Silkies and Corrid

[Noraaaaa]

hello! my silkies had coccidiosis last summer. here is what I would do:

-make sure her coop is clean because that is what causes it. make sure the water is fresh every day and there is little to no poop in the bedding.
-you can give her about is 2 tsp of liquid Corid in her water for 5 days. make sure you give her fresh water each day.
-if she isn't drinking try to put corid in a mash and see if she wants that.
-if that doesn't work get a little dropper and slowly drip it into her mouth (make sure you research this before)
-after the 5 days or corid give her fresh water and some vitimans.

questions:
what are her symptoms?
where is she (outside or inside)?
is she alone?
can she walk?

 

[Eggcessive]

There are many videos online. These may help:

 

[Misskaci]

hello! my silkies had coccidiosis last summer. here is what I would do:

-make sure her coop is clean because that is what causes it. make sure the water is fresh every day and there is little to no poop in the bedding.
-you can give her about is 2 tsp of liquid Corid in her water for 5 days. make sure you give her fresh water each day.
-if she isn't drinking try to put corid in a mash and see if she wants that.
-if that doesn't work get a little dropper and slowly drip it into her mouth (make sure you research this before)
-after the 5 days or corid give her fresh water and some vitimans.

questions:
what are her symptoms?
where is she (outside or inside)?
is she alone?
can she walk?

I started the Corrid yesterday. I haven’t seen her drink (I haven’t been able to watch her continuously) but she has been eating. I just changed their bedding Sunday. I usually will just throw fresh shavings on their waste and flip it as this is what I have seen people do for months without cleaning. But I clean mine out completely every 2 weeks. I will start spot cleaning.

I have 5 silkies in 1 cage but it is sectioned off. I have 2 hens in a 32” x 48” area, 2 more hens in another of the same size area and my rooster is in a 30” x 48” area.

She is not by herself. She is with her sister/best friend who I can tell is very worried about her

She can still walk but she is starting to lay down more often. She stands hunched over a lot (I had another silkie do at the end when he had parasites). And when I walk up to her she puts her butt all the way up in the air and her head basically on the ground.

She has been in the laying box for over 2 hours. I think she is just too exhausted to push the egg out. Or maybe it’s comfortable for her there. Since she’s been getting further along it’s taking her longer and longer to lay her egg.

They were inside today because it rained but yesterday I put her outside and she perked up a little while she was out there.

Her symptoms are:
- blood in stool
- has lost a TON of weight despite always eating and her crop always being full (except in the morning)
- weakness
- ruffled feathers

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She does take longer and struggle to lay the eggs lately. I do give her the oyster shells for extra calcium, currently. I will get those tabs as well.

Her symptoms are:
- blood in stool
- has lost a TON of weight despite always eating and her crop always being full (except in the morning)
- weakness
- ruffled feathers

I have 5 silkies in 1 cage but it is sectioned off. I have 2 hens in a 32” x 48” area, 2 more hens in another of the same size area and my rooster is in a 30” x 48” area.

Can you post photos of you her and you set up?

Do the birds stay in the cages are those just for housing at night for security?

She's eating 20% protein poultry feed, but losing weight, she has access to feed during waking hours.
What is the feed, is it a loose type feed or pellets/crumbles?

Hopefully the extra calcium tablet for a few days will help her expel the eggs more easily.

 

[Misskaci]

Can you post photos of you her and you set up?

Do the birds stay in the cages are those just for housing at night for security?

She's eating 20% protein poultry feed, but losing weight, she has access to feed during waking hours.
What is the feed, is it a loose type feed or pellets/crumbles?

Hopefully the extra calcium tablet for a few days will help her expel the eggs more easily.

 

[Misskaci]

She has access to food at ALL times. I keep the 20% food outside with them in their 10’ x 25’ run and the. In hens areas I keep the layer food. I also add a sprinkle of those happy tract seeds as a treat. And I have those oyster shells in a ramekin next to their food at all times inside and outside.

Yes they only sleep in this cage at night or I keep them in when it rains. It is bigger than their coop and they all don’t get along in tight spaces. They do fine when they are in the open run but they all pick on each other in the cage so I keep them like this at night. I live in North GA so in the summer I actually kept them in the house because it got too hot at night.

Most of my garage is insulated and I just cover the top and back of their run at night to keep from any drafts from the garage door and try to keep their heat in.

So for the calcium tabs, I just dissolve 1 in water? I’m really nervous about giving it to her via syringe. I have a tool to be able to put it in her crop from when my last bird went to the vet but I really don’t feel comfortable doing that.

 

[Misskaci]

She laid an egg today but she’s unable to stand. She just does this crawling thing. She ate this morning. So she’s still eating for now.

 

[Eggcessive]

I am a little concerned that she might be showing signs of Mareks disease or a vitamin b2 riboflavin deficiency. If you can find riboflavin tablets at your local Walmart or pharmacy, you can give 1/4 tablet daily. I would not use B complex at this time, since b1 thiamine is not given when on Corid. Here is an example of the riboflavin tabs:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s...MI9Nmi8eedigMV5jYIBR0MbS9YEAQYEiABEgIYnPD_BwE

 

[Debbie292d]

I am a little concerned that she might be showing signs of Mareks disease or a vitamin b2 riboflavin deficiency. If you can find riboflavin tablets at your local Walmart or pharmacy, you can give 1/4 tablet daily. I would not use B complex at this time, since b1 thiamine is not given when on Corid. Here is an example of the riboflavin tabs:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s...MI9Nmi8eedigMV5jYIBR0MbS9YEAQYEiABEgIYnPD_BwE

While you are at Walmart, I'd pick up some of the B-Complex drops to give her when your Corid is done. This is fast-acting and should quickly replenish the B1. We give our silkie chicks 1/4 dropper per day for a week, but you could go a bit more with her, around 1/3 of a dropper. (One dropper full is human dose).

 

[Misskaci]

I am a little concerned that she might be showing signs of Mareks disease or a vitamin b2 riboflavin deficiency. If you can find riboflavin tablets at your local Walmart or pharmacy, you can give 1/4 tablet daily. I would not use B complex at this time, since b1 thiamine is not given when on Corid. Here is an example of the riboflavin tabs:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s...MI9Nmi8eedigMV5jYIBR0MbS9YEAQYEiABEgIYnPD_BwE

How do I give her these tablets? Dissolve them in water and give them to her with a syringe?