Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

Oz, I was thinking about your situation there where you have workers for a short time and then they move on.

You've probably thought about this and maybe it wouldn't be worth all the trouble but what about having a rotating crew? I don't know how often you pay but if they were to work for the time between pay periods and then not again for another pay period during which time, someone else would work, would it give a little incentive to come back the following pay period and maybe learn to be dependable? Just a thought.

We pay on Saturday for that weeks work. Perhaps we should delay the pay until the following Friday. Most people do. It would eliminate the disappearers.

 

[ozexpat]

Mrs Oz had a rough day.

She had a tyre with a slow leak. Dominic used the compressor to refill it. When Mrs Oz went to the Vulcanizing shop to fix the leak, they could not remove the lug nut.

A second shop tried and broke the bolt. So now she has more to do when she goes back to Bacolod on her birthday Friday.

We had an outbreak of coccidiasis in one of the brooders. There is no Amprolium and I had not been informed we were low by annalou, let alone depleted. We are treating with Di-methox. I text her and she says there should be one bag - hoefully we can find it in the morning. Its not available locally. We are trying to get some with Friday feed delivery.

Mrs Oz cannot deal with death in animals.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Mrs Oz had a rough day.

She had a tyre with a slow leak. Dominic used the compressor to refill it. When Mrs Oz went to the Vulcanizing shop to fix the leak, they could not remove the lug nut.

A second shop tried and broke the bolt. So now she has more to do when she goes back to Bacolod on her birthday Friday.

We had an outbreak of coccidiasis in one of the brooders. There is no Amprolium and I had not been informed we were low by annalou, let alone depleted. We are treating with Di-methox. I text her and she says there should be one bag - hoefully we can find it in the morning. Its not available locally. We are trying to get some with Friday feed delivery.

Mrs Oz cannot deal with death in animals.

oh no! Will the Di-Meth cause more bleeding in the bad youngins? I hope it kicks it out of their system!!

I know you in fact know your drugs, but I must share something I have experienced. safeguard works amazing for cocci, and I have in fact seen its proof when all else had failed with one of our pup litters. and yes it was labbed as cocci not giardia My breeder friend who is in her 80's and breeding aussies for 50 years came to my house and in her pocket was a bottle of liquid, she guaranteed that within a day the stools would be normal, treatment was 3 days. AH MAZING that it worked for cocci, but it did after the dimeth fail, cocciguard fail and a bunch of other stuff I paid a fortune from the vet for!

Anyways, I dont think I shared that with you last year! I had a stressful time of it and so worried I would loose my pups! I cried so much over the little mites! Old Lady Gen is my Angel, she also owns a horse farm, she has experience and so much knowledge I only wish I could have! Blessing to be her friend.

 

[ozexpat]

thanks sally

i will try it if we dont turn the corner overnight.

 

[rolito tabujara]

Mrs Oz had a rough day.

She had a tyre with a slow leak. Dominic used the compressor to refill it. When Mrs Oz went to the Vulcanizing shop to fix the leak, they could not remove the lug nut.

A second shop tried and broke the bolt. So now she has more to do when she goes back to Bacolod on her birthday Friday.

We had an outbreak of coccidiasis in one of the brooders. There is no Amprolium and I had not been informed we were low by annalou, let alone depleted. We are treating with Di-methox. I text her and she says there should be one bag - hoefully we can find it in the morning. Its not available locally. We are trying to get some with Friday feed delivery.

Mrs Oz cannot deal with death in animals.

Sir Oz, try ESB3. Indicated for the treatment of coccidiosis in poultry due to infection with Eimeria species, fowl typhoid due to infection with Salmonella gallinarum & fowl cholera due to infection with Pasteurella multocida. Dissolve 1g ESB3 30% per liter water. This provides approximately 50mg active ingredient, or 170mg ESB3, per kg body weight. Treat for 3 consecutive days & repeat after a 2 days break if necessary. (Shuttle programs like 1,3,5,7,9 or 1,2,5,6,9 have also been found effective. For coccidiosis in chicken cause by E.Tenella & E. Necatrix doses of 1.5g to 2g are indicated. For the treatment of Cholera & Typhoid, doses of 1 to 2g ESB3 per liter water for @ least 5 days are required. It is locally available. For the prevention of coccidiosis use 4 teaspoons of Apple Cider Vinegar for each gallon of water.CAUTION: Never add ACV to a galvanized metal waterer as it will poison your chickens. ALWAYS USE PLASTIC. Use organic, raw, unfiltered, & unpasteurized vinegar such as Braggs.

 

[ozexpat]

Technical Information
Esb3 30% contains 30% sodium (6-chloro-2 pyrazinyl) sulphanilamide sodium salt monohydrate.

This is the same class of drug as dimethox. A sulfonamide.

It's good to know a local alternative though.

AnnaLou responded to a text saying that the amprolium is in an unmarked Ziploc bag. So know we know what out is I Will have them try it tomorrow.

