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It would depend on what your brooder set up is. Personally when I invited disease into my brooder in early spring I culled every bird and burnt the brooder. I am sorry for your loss. It sucks. The thing to remember is that besides a few diseases most of these bacteria and micro species are...

This is why before knowing what is wrong with animals 1)you do not right away go to antibiotics and 2) Make sure to give them the full dose of antibiotics because if there is one illness the stress can lead to immune system compromise. In other words a low antibiotic treatment can result in so...

The bird or my better half? I keep finding more and more of the birds showing signs. Both roosters were acting depressed full on sleeping in the brooder. I have never seen that before unless it was night time. I have seen chicks relax and maybe sort of nap but this was turning the head back...

It's coryza because there is a nasal discharge and it smells kind of like poop really. The biggest concern I have is how to tell if any will be carriers or not. We have 11 other birds that these guys are supposed to go mix with soon. I want to know something about if they need to all be...

At about the age of twenty weeks you should switch feeds depending upon the breed. If they are hybrid layers you would want to switch sooner but I am unsure of the time as I have no interest in hybrid layer breeds. Traditional/heritage breeds is usually about twenty weeks. Sources Storey's...

I also think that my shipment from Meyers coming in winter like it did was part of the problem. Though some of the mannerisms looked a like a disease. I use an ecoglow as well. I really like what the ecoglow provides versus a heat lamp. But mind you I have an ecoglow 50 and have never...

I didn't get any OEGB but I did order chicks from Meyers Dec 17th 15 in the lot and ordered 18 from Cackle. Meyers were shipped and I drove an hour to pick up at Cackle. By the second day I was down to eight chicks from the Meyers. All are very strong and healthy that survived. The Cackle...

Cool. Just a reminder and please don;t take this the wrong way but bugs/insects, humans, chickens, pets and fish are all animals. One similarity between us all is our nervous system to varying degrees of complexity. Permethrin is deadly to aquatic species and cats fyi. So when using...

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There are times when medication is necessary. In my opinion it's about keeping those medications potent for when they are needed. RIght now I have gotten my chicks from large hatcheries. The first batch of fifteen came from Meyers on December 17th. After two days we had eight. Those eight...

Exactly. Preventative measures I take to help chicks is by adding organic apple cider vinegar to their water. I help develop their natural gut flora with the good guys so that it is tougher for disease organisms to get a foot hold. I use nature to work for me and my birds not against me...

My first two EE started laying at about 22-25 weeks.

CHeck this link out and tell me you feel the same way. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/pdfs/0100.pdf http://www.ehow.com/info_8497961_natural-alternatives-sevin-garden.html...

Yes diatomacious earth prevents but does not get rid of an infestation right away. That is why it needs to mixed in the proper amount with things like wood ash also in the proper amount. You don;t want to over do it as both can cause respiratory issues if you have too much of the dust flying...

Maybe using sevin this time isn't the worst idea for you then. After that get a dust bath set up for your birds using the ingredients I mentioned. I believe there is another thread on here about the exact amounts and if not google it. Read the studies. CHeck out how many chickens you have...

Well anitbiotics are natural. They come come from fungi and other bacterium. It's the way they defend themselves against other bacteria. Using those poisons actually doesn't treat the problem. Check out the research concerning wood ash, diatomacious earth and peat moss. It...

No I did not mean anything personal. For me it's not about natural. That's too simple. It's about seeing how organisms function in the world and not one organism functions independently. Consider how many bacteria live in and on you. If you remove them then you would have numerous other...

If you want to use chemicals use Sevin dust. Or make a good dust bath place for them. Refer to the mixtures in previous posts but basically get some Diatomacious Earth, wood ash and I use peat. Studies have shown the use of wood ash kills the mites and keeps them away. Then you don't have to...

A lot of it depends on the hatchery also. Some hatcheries will tell you about their parent stock such as this breed strain is high egg production etc. Most won't. Many hatcheries also get their stock from many of the same breeders. Some breeders also can be less than honest. Of course I am...