Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Who knew chickens were so vain about their looks? Any window, any pair of glasses, any camera lens, or mirror gives them pause to stop and admire their reflections!

Parking in front of the oven window
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Oooo -- My slippers are so pretty!
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Is this my new friend?
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And who are you?
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Two birds think they're a flock of four!
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Hello Mom! That's ME in your lens!
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Like this? My gang loves the mirror in my office, I put it there so when I rolled my chair back I didn’t roll over the sleeping chicks.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes I was / am totally freaked out. I might call my vet to see if he has any sulfadimethoxine I can mix in their water.

Is this crazy wet weather to blame for it if it’s coccidiosis? I have not had this before. Also this chick arrived with pasty butt - could this be a symptom?

I have Corid on hand but used it only once years ago per our vet. Bloody poop is totally scary to me too!

 

[Ponypoor]

More stress and worry

Tonight one of the Americana chicks had a bloody poop. They are receiving medicated chick starter (amprol) and of course it’s a long weekend so no Veterinarian help likely. I know my horse vet will get meds for me but what meds to get?

Does anyone have any ideas? Coccidiosis? Something else? As far as I know it’s the only chick showing any issues.

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To say I was completely freaked out would be an understatement. I had them outside for the first time and they were roaming and doing normal chickie things. Then the one deposited this at my feet

I didn’t want to wait to see with this chick so I went ahead and treated her with the Sulpha-trim I had here.

“Drugs such as sulfadimethoxine and trimethoprim-sulfadiazine have been effective in the treatment and prevention of Coccidia“

Hopefully I can nip whatever it is in the bud. These chicks are so small and fragile I didn’t want to wait. I couldn’t find any dosing info on it so I have her 1/4 what was prescribed for Petunia (she had 0.1ml, so I gave the chick 0.025ml).

 

[featherhead007]

I didn’t want to wait to see with this chick so I went ahead and treated her with the Sulpha-trim I had here.

“Drugs such as sulfadimethoxine and trimethoprim-sulfadiazine have been effective in the treatment and prevention of Coccidia“

Hopefully I can nip whatever it is in the bud. These chicks are so small and fragile I didn’t want to wait. I couldn’t find any dosing info on it so I have her 1/4 what was prescribed for Petunia (she had 0.1ml, so I gave the chick 0.025ml).

I pray that you are right about this.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have Corid on hand but used it only once years ago per our vet. Bloody poop is totally scary to me too!

Corid is the same as Amprollium but is added to water or give directly to the bird. I don’t have any Corid here and don’t think the feed store has any.

The chicks are on medicated feed with amprollium so it is a surprise if it is coccidiosis.

I had the sulphatrim on hand, if it’s not coccidiosis then I am at a loss as to what it is. I saved the stool sample and will see if my small animal vet is open tomorrow and drop it off to her.

Hopefully little chickie will be feeling better.

 

[Ponypoor]

I pray that you are right about this.

You an me both. I just didn’t want to wait if it is coccidiosis. Treat it hard and fast to get it under control - I will see if the feed store has any Corid.

 

[Sylvester017]

Up until this year my silkies were one of my most reliable layers when they weren’t broody. I haven’t had an egg from my silkies in about 2 months.

One is broody, one is moulting, and the other 2 I have idea why they aren’t laying. Though maybe Fluffy is laying and I am mixing her egg up with someone else’s but I don’t think so.

They are all 3 yrs old now.

Another thing I like about Silkies is they lay year round. A couple will lay for a few weeks, then go broody, then one or two more Silkies will start laying, then go broody, then another 1 or 2 start laying and go broody and by then the first group of Silkies will resume laying and the Silkie cycles rotate and we have eggs pretty much all the time. When this flock of Silkies have ended their lifespans we wont keep any more hens and I'll really miss them then. Getting too old to care for them properly into my old age!

 

[Sylvester017]

You an me both. I just didn’t want to wait if it is coccidiosis. Treat it hard and fast to get it under control - I will see if the feed store has any Corid.

Corid 9.6% Solution
Corid 9.6% Solution aids in the treatment and prevention of coccidiosis in poultry. If using on meat poultry, it is important to withdraw 24 hours before slaughter. There is no withdrawal period for egg laying hens. Read more about Amprolium on the Poultry DVM website. Contains 96 mg amprolium per ml.​

Usage in poultry: To treat a severe outbreak of coccidiosis in your poultry mix 2 teaspoons per 1 gallon of water and offer as sole source of drinking water for 5 days. For a moderate outbreak, mix 1 teaspoon per 1 gallon of water and offer as their sole source of drinking water for 5 days. For prevention, mix 1/2 teaspoon per 1 gallon of water and offer as sole source of water for 21 days.

 

[Ponypoor]

Another thing I like about Silkies is they lay year round. A couple will lay for a few weeks, then go broody, then one or two more Silkies will start laying, then go broody, then another 1 or 2 start laying and go broody and by then the first group of Silkies will resume laying and the Silkie cycles rotate and we have eggs pretty much all the time. When this flock of Silkies have ended their lifespans we wont keep any more hens and I'll really miss them then. Getting too old to care for them properly into my old age!

Yes I hear you, when the horses are gone no more, same with the chooks - though I figure I am good for chickens now for at least another 5 years or more. Who knows how long the chicks this year will live!

 

[Ponypoor]

Corid 9.6% Solution​

Corid 9.6% Solution aids in the treatment and prevention of coccidiosis in poultry. If using on meat poultry, it is important to withdraw 24 hours before slaughter. There is no withdrawal period for egg laying hens. Read more about Amprolium on the Poultry DVM website. Contains 96 mg amprolium per ml.​

Usage in poultry: To treat a severe outbreak of coccidiosis in your poultry mix 2 teaspoons per 1 gallon of water and offer as sole source of drinking water for 5 days. For a moderate outbreak, mix 1 teaspoon per 1 gallon of water and offer as their sole source of drinking water for 5 days. For prevention, mix 1/2 teaspoon per 1 gallon of water and offer as sole source of water for 21 days.

It’s difficult to get these things here. Most time one needs a vet to prescribe any sort of med. I am just lucky I had the sulphatrim left from another chook.

My horse vet is good with prescriptions that I need for horses or chooks.

And in Canada there is an egg with-hold when treating with Corid. I think it’s a couple days.

Not that the chicks lay eggs haha.

But if there is coccidiosis then I want to treat the flock.