Walk me through Coccidiosis

[Maleficent265]

I noticed one of my chicks was acting weird and when I picked him up, he shot blood all down my leg which was… neat. So I quarantined him and noticed the rest of my chicks were also pooping blood. I’m assuming it’s coccidiosis and I put corid in their water…

I had corid on hand for just in case type scenarios… but I haven’t actually ever had to use it. So my questions are;

1. Do I need to only treat the chicks? Or should I treat my other coops as well. They’ve interacted with each other but it’s been limited.

2. Will my chicks be carriers of this? A handful of them I had planned on breeding next spring. So I wasn’t sure if it would be passed on to offspring… Do I scrap that breeding group and start fresh.

3. How long do I treat the birds?

4. Can I eat the eggs from the adults while treating them…

5. And how the heck did they get it? I’ve had chickens for a long time and haven’t had this issue.

Thanks guys!

 

[SarahGfa]

Adult birds are usually immune if they have been exposed earlier. If your chicks can recover, they will be immune to the coccidiosis in your yard. but there are many different strains and new birds can bring in new parasites. My adult chickens got infected from coccidiosis carried by wild birds.

 

[Maleficent265]

Adult birds are usually immune if they have been exposed earlier. If your chicks can recover, they will be immune to the coccidiosis in your yard. but there are many different strains and new birds can bring in new parasites. My adult chickens got infected from coccidiosis carried by wild birds.

Do I need to do anything else? One of my chicks I don’t expect is going to live but the others are okay for now.

 

[SarahGfa]

Do I need to do anything else? One of my chicks I don’t expect is going to live but the others are okay for now.

Baycox works better than corid for really bad cases. I usually give everyone a few days of probiotics in the water after treatment.

 

[Maleficent265]

I have liquid corid and put 2 teaspoons in their gallon water. They’re only drinking source is the medicated water…

when you say give the chick a direct shot of corid… do you mean with a syringe?

the birds in my bigger pen are anywhere from 6 years old to 4 months old. And the birds in my smaller pen are 3 months. The sick chicks are 6 weeks. Some of my older girls can scale the run fence and have interacted with the chicks and then gone back into the big pen when they felt like it. So they could potentially carry it back to the other coop if they became infected. I’ve tried clipping wings but they seem to escape no matter what and now it’s kind of important that they don’t.

Would you recommend treating them with corid as well? I also WASNT sure if it was safe to continue eating the eggs if they were being treated?

 

[Maleficent265]

Okay… thanks! At what age are they less likely to have it? Some of my 3 and four month birds are good quality Ayam Cemanis.

Also I’m sorry… I’m misunderstanding. When you say no egg withdrawal period, do you mean they don’t stop laying or I shouldn’t eat the eggs? I’m sorry!

 

[RubelliteRose]

Okay… thanks! At what age are they less likely to have it? Some of my 3 and four month birds are good quality Ayam Cemanis.

As Wyorp Rock said, I would just keep a close eye on them. I got chicks for the first time last year. It has been more than 30 years since there were chickens on our property if there ever were, so the Coccidiosis load in our soil was pretty low. Even with placing clumps of grass and soil in the brooder, my chicks didn't become affected until they were 4 months old. We treated them and they have had no issues since then.
Since you have birds up to 6 years old, my guess is that they were all exposed so gradually, they became resistant without developing any symptoms. But still keep an eye on them just in case this is a new strain on your property.

 

[Maleficent265]

As Wyorp Rock said, I would just keep a close eye on them. I got chicks for the first time last year. It has been more than 30 years since there were chickens on our property if there ever were, so the Coccidiosis load in our soil was pretty low. Even with placing clumps of grass and soil in the brooder, my chicks didn't become affected until they were 4 months old. We treated them and they have had no issues since then.
Since you have birds up to 6 years old, my guess is that they were all exposed so gradually, they became resistant without developing any symptoms. But still keep an eye on them just in case this is a new strain on your property.

So is my property infected now? Or could you explain to me how that works? I had young ones out and about earlier this year with no issues and then this batch all of a sudden… so strange. Two just dropped dead.

 

[SarahGfa]

So is my property infected now? Or could you explain to me how that works? I had young ones out and about earlier this year with no issues and then this batch all of a sudden… so strange. Two just dropped dead.

Coccidia parasites are everywhere, in small amounts. Wild birds carry it, and you can carry it on your shoes or cloths. Healthy birds can fight off small infections, but weak birds (like babies) sometimes can't. If a bird gets very sick, the coccidia multiplies inside the sick bird. The bloody poop is full of millions of coccidia oocysts, and then the property can be infected with a heavy load.

 

[Maleficent265]

Coccidia parasites are everywhere, in small amounts. Wild birds carry it, and you can carry it on your shoes or cloths. Healthy birds can fight off small infections, but weak birds (like babies) sometimes can't. If a bird gets very sick, the coccidia multiplies inside the sick bird. The bloody poop is full of millions of coccidia oocysts, and then the property can be infected with a heavy load.

How long will my property be infected? Please tell me after a good hard rain

I just wasn’t sure how long it would really last… sorry for all the questions.