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    Grower vs All flock - what is better for mixed flock?

    Thank you all for feedback! I guess I'll stick with this Blue Seal for now and see how they do on it, it's only been a couple weeks thus far.
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    Grower vs All flock - what is better for mixed flock?

    I just looked up info online and don't see Amprolium listed. There is a chick starter that looks the same, same color bag, and has it. But the one I have for adults I don't think does, per the nutritional info here https://kentfeeds.com/product/home-fresh-multi-flock-breeder-pellet/
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    Grower vs All flock - what is better for mixed flock?

    A very long winded, and mostly irrelevant in my situation, rant about how different species of birds and different ages need different levels of proteins and minerals etc and all flock can't be everything to every bird. But again, I just have chickens, and no plans to add any...
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    Grower vs All flock - what is better for mixed flock?

    Thanks, I was just looking at protein and other levels yesterday and totally missed that it has Amprolium! Yes I would agree for long term probably not the best, I'll shop around for a different feed. Thanks!
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    Grower vs All flock - what is better for mixed flock?

    I have a flock of adult hens, young pullets, and 2 roosters - all chickens, no other species. They free range daily most of the year but also have food 24/7. Before I got the roosters, I was feeding grower or layer pellets depending on ages of chickens, but I recently added a couple young...
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    Decreased egg production- what am I doing wrong?

    Thanks for the info Aart. My coop is 10x11 (space in my barn, so walk-in height) and my run is about 16x22, also walk in height. Both have lots of roost options, the coop has multiple feed and water stations and 8 nest boxes. I have seen a couple of hens eating the oyster shells, not sure if...
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    Decreased egg production- what am I doing wrong?

    TLDR version: My hens have slowed egg production since early May but have also undergone changes to routine (less free range time), increased predator threats (fox family), and integration of new chicks (at 8 weeks old). Is decreased production a result of this stress? Or could there be...
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    I did, and I saw that. I've been told so much conflicting info and my vet consulted with another vet on it and still recommended the withdrawal so I'm erring on the side of caution. I know it may not be necessary but multiple vets have advised varying withdrawal times.
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    Thank you for the resources, I'll check them out. Coughing was fairly sudden onset, first with one and then spreading to several over 2 days. Coughing started subsiding with antibiotics, no more coughing now (5 days into tx). I clean the coop every day and it is in my barn with excellent...
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    No and no. Birds are still active, eating and drinking and laying. I brought 2 of them in for hom to examine and he didn't see any major cause for concern, lungs and everything all sounded OK. Only symptoms I've seen are some of them have developed a cough, but that even has seemed to start to...
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    Tylan for 7 days (powder dissolved in their water)
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    Thanks. I actually was able to get to my vet today, he agreed girls could use course of antibiotics but thinks they should all recover fine, whatever they have is mild. He is recommending a 2 week post-treatment withdrawal period for eggs for personal use and 4 weeks post-treatment for selling-...
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    Possible URI starting in flock?

    I noticed about 2-3 days ago that one of my hens seems to be coughing (see video). It's become a bit more frequent, and this morning it seems that 3 of my other hens are having similar symptoms (one is more wheezing than coughing). All are eating, drinking, and active (though the wheezy one is...
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    Bloated chest in pullet- Sour crop??

    This will be my final post on this thread, as Cadbury was humanely euthanized yesterday. I found a vet that could see her, and now I just wish I had known about this vet when this all started. On my request, he did a necropsy and found the cause- a ball of long grass in her crop. So she was...
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    Bloated chest in pullet- Sour crop??

    I was optimistic in my last update, but all good things must come to an end, sadly. Today I noticed that Cadbury was isolating herself a bit, seems to be gaping with her beak, and when I picked her up to check on her she vomited more sour smelling stuff. I've made the decision to cull, before...
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