Coccidia Treatment - coop cleaning

[bgfarmgirl]

We've had a week of straight rain and last night I noticed some poop in the run that looked awful. Took a sample to the vet today and he said he saw one parasite and recommended treating with Corid. I found the treatment dosage (thanks to this forum!) but am now wondering what else I need to do to prevent it from reoccurring. Planning to clean the coop out as soon as the rain stops - should I scrub it with something? What about the dirt in the run? Will it be ok once it dries out?

Also - is it ok to eat the eggs we've been gathering and the eggs they lay while being treated?

Side note - Our flock had been free ranging but then we had a bit of a fox problem so they've been locked in the run for 3-4 weeks now. Also we added several birds weeks prior to that from another farm. Had kept them separate prior to integrating them but after the fox attack everyone just got put in together.

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[lindar3]

Hi, we had to treat our flock with Corid as well. It is recommended that you wait 72 hours after treatment is stopped to eat the eggs. We waited almost 10 days to be on the safe side! I read that Odo ban will clean and disinfect the coop, but that bleach doesn't disinfect it.

 

[Kiki]

There is zero egg withdrawal time when using Corid.

Can you try to prevent your coop and run from getting wet?
Your birds should build up a tolerance to the coccidia over time.

 

[Kiki]

Also...The adding of the new birds probably brought in a different strain of coccidiosis that your original flock had not be exposed to.

 

[bgfarmgirl]

There is zero egg withdrawal time when using Corid.

Can you try to prevent your coop and run from getting wet?
Your birds should build up a tolerance to the coccidia over time.

I locked them in the coop where it's dry and will tarp the run once it dries out. Hopefully the rain quits in the next couple days and I can get in there to sanitize the coop good. I was afraid the new birds were the culprit. Thanks!!

 

[lindar3]

There is zero egg withdrawal time when using Corid.

Can you try to prevent your coop and run from getting wet?
Your birds should build up a tolerance to the coccidia over time.

True no withdrawl time, it just depends if you want to eat eggs that the host has been treated with antibiotics. The time wait is to clear the meds out of the chicken's system.

 

[Kiki]

True no withdrawl time, it just depends if you want to eat eggs that the host has been treated with antibiotics. The time wait is to clear the meds out of the chicken's system.

Corid is not an antibiotic.

 

[rebrascora]

Corid is not an antibiotic.

You beat me to it!

Corid merely prevents the absorption of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) which the coccidia need to survive, essentially starving them to death.
Coccidia are everywhere, so hoping to eradicate them is unreasonable. Most animals develop resistance to those in their environment but are at risk when young before they have had the opportunity to build up resistance or if adults are moved to a new environment where there may be different strains to those they have been previously exposed to and they can bring with them new strains. Finding coccidia in a faecal sample is not unusual or anything to be concerned about, it is only when there is an overgrowth (a large number) that the birds may be at risk and need treating. If the vet saw just "one parasite", then I would not be overly concerned. Are they displaying any symptoms of coccidiosis?

 

[bgfarmgirl]

I saw one fecal dropping in the run that had me super concerned. But haven't seen any since - and started treating the next day. Today is day 4. Figured better to be safe than sorry.

 

[lindar3]

I stand corrected. I was told it was an antibiotic at the feed store.