bloody droppings***update***

[Anonymous]

recently i sold some day old chicks to a friend of mine, he just callled me and told me that 6 out of the 8 i sold him were dead and they all had blood in their droppings,,,he brought the 2 remaining chicks back to me...i have 5 chicks from the same hatch and all are perfectly fine...1 of the 2 that he brought back is dead and the other seems fine..he is a doctor and this weighed very heavy on his ego...he was feeding the same food as i do(only from a different mill)...what could have happened...i had no answers for him .. the only difference between mine and his is the food????? any thoughts???

my friend has since told me that he was feeding them medicated feed....so i find it very interesting that his birds got sick and mine(who were not getting medicated feed) seem fine..also he does not have any other birds

 

[Anonymous]

Hi theri, i would treat your chickens with BAY COX. Their symptoms fits coccidiosis. They can pick coccidiosis up eazly, its as simple as not washing your hands after being around adult birds or touching dirt while gardening. Hope you can save the last one.

 

[Tim]

I would agree. It has been a really bad year for Coccidiosis to quote Fancy Fowl editor Grant Brereton this month

"This year it seems to be a case of 'how many people you know who haven't been subjected to it'. "

There is less ACS (anti-coccidiosis drug) in feed these days, Vet Victoria Roberts thinks this is down to red tape in the UK but also, I have read that the drugs are not having the desired effect any more. I have also heard manufacturers are getting more requests for unmedicated feeds from people because they don't want to medicate unless really necessary.

There is a vaccine available called Paracox - it's a liquid that is added to drinking water at 0 to 9 days old.

Coxoid is licensed for pigeons but does work well if you get an outbreak.

I'm pleased to say I haven't had any problems but I do hatch as early as I can in the year whilst the weather is cooler so my birds can put on as much size as possible.

The warm summer we have had here in the UK has been perfect for Coccidosis.

 

[podstable]

Just to add to Becs reply -----I wouldn't want infected birds coming back and infecting mine! I should keep them as far apart as poss. Treat your own birds too even if they appear well , you will need to be very thorough with sanitisation etc to protect your birds. Sorry but why did he bring them back to you and possibly infect your birds----good luck, I hope all goes well Ros

 

[girlracer265]

just had the same sort of thing happen to me
i sold 6 5 day old CLB chicks and about a week later, they called to say 1 had died, i offered to replace it but then another week went by and i finally heard another had died, so they brought the other 4 back, which i have put in isolation for now.