[ajkula77]

I've just lost 6 of twelve chicks, which have blood in their poo, otherwise appear perfectly healthy and chirpy...
Two more looking a bit crook today though - anyone have any idea what this is? they're about 4 weeks old, and have been fed on chick crumbs.

[Roughlee Handled]

If they have blood in there poo I would guess it is coccidiosis. 
Do they have contact with other older chickens?
Are they in a brooder?


Are they being feed medictated chick crumb?

I would
1. Get some none medicated chick crumb.
2. Get some Coxoid.


Why none medicated chick crumb? Because you do not want to double dose them.

[Casey76]

Sounds like coccidiosis.

Are the chick crumbs medicated?

You will have to go to the vet and get some Amprolium (sp?) which is a coccidistat.

Unfortunately coccidiosis can very quickly overwhelm chicks as they have no immunity

[ajkula77]

Hmm, looking at the symptoms online, I think that is what they have. they were in with a 12 week old chick, could they have caught it from him?   Four left, will try and get some meds tomorrow.
They were in a brooder orginally, but in the heatwave, i moved them outside. Back now though.
Thanks.
Catherine

[karlooben]

i had this and mine never did have coccidiosis , i did a very lenghty phone call with foxy on here an she really put my mind at rest    although i would not like to say yours are fine .

i saw about 3 poos from the 6 babes that had what looked like blood in the poo so i freaked out as well but within 24 hours it had all stopped but it didntstop me rushing out a buying the stuff needed to treat it .

[Roughlee Handled]

i had this and mine never did have coccidiosis  ..............

The Key to why I think this is coccidiosis  karlooben is that ajkula77 has already lost 6 out of 12 chicks and has definite blood in the pooo.

[karlooben]

sorry i should of re - read the post  i'll learn

[animal mad]

i think i might have found blood in a poo of a 3 and half week old hybrid, i am not sure looks like something that has been eaten ie a berry but my chicks are in a shed and only have straw for bedding , with a bale of straw that they sit on so i guess they cold have found something in that, they are bright and alert ,i have only found one poo with possible blood. do you think i should be worried, they have had medicated chick crumb since i got them 10 days ago.

[animal mad]

where can you buy coxid from

[Foxy]

cocci droppings look a bit like this first piccy, while a chick looks like the photo below, ruffled and typically "hunched"

[Foxy]

where can you buy coxid from

have a look here:

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/p-3150-coxoid.aspx?gclid=CNXPj-XZ1ZsCFc0B4wodJgnKJA

or your local feedstore, like Countrywide probably will stock it

[animal mad]

thanks you have made my day, it didnt look anything like that and my chicks are really bright, thankyou  at least i can stop checking them every ten minutes now !!