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[chiqita]

These are the same people that just sent over a piece of freshly processed pork (roughly 5lbs of meat) and want to carry their chickens across the street for me to examine. I'm inwardly shrieking NO!!! NO GERMS!!! Instead, I say, "Oh, I shall have to come over for a little tour (when I can wash my shoes afterwords!). Incredibly generous people whom we are blessed to have as neighbors. They are just clueless about biosecurity and disease. And you know what? They don't have problems either. Interesting to me as I am borderline (okay - full blown) paranoid and am now experiencing COCCI for the first time.

I've never seen bloody stool. I've panicked. It was my own fault for letting the chicks out too early. It was such a sunny day but I guess their systems were not quite ready for the ground. I'm off to get Corrid. Tried on Saturday but TSC doesn't carry it and I was too late for Nasco. Super dosed them with liquid dispersable probiotics and they are all still running around eating and drinking in spite of the bloody poo so I'm hoping the Corrid works.

I can use Corrid in this instance - right? I have 10 days to 4 wks chicks in the broody house.

Yes. I imagine they loose chicks too, but are less upset about it. That is often the case, lol. I must admit however, I loose less chicks raised by hens, especially to cocci.

 

[lualshannon]

Quote: They are so pretty! I saved these photos for the family album : ) Today, decided to let them get some sunshine in the cocker pen, but, when the mature hens and roosters came over to look, they were quite frightened; so we came right back inside. When I put my hands in the cage to pick them up, they all ran to me..awww..

beautiful chicks, Lual!

woke up to a peeping incubator full of pips this morning -- pity spring break ends today, i would love to stay home and watch them hatch!

Thank you, Laura! How nice that your eggs are pipping. I am sure it makes coming home to adorable chicks makes it extra special : )

Quote: Wish you best of luck with your chicks.. so lucky that you will have all those babies to hold and love..


Lual

 

[liz9910]

Quote: </ Tractor Supply in Ripon has it...in the cattle section. Powdered form.

 

[ronott1]

These are the same people that just sent over a piece of freshly processed pork (roughly 5lbs of meat) and want to carry their chickens across the street for me to examine. I'm inwardly shrieking NO!!! NO GERMS!!! Instead, I say, "Oh, I shall have to come over for a little tour (when I can wash my shoes afterwords!). Incredibly generous people whom we are blessed to have as neighbors. They are just clueless about biosecurity and disease. And you know what? They don't have problems either. Interesting to me as I am borderline (okay - full blown) paranoid and am now experiencing COCCI for the first time.

I've never seen bloody stool. I've panicked. It was my own fault for letting the chicks out too early. It was such a sunny day but I guess their systems were not quite ready for the ground. I'm off to get Corrid. Tried on Saturday but TSC doesn't carry it and I was too late for Nasco. Super dosed them with liquid dispersable probiotics and they are all still running around eating and drinking in spite of the bloody poo so I'm hoping the Corrid works.

I can use Corrid in this instance - right? I have 10 days to 4 wks chicks in the broody house.

Yes, use corrid and make sure they are drinking it. It they do not seem better within a couple of days, get the S stuff(chiqita knows the name).

 

[CackleJoy]

Quote: That's where I was at and the employee told me they don't carry it. AARGH!

 

[liz9910]

Quote:
Yeah it took them forever to find it when I called....I'm sorry

 

[fowlman01]

Yes.  I imagine they loose chicks too, but are less upset about it. That is often the case, lol. I must admit however, I loose less chicks raised by hens, especially to cocci.

chicks raised by a hen on the ground are usually very hardy.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Awesome blossom! Let me kow how the show goes.


Do they ever have them in Santa Rosa or Yuba.. maybe Woodland?

I don;t know about those areas. This particular show used to be in Anderson. If it were there this year I would not be going. It's just tom far for me to drive. Last year was the first year in Red Bluff and hopefully it will continu there. I heard they had about 600 birds last year.

 

[lizanne]

Ok, mini rant here. Why do people always think others are deliberately trying to screw them up? I do know the Po is frustrating, but really? they know the PO tries to break and throw anything fragile?? Don't write on it, if it says fragile they will break it! And people who insist if eggs don't hatch they are infertile. Clearly nothing to do with your incubator or the fact its amazing anything shipped hatches at ALL. Why in the WORLD would I bother to send you infertile eggs and have to deal with you yelling at me???

Poach an egg, then tell me if you see a bulls eye in it. No? That is what can happen when it is in the incubator for 21 days! None of this is being directed at me, but the lack of faith we have in other humans, and the desire we have to immediately attack some when or something when stuff goes wrong makes me frustrated and sad. Its no wonder so many people stop selling eggs.

Sorry, this is a nonjudgmental place to yell.

THANK YOU!!! I stopped reading the "Angry PO threads" because they upset me. I've tried to explain the process to people, but they usually don't want to listen. I think people want to believe that they didn't do anything wrong, so they (in their mind) put the blame off on anyone or anything else. Why on earth would someone that sells eggs delibrately send you eggs that aren't fetile. It makes no sense. Of course their are @%# - h0les out there that might do something stupid, but they are very rare. If I got eggs, and I thought there was some kind of issue with them, I would let the seller know what the outcome was. I would do it as feedback though, not blame.

 

[Audio51]

Ok, mini rant here. Why do people always think others are deliberately trying to screw them up? I do know the Po is frustrating, but really? they know the PO tries to break and throw anything fragile?? Don't write on it, if it says fragile they will break it! And people who insist if eggs don't hatch they are infertile. Clearly nothing to do with your incubator or the fact its amazing anything shipped hatches at ALL. Why in the WORLD would I bother to send you infertile eggs and have to deal with you yelling at me???

Poach an egg, then tell me if you see a bulls eye in it. No? That is what can happen when it is in the incubator for 21 days! None of this is being directed at me, but the lack of faith we have in other humans, and the desire we have to immediately attack some when or something when stuff goes wrong makes me frustrated and sad. Its no wonder so many people stop selling eggs.

Sorry, this is a nonjudgmental place to yell.

I know a few people like that. I think some of them live to complain. My 81 year old mother always thinks people are out to ripe her off. I hope whoever it is complaining gets a little of it back!.