Vent Gleet? UPDATED* fecal test indicates tapeworms and roundworms

[ChxLadyCass]

Try the Wazine to see if the poop returns to normal. In a few days.

Sounds good, I'll keep an eye out! It gave me a dose for 2 gallons for 100 birds. I only have 11 but I cut it in half for their 1 gallon water jug and gave a smaller waterer to the girls in isolation. It said what they could drink in a day and the big waterer is almost gone, but the girls in isolation haven't got more than half drank. Is that ok? They have had a lovely day dust bathing under the lilac bushes and enjoying some fermented feed I gave them to try!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

No? The doc said they have coccidiosis.

Any bird exposed to the soil will have coccidia in the feces. Since your birds are now adults, they have been exposed and have resistance. You can give Corid from now till the cows come home and their feces will still have coccidia in it.
If the birds don't die as they are growing and are on the same soil as they grew up on, coccidia will be in the feces but they are now resistant.

 

[aart]

Quote: That's why the count numbers are important.....
....and knowing what numbers need to be treated and which are acceptable as 'natural' loads.
This goes for most(all?) the organisms that might be found in a fecal test.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

That's why the count numbers are important.....
....and knowing what numbers need to be treated and which are acceptable as 'natural' loads.
This goes for most(all?) the organisms that might be found in a fecal test.

That's really good information! Are there any signs of coccidiosis that I can look for to know when it is of concern? My older hens have lived with us for a year and a half with only one actually raised on our property. Does that make any difference? I haven't opened the Corid so I could return it if I don't need it!

 

[casportpony]

That's why the count numbers are important.....
....and knowing what numbers need to be treated and which are acceptable as 'natural' loads.
This goes for most(all?) the organisms that might be found in a fecal test.

That's really good information! Are there any signs of coccidiosis that I can look for to know when it is of concern? My older hens have lived with us for a year and a half with only one actually raised on our property. Does that make any difference? I haven't opened the Corid so I could return it if I don't need it!

Abnormal poop is a sign of coccidiosis, but it's also a sign of worms. How are the hens in isolation doing? Are they eating and drinking normally?

 

[aart]

Abnormal poop is a sign of coccidiosis, but it's also a sign of worms.

'Normal' has a wide range tho....depending on what they are eating and drinking.

Good visual references for all kinds of poops,
just don't jump to any terrible conclusions too quickly:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

 

[casportpony]

Quote:

Abnormal poop is a sign of coccidiosis, but it's also a sign of worms.

'Normal' has a wide range tho....depending on what they are eating and drinking.

Good visual references for all kinds of poops,
just don't jump to any terrible conclusions too quickly:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

True, but some poop, like the picture the OP showed me is never normal.


This link has some listed as normal that are not:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

For example:


Friend of mine had six with poop like that. Three died, so I took their bodies to UC Davis for necropsy and report said "severe coccidiosis".

 

[aart]

Quote:

Abnormal poop is a sign of coccidiosis, but it's also a sign of worms.

'Normal' has a wide range tho....depending on what they are eating and drinking.

Good visual references for all kinds of poops,
just don't jump to any terrible conclusions too quickly:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

True, but some poop, like the picture the OP showed me is never normal.


This link has some listed as normal that are not:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

For example:


Friend of mine had six with poop like that. Three died, so I took their bodies to UC Davis for necropsy and report said "severe coccidiosis".
Didn't see any poop pics from the OP....
.....have seen plenty of that foamy poop, never had any die(or even appear ill) from/because of it.
Was not constant, but at regular intervals, figure cecals.
I hate to jump to extreme conclusions, especially when it comes to medicating which can complicate diagnosis.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's really good information! Are there any signs of coccidiosis that I can look for to know when it is of concern? My older hens have lived with us for a year and a half with only one actually raised on our property. Does that make any difference? I haven't opened the Corid so I could return it if I don't need it!

It does make a difference because there are at least 9 specie of coccidia known to affect chickens. If they were raised elsewhere, they may not have been exposed to what is on your property.

Symptoms of coccidiosis in adult birds, whether cecal or intestinal, include huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, thin breast, weak legs, decrease in production and occasionally, diarrhea.

True, but some poop, like the picture the OP showed me is never normal.


This link has some listed as normal that are not:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0

For example:


Friend of mine had six with poop like that. Three died, so I took their bodies to UC Davis for necropsy and report said "severe coccidiosis".

I think you're a much better feces reader than I am.
It is a great skill but I pay more attention to the birds' condition.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

True, but some poop, like the picture the OP showed me is never normal. This link has some listed as normal that are not: http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0 For example: Friend of mine had six with poop like that. Three died, so I took their bodies to UC Davis for necropsy and report said "severe coccidiosis".

I did have chickens with light brown foamy stool. And a hen die. Those were what sparked this conversation. Since treating with Wazine, everyone's stool is looking much better! A range of normal I would say! I have treatments for coccidiosis and tapeworms in case health problems persist. I am still treating everyone for their life outbreak, so I agree, they don't need more treatment than necessary. I'm planning on keeping an eye on their growth, laying, breasts, feather conditions, stool and behaviors! Anything else? What about their combs? I've noticed two of my Buff Orpingtons' combs looking faded and purplish compared to the others.