Someone break down Coccidiosis for me please!

[catobsessed]

If you are interested, there is a very good video on coccidiosis here, just under 13 minutes long, explains the disease, how it affects the birds gut, etc., very informative :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coccidiosis-video-worth-watching.1262022/#post-20259051

I’ll have to give this a watch, thank you!

 

[nuthatched]

I really appreciate your help from last night btw. It’s just some friends I spoke to about it made me doubt myself so I figured I’d ask one more time, just to make sure I don’t jump into anything rash. But I think you and everyone else are right on this one here; might as well treat them.

No problem, I just don't want you to hesitate out of worry, they'll be fine. ;]

 

[catobsessed]

Corid will nor hurt them but coccidiosis can kill them.

Would you know what dose i need to put in a chick waterer as a preventive? Life happened and i got some chicks this evening. They have been vaccinated against that sickness so that’s good

 

[coach723]

Vaccinated chicks should not be given the medication unless they have symptoms that require treatment. Treating unnecessarily can negate the effectiveness of the vaccine. The vaccine is usually a spray on that they ingest, and then when exposed to the coccidia they develop resistance without getting sick. Like all vaccines, they are not 100% effective all the time, so observing for symptoms is still needed. So not recommended to treat them unless they actually become sick.