Should I panic over a runny slightly bloody poo?

[Eggcessive]

These are not rescue hens ( which is why all these diseases are so puzzling). The d'uccle came from a breeder in Alabama. When I got her she was healthy beautiful and had not mites or other problems other than an occasional sneeze which neither improved nor worsened over 4 months so I didn't worry about it. She had no discharge or rattly breathing or any other symptoms so I just assumed it was normal. Shortly after we got her we bought two OEGBs from a breeder who had hatched way more than she could keep. I visited the place and selected the birds myself. I would have quarantined them but we live in a residential area and I have had to keep them in a small coop that my grandpa had originally built to quarantine a rooster he had hatched until it was big enough to join the rest of his flock but hadn't used for about a year. They are still living in this coop as my dad and I have not had time to finish the other one. Anyways I had to put them with the d'uccle and felt relatively comfortable doing so as the rest of the 50+ birds that the lady had were mite free and healthy. So shortly after I noticed the OEGBs were sneezing to but again no other symptoms or signs of worsening. Then, around the first week of September I noticed the blue had a bump above her eye and did some research an found out that It was fowl pox. It got to the point were her eyes were closed due to the lesions and we had to force feed her. Over the past few weeks she has been much better and acting herself again. The scabs are falling off and she is eating drinking and behaving like a normal chicken. About 6 days or so ago though, the d'uccle had some sort of eye infection and the blue OEGB sounded snotty and had some discharge in her nostrils. I was told by multiple people that Tylan 50 can be given orally and that's how we have treated them for the past four days. The d'uccles eye looks mostly normal and the blues clucking sounds clear again. Today when I was out cleaning their cage and changing their water like I do every day, I noticed the aforementioned poop on the porch( we let them run around for about 30 minutes twice a day while we clean the coop or do yard work) and wondered if it was cause for concern. It's a small poo only about the size if a dime. I didnt find any others like it when cleaning out the coop so I decided to just watch it and do some research. I don't think it is coccidiosis as I change their water everyday and it pretty rare to find any poop in it. Nevertheless I will be on the lookout do more bloody poop and will treat accordingly if problem persists.

Sorry for the mistake, but when I was reading your other posts, I saw"rescued hens' in a post, but now see that was someone else posting.

 

[Eggcessive]

I just went out and checked on them. All poop that I saw looked normal. If it was serious would i continually see bloody poop?

Coccidiosis doesn't always have bloody poop, sometimes, just diarrhea. I have had pullets who have occasionally had a bit of blood like that in their droppings, and were fine. Just keep an eye on them. If the had cocci, you would be seeing very lethargic, sick birds who weren't eating.

 

[Michael Apple]

My issue is that for *years* people have been told to use 1/2 teaspoon of the powder and 2 of the liquid... Not sure why no one did the math on the powder. And I'll admit that I am guilty of telling people that the dose was 1/2 tsp powder, but I was wrong in doing so and I actually feel pretty bad about it.

-Kathy

That's because people are either ignorant of, or confused about the dosage for prevention versus treatment. I generally use liquid, but have used powder. The liquid dose you listed is fine for treatment regiments, where the powder dose you listed is for prevention regiments. We all make mistakes, just so long as it isn't detrimental to anyone or their birds. Good thing about Corid is it is a fairly wide safety margin. Even so we must be careful with all medications and consult with manufacturers of drugs, or knowledgeable Avian veterinarians when we have questions.

I made the mistake of recommending Corid water treatment before knowing the person was already using medicated starter, so asking about a poster's bird history is important.

 

[casportpony]

I wonder how many people lost chicks because I told them to give 1/2 tsp powder for treatment? Sigh... That's all on me for just repeating what I had read, which I try not to do anymore. Live and learn.

-Kathy

 

[Michael Apple]

I wonder how many people lost chicks because I told them to give 1/2 tsp powder for treatment? Sigh... That's all on me for just repeating what I had read, which I try not to do anymore. Live and learn.

-Kathy

I sincerely doubt birds were lost from that in particular. If anything it took longer for symptoms to be remedied, or the bird was already suffering from late stage symptoms before any Amprolium was given.

 

[Aunt ruth]

Current pictures of the eyes

 

[casportpony]

Check the insides of their mouths for pus/plaque.

-Kathy

 

[Aunt ruth]

Check the insides of their mouths for pus/plaque.

-Kathy

I have been. There was some in the corner of the blues mouth a few days ago but it hasn't returned.

 

[casportpony]

I've got pox here now and what a nightmare it's been, lol.

-Kathy

 

[cafarmgirl]

I wonder how many people lost chicks because I told them to give 1/2 tsp powder for treatment? Sigh... That's all on me for just repeating what I had read, which I try not to do anymore. Live and learn.

-Kathy

For what it's worth, I'm one of those people who for years treated with the 20% powder at the 1/2 tsp per gallon dose. I don't even remember when or by whom I was first told that dosage rate. I don't often have coccidiosis outbreaks but when I did this dose has cleared them right up, I've never lost a chick to cocci and I've seen improvement in less then 24 hours. But I also catch it quick. So I don't know, it's apparently enough to do the job and most likely there haven't been massive deaths due to people dosing at that rate. I agree with Michael Apple that maybe at most it might take longer to get a more severe outbreak under control at that dose.