grannys gone and done it

[enola]

Chicks and roosters should not eat layer rations because of the calcium levels.

However, I fed layer feed to chicks and roosters for YEARS. I never had any problems. This subject is discussed in depth on other threads.

Until recently. Now I feed an All Flock type feed since changing over to FF.

 

[chickisoup]

I was told shingles only happens once....... I sure do hope so!!

However, I got mumps twice when I was a kid. So I am not holding my breath.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but I had them twice, the second time AFTER the vaccine! It did make the second round milder tho.

 

[rIrs roost]

I feel terrible. I looked at the baby chicks after washing dishes and they were all fine. I just checked on the twenty minutes later and the black sillier is laying with half his head in the watered dead. Omg. This was my favorite new baby. How did it happen. Could he have fallen asleep and his beak went in the waterer and drowned. Now I'm very worried about the rest drowning.

 

[campingshaws]

I feel terrible. I looked at the baby chicks after washing dishes and they were all fine. I just checked on the twenty minutes later and the black sillier is laying with half his head in the watered dead. Omg. This was my favorite new baby. How did it happen. Could he have fallen asleep and his beak went in the waterer and drowned. Now I'm very worried about the rest drowning.

Put marbles or pebbles in the waterer.

 

[Mutt Farm]

My older son got his braces off this morning.

Has had them on for one month shy of 3 years! Big smile when he walked out of the office! He's a senior this year and just turned 17, so I'm sure he feels like his life can start now.

He must be so excited! Does he look all grown up without them? York's son gets his ON this Fri.

 

[campingshaws]

Where is everyone today?

I'm trying to procrastinate housework and you guys aren't helping one bit! I've already managed to clean the whole kitchen.

Mutt, did you see all the pups I posted for you yesterday?

 

[chickisoup]

Put marbles or pebbles in the waterer.

It also helps to sit the waterer on something to where it is kind of "shoulder high" or just low enough where they only have to dip their beaks a very little bit to drink. That makes it difficult for them to lay down with their heads in the water. You can raise it as they grow to help keep the water clean. I've always used this method and it's worked for me.

 

[campingshaws]

It also helps to sit the waterer on something to where it is kind of "shoulder high" or just low enough where they only have to dip their beaks a very little bit to drink.  That makes it difficult for them to lay down with their heads in the water.  You can raise it as they grow to help keep the water clean.  I've always used this method and it's worked for me.

Yep. I keep mine on scrap boards so they don't kick as many shavings in.

 

[chickisoup]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/science/antibiotics-in-livestock-fda-finds-use-is-rising.html?_r=0

Changes to Antibiotics Regulations Coming December 2016

By Dr. Mike Apley

The discussion of antibiotic use in food animals continues to get a lot of attention as new regulations are scheduled to take effect.
Per the last update from Dr. Mike Apley, professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Kansas State University, two guidance documents, #209 and #213 have been released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine. The first document stated two principles for which the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine sought voluntary compliance from the pharmaceutical industry. These two principles are:
1. The use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals should be limited to those uses that are considered necessary for assuring animal health.
2. The use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food producing animals should be limited to those uses that include veterinary oversight or consultation.
Guidance #213 defined how the goals of guidance #209 could be met by the sponsors. Pharmaceutical companies had 90 days from the release of #213 to voluntarily commit to the new regulations. After this, companies had three years to fully withdraw growth promotion claims from their labels.
Since the guidance was put into effect in December of 2013, all 26 companies representing the 283 affected labels came forward voluntarily to cooperate. The status of the affected labels can be viewed on the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine website at http://1.usa.gov/192vWfT.
According to Apley, there are two big challenges that the industry will face due to these new regulations.
1. How do we get it all done?
2. Should we get it all done?
The biggest takeaway for producers in this discussion, Apley said, is to have a veterinarian that knows your operation.
“As of December 2016, a veterinarian will have to authorize any antibiotic use in the feed except for the ionophores (Rumensin, Bovatec, Catalyst), the bambermycins (Gainpro), bacitracin (BMD, Baciferm), and tiamulin (Denegard, used in swine). All other antibiotics used in the feed are classified as “medically important” (based off of importance in human medicine) and will require a veterinary feed directive (VFD), which requires knowledge of the client’s operation.”
This means that a VFD will be required for any type of medicated feed containing a medically important antibiotic, including medicated milk replacer and even small quantities of feed for home-raised animals, such as show cattle. The details of what constitutes a “free choice feed” in a range situation are still being worked out, but it is clear that range mineral and range cubes will be included in the requirements. To buy any of the feed types (Type A, Type B, Type C), a producer will need a VFD to purchase the product. Type A feeds are the most concentrated forms of the drug and are designed to be incorporated in a premix before inclusion in a final ration. Type B feeds are premixes, which include the drug in a form ready to be incorporated into the final ration. Type C feeds are the final ration ready for feeding.
In addition, all water antibiotics will require a prescription as of December 2016. Unless your local farm store wants to go through the process of becoming authorized to dispense drugs on the basis of a prescription, then these water soluble antibiotics will most likely disappear from their shelves. The same is true for medicated milk replacer and medicated feeds if they contain a medically important antibiotic.
These requirements for veterinary authorization of medically important antibiotics in feed and water have led to questions of how veterinarians will get all of the authorizations done.
“But, another big change is not just who is responsible for authorizing the use of medically important antibiotics in feed and water, but also who is accountable,” Apley said. “Currently, a veterinarian may function in an advisory status concerning antibiotics in feed, but often a nutritionist is leading decisions concerning tylosin, oxytetracycline, or chlortetracycline in feed. Now, a veterinarian must authorize these uses, and is therefore accountable for what happens. The veterinarian is now in the position of determining when an in-feed antibiotic use is appropriate, such as indications and timing of a tetracycline product, and whether or not the use is clinically justified.”
The final VFD rule is expected out this spring, and then veterinary groups such as the Academy of Veterinary Consultants and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, producer organizations, regulatory officials, and even state legislators will need to put their heads together to refine the details of how all of this will get done. The details of the veterinary oversight are left up to the states.
You should expect a lot of updates and information coming out on this subject, especially in 2016 as the time for change draws near. There is no reason to change at the current time, as the drug labels must change, which will most likely be phased in over a short period near the end of 2016.


How many of you have read this? If this goes my guess is TSC or mailorders will no longer be carrying the antibiotics we all use for our flocks or pet goats, etc.

 

[lindalouly]

Is this article trying to tell me that I need to go to school to be a vet? Interesting read, I dont use antibiotics for chickens, survival of the fittest I guess. THough I do have some on hand. This seems to be another tool to hurt our small farmers.