Silkies may have Coccidiosis?

[LadyRed76]

I acquired four Silkie chickens a month ago.
I kept them separate from my flock for two weeks and showed no signs of Any sort of problems.
I keep them separate during the day,but they roost together at night.
Yesterday morning I noticed blood on poop under two of the Silkies. Nothing can be seen during the day,only in the morning after roosting do I see bloody droppings. Again today more bloody droppings. As well as blood spots but no poop,as if they pooped blood instead.
The two hens still are laying ,they are all 16 months old.
My other chickens I raised and fed them medicated chick food.
Will my other chickens get this disease even having fed them medicated food? They don't eat medicated food now.
Not even sure these new Silkies had any as chicks.
People I got them from fed them more people food them chicken feed.
I read if my chickens eat any medicated food it would reverse the effects of the medicated food they got as chicks. Is that true?

 

[azygous]

All the medicated feed does is to set up a mildly limited vitamin B environment in the gut so chicks can develop resistance to cocci parasites which are everywhere naturally. It isn't really a medicine and certainly not a "vaccine", nor is it a treatment for cocci.

It is possible, in spite of medicated feed, for chickens to experience a cocci overload. The signs of this are bloody stools and lethargic behavior. It does no harm to start the entire flock on a round of Corid.

If you've had very wet weather, and the chickens have been scratching around in soggy soil, the odds of a cocci outbreak increase. Be safe and get them all on Corid. It will not harm them if they don't have coccidiosis.

 

[LadyRed76]

I didn't think it was a Vaccine...I was hoping if my flock had treatment if re-treatment will harm them.
I'm glad it wont.!
I'm going to start treating tomorrow!
The new Silkies came from a Dirty coop. So...yea they probably got it from old owners.
Past two weeks I've had more chicken problems than I have in years!

 

[azygous]

Are you in one of the hurricane zones? All that rain has increased chicken woes for lots of people and their flocks. Damp conditions cause all sorts of bacterial explosions and toxins that make chickens sick. Heat waves in some regions have really encouraged these bad actors, as well.

 

[Chris2015]

I was given to understand that large, commercial flocks were more prone to disease- then I reread post and saw that you aquired some silkies from another person. From what little experience I have had with introducing new birds- we got a silke and kept "her" on front porch-climate control- brought outside after 1 month put "her" in a small coop/ run" about 25-30 ft where "she" could see the other girls but no contact and we had strict rules about hand washing AND shoe changes and clothes as well if one cared for the silkie then the other girls ( we actually tried to make it so 1 person took care of girls and one cared for Frizzle- the silkie). We never go to get them close, as I kept telling my husband that Frizzle was "crowing" on the front porch after I'd cleaned/fed/watered her! Hubby laughed...... Well, Frizzle was being slowly moved up to other girls- til they could all see eachother- left that for a week, all girls were ok no disease signs etc and a month had passed by this time.... so we figured take a few girls ( the more aggressive ones) and put them in the old fenced in garden and let Frizzle say hi to the new girls. Well..... Frizzle did say hi- puffed up HIS Chest and let out the BIGGEST crow I'd ever heard and HE began to chase the sweet timid girls around- I stood there fuming with my husband while he tried ( and succeeded in catching Frizzle

 

[Bonniebooboo]

I had an outbreak of coccidiosis and am treating all birds water. Most stools look good this morning, but at least 2 still have some blood, so I am still treating water. 5 days today. Using Corid 9.6% AT 9.5 ml per gallon of water. It works best when it is the only source of drinking water available to them. My chickens get to run free all day and they find water other places, so I locked them up longer so they only had that source for longer time period. I didn't seem to be getting a handle on it when I let them out first thing in the morning until they went to roost, so I think keeping them locked up until around noon and then out has helped. If you don't have another source of water, like the cats or the cattle trough, or mud puddles then it is probably ok to let them out as they would go back and drink out of their own water. Good luck.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

I know what you mean...I adopted 5 pullets that were 5 months old at the time. Put them in a separate pen/coop for quarantine. Four months later they are still in there. I've ran a fecal float on them 3 times over the Summer. First they tested positive for coccidiosis, the second test was positive for coccidiosis and roundworm. Crazy huh? So, they went through two treatments of coccidiosis and one for roundworm. The third test was clean! However, two days later when I was getting them ready to move to their new home, I saw tapeworm segments in their stool! Tapeworm is difficult, the parasite cannot be seen in the fecal float test if the worm is not releasing segments at that time. I-yi-yi!!! Well, those chickens got a three day dose of Albendazole drench (a broad spectrum wormer). So far they are looking good. Have even put on some weight. I have not had this much doctoring to do for parasites either. But this is why it is so-o-o-o important to quarantine for at least two weeks and run that fecal float test if possible. Most vets will run them for you also some vet colleges. By the way, the new girls are scheduled to finally move in with my old flock this Sunday, fingers crossed. Hoping there isn't too much drama. Like they say, there's no such thing as a free pet!
Good luck with you newbies!

 

[Chris2015]

That is a shame. 2 years ago one of my favorite girls passed away- no idea how? Egg bound OR Hannibal.... So he brings home a lovely Silkie that I duly named Frizzle ( yeah I know) Not know what kind of environment Frizzle had lived in and given how tiny a bird- we kept Frizzle in a pen on our climate controlled front porch. We also made certain that if one handled Frizzle- hands washed ( like a surgeon scrubs) clothes were changed even shoes and socks! As an RN married to a Medic(first to get certified in SC- another story) we were keenly aware of how diseases spread. So when Frizzle was a month older- we moved the pen/ coop, outside where Frizzle could see the girls and the see Frizzle but still no contact- even the wind wouldn't blow anything from Frizzle to the girls.....
Now when I was caring for Frizzle on the porch I noticed that when I said ok got to go- Frizzle made a crow sound..... told my hubby about it he said no way- he was told that Frizzle was 100% female..... Time passes and Frizzle gets moved closer to the girls and one day we figured it had been 3 months and no sign of disease, so we took the mildest and sweetest of the girls- put them in a run and let Frizzle in..... well, Up went Frizzles Chest, and Frizzle let out the BIGGEST crow and proceeded to chase my girls around...... I was furious with my husband and made HIM go chase and catch Frizzle..... Moral of story if your new bird makes Dow like noises it's probably a Roo!!!!

 

[LadyRed76]

I'm going to lock them all up when I get the Corid.
Boy oh boy my polish girl is going to have a fit. Lol
Anytime I do keep them up she cries an cackles All day.
And my Roo Pretty boy Floyd gets mad. I let him out even if I'm late in morning he lowers his shoulder and acts tough.
Boy oh boy they are going to be mad. Lol