Silkie is yawning non stop, help!

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

For Coccidiosis treat with Corid. Dosage is 1 1/2 teaspoons Corid powder or 2 teaspoons of 9.6% Corid liquid per gallon of water. Give for 5-7 days as the sole source of drinking water.

Crop issues can be a symptom of an underlying condition like infection, worms, coccidiosis and reproductive disorders. If you have a Coccidiosis overload, then it's possible that it's slowing down the digestive process.

Treat with the Corid. I would also make sure she's drinking well, massage the crop several times a day to break up anything that is in there. You can give her 1tsp of coconut oil to help get things moving too. A source of grit (crushed granite) should be available free choice. Let her eat and see how the crop feels in the morning.

I believe that the hen we just just lost died from cocci complications and it’s possible most of my flock still has it even though I’ve already treated them. It’s odd that the silkie came back with nothing and she’s the one showing signs but I’m getting used to things not making sense around here. I started Corid today, they have a big tub of free choice grit and get to run around all day. I will give her coconut oil too. Thanks so much for your help

 

[Kiki]

Got the results, Silkie came back with zero parasites. The other came back with cocci?! What should I do?

I think I am confused. The silkie's poop came back clean and a different bird's poop came back positive for coccidia?

 

[drumstick diva]

Maybe the silkie has gapeworm

 

[Kiki]

I believe that the hen we just just lost died from cocci complications and it’s possible most of my flock still has it even though I’ve already treated them. It’s odd that the silkie came back with nothing and she’s the one showing signs but I’m getting used to things not making sense around here. I started Corid today, they have a big tub of free choice grit and get to run around all day. I will give her coconut oil too. Thanks so much for your help

Marek's itself is tough on the birds so they are easily affected by coccidia...but if you just treated the whole flock with Corid and she still has a high load of coccidia then maybe Corid isn't enough for this strain of coccidia. You may need a sulfa drug.

 

[Kiki]

It’s not possible for me to treat the one with cocci because I don’t know which one it was unfortunately.

Oh. How are you sure it isn't the silkie's poop then?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It’s not possible for me to treat the one with cocci because I don’t know which one it was unfortunately.

Hmmm...so you just treated them with Corid recently?

 

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

I think I am confused. The silkie's poop came back clean and a different bird's poop came back positive for coccidia?

That’s correct.

 

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

Hmmm...so you just treated them with Corid recently?

Yes 9/7-9/13 and lower dosage 9/13-9/27

 

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

Oh. How are you sure it isn't the silkie's poop then?

I took another poop sample from the run to compare to the silkie, I don’t know which of my hens poop it was.

 

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

Maybe the silkie has gapeworm

Not sure, it didn’t come back in the 3 part fecal testing so I hope not.