can i treat for coccidiosis

with Coxoid and worm the chickens with Flubenvet at the same time? The fact is I don't know what is wrong with them so I thought I'd try for both.

we have lost 2 to coccidiosis, what symptoms do you have ?

martyn

the oldest bird is 2 i think, i had her from an battery farm at 1 and a half years old i was led to believe. the other birds are 1 and a half. all fluffed up, a bit lethargic, a little off their food, heads in, tails down, mucky bums. lots of flies around my run which i'm combating. i moved them to new ground and later put woodchip down. they're well fed and have fresh greens but i fear i may give them too much cooked potato as i've a lot of them this year.

Older birds can get coccidiosis and the pulled in head and fluffed up appearance are symptoms! I would put them on coxoid straight away the quicker you treat them the more likely they will recover (syringe the diluted solution down the chooks throats if they arent drinking or eating) i would still advise taking them to the vets asap too! just incase its something else.

Debbie

very true Rob it could be a soft egg  but if you treat with coxoid asap, it wont hurt but if you wait to find out if its something else they could be dead! the treatment for a soft egg is just time but if its cocci time will kill!

the coxoid will be here in 2 days time yet the older bird has been under the weather for a few days already. i've brought them all home for some tlc and milk syringed down the gob; i read somewhere that helps. not many soft eggs at all.