Consolidated Kansas

[Gleimranch]

Any chance you might know who might have calcium carbonate in stock mulvane doesn't have any

quote name="chicken danz" url="/t/248925/consolidated-kansas/34800#post_17021945"]Yes you should be able to get it at about any full service coop. The label on what I buy is CCR.  I agree that game bird crumbles aren't formulated for chickens. The corid will not hurt the chicks at all. Giving them preventive corid in water is no different than having it in their feed.
Giving natural remedies will not prevent coccidiosis. It's not a bacterium, it's a parasite that exists every where. To prevent it, keeping the birds at ultimate health and cleanliness is the best prevention aside for protective doses of Corid or amprolium for the first 6 weeks.
@Trish44
I just cut and copied this off of Natural History.
[COLOR=0000CD]It is actually not unusual to see a coyote or fox out during the day.  Coyotes and foxes will venture out during daylight hours in search of food.  Both animals are opportunistic feeders, meaning they will hunt for food as the opportunity presents itself – regardless of day or night.  Additionally, both coyotes and foxes eat squirrels, and squirrels are only active during the day!  So, if you see a fox or coyote outside during the day, he is most likely in pursuit of a squirrel, small rodent, or other daytime food source.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]It also said the foxes and coyotes will hunt 24 hours a day when they have a litter to feed.[/COLOR]
It's been raining here ALL day long.  I need to get out and feed but I was really hoping for a break in the weather. I guess I have no choice at this point.
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[HEChicken]

Any chance you might know who might have calcium carbonate in stock mulvane doesn't have any

If your hens are not laying eggs, you don't need it at all. If they are laying age, layer pellets have enough calcium that you don't need to supplement. If you really want to supplement then, you can crush up their own egg shells and feed them back to them - that is really the best source of calcium anyway. I have not supplemented calcium with anything other than crushed up egg shells for years and almost never see a soft shelled egg. Even with supplementation, a soft shelled egg will happen occasionally, just like an egg with a weird shape or two yolks happens occasionally. And when I say I supplement, it is very haphazard. I keep and crush egg shells but only remember to give them a handful (among over 100 birds) once or twice a week. The rest of the time all they get is their layer pellets.

 

[sharol]

Trish,
Im looking for a medium one for my Brooder and a large one for my coop so depending on if there is a price difference if not would make sense to go with the one who includes shipping

http://www.sweeterheater.com/page2.asp

I've gotten 3 directly from the manufacturer. I don't know about now, but when I priced them last spring, the prices were pretty much the same.

Amazon used to carry some of the sizes.

They come with chains and little hooks on the sides, so a single chain can run from one end to the other. If you can hook into a link it should work with a single connection. I'm more comfortable using 2 connection points, but it ought to work.

 

[sharol]

My little foster chihuahua gave birth on Sunday to 4 puppies. She didn't seem to be doing very well -- unable to keep food or water down and not moving well -- , so I took her into the vet today, and she still had 3 fetuses in her (dead). He did a C-section and spay, and she is recovering in the foster/exercise/play room in a different kennel than her pups. He said that her age probably contributed in her inability to deliver a larger pup that had blocked the birth canal.

I'm hoping she does OK after the surgery.

Positive thoughts for Gigi and her pups, please.

 

[HEChicken]

Oh gosh, poor Gigi. I hope she recovers quickly Sharol.

