Today they look a little better. They are not panting, but are still laying around. Anyone know if this is just normal for meat birds?
I may try grapeseed extract or goldenseal. They are both natural antibiotics. They work just as well as any drug.
They have access to grass, but they are being fed 18% broiler feed, as much as they want. We gave them some alfafa in their pen the other day, and they have had a few scraps here and there. Their water used to be filtered and have acv, aloe vera, and b vits in it, but then they started drinking...
We have thirty two nine week old Freedom Rangers. They all started out pretty healthy; we had some leg and respiratory problems which cleared up with vitamins and minerals. Now they seem to have something again. They lay around a lot, and some of them have a wheezy breathing sound. We thought...
Look at Moyer's Hatchery in PA. They have the K-22 broiler that is similar to the Freedom Ranger. We have 32 and they are doing great 1.5 pounds at 4 1/2 weeks.