Some blood in chicken poop haven’t started laying yet. Is this normal for right when a hen is supposed to start laying?

[BigBlueHen53]

Do not give them any vitamins during treatment and be sure the Corid-treated water is the only source of water during treatment. Discard the Corid water every night and give them a fresh batch every morning.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Do not give them any vitamins during treatment and be sure the Corid-treated water is the only source of water during treatment. Discard the Corid water every night and give them a fresh batch every morning.

 

[whitschix]

What style of waterer do you use? If it's an open source that can get feces in it, that will need to be washed daily. If you have a nipple style, I usually go 5-7 days between washings, depending on how hot it is outside (and I keep my waterer in the shade).

Coccidiosis often occurs when things are too wet for too long. Are they confined to a coop and run? If so, is it covered? How dry is it?

I'm also of the mindset to clean poop daily. It certainly wouldn't hurt to do some extra housekeeping while they're receiving treatment.

I have an open water source right now the clear one with the red bottom so i'll make sure to wash it daily. For a little background they are 6 months old and my mom in law has some of the same chickens, we bought them at the same time. Hers just started laying but mine haven't. We have 5 total, a pretty good size coop and a smaller run. We let them free range, supervised for a couple hours a day and other than that they are confined to the coop and run. Run is not completely winterized yet (live in MN) but we do have tarps up for the rain and it hasn't been muddy in there or anything like that, i've tried to keep it pretty dry in the run. I use large pine shavings for run and coop.

 

[thecatumbrella]

I have an open water source right now the clear one with the red bottom so i'll make sure to wash it daily. For a little background they are 6 months old and my mom in law has some of the same chickens, we bought them at the same time. Hers just started laying but mine haven't. We have 5 total, a pretty good size coop and a smaller run. We let them free range, supervised for a couple hours a day and other than that they are confined to the coop and run. Run is not completely winterized yet (live in MN) but we do have tarps up for the rain and it hasn't been muddy in there or anything like that, i've tried to keep it pretty dry in the run. I use large pine shavings for run and coop.

I'm pretty positive that you can even find coccidia in the soil, so your run could be pristine and then a flock member picks it up while scratching around.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I'm pretty positive that you can even find coccidia in the soil, so your run could be pristine and then a flock member picks it up while scratching around.

Yeah this is correct. That's why I switched all off my chicks to medicated feed. We had a very wet summer compared to our average, and the humidity runs around 1000% here at any given time, lol.

I thought the medicated feed was a good idea, given that conditions are probably almost always just right for coccidia to be abundant.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Yeah this is correct. That's why I switched all off my chicks to medicated feed. We had a very wet summer compared to our average, and the humidity runs around 1000% here at any given time, lol.

I thought the medicated feed was a good idea, given that conditions are probably almost always just right for coccidia to be abundant.

I’m a huge fan of medicated feed! Sadly, we had to go off of it because of neurological issues (and Silkies, which can be B1 deficient). Otherwise, it’s a no brainer for me.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I’m a huge fan of medicated feed! Sadly, we had to go off of it because of neurological issues (and Silkies, which can be B1 deficient). Otherwise, it’s a no brainer for me.

Hmm, one of mine is a silkie. He seems just fine, but I'll definitely keep an eye on him. I didn't know that they tend to be B1 deficient.