Broiler not using its legs *now skin is turning GREEN?*

[hooligan]

Ok, so I have called everyone at the poultry division of Uof A and they are all out but SOMEONE should call me back.
My vets don't know and while searching online I found some of the same articles dlhunicorn (who is awesome) posted.
I have a few qustions though...
#1 how would I restore the normal amt of selenium to the diet. I have been goiving him oatmeal with apples everyday put he has free choice crumbles. Did I mess up his diet by doing this?
#2 What would the dosage be for this?

Treatment

Erythromycin, penicillin in the feed to treat signs. Chlortetracycine, oxytetracycline, copper sulphate can be added to the water to reduce morbidity.

And should I go ahead and treat my whole flocks water and his as well or just give him pills etc?​

 

[CovenantCreek]

One of my pullets injured herself and her leg got infected. I put her on Terramycin soluble powder -- the dosage given was by the gallon so I did the math and came up with 1 tsp per 2 qts of water (you may want to double check the numbers, it's been a couple months since I did it). I put the pullet in a dog crate so no one else had access to her water. The instructions say to make a new batch every day, I think I did it every other day, for 1-2 weeks. I stopped after a week, her leg had been normal color for a few days already.

There is a withdrawal period required if you want to eat the bird, I think I read somewhere that the period should equal the time the bird was on the medication. I doubled it just to be on the safe side. I know all the broad spectrum antibiotics I looked at simply said not to use them on poultry intended for human consumption or egg production, so check with your vet about that.

 

[dlhunicorn]

There is a (human) combo of vitE/selenium (Walmart and Agway often carry it) .... the amount of vit E does not matter, however. the selenium content must not exceed 50 MICROgrams... you can give this once a day for three days then once every other day (3-5 times) safely... then once a week if necessary after. Just p rick open and give the contents of the tab into the birds beak.
(He MIGHT need more...he MIGHT not... at the above dosage it is pretty certain that no toxicity will occur as selenium has a very narrow therapeutic range and is retained in the system.)
I would also give a good supplement like Avia charge 2000... it is a good thing to have on hand for all your birds.

 

[silkiechicken]

Quote:
To clarify on genetic engineering so people don't get the wrong idea, it is in the traditional sense (selective breeding programs), not the test tube sense.

Good luck with the bird, hope it doesn't suffer too much.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Everything that I have read up on says that foot pad dermatitis...is the same as ammonia burn and urine burns and even hock burn from boilers & turkeys standing in nasty wet litter for too long......this can even form on their breastbone from laying in it....

In fact I got a boiler chicken just to cook the other day from a meat market instead of a grocery...when I unwrapped I found a thick burn on the breast...took the birdy back!...

 

[hooligan]

This month is AWFUL!
Ok, so after talkign with you guys and UPC AND UofA poultry division. It is most likely the gangrene dermatitis.
A went out to check the other broilers which seemed just as active as our other birds, gave them some oatmeal & apples to warm them up and decided to get a "hands on" check of the newbies. All were fine EXCEPT one, and he had necrotic tissue on his rump.
So he is now in the house with Farmer AND and the way to the vet to pick up Baytril...guess what I see? A very much alive broiler that had fallen off a truck. So I whipped around and got on the otherside of the highway to pick it up. Took her to the vet and even though she has some head trama vet vet said there is a "chance" she could make it so I come home with Baytril for ALL three and some Prednisone for the one I found on the way.

 

[Pinenot]

How cool is that!!! Your chicken was in need so that you could find another chicken and rescue it.

 

[pips&peeps]

Not to change the subject of the post, but who are these idiots that keep dropping chickens on the road????

If they were diseased, in most states you can transport infected birds to slaughter, but not if you're gonna drop off a few here and there to spread it around.

I'm not saying your bird has anything, I'm just saying those people are using their "smarts".

Jean

 

[hooligan]

They have the tendancy to fall of the trucks when they are being taken to slaughter.

Here's an example of the trucks they fall off of, how they manage to get their bodys out of those cages I don't know...

 

[jjthink]

You are such a good person, helping these birds in need. Makes me so angry, the way the birds are transported to their death - even the lucky ones that fall off the truck experience such trauma in so doing.
Hoping for good outcomes for all

JJ