Has anyone heard of Sweet Bleach?

[Willowspirit]

Yeah, ouch! 1/16th is for human consumption....3 oz. what would that be for?...elephants?

I have no idea. What i wonder though is if it is one of those surefire recipes that everyone knows someone who knows someone who used it but they didn't personally.

 

[007Sean]

I have no idea. What i wonder though is if it is one of those surefire recipes that everyone knows someone who knows someone who used it but they didn't personally.

yep

 

[harveyhorses]

That's what I am wondering, or if it came out of the early settlers notebook.
As I said earlier I have had really bad luck with Corid. I'm not having issues now, so not really a right now thing. Just curious about it.

 

[PirateGirl]

Yes, I get that, but also that is for purifying water, not 'treating ' anything. We used to pour a gallon of bleach into our well when I was little. No idea what the ratio was, but it smelled bleachy for a long time.

But is t that essentially what you are trying to do? Kill the bacteria in the water in the crop? And this is a recommended safe to consume ratio, beyond that, I question how safe. There’s also a comment about an elephant, the bleach to water ratio would be the same for any size animal, a small animal drinks less than a large animal so would get less bleach total. This goes for any water soluble medication as well, the water to medication ration will be the same for any size animal, with large animals drinking larger quantities of water this getting more of the medication they need for their body weight and small animals drinking less water thus not overdosing.

 

[DuckDuckGooseMum]

I've dealt with Coccidia on numerous occasions and still dealing with it periodically. I rely on Corid a lot for preventative treatments, but when I have young chicks affected by it, I have found that the key is to treat immediately, to give a direct dose (a drop for littles) of straight undiluted Corid and to separate from the other chicks. Chicks are really rough with one another and even more so with a sick or injured one. It's as if mother nature has designed it this way to protect the others and ensure the survival of the of the strongest ones. When I notice any little thing seems off about one, I separate it immediately and observe it. I add electrolytes immediately to water & push them to drink. Chicks who stay hydrated tend to live. Keeping the chick warm enough is very important and letting them rest. They need to be left alone as much as possible to rest & not stress. Keeping them directly in front of, or propped against a shallow water dish & observed helps a lot. I always keep a fan running near them as well & this definitely helps. I guess the air circulation is helpful and another benefit is it keeps flies from the area. Flys do carry Coccidia as well as other bacteria, germs & disease.
A tremendous part of the process with Coccidia is the protozoa multiplying and blocking the intestines. The importance of flushing the intestines cannot be understated. This is partly what causes the abdomen to swell and become painful. The kidneys shut down. The protozoa are basically 'feeding' on the chicks nutritional content. I imagine this is all very painful. After a certain point, Corid is useless and all it does is to prolong the inevitable, if it even does that. Having struggled with many chicks and seen their suffering...the seizures..the paralysis...the heart attack...it's one of the cruelest and most agonizing deaths. It makes me more willing to try anything if there's a chance it might help.
My husband delivers materials to Tyson chicken hatchery and they use sweet bleach solution to prevent and to treat Coccidia. Infact they recommended this remedy to my husband when he mentioned that I was dealing with an outbreak of Coccidia. I thought this information was pertinent to consider before discounting this method of treatment. Coccidia is certainly an ongoing issue for a business like Tyson and safe, effective treatment is a necessity. I don't mean to suggest that because it's used by a familiar business that means it's the best treatment, but I do believe it lends more credibility to the practice.
I do question the amount of bleach in the recipe provided, but I will get the recipe that Tyson uses and if I can figure out how to do so, will attach it to this thread. I intend to try it with my birds. I wish everyone the greatest success with their own personal flocks.

 

[MixedFlock23]

I've dealt with Coccidia on numerous occasions and still dealing with it periodically. I rely on Corid a lot for preventative treatments, but when I have young chicks affected by it, I have found that the key is to treat immediately, to give a direct dose (a drop for littles) of straight undiluted Corid and to separate from the other chicks. Chicks are really rough with one another and even more so with a sick or injured one. It's as if mother nature has designed it this way to protect the others and ensure the survival of the of the strongest ones. When I notice any little thing seems off about one, I separate it immediately and observe it. I add electrolytes immediately to water & push them to drink. Chicks who stay hydrated tend to live. Keeping the chick warm enough is very important and letting them rest. They need to be left alone as much as possible to rest & not stress. Keeping them directly in front of, or propped against a shallow water dish & observed helps a lot. I always keep a fan running near them as well & this definitely helps. I guess the air circulation is helpful and another benefit is it keeps flies from the area. Flys do carry Coccidia as well as other bacteria, germs & disease.
A tremendous part of the process with Coccidia is the protozoa multiplying and blocking the intestines. The importance of flushing the intestines cannot be understated. This is partly what causes the abdomen to swell and become painful. The kidneys shut down. The protozoa are basically 'feeding' on the chicks nutritional content. I imagine this is all very painful. After a certain point, Corid is useless and all it does is to prolong the inevitable, if it even does that. Having struggled with many chicks and seen their suffering...the seizures..the paralysis...the heart attack...it's one of the cruelest and most agonizing deaths. It makes me more willing to try anything if there's a chance it might help.
My husband delivers materials to Tyson chicken hatchery and they use sweet bleach solution to prevent and to treat Coccidia. Infact they recommended this remedy to my husband when he mentioned that I was dealing with an outbreak of Coccidia. I thought this information was pertinent to consider before discounting this method of treatment. Coccidia is certainly an ongoing issue for a business like Tyson and safe, effective treatment is a necessity. I don't mean to suggest that because it's used by a familiar business that means it's the best treatment, but I do believe it lends more credibility to the practice.
I do question the amount of bleach in the recipe provided, but I will get the recipe that Tyson uses and if I can figure out how to do so, will attach it to this thread. I intend to try it with my birds. I wish everyone the greatest success with their own personal flocks.

Were you able to learn the recipe that Tyson uses? I am going to try this tomorrow with my five & six week old chicks. I've tried two runs of Corid (5 days at 2t/gal) two weeks apart and they still have weight loss and bloody stools. A stool sample the day I started Corid did find cocci but I haven't had another sample run. I may try to do a fecal float at home (again). Thank you!!