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    Sweet PDZ vs Zeolite

    Beating a dead horse ( pun intended ).. Everyone in Canada comlaining they cant find a replacement for PDZ. NEITHER CAN WE HERE IN THE USA. The $8.99 25lb of PDZ at TSC is now $14.99. I have switched to barn lime and i HATE IT but its $3-4 a 50lb bag. It can in no way compete with PDZ or zeolite...
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    Feather picking strategy anyone ?

    Thanks
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    Feather picking strategy anyone ?

    ok yesterday i went to the feed store and bought 250lbs of 20% flock raiser and switched them to that. I am continuing the maintenance dose of liquid corid for 7 days. I also went to a local farm and bought 26 bales of hay and will be stacking it in the outside run in a configuration still...
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    Feather picking strategy anyone ?

    ok thank you. that would be a lot of cans of sardines / tuna though. Im going to the feed store today to get a 250lbs of food. Can i buy medicated and use that for a couple of weeks instead of the liquid corid maintenance dose ? Or just unmedicated ?
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    Feather picking strategy anyone ?

    I just treated 5 days with corid for cocsi in my entire flock and just yesterday cut down to the mainteance dose of corid for another 7 days just to make sure. At the same time, i have an ongoing feather picking problem and its not just one flock member as everyone is effected. I have already...
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    Well, I guess this pretty much sums it up..
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    I am NOT sure they have worms. The bloody stools that i have seen along with diarrhea would most likely indicate cocci. I read a lot of stuff that claims DE will eradicate worms in your chickens. Is that just folk lore ?
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    I shut down the 56 gallon waterer last night after they went to roost and hung 4 waterers with 10ml of corid in each one. Im also going to go to TSC and get some food grade DE and add it to their food and try and cover the cocci thing and worms at the same time.
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    thanks for the advise on corrid. But i dont know how to prove coccidiosis other than just treat for it. I was not aware that adult chickens got it until i started reading up on it. I go out to the house every day nd clean the poop boards with a reptile sand scoop and throw the poop over the...
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    Can egg laying chickens drink Mosquito Dunk water?

    Mosquito Dunks Kills Mosquitoes before They’re Old Enough to Bite! The Mosquito Dunks are one of America’s best selling home owner mosquito control products. A product with BTI, a bacteria toxic only to mosquito larvae, that lasts 30 days and treats 100 square feet of surface water...
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    Everything i have read so far indicates that the dunks are safe for ALL animals. From the manufacturer Mosquito Dunks Kills Mosquitoes before They’re Old Enough to Bite! The Mosquito Dunks are one of America’s best selling home owner mosquito control products. A product with BTI, a bacteria...
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    Anyone have any thoughts about feeding them 20% medicated food for a week or so ? They are all adult laying hens.
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    Update on something that never crossed my mind. I noticed one day the poop boards were about 3 times worse than normal. Below the roost boards are flat table like things that i keep filled with sweet PDZ. Its so bad that its killing the PDZ in about 2 days. They all appear to have diarrhea and...
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    Thanks for the advise. Im going to wait and see what happens. if it indeed freezes from sitting on the ground, i can raise it off the ground. BUT i think if you raise it, it would freeze faster as now the cold air has access to the underside. Not unlike a bridge freezing before the roadway...
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    56 Gallon waterer to prevent freezing in the winter

    OK, Im adding water to this thing every day just to keep it topped up during the non freezing weather. It appears that these 50 chickens in Kentucky summer are drinking about 7-10 gallons of water a day. I cant tell you how happy i am that i did this as i dont have to mess with cleaning and...
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