Help Identifying Fecal Sample Under Microscope? Tired Pullet? Sneezing?

Spicegirls4

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Apr 28, 2024
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Hello there!
I have four 10-week-old girls and one has been consistently more tired than the others since we brought them home. She's a speckled sussex and often falls asleep standing up in the typical "coccidiosis" stance. Two weeks ago, I started adding corid to their water, a week after started adding rooster booster and today was their last day on it. The little girl still seems a lot more tired than the others but I also think she's molting as she's losing a lot of feathers. I don't really know what I'm looking for with the crop and she's very flighty and hard to catch so that's rough. I noticed that all four of them are sneezing a good bit with clear mucus coming out
I got a cheap (very cheap) microscope and I'm still not sure what I'm looking at, to be honest. Her head doesn't seem to be as tucked all the time but she's still so sleepy? They all nap a lot and it freaks me out? I'm new to motherhood?
 

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Also I should note - she's still out there foraging, playing with her sisters, dirt bathing, and runs right out for treats. She eats normally, drinks water, and scratches away at piles of wood chips I put out with the rest of them
 
I don’t know how to look for coccidia under a microscope, but I would get some Toltrazuril or sulfa antibiotic from your vet. Take in a fresh sample of droppings right away. If you still have Corid, give her a drench of 0.1 ml per pound once a day. Corid dosage is 2 tsp per gallon of water for 5-7 days. Maybe the Corid will help some, but some strains of coccidia are resistant to Corid. How much Corid did you give them earlier? Do not give any electrolytes or vitamins that have thiamine in them while on Corid, but they are okay when on Toltrazuril or sulfa antibiotics.
 
I don’t know how to look for coccidia under a microscope, but I would get some Toltrazuril or sulfa antibiotic from your vet. Take in a fresh sample of droppings right away. If you still have Corid, give her a drench of 0.1 ml per pound once a day. Corid dosage is 2 tsp per gallon of water for 5-7 days. Maybe the Corid will help some, but some strains of coccidia are resistant to Corid. How much Corid did you give them earlier? Do not give any electrolytes or vitamins that have thiamine in them while on Corid, but they are okay when on Toltrazuril or sulfa antibiotics.
Thank you for your response! It's hard to get to the vet for them since the closest one that accepts chickens is kind of far but I'll try to get an appointment for her. I was giving her 2tsp per gallon for 7 days. Once the 7 days was up, I started putting the rooster booster in their water
 

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