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[ronott1]

Yeah, but that is because you're one of the brightest people here.

The latest advice was to put the 8 week old chick into a dark kennel for two days and give it nothing but water.

 

[casportpony]

I'll stay away from the all natural threads, lol.


-Kathy

Yeah, but that is because you're one of the brightest people here.

Thanks, lol. Definetly *not* one of the brightest, but I'll take that compliment. What irks me and makes me feel bad at the same time is when people start off wanting an all natural treatment, then
decide too late to try medications. It's like they panic when they realize their bird is dying, but it's been my experience that *nothing* can be done once the dying process has started.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

 

Yeah, but that is because you're one of the brightest people here.

The latest advice was to put the 8 week old chick into a dark kennel for two days and give it nothing but water.

Did someone really suggest that? Why?

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Did someone really suggest that? Why?

-Kathy

I was advice for treating impacted or sour crop in an older chicken. I would have given that chick corid as soon as I saw it looking like it had cocci.

That is likely why I have not had one die of it yet.

 

[casportpony]

Seriously? In the dark they wouldn't be able to see the water, right, so why bother with the water? Unless seriously injured, I can think of no reason to put a chick in the dark. Even then I'm not sure that's the thing to do.

-Kathy

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Thanks, lol. Definetly *not* one of the brightest, but I'll take that compliment.

What irks me and makes me feel bad at the same time is when people start off wanting an all natural treatment, then
decide too late to try medications. It's like they panic when they realize their bird is dying, but it's been my experience that *nothing* can be done once the dying process has started.

-Kathy

I agree. And I don't understand how they can watch a poor animal suffer like that. Either treat it or put it down. Slow torture is not acceptable.

 

[ronott1]

I just read the advice again. It was second hand advice given to the poster regarding a crop problem in a hen. It was to crate without food or shavings and give only water for several days and then feed chopped spinach.

It is completely natural advice.

I hope the chick has enough natural resistance to get through this.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Seriously? In the dark they wouldn't be able to see the water, right, so why bother with the water? Unless seriously injured, I can think of no reason to put a chick in the dark. Even then I'm not sure that's the thing to do.

-Kathy

I think maybe they suggested it just because they could.

BTW, there is a young kid here who just started a thread on having six chickens. There are two RIRs, two BRs, and two BOs. The problem is that each is a cockerel/pullet pair and I see this as a recipe for overbreeding and cockfights. If you have any suggestions, do you mind going on over there and talking with them? My only suggestion was to warn about overbreeding and fighting and a little advice about common breed temperament issues.

 

[caychris]

I think maybe they suggested it just because they could.

BTW, there is a young kid here who just started a thread on having six chickens. There are two RIRs, two BRs, and two BOs. The problem is that each is a cockerel/pullet pair and I see this as a recipe for overbreeding and cockfights. If you have any suggestions, do you mind going on over there and talking with them? My only suggestion was to warn about overbreeding and fighting and a little advice about common breed temperament issues.

I have a question with regard to this. If you try and rotate a roo off of the breeding hens can you put him back into a boy only pen? Just wondering.

 

[casportpony]

Seriously? In the dark they wouldn't be able to see the water, right, so why bother with the water? Unless seriously injured, I can think of no reason to put a chick in the dark. Even then I'm not sure that's the thing to do.


-Kathy

I think maybe they suggested it just because they could.

BTW, there is a young kid here who just started a thread on having six chickens. There are two RIRs, two BRs, and two BOs. The problem is that each is a cockerel/pullet pair and I see this as a recipe for overbreeding and cockfights. If you have any suggestions, do you mind going on over there and talking with them? My only suggestion was to warn about overbreeding and fighting and a little advice about common breed temperament issues.

I'm probably not the best one to comment on that as I have tons of roosters, but mine free range. I also can't comment on breed specific traits of chickens, 'cause most of mine are mutts.

-Kathy