Unknown sickness - lots of blood in stool, happy pullet

[georgie123]

That blood is not normally how coccidia poop looks. It's way too much and not part of the stool as it is in coccidiosis. This isn't to deny flat out that it's not from coccidiosis, but I suggest you look for another source for the blood.

Have you checked feet for wounds? Broken toenails can bleed a lot. Have you checked for new pin feather growth on your chickens? Broken pin feathers bleed a lot because they don't coagulate.

Another possible source of a lot of bleeding is comb wounds. This is very common when skirmishes occur in the coop, especially over roosting space.

A complete body exam of all your chickens would be a good idea. Examine vents for possible wounding, and hopefully you don't have a vent prolapse and injury on your hands.

That said, it does no harm to treat for coccidiosis, and as the others have said, the entire flock needs to be treated for a full five to seven days for it to do any good, then again a week later for another five days.

If you really want to be sure that coccidiosis is the problem here, gather a few random poop samples and take them to a vet and ask for a fecal float test to determine what parasites may be present. Assure the vet that you will bear responsibility for treatment as it's possible they will refuse to treat chickens.

Thankyou for your reply so much appreciated. I have noticed new pin feathers around her vent area, like you said its an excessive amount of blood is there anything I can Do about this if pin feathers are responsible? I’m just out and about atm will give her another full look over when I return home shortly having a really good investigation around the vent. Her feet and comb look normal I have been applying Vaseline daily when she started to lose feathers Last week. Have never witnessed any squabbling but something I’ll be monitoring after isolating today. Will start back on amprolium when get back home, have treated the entire flock for the three days but will take your advice and continue treatment for another 9 days. Thanks again, Georgie

 

[georgie123]

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Are you in Australia? It won’t hurt to treat all chickens with amprollium for possible coccidiosis. Harkers coxoid is a brand sold there, and amprol or amprollium is the active drug. But that is a lot of blood. Do you have any with feathered feet? Pulling blood feathers can create a lot of blood in the coop. Your vet could look at some of the bloody droppings to look for coccidia and worms.

Yes I am in Australia, is coccidiosis more prevalent here? I’ve been giving amprolium for three days but will Continue treatment thanks. I have treated the flock, however concerned that after a damp rainy week Cocci is multiplying in their environment. They all have feathered feet. Thanks will be contacting a vet to take in a sample

 

[georgie123]

Great idea thanks!