California - Northern

[casportpony]

I am so sorry!

Do you have a dropper? Hopefully you can save the rest of them.

Kathy said to make a stronger solution. Try two tsp for half a gallon.

The oral drench dose for poultry that I extrapolated from the Corid website is 20mg/kg. Maybe someone can figure out how to make a smaller more concentrated dose knowing that 1/2 teaspoon = 270 mg. I'm way too tired to try that tonight.

-Kathy

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I have a question for all you egg color experts out there. My little EE's should start laying any day now, and I'm trying to figure out their chances of laying a colored egg. I will probably have to sell a couple of them (due to my downsizing), and I want to make sure I let people know their chances of getting a colored egg. These are the ones that I hatched from my Salmon Favorolles roo, and my hatchery EE. She (mom) laid a bright blue egg. The pullets all have pea combs (I know this isn't a guarantee of carrying the blue gene). So my understanding is that most EE's carry 1 blue egg gene, and one other color gene (brown, white). So If that EE was crossed with the SF does that mean that the pullets only have a 75% chance of laying blue?

One of the girls:

That looks like a pea comb that hasn't developed yet. I think the chances are very good that this pullet will lay a green egg, as she will likely get a blue shell gene from the mother and some light brown outer coating from the rooster (I think Faverelles lay light brown). No guarantees, of course, and you won't know the intensity, but I would bet on light green. A five-toed EE! Pretty pullet.

Is there anyone who has serama chicks they would sell? thats one bird i cant get from a hatchery but i really want atleast a male and a female Dx i prefer chicks instead of eggs since i dont have great luck hatching lol

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I know someone who raises Seramas in the Grass Valley area. If that is not too far for you to drive, pm me and I'll send you his info. Like chiqita said, Serama chicks are very small and I think shipping would be risky. We should have chicks this summer, but I'm a good 6+ hours from you.

 

[EZFarms]

I have no way to drive there atm (having issues insuring car atm) chiquitta was saying she could ship juvinilles to me. thats fine with me unless theres someone closer who has chicks.

 

[Michael Apple]

With cocci, you need to hold off on the vitamins until after the treatment. Corid is a thiamine disruptor that kills the cysts. You want to make sure the cysts die quickly. Poly vi sol is great for after the two treatments.

I think you mean oocysts. Oocysts are ingested, exposed to digestive enzymes and split open releasing the protozoa (sporozoites) which produce merozoites, which are the immature stage of growth cells that do the most damage and survive off of B1. These are what damage the villi of the intestines. 5-7 day Corid treatment limiting vitamin B1 absorption is not so much a concern as reintroduction of lactic acid bacteria after treatment. Probiotics and vitamins are important after treatments, and highly recommend Probios dispersible powder in addition to vitamin-electrolyte powder formulated and balanced for poultry instead of Poly-Vi-sol. I do it for 3 days after treatment.

 

[minmin1258]

Pol

Thank you Ron three of the chicks are not eating or drinking and one is pretty much just sitting there with eyes closed looks really bad. They were all fine yesterday, how does this happen?

May want to give them poly vi sol as well it's a super vitamin

Polyvi-sol WITHOUT IRON!!! Don't give chicks iron!

 

[chrissyr]

With cocci, you need to hold off on the vitamins until after the treatment. Corid is a thiamine disruptor that kills the cysts. You want to make sure the cysts die quickly. Poly vi sol is great for after the two treatments.

Definitely do Corid. But the only vitamin that i read helps cocci is Vit E . But i've never done it. @ronott1 : do you know about this? It seems odd to mix it in water since it's oily. But Dr Peter Brown says it helps with the Corid in quicker recovery. I was thinking on getting some on hand. Wondering if it might help in prevention as well if added once a week in water or a food mix
**But adding a multi Vit would defeat the purpose of Corid is what I understand.

 

[ronott1]

I think you mean oocysts. Oocysts are ingested, exposed to digestive enzymes and split open releasing the protozoa (sporozoites) which produce merozoites, which are the immature stage of growth cells that do the most damage and survive off of B1. These are what damage the villi of the intestines. 5-7 day Corid treatment limiting vitamin B1 absorption is not so much a concern as reintroduction of lactic acid bacteria after treatment. Probiotics and vitamins are important after treatments, and highly recommend Probios dispersible powder in addition to vitamin-electrolyte powder formulated and balanced for poultry instead of Poly-Vi-sol. I do it for 3 days after treatment.

Very good advice! Give them Probiotics and vitamins after the two 5 to 7 day treatments. The second half dose is to help them build immunity.

 

[Michael Apple]

I would recommend Poultry Nutri Drench formulated for poultry over Poly-Vi-Sol which is not.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Pol
Polyvi-sol WITHOUT IRON!!! Don't give chicks iron!

Yes I use the enfamil brand it does not have iron

 

[ronott1]

Definitely do Corid. But the only vitamin that i read helps cocci is Vit E . But i've never done it. @ronott1 : do you know about this? It seems odd to mix it in water since it's oily. But Dr Peter Brown says it helps with the Corid in quicker recovery. I was thinking on getting some on hand. Wondering if it might help in prevention as well if added once a week in water or a food mix
**But adding a multi Vit would defeat the purpose of Corid is what I understand.

If mine were dying from it I would try the vitamin E. Definitely no treats and only water for a day. They usually recover quickly so if they make it over night that will be a critical factor.

I am so worried for them!