- Jan 1, 2015
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In early September I purchased 5 hens/pullets from a breeder I had found on Facebook. A few days after bringing the girls home I noticed some diarrhea. After having a stool sample checked it was determined they had coccidia. I started a round of Corid which seemed to help at first. I treated them for 3 weeks....first with the severe dose and then the moderate dose for the next 2 weeks. I took another stool sample in and had it checked and this time hookworms were found. I did 2 rounds of worming with pyrantal and again the stools were looking good. After almost 6 weeks of quarantine I finally let them join my flock last Friday. Now I am seeing the yellow, foamy stools again and I am just so beyond frustrated at this point. I was planning on starting a course of Corid next week just to be on the safe side for everyone as well as one more worming with pyrantal. In my desperation to get these girls healthy I have even been adding some DE to their food which I know has mixed reviews from people. I am just at my wits end and would love some advice from anyone who may have had a similar experience. They have probiotics and electrolytes in their water and I was hoping this would help. I am wondering if these girls will ever be healthy and I am just feeling sick with the fact that my silkies are probably infected now as well, even though I did a round of pyrantal with them as well. HELP!