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  1. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Is the vaccine effective against all strains for all poultry? If it is, I think I'll want to vaccinate my 2013 peachicks. -Kathy
  2. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Very good advice! I read somewhere that this is often an issue with those that raise quail. -Kathy
  3. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    A healthy chick will have food in it's crop most of the day and the *majority* of it's poop will be well formed with a white cap like in these pictures:
  4. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Why do so many people think that there has to be blood in poop for it to be coccidiosis? -Kathy
  5. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Do some research on calcium depletion and ACV use. -Kathy
  6. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    FWIW, I change their water if I see any poop or food in it.
  7. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Try an experiment... give just water for 24 hours and make a note of how much they drank, then do the same with your recipe.
  8. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Adding stuff like probios and electrolytes to water *can* reduce water consumption and cause death.
  9. casportpony

    Unusually high mortality rates in chicks for 2013

    Don't you think a necropsy would be a good idea? They're only $15 for you. http://www.ncagr.gov/vet/ncvdl/FeeBrochure.pdf
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