So Many people think that when their chicks go to the big "house" they need to have prevenative mdication to ward off coccidiosis
but that is not true
Your soil can have any or all of the 9 kinds of coccidiosis in it
Even if the birds are on a amprolium feed do not fail oif birds come down sick...
IMPACTED CROP DO'S AND DON'TS
FOR CHICKENS AND PIGEONS
When a chicken obtains a large crop.
This is generally in the summer time, when much grass is around, or in the winter time when the birds are fed whole kernel corn.
with grass it is likely to become wound up in a ball too large to go...
there was a post on medicating chickens to prevent blackhead in turkey poults
the reason for putting this here is that the person needs to study this before treating as a precaution the chickens at her place
Blackhead in turtkeys Sandy from australia
Do not range turkeys on ground...
Impacted crop comes from a chicken eating items that make a ball of hard stuff
such as grass clippings and or hard cores out of vege's and fruit
ie: possibly a seed of a peach or some thing like that
some plums also have seeds
but the grass clippings definetly need grit feed at same time and cut...
does any one remember that post some weeks ago on coccidiosis
that said 3-4 tbps? I wish I had saved the url
SO i CHANGED MY AMT OF CORID FROM 2 TSP TO 3-4 TBSP
with the lady saying speckled hen said that amt
I am sorry if it was too much
I do not want to mislead any one
asked Speckled hen...
what does blackhead look like on turkeys
is there any signs and what are they?
what does every one use for treating blackhead in turkeys?
I know that the use of cayenne pepper does work
3 tbsp per gallon of feed daily
also that chickens carry blackhead and do not get it but give it to...
I want to be sure and use right amount of polyisol vitamins for chicks
So what do you folks who use them advise as to the amount of polyvisol in a gallon of water
thanks for the help
just email me with any questions
I am asked a lot about using grit for chickens
the most used grit is granite grit
I used mineralized granite grit for pigeons
as the minerals were good for the chickens and it was red and chickens love any thing red
I never fed chicks grit as I never fed whole or chracked grains
just fed...
I want to make a statement here about this idea
on the long post on MG flock one person made this state,emt
THE POSTER SAID THIS
PLEASE READ IT ALL
I share your pain. I'm 90% sure my flock is also infected. I've culled off
my remaining silkies but cannot bring myself to cull off my original...
ause there is so many threads on your post I will post this seperate
asap do this it works
Here is what I would do seriously
take and plug in a RADIO with very soothing music on it
leave the radio on all the time
now bring with you this
wet mash probiotic
for each chicken use
multiply amt...
I found this very informative
HERITAGE TURKEYS from the Associated Press Dan Nephlin Pittsburgh:
Breeds such as the Narragansett, Bourbon Red, & Jersey Buff were once among common breeds being raised. As large scale farming evolved, interest in those breds failed and the Broad Breasted White...
There has been much discussion of the fact that grass fed birds have Omega 3 in them.
This information denotes with grass fed chickens or beef it means the added Omegsa oils are there
and that is good for people's lives.
Well, after some research I do find that what they eat is what the egg and...
The post that the lady is having problems with cannibalism in her chicks is quite long now so will put this experience on here for those who have the problem may want to use
I read this from RPB2 and it fits this situation perfectly
lafleche49" <[email protected]>...
E.coli is something chickens do get
Now, anytime you have any gut problems, the health of the beneficial bacteria that should naturally occur in the gut should be considered.
It's usually when the populations of those good
bacterial decrease that we see an INcreased in bad bacteria...
from
Plants Toxic (poison) to Poultry, Listed by Common Name ... May 31, 2004 ... Raising pure bred chickens, bantams, guinea fowl and quail in Central Texas. ... Plants Toxic to Poultry - by Common Names ...
www.poultryhelp.com/toxic1.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Plants Toxic to...
when researching why citrus is bad for chickens I came up with this being bad for dogs
This interesting fact that citrus juices are used in poultry feed!!!
So I can't find after several times putting it into goole.com
why citrus is bad for poultry
I really never had any idea why this is bad for...
Treating Green Diarrhea,why sulmet doesn't work
Nathalie a good friend of mine sent me this informationon green diarrheaGlenda L Heywood
From: "Nathalie Ross"
Subject: Re: Sick Rooster-THE GREEN DIARrRREA
Dear Natalie Ross,
We got a recommendation from Glenda Heywood, stating that you...
I truly find something to learn every day even though I have raised chickens 60 yrs
most yrs we raised 3500 and loved doing the hard work it took to keep them clean and healthy
I am a firm believer in natural probiotics
and healthy feeding
I also believe in feeding good dark greens for the...
I am always ask what to not feed chickens and even our Dogs and cats
here are my reasoning points
The reason for not letting chickens eat any kind of bean ie: soy beans etc
id from your own list of things good and bad for chickens
(1 Raw green potato peels
Toxic substance called Solanine
(2...