I found my first dead chicken this morning and I think she had coccidiosis. She has been acting fine except I have been finding many runny stools and some bloody matter in their poop. I have now put corid in their water and will continue for 7 days. My 38 chickens are in an enclosed area (25 ft x 50 ft). I sure hope this works. Your information was very helpful! Thank you.
If you have pale combs on your girls and it’s not coccidiosis sometimes it’s anemia . Buy Red cell, it’s for horses but safe for chickens. You add it to their water and it will brighten up their combs like crazy and perk them right up.
Thanks for your video, very helpful. I can tell I have 1 chicken with cocci. I have them on a 5 galllon automatic watering system and I would like to treat them all. Is it okay to add corid to a 5 gallon container and continue adding more when the level of the water drops? Or do I have to empty the bucket out everyday? The bucket is not exposed to the sun or any light at all. Thanks a bunch for your time💐
Goat poop can contain cocci eggs. Cocci is species specific though. Meaning different strains of it affect different types of animals. So any other animal poop may have different strains of cocci in it.
Add a public comment...I think sometimes we try to hard, the anti botics effect digestion also the yogert works as a laxitive on chickens, i would suggest putting your hen on some fresh ground and just feed her chicken feed to much anything is always bad.
Can Safeguard paste and Corid be used at the same time? I think my flock needs both treatments but I don't want to overwhelm them. I really like your videos!
Thank you, yes they can be used at the same time, but it isn't recommended. It is VERY hard on their bodies to give that much at one time. Most people who have both issues in the flock find out which type of parasite is more severe and treat that first. Meaning, they have a fecal sample checked. Do you have a way to do that?
Thanks for your quick reply! I did see a round worm in one hen's poo so I'm going to treat everyone with the safeguard liquid you showed in the video. I have a few hens with new chicks. These hens are separate from the flock so I'm going to give them the S.G. paste bc I don't want to give the treated water to the new chicks yet. Right? I don't have a way to do a fecal sample by a vet but I did just see a mail off kit advertised online to check for worms/parasites.
That's interesting. I was not aware there was a kit to send out for testing. I sometimes check samples here for people. If you saw a worm in the poop then yes I would definitely treat for that first.
I just found blood in my chickens droppings for 2 days in a row. Not able to get a fecal test but going to treat with Corid anyway. I have 6 hens that are 22 weeks old. No eggs yet either!! Maybe this is why??? One thing I would like to know is; Can I put the Corid in the water even when its 36 degrees outside? The bottle I have says its supposed to be stored at 41-77 degress F. Does that matter? Thanks for your help :-)
Yes, you can put it in the water. Try to not let it freeze of course. Depending on where you are from I could check a sample for you. If interested please email me at sarafharvey@gmail.com
I just lost a silkie rooster today, It was very quick. His poo was not bloody but it was lumpy and stuck to his feathers. He had a strange stance (hunched with head tucked in) was not eating or moving and then became paralysed and died within a few hours. Do you think it could be cocci? I will treat the others just in case.
Sorry for your loss. When chickens get "poopy tail", as I call it, it usually means cocci and/or worms. Can also be a fungal or bacterial issue...but cocci and worms are more common, so treat for both. Even better would be to have a stool sample checked by a vet. Any other questions, just let me know.
@@maryweinberger2617 ... If using the liquid corid it is 2 teaspoons per gallon of drinking water. The powder corid is 1.5 tsp per gallon. Treat for 6 days, take one week off...then repeat.
Any time you see blood in the poop and the overall color doesn't look normal it's best to have a stool sample checked. The best thing I purchased was my own microscope and supplies to check samples here and stay on top of their health. I even check our bearded dragon's, dog, and parrot samples!
That's usually what I use too. It is 1.5 teaspoons per gallon for 5 days..wait one week then repeat. You can also sprinkle a little garlic and cayenne pepper on the feed twice a week to help knock out the cocci.
Green poop is caused by the chicken not eating enough and/or the liver failing. More info is needed for me to try to figure out what the issue could be. You can email me at sarafharvey@gmail.com
@@chickenchat9672Help, I had old bedding in pen that took in rain. It was pretty stinky. Got most removed. Its very hot and dry now. Now I have a hen pooping watery stool, still eating good and drinking though but laying around most of day. Doing goats milk whole yogurt, whole milk cottage cheese with probiotics, hard boiled egg yolk, layer feed, rooster booster vitamin and probiotic in water and regular water (giving a choice) two of the other three in the flock have some poopy butt. Have not wormed this year. It's been a hard year dealing with loosing my daughter to cancer and my sister as well. I tried to examine poop with a magnifying glass for worms I do see a lot of thread like but don't know if it's digested straw. The vet will not do a fecal sample without seeing the bird/birds and cost is going to kill me. I have been experiencing the feeling of hairs in my throat and what seems like capillary rupture in my eyelids have to go to the doctor myself I hope I don't have an infestation. What do you suggest. I love your site. Please help with any insight for my birds as well as knowledge pertaining to probabilities of transfer to humans from chicken pen/chickens. Cathy
Firstly, stop doing dairy products asap! Chickens digestive systems are not built to handle digesting dairy. That could be one of the problems. Check for lice, that will add to any issues. If they were in wet conditions, treat for cocci with corid. Sprinkle garlic and cayenne pepper in their feed. Start with these things and then update me and we can go from there.
