IMHO, you may want to take it back to square one. From what I can tell your not sure it is a calcium problem, right? I don't know what EYB is.
First start by providing the basics, Layer crumbles, on delmand (Iv'e found that birds get used to the style you start them out with and have a difficult time switching), Oyster grit on demand, fresh clean water, always keep it clean. Anything else in small amounts depending on the number of birds you have. Don't over do the treats or they won't eat the things they need.
Do not treat the birds for something unless your sure what your treating. I sometimes believe more birds die from misdiagnosis and mistreatment than not. It is very possible to give them to much calcium and this could create further problems. Do not give chicks a high calcium diet, this can create probems later.
This is my regimen.
Open up in the morning and give them some scratch, a large coffee can size for thirty birds. spread it around make them work for it and keep them busy. change the water.
Around noon or a little later, visit and give them some bread 1/2 loaf (I buy the day old, sometimes wheat sometimes white they sell it in a bag so I have to take what I can get 5 loaves 1.25, or salad mix, one .99 pkg for 30 birds. change the water. collect eggs.
Evening close up and change the water. If it's going down into the teens I may give them a few hand fulls of scratch. collect eggs.
I wash water containers in between.
Make sure layer container has feed or fill it.
I have a dish screwed to the wall inside the coop for grit and keep it filled. I mix the different size grits so they can choose. Some of the oyster grit is powdery, so I mix it. I also mix in my egg shells crushed up fine in my pail of grit.
I put Vitamins in their water one time once a month. Whatever they drink before the next change is all they get. I use 1 gallon containers from TSC. This prevents wasting water and me from getting lazy and not changeing it enough. I have a wagon and carry the water in gallon milk jugs, and anything else I need. Keeps things from spilling.
I've read in Practical Poultry that it's good to have a routine. Certainly other have their own system of doing things but this is what works for me. If you can find it buy Practical Poultry or subscribe to Back Yard Poulty magazine. You'll learn alot.
All the best
Rancher
First start by providing the basics, Layer crumbles, on delmand (Iv'e found that birds get used to the style you start them out with and have a difficult time switching), Oyster grit on demand, fresh clean water, always keep it clean. Anything else in small amounts depending on the number of birds you have. Don't over do the treats or they won't eat the things they need.
Do not treat the birds for something unless your sure what your treating. I sometimes believe more birds die from misdiagnosis and mistreatment than not. It is very possible to give them to much calcium and this could create further problems. Do not give chicks a high calcium diet, this can create probems later.
This is my regimen.
Open up in the morning and give them some scratch, a large coffee can size for thirty birds. spread it around make them work for it and keep them busy. change the water.
Around noon or a little later, visit and give them some bread 1/2 loaf (I buy the day old, sometimes wheat sometimes white they sell it in a bag so I have to take what I can get 5 loaves 1.25, or salad mix, one .99 pkg for 30 birds. change the water. collect eggs.
Evening close up and change the water. If it's going down into the teens I may give them a few hand fulls of scratch. collect eggs.
I wash water containers in between.
Make sure layer container has feed or fill it.
I have a dish screwed to the wall inside the coop for grit and keep it filled. I mix the different size grits so they can choose. Some of the oyster grit is powdery, so I mix it. I also mix in my egg shells crushed up fine in my pail of grit.
I put Vitamins in their water one time once a month. Whatever they drink before the next change is all they get. I use 1 gallon containers from TSC. This prevents wasting water and me from getting lazy and not changeing it enough. I have a wagon and carry the water in gallon milk jugs, and anything else I need. Keeps things from spilling.
I've read in Practical Poultry that it's good to have a routine. Certainly other have their own system of doing things but this is what works for me. If you can find it buy Practical Poultry or subscribe to Back Yard Poulty magazine. You'll learn alot.
All the best
Rancher
