Treat with Corid or wait?

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Helloooo. We have two 4 week olds and a 2 week old. They’re on medicated feed. The 4 week olds went outside yesterday and pecked around a bit, and last night noticed some blood in the poop of one. Pic attached. It looked deeper red than normal intestinal shed I’ve seen before.

We have Corid on hand but I’ve never used it. Went and ran a few errands, and when I came back the poops all looked totally normal and they’re all normal energy.

Should I treat for coccidiosis anyway? Or give it a little bit to see if any symptoms start? I don’t want to overdo it if it was just a one off shed.

Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Don't wait.
Start Corid now.

 

[Brooks_]

I've read that an unnecessary Cocci treatment won't hurt them. Treat, just in case.

 

[Kiki]

Cocci is a bacteria that Corid won't treat... antibiotics would be needed.

Coccidia or coccidiosis is what Corid treats.

It's important to use the proper words.

 

[Brooks_]

Cocci is a bacteria that Corid won't treat... antibiotics would be needed.

Coccidia or coccidiosis is what Corid treats.

It's important to use the proper words.

Link? So that I can become better versed. TIA

 

[Kiki]

Link? So that I can become better versed. TIA

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/just-a-friendly-reminder-on-coccidiosis-vs-cocci.1190998/

 

[Brooks_]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/just-a-friendly-reminder-on-coccidiosis-vs-cocci.1190998/

Thank you.

 

[Kiki]

You'll notice from that link I had to learn once too.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Start corid now. By the time they start showing other symptoms, it can already be too late to save them (I learned that the hard way). Corid will not hurt them if they don't have coccidiosis, but it could save them if they do.

 

[Brooks_]

You'll notice from that link I had to learn once too.

It will take me a couple of days to really ingest, but I prefer to learn from those that learned. If that makes sense.