The coccodia love wet
places,
especially when they can be found near warm places. So rainy weather is
always a worry, as is water areas that over-spill around heat lamps in
the hen house. Damp conditions around heat lamps are perfect breeding
grounds for the coccidia. Where you have this problem dig out the wet
litter and replace it with dry litter.
If you find that the litter is very
dirty, get rid of it and replace it with clean litter. This is
important when you remember that the coccidia are present in chicken
poop. It is also important to do so if you can smell ammonia in the
shed, as this is coming from the chicken poop, indicative of too much
poop and not enough litter and this will also cause respiratory
problems in your birds.
Finally, in raising healthy chickens it
is important that they receive a good balanced diet when you first get
them. You will
need a diet that will keep the gizzard healthy. Studies have shown that
those chickens who were fed a good commercial chick ration had
well-developed gizzards, which in turn reduced the numbers and the
effects of coccidiosis later on. Wheat is an important factor in this,
as is whey powder (which you can buy at health shops) and should be
added to the chick started feed once or twice a week.
I am also a firm
fan of cider vinegar in
the water which also aids the gut, and keeps
disease down.
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