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    Introducing new birds

    So far, so good with the night time intro. First am and minimal pecking in the first 2 hrs. Bernerd the roo says "I'm the boss, you girls will get along 😁"
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    How long to re-introduce chick after Corrid treatment?

    Thanks for the heads up on the ACV!
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    How long to re-introduce chick after Corrid treatment?

    So last Sunday one of my 9 week old chicks developed a case of Coccidosis. I immediately started a regemin of 2tsp per gallon water of liquid Corrid and some ACV for her and all of her flock mates. I put a solid divider in the teenager coop to seperate her from the rest of the flock. She was...
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    Introducing new birds

    My chicks are 9 weeks old right now. We are expecting colder nighttime temps Friday (low of 33F) so I decided to wait another week. My coop area (roosts etc) is 7ft by 4ft by 4ft high with an external nesting box that has 4 nesting areas with all of the needed dividers. The main run is 7ft by...
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    Poopy Butt on week old Chick - Advise pls!

    I would switch to the Nutri Drench, don't give both. The drench gives more than just electrolytes.
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    Poopy Butt on week old Chick - Advise pls!

    Get some Nutri-Drench to add to their water, use the "Maintenance Dosage" of 2-5 ml (cc) per gallon of water, also put some Vaseline on the feathers around their vents to prevent poo from sticking. I used the Nutri-Drench with my last batch from day 1 and had zero pasty butt with my chicks. The...
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    Introducing new birds

    Awesome! as we expand our flock I will keep that in mind. Thanks!
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    Introducing new birds

    This will be their first time seeing each other, I have been keeping the newbies isolated from the existing flock. Size wise they are close, just a bit smaller at this point. I expect that are starting to hit that growth spurt where they will catch up quick!
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    Introducing new birds

    Got them from The Funky Chicken in Vestaburg
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    Introducing new birds

    So to make a long story short, I purchased 10 babies from a small Michigan hatchery last November and have not had the best of luck. Of the original 10 I now have 2 left one Barnvelder Roo and a Welsummer hen. Both have terrific dispositions and are very gentle birds (she is an egg laying...
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