 

[ozexpat]

She also said that Alfred is better and wants to return...... we are still pretty upset over the failure to even bother to notify us he was out sick and we had to send a se
arch party to make sure he was home and not dead on the side of the road somewhere.

I don't think we are going to bother.

Ibo and Dominic seem to be a good team.

I guess the good news is that whatever caused the exodus it was not us. AnnaLou has been helpful and Alfred, though immature in his behavior he is willing to return.

It appears that a rift developed between dado and the others. When Tanoy found out that dado was not returning, he said he could, albeit after a few weeks.

Aljay, the nephew of dado may have learnt his uncle was pulling the plug and decided that he could not cope without him our Bernie.

I guess we may never know the full story. Whatever the reason, it has put a lot off stress on my amazing wife, something I never wanted to happen with this adventure.

Dominic is gaining my confidence in leaps and bounds. He required no mentoring in giving vaccinations. He brought a rooster back to health that was weak and sitting in a corner, and spent part of his day dripping medicated water into the beak of two sick chicks.

Ibo made short work of breaking up the concrete left behind when mixing for the fence. He and Ging have cleaned up and weeded the gardens that Aljay had neglected.

If we can get a lead construction guy this week to replace dado, we may bring in Alfred just so we can concrete the piggery floor. if not then it will have to wait till Mrs Oz gets back.

One of Mrs Oz' great lines is "paradise is overrated".

The last couple of weeks have given strength to that statement.

The adventure continues.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Technical Information
Esb3 30% contains 30% sodium (6-chloro-2 pyrazinyl) sulphanilamide sodium salt monohydrate.

This is the same class of drug as dimethox. A sulfonamide.

It's good to know a local alternative though.

AnnaLou responded to a text saying that the amprolium is in an unmarked Ziploc bag. So know we know what out is I Will have them try it tomorrow.

awesome!

 

[hillfloweranch]

She also said that Alfred is better and wants to return...... we are still pretty upset over the failure to even bother to notify us he was out sick and we had to send a se
arch party to make sure he was home and not dead on the side of the road somewhere.

I don't think we are going to bother.

Ibo and Dominic seem to be a good team.

I guess the good news is that whatever caused the exodus it was not us. AnnaLou has been helpful and Alfred, though immature in his behavior he is willing to return.

It appears that a rift developed between dado and the others. When Tanoy found out that dado was not returning, he said he could, albeit after a few weeks.

Aljay, the nephew of dado may have learnt his uncle was pulling the plug and decided that he could not cope without him our Bernie.

I guess we may never know the full story. Whatever the reason, it has put a lot off stress on my amazing wife, something I never wanted to happen with this adventure.

Dominic is gaining my confidence in leaps and bounds. He required no mentoring in giving vaccinations. He brought a rooster back to health that was weak and sitting in a corner, and spent part of his day dripping medicated water into the beak of two sick chicks.

Ibo made short work of breaking up the concrete left behind when mixing for the fence. He and Ging have cleaned up and weeded the gardens that Aljay had neglected.

If we can get a lead construction guy this week to replace dado, we may bring in Alfred just so we can concrete the piggery floor. if not then it will have to wait till Mrs Oz gets back.

One of Mrs Oz' great lines is "paradise is overrated".

The last couple of weeks have given strength to that statement.

The adventure continues.

So impressed to hear how you and mrs Oz work as a team. Keeping each other going through difficult situations. You both are amazing people. Such blessings in a spouse that can be supportive like that. Hats off and hugs to both of you!

 

[Lacy Blues]

Mrs Oz had a rough day.

She had a tyre with a slow leak. Dominic used the compressor to refill it. When Mrs Oz went to the Vulcanizing shop to fix the leak, they could not remove the lug nut.

A second shop tried and broke the bolt. So now she has more to do when she goes back to Bacolod on her birthday Friday.

We had an outbreak of coccidiasis in one of the brooders. There is no Amprolium and I had not been informed we were low by annalou, let alone depleted. We are treating with Di-methox. I text her and she says there should be one bag - hoefully we can find it in the morning. Its not available locally. We are trying to get some with Friday feed delivery.

Mrs Oz cannot deal with death in animals.

Oz, I have a slightly different view of intestinal health than do most people.

I refuse to use drugs on them. I use a lot of yogurt instead. I use the unprocessed, unpasteurized 100% organic apple cider vinegar as someone suggested, in their water. Their feed is fermented with the same cultures.

There is an old adage that perhaps you have heard... "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

With your situation as it is, with a full blown outbreak, you will probably have to treat with what is immediately available. If you have goats around there, put your kitchen gal to work making yogurt to put a little in all of your animals' feed and it will go a long ways toward keeping these outbreaks to a minimum.

At times of stress (such as moving them to new coops) a day or two before you know its going to be done, increase the amount of yogurt in their diet as stress causes the bad bacteria to explode in the intestinal tract but if they had a big gut load of beneficial bacteria, the bad ones wouldn't stand a chance.

I hope I have not offended you in any way with this, if so, please know it was not my intention at all. It is just something I feel quite strongly about. Also, it may be something the common person would have better access to if a problem should develop in the future.