Bloody/mucousy poops more than one bird.

[Kiki]

Don't wait, start treatment TODAY.

 

[CaliforniaPeeping]

Are you close to Tulare, Turlock, or Davis? If so you could have a cheap fecal test done at one of the UC Davis CAHFS labs.

Either way, I think you should start Corid ASAP.

I am very close to Turlock and I will keep that in mind. I had in mind for if I ever needed a necropsy done but didn't even think of it for this!

 

[CaliforniaPeeping]

Don't wait, start treatment TODAY.

I am heading out in 5 minutes, I had to get my little guy home from preschool first.

 

[Kiki]

I am heading out in 5 minutes, I had to get my little guy home from preschool first.

Great! Drive safe.
Just in case you want to see how serious coccidiosis can be, read this recent thread.

 

[CaliforniaPeeping]

I have ulcerative colitis and celiac. Intestines are important!

 

[Eggcessive]

If you get the liquid Corid, it can be easier to give a couple of drops orally twice a day of the undiluted liquid, just to jumpstart the treatment. Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid Corid or 1.5 tsp of the powder Corid per gallon of water for 5 days. In bad cases or if the chick is not better soon, give another 5 days at 1/3 of the dose.

 

[casportpony]

Powder can be given orally too. Directions are here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-oral-drench-instructions.74391/

 

[CaliforniaPeeping]

If you get the liquid Corid, it can be easier to give a couple of drops orally twice a day of the undiluted liquid, just to jumpstart the treatment. Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid Corid or 1.5 tsp of the powder Corid per gallon of water for 5 days. In bad cases or if the chick is not better soon, give another 5 days at 1/3 of the dose.

OK, so I bought the liquid and I will try the drop method tonight on the bad one.

I did 25ml in a 5 gal bucket but your info means I need to add another 25, so thank you! I went off the dosage on the bottle.

 

[CaliforniaPeeping]

Thank you everyone! I feel good about this and I have enough corid to last me until 2021, when it expires.

 

[Kiki]

OK, so I bought the liquid and I will try the drop method tonight on the bad one.

I did 25ml in a 5 gal bucket but your info means I need to add another 25, so thank you! I went off the dosage on the bottle.

Are your birds going to drink 5 gallons of water in one day?

Mix only the amount they drink in 24 hours. Make fresh batch every 24 hours.