Hippie remmodies + preventitive health stuff

[CrazyCripple]

Just list what you use, amount, and why

1st I'll say I'm an organic *practicing* mini farmer and haven't researched this topic in depth and im anti pharm to but for my chickens ill medicate then if needed and kinda tight on time

Just had my 1st loss of one of my pirate 6th monthish bard rocks. Its respetory and they all have runny noses and are jumping on me talking to me somethings wrong any way corrid'n their water and vet rx'n them. Going to put 'em on lockdown tommorow and make sure they drink and eat

Anyway, fututure preventitive stuff, using my equation healthy soil=healthy plants
(I did this for them as chicks but yeah gonna start again)
Dailys:
Braggs Apple Cider Vinigar
Nutritional yeast (in feed/yogurt) for B vitamins (hippie dust rules)
Kaboocha we make as probiotics
Non-gmo yogurt once a week

Sick or super hot outside:
Pedilite for electrolites

And vet rx (new to me)
A neighbors letting me use hers and im ordering it


So guess im asking for folk remodies like herbs, the moons rays, and little techniques

Then stuff you can buy like braggs or vetrx

Thaannks and send good feels wishing my avian pirates well!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I don't use anything except an occasional bluekote. Most things in poultry can be prevented by husbandry, or culling sick or diseased stock. Stock cleanly, keep them cleanly. Don't crowd, and feed an appropriate ration. I don't over complicate things.

 

[SueT]

Welcome to BYC! I think you'll fit right in here....

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

culling sick or diseased stock.

That's my plan. Antibiotics are overused and I see time and again on these threads people advising how to find them online, giving advice on how much and how to use for this and that. I understand that some people treat chickens as pets but I do not agree with dispensing antibiotics willy nilly.
Cull and replace is more sustainable in the long run. As a respected poster on here says, livestock deadstock. Move on.

And welcome to BYC!
Gary

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That's my plan. Antibiotics are overused and I see time and again on these threads people advising how to find them online, giving advice on how much and how to use for this and that. I understand that some people treat chickens as pets but I do not agree with dispensing antibiotics willy nilly.
Cull and replace is more sustainable in the long run. As a respected poster on here says, livestock deadstock. Move on.

And welcome to BYC!
Gary

99% of things wrong with a chicken can't be cured with antibiotics in my experiences.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Its respetory and they all have runny noses and are jumping on me talking to me somethings wrong any way corrid'n their water and vet rx'n them.

Do you suspect they have Coccidiosis?
Corid is a coccidiostat that acts as a Thiamine mimicker which starves Coccidia (a protozoa) so a chicken can build resistance.
Corid will not treat respiratory illness.

VetRx can be used to help relieve some symptoms.

Some of the more common respiratory illnesses in chickens are Mycoplasma, Infectious Bronchitis, ILT and Infectious Coryza. There is no cure for any of these diseases, but symptoms can be managed sometimes. Mycoplasma and Infectious Coryza respond fairly well to antibiotic treatment, while Infectious Bronchitis and ILT are viral, so they have to run their course. Supportive care of secondary infection in viral disease can include antibiotic treatment. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044


These diseases make chickens carriers and they can pass it on to others, even when they have recovered and are not showing symptoms.
Getting testing is a good way to find out what you are dealing with, especially if you have plans of selling/giving away chicks, chickens or hatching eggs.

As for natural treatments, you may be able to find suggestions by searching here on BYC. Some info can also be found here http://www.poultrydvm.com/