Good morning Everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster.
Opened the coop this morning to find our 8 year old Welsummer / Cochin cross off the roost surrounded by extremely bloody diarrhea. Because of the amount of blood I was concerned it was a wound and rushed her indoors to begin treatment. My husband then washed off the drop boards, so unfortunately, no photos of the initial blood bath. However, it's been about 1.5 hrs and she just pooped again (see photo). The black bits you see are blood clots. This tells me she had active bleeding earlier, as evidenced by the amount of fresh blood in the coop, and now she is passing the remnants in clots.
Yesterday she was acting normal, eating and drinking fine. This morning she has eaten some oats and fresh peach, but is ignoring her food / water (they get Purina layena pellets and Modesto Milling crumble. Oyster shell always on offer. ACV in water 2x a week.) She has not been laying the last month, which is typical for her in late summer. Her color is the same as it has been. She is not fluffed up, and is not tucking her tail, but she is just...standing. I'm wondering if she's in shock. (Just after writing that, she made a run for the front door when it was opened.)
We have a flock of 11 hens and two roosters (roosters are managed / no fighting). No history of Coccidiosis in the flock. It was in the 80's yesterday, but cool by the evening. No one else is exhibiting symptoms. Both she and her sister have had recurrent chronic diarrhea, as did their mother. However, this has been going on for YEARS, we have gone to the vet multiple times, tried All The Things, and have chalked it up to breed/genetics. They have always been fine otherwise. But I wouldn't be surprised if it's connected / if there's an intestinal disorder.
I will try to get some Corid today if our feed supply carries it. I will also schedule a visit with the vet.
My questions: Has anyone else had experience with an intense amount of blood and Coccidiosis? Have you ever had sudden internal / intestinal bleeding? Is there something that could have ruptured? Thoughts or insights? Help!
Thanks in advance!
(Her name is Bad Chicken because she is always the one refusing to come in at night. But she is a Very Good Bird.)
Opened the coop this morning to find our 8 year old Welsummer / Cochin cross off the roost surrounded by extremely bloody diarrhea. Because of the amount of blood I was concerned it was a wound and rushed her indoors to begin treatment. My husband then washed off the drop boards, so unfortunately, no photos of the initial blood bath. However, it's been about 1.5 hrs and she just pooped again (see photo). The black bits you see are blood clots. This tells me she had active bleeding earlier, as evidenced by the amount of fresh blood in the coop, and now she is passing the remnants in clots.
Yesterday she was acting normal, eating and drinking fine. This morning she has eaten some oats and fresh peach, but is ignoring her food / water (they get Purina layena pellets and Modesto Milling crumble. Oyster shell always on offer. ACV in water 2x a week.) She has not been laying the last month, which is typical for her in late summer. Her color is the same as it has been. She is not fluffed up, and is not tucking her tail, but she is just...standing. I'm wondering if she's in shock. (Just after writing that, she made a run for the front door when it was opened.)
We have a flock of 11 hens and two roosters (roosters are managed / no fighting). No history of Coccidiosis in the flock. It was in the 80's yesterday, but cool by the evening. No one else is exhibiting symptoms. Both she and her sister have had recurrent chronic diarrhea, as did their mother. However, this has been going on for YEARS, we have gone to the vet multiple times, tried All The Things, and have chalked it up to breed/genetics. They have always been fine otherwise. But I wouldn't be surprised if it's connected / if there's an intestinal disorder.
I will try to get some Corid today if our feed supply carries it. I will also schedule a visit with the vet.
My questions: Has anyone else had experience with an intense amount of blood and Coccidiosis? Have you ever had sudden internal / intestinal bleeding? Is there something that could have ruptured? Thoughts or insights? Help!
Thanks in advance!
(Her name is Bad Chicken because she is always the one refusing to come in at night. But she is a Very Good Bird.)
