Weird Chicken Poop

Thank you everyone for you help! I did pick up some liquid Corid today and am planning to give it to them starting tomorrow. How much should I be giving them per gallon? And for how long? The stuff I got was for cattle but should still ne okay to use right? Also if not all the chickens have coccidiosis is it still okay for them to be drinking the Corid? I am planning on giving them probiotics after finishing giving them the Corid is that good to do? Thank you again! Here is the picture of the Corid I got.
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Read my previous post, just before yours. All dosing info is there.
You got the right stuff. Treat them all, they have all been exposed. Corid is very safe. If they are really sick, I would recommend trying to give them the oral dose (in my previous post) tonight, rather than waiting til morning. Coccidiosis can kill quickly, depending on what strain it is. You can take them off the roosts and dose them tonight, and put them back. Just my 2 cents, having lost birds to this before. The sooner treatment starts the better chance for a good outcome.
Probiotics after treatment is fine, the only thing not to do is give vitamin supplements containing thiamine during treatment as that can reduce the effectiveness of the medication.
 
Make sure you do the full treatment time, do not stop early because they look better. If they are slow to recover, do the full 7 days. Corid is very, very safe and won't hurt anything.
Thank you so much for the information! Should I start with a 5-day treatment and go from there? Also is it okay to put it in a bowl, I have a rubber water dish that I put their water in. Would it still be okay to eat their eggs that they have been laying the past few days? I know it said to not eat their eggs while they are on the Corid and to wait 5 to 7 days after they have been off the Corid to start eating them again. Thank you again for your information I really appreciate it!!
 
There is no egg withdrawl for Corid, it's perfectly safe to eat the eggs. It's also perfectly safe to eat any eggs you have already gathered. Whatever the water is in is fine, they just need to drink it. The only caveat I would say is that if the water in the open bowl is getting dirty, you may need to change it more often. Coccidiosis is spread in the droppings of infected birds, so if they get poop in the water, and then drink that water, it will spread. I know when I use open dishes, my birds will stand in the water. Definitely do 5 full days of treatment. If they are looking really good on day 3, then 5 days may be enough. If they take longer, any of them, I would do the full 7 days. If in doubt, do 7 days. Better safe than sorry.
 
There is no egg withdrawl for Corid, it's perfectly safe to eat the eggs. It's also perfectly safe to eat any eggs you have already gathered. Whatever the water is in is fine, they just need to drink it. The only caveat I would say is that if the water in the open bowl is getting dirty, you may need to change it more often. Coccidiosis is spread in the droppings of infected birds, so if they get poop in the water, and then drink that water, it will spread. I know when I use open dishes, my birds will stand in the water. Definitely do 5 full days of treatment. If they are looking really good on day 3, then 5 days may be enough. If they take longer, any of them, I would do the full 7 days. If in doubt, do 7 days. Better safe than sorry.
Okay thank you so much!
 
Sorry I also have another question for you, is it contagious to humans? Or is it safe for me to be around them? Thank you!
 
No, not contagious to you. Coccidia strains are generally species specific. There are about 9 strains that affect chickens, those do not affect humans. Having said that, reasonable hygiene practices are always a good idea, washing hands etc. I've had chickens for 15 years and have yet to have gotten sick from them ever.
 
Some look like they have blood in them, and the others are really runny. The chickens have also not been eating hardly and of their food which just started a couple days ago, they are also acting a little lethargic. They are Light and Buff Brahma hens I just got them this spring in April and starting laying about a little over a month ago. I have not had any problems with them before, although they sometimes just lay an egg sack but no shell which I though was pretty normal since they haven't been laying real long.
I agree, I'd go ahead and treat them with the Corid, but they are 5months old so should have theoretically built resistance to the Coccidia that is found in their environment.

I'd also consider deworming them, more info below.

You are also seeing soft shelled egg. While it's not that uncommon in new layers, the soft shells along with lethargy, the bloody poop, etc. is concerning.

What do you feed including treats and do you provide oyster shell free choice. Do you offer any supplements or additives to the water or feed?

If you know which pullet is laying soft shelled eggs, then I'd give her 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week to see if that helps with shell quality.


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.


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 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or 10% Equine Paste 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/
 

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