Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

I Sleep Where I Want

I thought the snow would prevent Niamh from roosting in the grape vines tonight.

Spoiler: But.....

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The grapevines melted clear today.

Yup, she is feeling better!

 

[BY Bob]

These school chickens are TICKING ME OFF.
My Polish hen has started pooping blood. I noticed it today. Tomorrow I am bringing coccidiosis medicine that the vet gave me when one of my guinea hens was sick a year and a half ago.
I’m just not sure if she’ll be okay with the medicine… she’s 3 months old. I have no clue what the medicine is. It’s yellow and tastes like banana (I have experience with the taste because the guinea was a pain and it got in my mouth almost every day.)

I have no clue how to censor pictures, so bear with me.

Spoiler: Bloody polish feces

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That is very worrisome. Can you share a photo of the medicines label?

 

[BY Bob]

I have a bottle of Corid, although I think it’s pretty old. The stuff is VERY different from corid.
I just don’t know if I should treat all three chicks with medicine (in which case I would use Corid), or if I should just treat Taffy, in which case I would just use the yellow banana stuff.)
I remember the vet saying not to use both at the same time…

Treat them all with corid. You can dose their water.

 

[BY Bob]

I noticed tonight that she has really grown this past week, she was in the middle of the main gang by the heater, and she looked as big as the older ladies. She's fairly solid now but still really mostly feathers, but she's growing up! She better not start crowing....

That is a pullet.

 

[BY Bob]

Yup, she is feeling better!

This is the rest of her life. She is going to grapevines roost every night.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

That is very worrisome. Can you share a photo of the medicines label?

@Pastel the Rooster the other thing too, is do you know what dosage of this mystery medicine to give? It would depend on their weight. It could be very dangerous if the dose is not right. You really need to know what the stuff is. If there is any way to find out from the vet what they gave you for the old case from their records?

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

That is very worrisome. Can you share a photo of the medicines label?

I’ll see if I can grab a photo real quick…

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Treat them all with corid. You can dose their water.

Alright, I’ll do that. I might need to buy a new bottle, since I don’t trust the one I have. It’s a few years old and I don’t even know where it is.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

@Pastel the Rooster the other thing too, is do you know what dosage of this mystery medicine to give? It would depend on their weight. It could be very dangerous if the dose is not right. You really need to know what the stuff is. If there is any way to find out from the vet what they gave you for the old case from their records?

I’ll look up the medicine name once I take a picture, and see what it says.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

I think that I’ll probably give all of them corid, but I won’t be able to give it to them until Friday. I’m not sure if Taffy will be okay, since she is pooping blood.

Besides, the medicine I do have is expired… so maybe that isn’t the best choice, although it worked better than Corid IMO.