Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[mollyripkim]

There was blood in one poo in the cube where the seven month old girls live, all seem ok except for a little frizzle who is a bit subdued but eating and drinking fine and Ive seen her do a normal poo.

So, can older girls get coccidosis or I am just panicking over one poo? They finished being wormed with Flubernet yesterday, I am wondering if it was a bit harsh for the younger ones?

Many thanks.

Edited December 5, 2014 by Guest

[mollyripkim]

Its not intestinal lining as it was definitely blood and not orange.

[miller30]

Hi Kim no it doesn't always mean cocci I would have said not to worry but what do mean by subdued? What's her weight like and a lot of mine look miserable as its cold leanne

[mollyripkim]

Thanks Leanne, weight is fine, I saw her sort of fluffed up sitting quietly today several times and she didn't come rushing out to FR immediately with the others who were mental after a week of confinement. But then she came for corn, was scratching around and seemed ok again. I hadnt thought of the cold affecting her. Going to be keeping a close eye on her, you know that feeling when something is not quite right.

[miller30]

You could coxoid them just to make sure but you have only just wormed them or do you have any herban which would be kinder on the gut it also treats cocci so double strength it

[mollyripkim]

Freezing cold but have been out with a torch, another spot of blood in a poo but not her as she is asleep in the nest box. Am going to start coxoid with them all tomorrow to be on the safe side and hopefully they will be ok.

[mollyripkim]

Sorry if its too much information, but just checked the girls and found another poo with what I thought was blood but on closer inspection it is like a blob of jelly and a cross between red and orange.

 

Now I can't decide if its just intestinal lining, bearing in mind they have just been wormed with Flubernet, or something more serious.

What do you wise people think?

You would think after all this time I wouldn't get so worried and worked up about them.

[Beantree]

We had some like that recently Mollyripkim and couldn't decide exactly what they were. Like you they were wormed and they were still there. I thought shed intestinal lining but they appeared to be red jelly blobs the like of which I had never noticed before. Anyway the hen is absolutely fine, laying and pooing normally now, so nothing to worry about I think.

 

Chickens are generally immune to coccidiosis after 6 weeks, although I have heard of adult cases they seem to be extremely rare. Perhaps it was a touch of that and she has overcome it? Could always give her some probiotic yoghurt as a precaution.

[mollyripkim]

Thanks Beantree, feel more reassured this morning, there were no further poos like it overnight. Yogurt is a good idea and they love it.