California - Northern

[ronott1]

I have been using Oxine this year on all my animal enclosures. I was leery about using the citric acid to activate it, since everyone here on BYC says not to use it. I did some research, read the company info and read about how exhibition breeders on another forum use it, after they had consulted with the distributor.

It does not work as well if you don't activate it, and is a waste of time & money. The point of using it is to kill bacteria, fungi & viruses. For example, it won't kill Avian Influenza, E.coli, and Salmonella, etc. unless activated. So, if you are using it to sanitize surfaces, enclosures etc. - activate it with the citric acid. Remove animals & feed before using activated Oxine.

Just wear a mask, like you'd use for painting or cleaning the coop. It's really not strong smelling, much less so than bleach. Simple to mix. It's not dangerous. I don't know why people on BYC recommend not activating it.

The exceptions for activating it would be for water sanitation or misting the chickens. Don't mix with citric acid if you want to use it directly in the water or on the chickens. Misting the chickens with oxine aids in upper respiratory problems and kills surface pathogens. Oxine treated water kills water borne pathogens and eliminates bio-film. Oxine used continuously through the watering system has consistently shown that it maintains the health and production of broilers, turkeys and laying hens.

You can find citric acid in grocery or drug stores, if needed.

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Does activated oxine kill Blackhead and Coccidiosis?

 

[Happy Chooks]

For those of you that have multiple breeds that you need to keep eggs separate...what do you use to gather eggs? I use an egg flat carton but I was just curious what others do. Is there a special basket that keeps them separate

An Easter Basket with a stick in the middle to separate the eggs from each coop. (I have 2) Sounds hokey, but it works.

 

[capayvalleychick]

Does activated oxine kill Blackhead and Coccidiosis?

I don't know. Those are types of parasites - not bacteria, viruses or pathogens. It's not mentioned in anything that I've read.

It is 100% virucidal against the PRRS virus. Other viruses tested are African Swine Fever, Newcastle Disease, Foot and Mouth Disease and Canine Parvovirus.

 

[ronott1]

I don't know. Those are types of parasites - not bacteria, viruses or pathogens. It's not mentioned in anything that I've read.

It is 100% virucidal against the PRRS virus. Other viruses tested are African Swine Fever, Newcastle Disease, Foot and Mouth Disease and Canine Parvovirus.

Thanks!

Those are some great things to protect against.

 

[PetRock]

I don't know. Those are types of parasites - not bacteria, viruses or pathogens. It's not mentioned in anything that I've read.

It is 100% virucidal against the PRRS virus. Other viruses tested are African Swine Fever, Newcastle Disease, Foot and Mouth Disease and Canine Parvovirus.

Thank you for all the info, Kim! How do you apply it? Do you broadcast spray your empty coops and pens then let it dry before putting the chickens in? I use oxine unactivated mostly in water for the incubator & sprouting and for misting the chickens when I suspect a mold issue. I have been using it to disinfect the brooders, waterers, etc. After reading your post, I better rethink that and use something stronger or activate it for cleaning.

 

[capayvalleychick]

Does activated oxine kill Blackhead and Coccidiosis?

I did find this about chlorine dioxide (Oxine) http://www.cdgenvironmental.com/content/why-chlorine-dioxide

"It also eliminates bacteria, viruses, parasites such as Giardia and to some extent, even the highly resistant parasite Cryptosporidium."

So, there's a parasite that is controlled by Oxine.

I was never good at science, so maybe someone else could give a more educated guess, regarding whether parasites would be controlled by chlorine dioxide.

 

[farmhand]

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I was about to purchase Oxine then backed off due to confusion over activating it or not.
1. What is the formula you use to mix Oxine with the citric acid?
2. How do you apply it?
3. Is there a shelf life to store activated Oxine?
4. Regarding it's danger; is spraying activated Oxine anywhere as toxic as walking into a nail salon? (Not picking on Nail Salon's here, just trying to put things in prospective.)

 

[Flowers of Abba]

For those of you that have multiple breeds that you need to keep eggs separate...what do you use to gather eggs? I use an egg flat carton but I was just curious what others do. Is there a special basket that keeps them separate

I keep a pencil out at the coops and write on them. The eggs from deb had the breed initialsAND which pen they were collected from! Very detail oriented ;-) my nest box is external from the coop but inside the run (so it's covered) . I store extra garbage bags, light bulbs, gloves and pencils there to help out with the running back and forth .

 

[capayvalleychick]

Thank you for all the info, Kim! How do you apply it? Do you broadcast spray your empty coops and pens then let it dry before putting the chickens in? I use oxine unactivated mostly in water for the incubator & sprouting and for misting the chickens when I suspect a mold issue. I have been using it to disinfect the brooders, waterers, etc. After reading your post, I better rethink that and use something stronger or activate it for cleaning.

I take everything out of the pen and hose off all the manure & dirt with a hose or power sprayer. Then I use a garden sprayer to spray all the surfaces with activated Oxine. I let it completely air dry before returning the animals.

The way that you are using it, not activated, as a mist is fine.
I use it the way I do, when I am going to use the pens for a different group of birds, or once a year just to thoroughly kill any pathogens from building up over time.

 

[capayvalleychick]

I was about to purchase Oxine then backed off due to confusion over activating it or not.
1. What is the formula you use to mix Oxine with the citric acid?
2. How do you apply it?
3. Is there a shelf life to store activated Oxine?
4. Regarding it's danger; is spraying activated Oxine anywhere as toxic as walking into a nail salon? (Not picking on Nail Salon's here, just trying to put things in prospective.)

Here are the distributor's directions that I use: http://www.revivalanimal.com/articles/how-to-use-oxine-ah.html

"Prepare the active solution by placing 3.5 fl. oz. of OXINE

(AH) concentrate ( a measuring scoop came with mine) per gallon of working solution into a clean plastic pail and add ten (10) grams of the Citric Acid Crystals (no less than 99% pure). Allow the crystals to dissolve and activate the solution which takes about 5 minutes. To this solution add one (1) gallon of clean potable water."

I use a garden sprayer to apply it. I saw a shelf life somewhere, but can't find it now.

To give you an example on toxicity, I'm an absolute freak about chemicals because both my siblings died of cancer. My husband calls me a "**** hippie". My friends tease me, even the hippies. I don't even use bleach anymore, except rarely. I think I'm the only woman on earth these days who does not have my nails done. I'd never go in a salon, put toxic paint on my nails or use that horrible stuff to remove it. Yeah, I'm that bad.

I bought the Oxine because one of my piglets died from salmonella. (My chicken tested free of salmonella) I've got another litter due and needed something that would kill salmonella but still be safe. I did the research and realized that I had to activate it. I bought the recommended mask and one of those white suits. After using it the first time, I felt silly. No odor, no nothing, not even as bad as using bleach. Now I just use the face mask, no need for the bio hazard suit! I feel completely comfortable using it, even activated.