Chick not Walking

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

PFFT. This lady also recommended making tea for your chicks! I mean it makes sense and all but...

 

[azygous]

Yes, medicated feed for chicks has a preventative amount of amprolium added to it to help new chicks avoid coccidiosis while they develop resistance to coccidia that are native to their environment. Amprolium inhibits the absorption of thiamine which is B-1. It's a trade-off to deprive chicks of this one vitamin to give them this protection if you are concerned with coccidia presence in significant amounts where the chicks have contact with either other chickens or the local soil.

Giving B vitamins while feeding medicated feed is counter productive. But if the chicks are past the early stages of immunity building, giving B vitamins is okay.

 

[azygous]

Depends on what kind of tea. Some tea is toxic to chickens such as black tea which is high in tannins.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Depends on what kind of tea. Some tea is toxic to chickens such as black tea which is high in tannins.

I think it was like herbal tea. Mixing the herbs that had B vitamins in it and using water as the delivery system

 

[HuffleClaw]

How’s the chick?

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

How’s the chick?

About the same. Probably going to live to maturity, unfortunately. I still don't know if its a rooster, though.

 

[HuffleClaw]

About the same. Probably going to live to maturity, unfortunately. I still don't know if its a rooster, though.

How is it now?

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

How is it now?

Dopey is still Dopey. It's survived a few weeks outside now. I guess it's going to live like that.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Dopey is still Dopey. It's survived a few weeks outside now. I guess it's going to live like that.

I’m glad it’s still living

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

I’m glad it’s still living

Heh. Me? not so much.