Coccidia symptoms include bloody diarrhoea, watery diarrhoea,
ruffled feathers, huddling, weight loss, depression, paleness, lack of appetite
and poor weight gain, but chickens may show no symptoms whatsoever. Most birds
are affected between the ages of 3 and 5 weeks old. While it can affect any
chicken at any age, most chickens are immune to coccidia by the time they're 14
weeks old. Your veterinarian can diagnose coccidiosis by looking for oocysts or
protozoan eggs in a bird's faecal sample under a microscope.
Treatment:
You can treat coccidia outbreaks either with medication prescribed
by your veterinarian or with anticoccidial medications available at feed stores
and from poultry suppliers. Follow the medication's directions for treating
chickens.
Prevention:
Many chick foods come pre-medicated to prevent
coccidiosis outbreaks. When fed to chicks, it helps build the
young chicks' immunity to the parasite by allowing some oocysts to make it
through. You can prevent coccidiosis by eliminating wet litter and use an
ammonia-type pine cleaner to disinfect the areas. Keeping the brooder clean
will keep coccidia under control.
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