NwChickOwner
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- Aug 16, 2023
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I previously posted about a chicken that went down last Thursday. The vet was concerned about worms, coccidiosis, and she never excludes Mareks. She immediately began treatment for worms and antibiotics because the vet knew of the farm we got them from and said she had seen parasites in their chickens before. A flock fecal showed positive for Coccidiosis and a nematode (low levels). The chicken that went down is not showing improvement. The vet (an avian specialist but not a chicken specialist) thought that she would show improvement by now if the coccidiosis was the only cause of her illness. I asked if we are just torturing the chicken (tube feeding) or if there is a chance she will improve and the vet said she honestly doesn't know. Today is the fifth day of her antibiotics.
I came here to ask about your experience with severe coccidiosis?
How long after treating did it take your chicken to recover?
Any advice on how long to attempt treatment is appreciated. We are tube feeding per the doctor's recommendation, cleaning her bottom, and moving her muscles like physical therapy twice a day. Now we may need to also plan her euthanization during the week so she could be sent to the state lab and the holidays will affect their hours.
I came here to ask about your experience with severe coccidiosis?
How long after treating did it take your chicken to recover?
Any advice on how long to attempt treatment is appreciated. We are tube feeding per the doctor's recommendation, cleaning her bottom, and moving her muscles like physical therapy twice a day. Now we may need to also plan her euthanization during the week so she could be sent to the state lab and the holidays will affect their hours.