Whats wrong with my chicken!?

[KayTee]

Wyorp Rock is right - if they've only been on your property a month then cocci is a very likely cause - there are several different strains, so even if a bird develops immunity to the cocci where they are raised they don't automatically have immunity to other types that they may encounter when they are moved from one home to another.

Although it is dangerous, and can be fatal, cocci is easy enough to treat. Making certain that your birds can only drink the treated water is absolutely essential. Ensure that there are no puddles / plant saucers with water sitting in them etc. that they could drink from, and if you give them anything to eat that you normally add water to (for example pellets made into wet mash, or bread soaked in water) then make certain that you use medicated water, not plain tap water. In fact, if you want to be certain that your poorly boy is getting enough food and medication inside him then giving him a bowl of wet mash would be a good idea - for some reason many chickens seem to love their pellets this way, and it is a good way to encourage a sick bird to eat and drink. (It won't hurt for all your birds to have some - you will be surprised at how much they will love it!)

Good luck with the treatment - let us know how it goes.

 

[BattleSloth]

I have the Corid 9.6%, I've added it to his water.
He is really up and down.
He's happily pecking the ground as a chicken should right now and he's not AS puffed up as he was.
This morning he wasn't pecking around and was closing his eyes.

I hope that I'm not too late.

What's the normal turn around with this medication?

You guys have been so much help. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Wyorp Rock is right - if they've only been on your property a month then cocci is a very likely cause - there are several different strains, so even if a bird develops immunity to the cocci where they are raised they don't automatically have immunity to other types that they may encounter when they are moved from one home to another.

Although it is dangerous, and can be fatal, cocci is easy enough to treat. Making certain that your birds can only drink the treated water is absolutely essential. Ensure that there are no puddles / plant saucers with water sitting in them etc. that they could drink from, and if you give them anything to eat that you normally add water to (for example pellets made into wet mash, or bread soaked in water) then make certain that you use medicated water, not plain tap water. In fact, if you want to be certain that your poorly boy is getting enough food and medication inside him then giving him a bowl of wet mash would be a good idea - for some reason many chickens seem to love their pellets this way, and it is a good way to encourage a sick bird to eat and drink. (It won't hurt for all your birds to have some - you will be surprised at how much they will love it!)

Good luck with the treatment - let us know how it goes.

@KayTee has a very good point. You can use some of the water to make a "mash" out of his feed, this way you will ensure he is getting the Corid. Just mix a little feed with Corid water, they will usually gobble it up. Then of course make sure he is drinking as well.

 

[KayTee]

I have the Corid 9.6%, I've added it to his water.
He is really up and down.
He's happily pecking the ground as a chicken should right now and he's not AS puffed up as he was.
This morning he wasn't pecking around and was closing his eyes.

I hope that I'm not too late.

What's the normal turn around with this medication?

You guys have been so much help. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

When you say you have added it to 'his' water, I hope you have added to the water for the whole flock. Cocci is not an 'obvious' disease - it can affect all of the birds in your flock without any easy to identify symptoms. Since Corid is not an agressive medication (in the way that antibiotics are) it is not a problem to treat all the birds that you have.

I have no experience of using Corid (it isn't readily available in France), but you should notice an improvement within a few days - although that doesn't mean you should stop the treatment. Keep going for the recommended number of days on the bottle - it won't do him any harm - it can only do him some good.

 

[Weehopper]

Jeffers Pet online would most likely sell Corid
Just checked. Yup, Jeffers has it in both soluable powder form, and solution.

 

[BattleSloth]

Yes, I am treating the entire flock.
I will continue through the 5-7 days regardless.

I'll check back in with an update in a couple days