Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Mmm, Cheetos and Netflix!

No cashew nuts and lemon water.

Thanks again for being here. Have a good night

 

[BY Bob]

Amber got over heated was constipated as well as very tired. She rewarded my efforts by throwing a very watery poop at me their newly cleaned run princess was I the firing line. I'm ashamed to say I made it happen. She then ate a little and I made sure she was hydrated.

Good job sorting her out.

 

[featherhead007]

At least Rocks-Ann still loves me! She jumped up on my lap, so I brought her inside. (She’s enjoying the treats meant for Jaffar) so to you Jaffar!!

 

[featherhead007]

At least Rocks-Ann still loves me! She jumped up on my lap, so I brought her inside. (She’s enjoying the treats meant for Jaffar) so to you Jaffar!!

Did I mention, I love chicken with rice? (That’s what she’s eating right now) Rice!

 

[featherhead007]

Survival. Most of the animal word is cold and unkind. That is why we cling to the oddball stories where a mother hen is raising kittens.

It is hard because we have a tendency to anthropomorphize. Their world is not ours. They will be truly kind to each other in one moment and cut someone out in the next if they think it is good for the survival of their kind. They just don't see Phyllis as their kind.

I can totally understand that. Phyllis really isn’t a chicken (They don’t let chickens into nightclubs) just saying.

 

[Lady Red]

OK, Let's Revisit the Chicks & Medicated Feed vs Medication

First to put one misconception to bed. One in which I too was caught up.

After a feed review where I evaluated 11 different Medicated Chick feeds, there are NO non-pathogenic strains of coccidia in use. That is incorrect and I apologize for repeating that bad information. Let me say that again so it is clear.

THERE ARE NO FEEDS WITH NON-PATHOGENIC COCCIDIA

Of the 11 feeds I evaluated:

• 9 use Amprolium (Corid)
• 1 uses Monensin (Cobon)
• 1 claims that Diatomaceous Earth in the feed will kill coccidia

So what does this mean.

DO NOT USE MEDICATED FEED AND MEDICATION AT THE SAME TIME

Amprolium imitates Thiamine (vitamin b1) which is essential for Coccidia to grow. When Coccidia ingest Amprolium instead of Thiamine they experience Thiamine deficiency and starve from malnutrition. Your chicks also need Thiamine.

IMPORTANT: Because of this Amprolium has a very narrow margin for error. Overdosing can lead to hemorrhagic diathesis (spontaneous bleeding) and death.

DO NOT EVER TREAT CHICKS THAT ARE ON MEDICATED FEED WITH AMPROLIUM

The medicated feed is already dosed correctly for your chicks. The use of medicated feed alone is effective at the prevention of coccidiosis.

However, if you chicks are already showing symptoms of coccidiosis you should use a NON-MEDICATED feed and MEDICATE them. This will enable you to use a higher dose of Amprolium in order to get on top of the infection.

Treatment
So what is the prescribed treatment for coccidiosis?

The Poultry DVM recommends a therapeutic dose of 0.024% in water to reach therapeutic levels. If you are utilizing Corid 9.6% liquid solution, that would be 2 teaspoons per gallon of water. Treat for a minimum of 5 and up to 7 days. This must be their only source of water for those days. No rain puddles etc.

After the initial dose taper to 0.012% for another 5 to 7 days. That would be 1 teaspoon per gallon of water.

If you are going to use Medicated Feed at the end of the second treatment you can switch them to medicated feed and you should be fine.

If you are NOT going to use medicated feed, you need to switch to a final tapering dose of 0.006% for 7 days. That would be ½ teaspoon per gallon.

Storage

Chicks are not going to drink a lot of water. How long can I store this stuff? Any medicated water which the chicks have not consumed in 24 hours should be discarded. Prepared solutions may be stored in clean, closed, and labeled containers for up to 3 days at temperatures between 41°-77° F or 5°-25° C.

Bookmarked! Thank you, Bob.

 

[Lady Red]

Ok… BBB update, apparently Little Dude was not tasty, and so far this pair have not developed a taste for chicken! The little bugger was hiding in a meat tractor and decided he’s had enough socializing today and made a break for the trailer. This is the downside to 61 nearly identical birds mingling Just happy he’s not become dinner prematurely

I shouldn't giggle, but it is in relief if that counts...

 

[Lady Red]

My tribe has its own rules and I'm starting to wonder if they haven't established their society after reading "Lord of the Flies" or something similar.

Watch out...manifestos are next

 

[Lady Red]

chickens

Dare I say....
Sometimes they are bird brains

 

[Lady Red]

No arguments here, for once .

Photograph this reply, it's possibly the last time we will agree on anything

Ha!
You always make me laugh