 

[chicken danz]

Any chance you might know who might have calcium carbonate in stock mulvane doesn't have any

quote name="chicken danz" url="/t/248925/consolidated-kansas/34800#post_17021945"]Yes you should be able to get it at about any full service coop. The label on what I buy is CCR. I agree that game bird crumbles aren't formulated for chickens. The corid will not hurt the chicks at all. Giving them preventive corid in water is no different than having it in their feed.
Giving natural remedies will not prevent coccidiosis. It's not a bacterium, it's a parasite that exists every where. To prevent it, keeping the birds at ultimate health and cleanliness is the best prevention aside for protective doses of Corid or amprolium for the first 6 weeks.
@Trish44
I just cut and copied this off of Natural History.
[COLOR=0000CD]It is actually not unusual to see a coyote or fox out during the day. Coyotes and foxes will venture out during daylight hours in search of food. Both animals are opportunistic feeders, meaning they will hunt for food as the opportunity presents itself – regardless of day or night. Additionally, both coyotes and foxes eat squirrels, and squirrels are only active during the day! So, if you see a fox or coyote outside during the day, he is most likely in pursuit of a squirrel, small rodent, or other daytime food source.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]It also said the foxes and coyotes will hunt 24 hours a day when they have a litter to feed.[/COLOR]
It's been raining here ALL day long. I need to get out and feed but I was really hoping for a break in the weather. I guess I have no choice at this point.

Here is the link to the website for the calcium. www.carthagecrushedlimestone.com/ There is a contact number you could call and find out who carries it near you. I asked for a list of dealers in Eastern Kansas by email, but just did it so it will take a while to get an answer.
I have to disagree with HEChicken on calcium. It is necessary for all mammals to grow their skeletons as well as things like eggs. Your chickens have a larger grazing area and they can get it from the ground, in some water etc.
I have read several university studies that say Calcium carbonate is the easiest digested form of calcium for poultry. Limestone is plentiful throughout the world. Also there is a huge difference in quality egg shells and soft. I normally just toss or use eggs that aren't a good solid shell rather than incubate them because the embryos often die in the more porous eggs.
Remember me mentioning the second horn? I'd almost bet that is where she stopped in labor. So sorry but at least she is neutered now. Makes it more likely she can find a forever home.

I am so sick of this rain. My yard is a slick muddy lake. I had to turn the heater back on in the house this morning. And all the house cleaning I did this weekend is ruined from having mud tracked in. I had to put on two jackets out there as well today. The birds were all really hungry, but the poor things are wading in mud.

 

[HEChicken]

I have to disagree with HEChicken on calcium. It is necessary for all mammals to grow their skeletons as well as things like eggs.

Oh I didn't say they don't need calcium! I said they don't need supplemental calcium. Layer feed already has high levels of calcium in it - its the reason we switch to it when they reach laying age. In my opinion they don't need supplemental calcium beyond what is already in the feed!

 

[sharol]

Remember me mentioning the second horn? I'd almost bet that is where she stopped in labor. So sorry but at least she is neutered now. Makes it more likely she can find a forever home.

I mentioned that to the vet. He said that a larger pup was blocking the birth canal keeping the last 2 from passing and that she was too old to be having pups. Her uterus didn't have adequate strength to push the large pup out. He agreed that your idea might be the reason. He was pretty disgusted with anyone who would allow a little, older dog like this to get pregnant in the first place. The animal control officer probably saved her life by picking her up.

Of course her advanced age won't improve her chances of getting adopted (if I don't end up keeping her).

 

[chicken danz]

Yeah old dogs have no business having puppies. My guess is that they just let her get bred each time she was in heat but whatever dog was around. You probably saved her life by taking her to the vet. Did he put her on steroids to help clear the infection from the unborn pups?
I tried to get pictures of my puppies earlier but they were all latch on and the dog house was dark. There's not much to see now except little balls with no visible eyes.

 

[sharol]

Yeah old dogs have no business having puppies. My guess is that they just let her get bred each time she was in heat but whatever dog was around. You probably saved her life by taking her to the vet. Did he put her on steroids to help clear the infection from the unborn pups?
I tried to get pictures of my puppies earlier but they were all latch on and the dog house was dark. There's not much to see now except little balls with no visible eyes.

Two kinds of pain killers and an antibiotic I hadn't see before, Simplicef. Now I need to convince her to eat the cheese I buried the first pain killer in.

She is drinking thank goodness and not throwing it back up. Baby steps. Baby steps.