Fully formed poop with yellow cap

[chickdiane10]

Chickens normally don’t get blackhead. Blackhead is more a of a turkey disease, from being kept with chickens and being exposed to cecal worms. In other words, chickens can carry blackhead, but turkeys are more affected by it.

Both Valbazen 1/2 ml given orally once and again in 10 days,and SafeGuard 1/4 ml per pound of weight given for 5 consecutive days will treat capillary, roundworm, cecal, and gapeworms.

Since you stopped the vitamins for a couple of days, I think the bright yellow dropping is a reproductive infection.

What would you recommend to treat a reproductive infection?

 

[chickdiane10]

Chickens normally don’t get blackhead. Blackhead is more a of a turkey disease, from being kept with chickens and being exposed to cecal worms. In other words, chickens can carry blackhead, but turkeys are more affected by it.

Both Valbazen 1/2 ml given orally once and again in 10 days,and SafeGuard 1/4 ml per pound of weight given for 5 consecutive days will treat capillary, roundworm, cecal, and gapeworms.

Since you stopped the vitamins for a couple of days, I think the bright yellow dropping is a reproductive infection.

I read this from the university of Perdue, which is 2 hrs from me. Apparently the Midwest does see it in chickens. (I'm in Indiana). But I'm not seeing how it's tested, so not something I'll be able to test to treat.
I'm not thoroughly convinced it's that anyhow and do believe she is having a reproductive issue due to her not laying for a week.

But stemming back to 3 losses and #4 going downhill I keep wondering what is at play. I did just lose an Easter egger to egg yolk peritonitis in January. My first became lame and slowly wasted even with food and water in front of her, 3rd also just wasted away, stopped eating. #4 same, wasting, stopped eating. I suppose I just got very unlucky with my 6 rural king chickens. But it has to be something. I don't know if a worm load could do all this.

 

[chickdiane10]

Chickens normally don’t get blackhead. Blackhead is more a of a turkey disease, from being kept with chickens and being exposed to cecal worms. In other words, chickens can carry blackhead, but turkeys are more affected by it.

Both Valbazen 1/2 ml given orally once and again in 10 days,and SafeGuard 1/4 ml per pound of weight given for 5 consecutive days will treat capillary, roundworm, cecal, and gapeworms.

Since you stopped the vitamins for a couple of days, I think the bright yellow dropping is a reproductive infection.

I'm taking her into the vet, but they got her set up for Tuesday.

Anything I can do to keep her getting worse by then?

And any suggestions what I should ask for? I'm going to bring in a fecal and ask for parasites/bacterial on that.

What would you recommend to treat a reproductive infection?

 

[chickdiane10]

Poultry DVM is a vague website. It is not an official source of facts that something like Merck Veterinary Manual, or a professional veterinary college source. Some of their info is accurate, and maybe helpful, but they have had some inaccurate info on their website over the years. Here is an article to read about blackhead:
https://extension.psu.edu/histomoniasis-blackhead-disease

The vet found flagellates and very high coccidia in Bingo. She said the flagellates were likely blackhead, but not 100%. But the coccidia likely has caused her liver upset and the yellow capped poop.

So she can't prescribe anything for blackhead, fda rules or something. And she's saying 72 hr turn around to get an answer what to prescribe for coccidia. Says corid doesn't kill coccidia and recommends we kill it and keep the run/coop as clean as possible.

I cleaned out all the ground cover in the run, sprayed it with synergize, and once dried added lime. (I sanitized while they roosted the 12 hours, to be sure it dried).

Vet is contacting me as soon as she gets an answer back from FARAD.

 

[Eggcessive]

Corid is usually the first choice for treatment of coccidiosis. It doesn’t hurt to use that. Some strains of coccidia are resistant, especially the ones that cause bloody poop. Many people are using toltrazuril or in combination with Corid, and sulfa antibiotics have been used for years.

You can sometimes find metronidazole online for fish, and that is what many use to treat Protozoa such as histomoniasis/blackhead. Let me see if you can still get it online. I am also tagging @casportpony in case she has advice about either the metronidazole or the drugs for coccidiosis.

 

[Eggcessive]

Okay, it looks like the FDA has forced all of the metronidazole/aquazole/fish Zole off the market without a prescription. Human Flagyl is metronidazole, but the vet may be reluctant to prescribe it.

Here is toltrazuril in powder form Endocox:
https://jedds.com/products/endocox-powder

Here is a sulfa antibiotic close to bactrim:
https://birdpalproducts.com/products/trimethoprim-sulfa-powder

 

[casportpony]

How much does the hen weigh?

 

[chickdiane10]

I have toltrazural. Will get that started now.

Run is cleaned out, but I just did new bedding in coop a few days ago. Likely need to change again, though I have removed poop in there daily.

I ordered the metronidazole. It can take a few days. I have Tiagard if that kills flagellates?

 

[casportpony]

I have toltrazural. Will get that started now.

Liquid or powder?

 

[chickdiane10]

How much does the hen weigh?

I will have to request records or weigh her once home. Hubby came with me to the vet and we're almost home.