My guinea head count goes:
The issue may be that you may not be able to buy antibiotics legally without a vet. I am not sure if that has come into effect yet so see what @BY Bob says about what type you need, but you may still need a vet anyway.I did PM him. I suppose I will move her back onto my porch today.
My hens, nope not happening. I think it would make it easier if they co-brooded. Instead they have to stake out their own personal area's and fight each other if the momma's bring their chicks into that space. I doubt even Chiquita being a silkie would co-brood with another silkie. She has a mine, these are all mine mentality when she is broody.
You have beautiful chickens.
PonyPoor here’s the tax: (a favorite)For me it’s mowing Monday. I was in the yard mowing, surrounded by the chooks.
Suddenly the mower stopped running
Instead of getting mad, I calmly told the mower that I needed it, and that it was doing a fine job of cutting the grass. The mower then started working again for a while until I got back to the porch. (Then I put more gas in it)
Gorgeous.
I'd like to say Lilly seemed more relaxed on CBD but I did not see it. She did clearly move about better so I believe it helped with the arthritis.Very interesting ! Thank you for the discussion.
Since you use eos, not sure if you can find it easily in the US, I use ravintsara (the cineol chemotype of cinnamonum camphora) for respiratory issues.
I would add Vitamin K, the antidote to all anticoagulant rodent poisons (which are the only type used here). Comes in useful if a hen eats a poisoned mouse !
I have two possibly "sensitive" questions. I'm not asking for opinions on whether it's a good thing or not as it would lead us into an endless debate. I would however be very interested and grateful if some of you have scientifically valid information.
First, as you probably know in my country it's impossible to have antibiotics for animals at home. The vet will only prescribe the exact number of pills you need for the animal you brought. Now, I'm fully aware no other substances have the same antibacterial effects as antibiotics and I am not in the least discussing this. My question is whether any of you have scientific information on products that could be interesting to use for their antibacterial action when you don't have antibiotics, even if they are far less efficient? I use oregano essential oil in some specific cases but it's very strong and I would certainly not give it to a very sick chicken, or to a chick.
(How do people handle this in my country? Well either they go to the vet or they use natural mixture of products available commercially. This is also true for AG operations, where the use of antibiotics is a last resort for layers, and forbidden for meat poultry. )
My second question is in regard to CBD. We were very late approving it's use for medical reasons compared to some of the US states, just last year. I understand that for humans, it's also used as a confort treatment for anxiety. Do any of you know if this is also the case for animals, and more especially for our chickens, or has it's use only been validated as a pain killer ?
I would find it very useful to have something that could help the chickens with stress as it has such a serious impact on their health.
Thank you all and hope you have a great Monday !
