This hen went through hard hard molt over the winter, but it was almost like she couldn’t get out of it. Just as I was thinking her feathers were coming back in and her comb and wattles were starting to get red again, she would start looking scruffy and her face would get pale.
This particular hen has always had somewhat loose stools, but they were particularly bad during this long term molt. There would be an almost 8-10” wet area around her poop off the roost each morning. She would fluff up on the roost just like all of our other hens have when molting and looked generally disheveled. She seemed to eat drink fine, but kept a low profile from the rest of the flock, not abnormally for her as she is low on the pecking order.
I decided to start the flock on a round of CORID to see if by chance Coccidiosis might be the culprit. It is very hard to find vets that will do a fecal float around here, and the ones that will want to charge over $100.
Anyways, we’re five days into the CORID treatment and the huge wet area was noticeably gone this morning, however, it looked like some intestinal lining was present in her droppings off the roost. She seems to be feathering out now and her comb and wattles appear to be less pale today. (the pic above is from today)
Couple of questions:
1.) Is it normal for the intestinal lining to shed while going through a round of CORID?
2.) Once the CORID treatment is complete, should I deworm just to cover my bases? (recommendations on dewormer?)
This particular hen has always had somewhat loose stools, but they were particularly bad during this long term molt. There would be an almost 8-10” wet area around her poop off the roost each morning. She would fluff up on the roost just like all of our other hens have when molting and looked generally disheveled. She seemed to eat drink fine, but kept a low profile from the rest of the flock, not abnormally for her as she is low on the pecking order.
I decided to start the flock on a round of CORID to see if by chance Coccidiosis might be the culprit. It is very hard to find vets that will do a fecal float around here, and the ones that will want to charge over $100.
Anyways, we’re five days into the CORID treatment and the huge wet area was noticeably gone this morning, however, it looked like some intestinal lining was present in her droppings off the roost. She seems to be feathering out now and her comb and wattles appear to be less pale today. (the pic above is from today)
Couple of questions:
1.) Is it normal for the intestinal lining to shed while going through a round of CORID?
2.) Once the CORID treatment is complete, should I deworm just to cover my bases? (recommendations on dewormer?)
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