Sick chicken- treating for coccidiosis but need advice

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sabrina514

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Last Friday I got two 8-10 week old pullets (BO and SS) and by Sunday I saw one bloody poop. Yesterday my SS was all fluffed up in the corner of the coop and I was able to start treating with Corid in the water (powder, as that's all I could get). These two are still kept separate from the other chickens but I'm treating everyone since they are in the same yard.
Today the poop is far less bloody, but I'm not sure if this is the sick one improving or the other one coming down sick. I don't know how long this stuff takes to work (if it's going to). My BO still appears fine, but the SS is still fluffed up and looks no better from yesterday, granted it hasn't even been 24 hours since starting Corid. I am not even sure if my sick one is eating/drinking at this point. She would still be pooping blood, right? The two are so close that I fear that separating them so I can monitor one's intake (the other one is definitely still eating/drinking) might do more harm than good. At what point should I start seeing a turnaround in the sick one (assuming she does get better)?

I have read mixed things about bringing sick chickens indoors and worry that it might be too cold for her- highs here are in the 50s and lows in the 30s-40s. Can she get better without me bringing her inside? If I do, I'd have to bring them both in to keep them together and then harden them off when they go back out- I have no idea how to do that as I've never provided supplemental heat.
Any extra tips? Just wondering if there's anything else I can do to make sure my sick one is getting the medicine in her and to help her get better.
 
It's 1/2 tsp of corid powder mixed with 10 ml of water.
Dose for the bird is .074 ml of that per 100 grams of weight of the bird.
You give that once a day for up to three days in addition to the medicated water.
 
casportpony said:
She might be big enough that you could use some aquarium air line.

-Kathy
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Info on aquarium air line. It's 1/4 inch outside diameter and fits the tip of a syringe quite well. But use the "silicone" airline as it is much softer and more flexible. Choices are blue and black so get the blue one as you can still see through it. The clear vinyl is to hard and rigid and can cause some discomfort because of that.
 
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I'm so glad to hear that she showed an interest to drink.

Keep giving her the dosage that @casportpony provided and the water bowl with the medication in it as well. Use the medicated water to moisten her feed. You're probably already doing this and just want to advise that you keep up this treatment for the full number of days required.

I'm concerned she may not be getting enough water. How much water is she getting again?

Also, what type of food are you attempting to give her that you're moistening?
 
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Corid generally works very well. I usually see some improvement after about 48 hours.
If you aren't sure she is drinking her water you can use a syringe (no needle) or eye dropper and drizzle it into her beak slowly. Just don't squirt it into her lungs. It's not hard to do. Once she starts feeling better she should start drinking again on her own. Make sure you treat for the full 5 days. Its a pretty safe medication, and I'd treat everybody that was exposed.
As for temperature, you have to be the judge. If they seem cold, then I'd use a heat lamp, make sure she can move in and out of the warmth as she needs. If they are fully feathered, they are probably OK, but sometimes sick birds can get hypothermic.
 
@sabrina514 , you can make an oral drench for your sickest one by mixing 1/2 teaspoon water with 10ml (2 teaspoons) water, stir well and give 0.074ml per 100 grams orally Okay to do this once a day for 1-3 days even with the medicated water.

Your medicated water needs to be made with 1.5 teaspoons per gallon for 5 days, then 1/3 teaspoon for for 7-14 days.

-Kathy
 
Is that supposed to be 1/2 tsp corid liquid per 10mL? I don't have any liquid as it's not available in my area and I can't get it shipped here fast enough. Or is this medicated water mixed with water? I'm confused on how exactly to do the oral drench. I'm new at this, only had chickens for a couple months and this is my first experience with illness.
I was able to observe them long enough to figure out the other one is having bloody stool though nowhere near as bad- I'm hoping that she will recover. My sick one does not appear to be eating or drinking, is crying out and straining to produce stools that are basically small amounts of blood.
 

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