of their tent brooder.

I was going to have to get them out for a while anyway to empty and clean it, so here's to a happy integration. Thank goodness we invested in that 8 foot enclosed run...

Next question, if I put the brooder plate in the run with the chicks, can 3 and 5 week olds be outside overnight with lows in the mid to high 60s? Here are some pictures of their current feathering. They've actually been off heat inside, but the brooder plate is still in their pen (unplugged) because they like to stand on it. The room they are in is about 78 during the day and 75 at night. Our lows the next week range from 65 to 70.