This information is for all the new baby chick keepers. If you have had your chicks vaccinated for Coccidiosis,DO NOT use medicated feed as this will counteract vaccine,meaning vaccine becomes null.
Use non-medicated feed with chicks vaccinated for Coccidiosis.
I feel we should start a thread listing the names of our feathered babies that have passed away. Not sure where this thread could be placed,probably not in the Emergencies/Disease thread. There is so much pain associated with their deaths and it does help with healing if we can see our pets...
Kathy,i would like to thank you for all your detailed posts on tube feeding. I have just finished tube feeding my sick silkie 5 month old roo. He was fine the other day,got into a tussle with another roo and immediately started behaving very stressed,panting,wings spread etc.strange thing...
With all the extreme Heat and high humidity we are experiencing all over,it is important to know the symptoms of heat stroke. Chickens do not deal with heat at all,they have no sweat glands so they rely on their respiratory system to cool themselves down. Their normal body temp ranges from...
I would like to state that there appears to be a lot of misinformation regarding medicated starter feed. Chicks can get Coccidiosis on medicated starter feed,that is a fact. Medicated feed Does Not Prevent Coccidiosis,your chicks can still become infected.
Medicated starter feed is an aid only...
My chicks have finished their 5 day treatment of Amprol. Any suggestions as to what to feed them, to replace vitamins lost (vitamins A & K) during treatment? They are currently on medicated chick feed. Suggestions welcome.