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New2ThisChix
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- Mar 21, 2024
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They are all still eating and drinking and they are kind of flying at each other, I assume determining pecking order or stress. None have appeared to be lifeless so to say. They even are probably sleeping less than they were, I assume just getting older they gradually sleep less?I'll include a link to what the Florida Extension Service has to say about Coccidiosis.
https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/suwanneeco/2020/12/29/coccidiosis-in-chickens/#:~:text=Symptoms include: weakness and lethargic Decreased appetite Decreased,in a high mortality rate of the flock
While bloody poop is a sign they might possibly have Coccidiosis, most chicks or chickens do not have bloody poops with Coccidiosis. There are different protozoa that can cause this disease, some are more powerful than others. Soem show blood, some don't.
What I most look for is where they are lethargic, standing around all fluffed up and hunched up. You can tell by looking that they just do not feel good. If you see that you should start treatment immediately. Treat the whole flock.
There are other things that can cause loose stools so I don't get too excited about that. It is a sign that something might be wrong or they may have just eaten something that loosened them up. Sounds like your heat is OK.