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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: conventgirl on June 24, 2008, 16:36

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: conventgirl on June 24, 2008, 16:36

Hi there,

Have been away for ages as pc blew up  :( Am back now and trying to catch up on everything that has been going on!!

I was wondering if anyone knows if this is ok for ducks to drink as well as chucks as ours all share water.

Am using this as i have a poorly ex batt and from all the symptoms i have read about Coccidiosis seems to fit the bill

Thanks in advance for your advice  :)

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: Bodger on June 24, 2008, 16:39

If it is as you suspect, you need to get some stuff from the vet to put in your birds water.

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: conventgirl on June 24, 2008, 16:47

I have already been and got some today but was just unsure if the ducks are ok to drink it as well as the chucks?

Any ideas?  :)

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: poultrygeist on June 24, 2008, 17:27

I was told just the other day that the coccidiosis treatments in pellets are fatal to ducks.

I don't know if this is a general rule for all coccidiosis treatment products but I wouldn't chance it.

I would try to dose the chickens separately.

Rob  :)

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: conventgirl on June 24, 2008, 17:52

Thanks for that advice  :)

I have purchased the liquid coxoid but if its dangerous for them with the pellets i defintely wont chance the liquid

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: poultrygeist on June 24, 2008, 17:56

I've just found this info which seems to say it is only the stuff in the pellets which is harmful. Might be worth a phone call to the manufacturers to check.

http://www.callducks.net/ducksail.htm

Rob  8)

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: conventgirl on June 24, 2008, 18:05

Thx Rob..your a star  :)

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: poultrygeist on June 24, 2008, 18:08

:oops:

Title: Coxoid help please
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on June 24, 2008, 19:38

Many of them are toxic to ducks and ducks rarely suffer from coccidiosis. One of the safest for ducks is amprolium (there are a couple of brand names). the problem is that the dosage should be reduced to about 1/3 for ducks as they drink so much water meaning that your chicken might be under treated. Overdose can be fatal. You probably need to separate them while tratment is ongoing.