Well I guess it is worse than I thought. Cocci guidance needed ASAP

[Isaac 0]

Can I give her any right inside her beak too? Or the water is enough?

as I am not a farmer and new to this I honestly have no idea what they weigh. A few ounces is my guess.

Do you have a food scale?

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Yes, In addition to what you’re giving them in their water, you can give them a little quick boost by mixing 1/2 teaspoon powder with 2 teaspoons water, and give 0.34 ml per pound of bodyweight orally once or twice a day for 1-3 days. Treat all birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

@Crabbylady , you can give to them directly in addition. Issac 0s advice is excellent!

 

[Crabbylady]

Do I gently push their beaks open and hope they don’t aspirate?

 

[Crabbylady]

What about some fruit soaked In the meds?

The instructions on medicated feed say not to feed it if also dosing with corid. Those are both amprolium and there is the danger of over dosing.

That’s perfect. I think all you can do is keep them on the Corid.

 

[coach723]

Use a teaspoon and dip their beaks, or open the beaks and put the meds in with an oral syringe a small amount at a time to the front of the beak and let them swallow in between, until it's all given. Just don't squirt it forcefully. If they are eating you can try mixing the Corid water in some of their crumbles to make a mash. It's just important to get it in them so it can start to work. Corid is very safe, so a little too much is better than not enough. There are 8 or 9 strains of coccidia that affect chickens, some are more virulent than others, not all of them present with blood in the droppings. It's best to treat all of them that where kept together, you won't hurt them. I would give an oral dose to any that you know are having bloody droppings, or are acting off at all.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/
I don't isolate for this unless a bird is so sick and weak that it might be hurt by the others.
If you have a digital kitchen scale, that works well to get a weight. If you have to guess, then do that, it's very, very unlikely to hurt them. It's not an antibiotic, it's a thiamine inhibitor/mimic which will starve the coccidia so they will die.

 

[Crabbylady]

Use a teaspoon and dip their beaks, or open the beaks and put the meds in with an oral syringe a small amount at a time to the front of the beak and let them swallow in between, until it's all given. Just don't squirt it forcefully. If they are eating you can try mixing the Corid water in some of their crumbles to make a mash. It's just important to get it in them so it can start to work. Corid is very safe, so a little too much is better than not enough. There are 8 or 9 strains of coccidia that affect chickens, some are more virulent than others, not all of them present with blood in the droppings. It's best to treat all of them that where kept together, you won't hurt them. I would give an oral dose to any that you know are having bloody droppings, or are acting off at all.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/
I don't isolate for this unless a bird is so sick and weak that it might be hurt by the others.
If you have a digital kitchen scale, that works well to get a weight. If you have to guess, then do that, it's very, very unlikely to hurt them. It's not an antibiotic, it's a thiamine inhibitor/mimic which will starve the coccidia so they will die.

Thank you truly

 

[Crabbylady]

Thank you truly

Is the prognosis favorable if treated early? I’m so scared to lose them. They’re just babies.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

I’ve never lost a bird to coccidiosis when caught it in time to treat (they weren’t acting “off” yet) but I’m not sure about others experiences.

 

[Crabbylady]

That’s so good to hear.

 

[coach723]

The earlier treatement is started the better the chances of recovery. It's hard to predict since we can't see inside them, but the less the digestive tract is damaged, the better the chances.