Treating coccidiosis (or something else?) - Info Needed!

[MayorShinn]

My 1.5 year-old Easter Egger has been passing bloody stools (first spotted yesterday). Based on research, seems like Coccidiosis, so we started Corid in their water today (20% soluble powder, 2 tsp per gallon of water). Her energy isn't overly lethargic, but it's tough to tell because she's on the lazy side anyway. She's been drinking the water and scratching around a little bit. It's August in Oklahoma so it's been really really hot, but otherwise everyone's been healthy and happy.

1) Does this sound like Coccidiosis, or should we be treating for anything else?
2) If it is Coccidiosis, do we need to do anything besides the Corid (5 days on, 7 days off, repeat)?

It's our second year with a small flock of 5, and this is the first time this has come up, so any advice is greatly appreciated!

 

[ChicNmom]

Is she the only one with the bloody stools? Any odd looking poop from the rest of them?

I would do the full 7 day treatment and see if it resolves the problem.

You can move to a maintenance dose. for another 7 to 14 days. No gap.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing.818879/

 

[MayorShinn]

Is she the only one with the bloody stools? Any odd looking poop from the rest of them?

I would do the full 7 day treatment and see if it resolves the problem.

You can move to a maintenance dose. for another 7 to 14 days. No gap.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing.818879/

Thank you!!! I have seen very minor traces of red in the stool of at least 1 other hen, otherwise their stools look pretty normal and behavior is all good too.

We also just gave an oral drench to the Easter Egger based on the dosing from this thread.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Be sure no other water is available besides the treated water, and don't give any vitamins, particularly thiamine, during treatment.

 

[MayorShinn]

Be sure no other water is available besides the treated water, and don't give any vitamins, particularly thiamine, during treatment.

Thank you for the tips! We’ve removed other water sources and will refrain from providing additional vitamins.

I’ve read that ACV is sometimes used in conjunction with Corid when treating coccid — anyone have experience with this?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Eggcessive, @aart, @Wyorp Rock, what do you guys think about using ACV with Corid?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My 1.5 year-old Easter Egger has been passing bloody stools (first spotted yesterday). Based on research, seems like Coccidiosis, so we started Corid in their water today (20% soluble powder, 2 tsp per gallon of water). Her energy isn't overly lethargic, but it's tough to tell because she's on the lazy side anyway. She's been drinking the water and scratching around a little bit. It's August in Oklahoma so it's been really really hot, but otherwise everyone's been healthy and happy.

1) Does this sound like Coccidiosis, or should we be treating for anything else?
2) If it is Coccidiosis, do we need to do anything besides the Corid (5 days on, 7 days off, repeat)?

It's our second year with a small flock of 5, and this is the first time this has come up, so any advice is greatly appreciated!

Thank you!!! I have seen very minor traces of red in the stool of at least 1 other hen, otherwise their stools look pretty normal and behavior is all good too.

We also just gave an oral drench to the Easter Egger based on the dosing from this thread.

Thank you for the tips! We’ve removed other water sources and will refrain from providing additional vitamins.

I’ve read that ACV is sometimes used in conjunction with Corid when treating coccid — anyone have experience with this?

Corid should be the only thing in the water.

Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.

I'd continue to treat with the Corid, but it would be a very good idea to take a sample of her poop to the vet for a fecal float to see if worms are part of the problem.

If not possible, then I'd treat for worms and consider treating with an antibiotic as well. Enteritis comes to mind, so a Sulfa antibiotic would be good to use or if you have Amoxicillin, you could use that.
To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.



Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[MayorShinn]

Corid should be the only thing in the water.

Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.

I'd continue to treat with the Corid, but it would be a very good idea to take a sample of her poop to the vet for a fecal float to see if worms are part of the problem.

If not possible, then I'd treat for worms and consider treating with an antibiotic as well. Enteritis comes to mind, so a Sulfa antibiotic would be good to use or if you have Amoxicillin, you could use that.
To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.



Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

@Wyorp Rock - Thank you so much for the thorough info. This is all very helpful.