Re: Blood in poop?

From: julie moore (julie.moore36_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 20:54:45 +0000 (UTC)

Cheers for that, as I am in the UK and new to all this where do I need to go
and what do I ask for?

thanks in advance

Dean

"Ace" <acefarm@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:eVgGc.20114$ju5.6142@twister.socal.rr.com...
> Your post sounds like Coccidiosis and the dark clotted blood shows that
they
> need immediate treatment. Here's a repost that I sent several months ago.
It
> will explain a lot more.
>
> > When birds get coccidiosis, their immune system weakens an they usually
> (but not always) come down with multiple illnesses and it gets harder to
> diagnose. I keep preaching about this but if you have a lot of chickens on
> the same property year after year, your yard will "chicken out" and you
will
> get more and more diseases. Worming and treating for coccidiosis
eliminates
> 90% of your problems with illness.Be sure not to use both methods because
> you can cause kidney failure by dosing with too much sulfa. Be sure to
read
> directions on whichever method you use and follow them. I know too many
> people who think "if a little is good, a lot should be better". I really
> don't understand this because scientists study these things and the labels
> are there for a purpose. I, myself, don't personally know any farmer
> scientist so I rely on the labels until something proves them wrong.
> Coccidiosis is not life threatening if you allow the birds to develop
their
> immunity SLOWLY, by allowing them protection from the oocysts. The
symptoms
> to watch for in your young fowl are as follows:
> 1. Loss of appetite
> 2. Ruffled feathers
> 3. Birds act cold, droopy and listless
> 4. Combs turn pale
> 5. Weight loss
> 6. Get thin breasted
> 7. Droppings can be watery, bloody, pasty, light brown to yellow in color
> You have to remember that there are 9 different types of Coccidiosis and
> only 2 of them will show blood in their droppings. Different species will
> attack different parts of the intestinal tract. The protozoa develop very
> rapidly and mature in 4-7 days. Each germ is capable of producing 900 eggs
> the first generation. hen each of these will mature and producte that many
> more. So in just a few weeks, there can be millions of coccidia in the
bird'
> intestines. When a bird is infected with this disease, the germs will
> destroy the lining and tissues of the intestinal tract. This interferes
with
> the absorption and digestion of feed. It causes hemorrhaging and anemia
and
> it allows other disease producing germs to enter into the system through
the
> damaged intestinal lining. Thus, you could get a secondary disease that
> would make your fowl sick and die and not even realize that the big
problem
> is that they have cocci.<
>
>
>
>

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