Coccidiosis is in every ones soil
there are 9 kinds of coccidiosis
YOU can carry it from one infected group to the other when you feed and water for them
so it is common to not wear same shoes to both groups of chicks
I would say this
AMPROYLIUM is the best way to rid your birds of coccidiosis
I have recomended very much sending by phone an order for
AMPROYLIUM powder or liquid
I recommend
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They are very accomidating and will certainly help you
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It will take 5-7 days of feeding the medication in the water and I also advise to use the
wet mash for coccidiosis
1 qt of dry crumbles
2 qts of wat
in the water before putting into the crumbles
add 1tsp of the amproylium powder or liguid
now ix it into the dry crumbles
making a wet mash
watch after puttng in feeders that all the sick one get up to eat
this will only take 20-30 minutes for them to eat 2-3 tsp of the wet mash
do not mix too much but try and see what amt is needed for the number of birds your feeding it to.
now in the waterer you will put the amproylium also feed wet mash for three mornings
after they eat it clean out the wet feeders and restoc the dry crumbles Glenda L Heywood
My friend Nathalie Ross sent me this note:
I wouldn't worry too much about loose droppings as long as the birds
are doing ok and they're not terribly loose.
What lots of people forget is that dropping consistency changes with however much water intake the bird has.
If they're hot, they'll drink more water and have wet droppings. If they're cold, they can get stressed out and have wet droppings
usually accompanied by pasty vents.
If they're just getting used to new environments, new birds, have been moved, etc, they'll have loose droppings.
If that's not enough, then about every tenth dropping they'll have a pasty consistency dropping, more like nasty chocolate pudding,
which is when their cecum empties.
So, what I'd do if I were you is use a good probiotic once a week til they're 8 months old. I'd use it in food, not in the water, and keep their water absolutely clean. Keep their bedding nice and dry, not necessarily always perfectly clean, but good and dry.
The test is that if you can grab it and it clumps it's too wet. If it almost sticks together but falls apart if you even move in the least, it's ok.
That gives them the chance to get used to coccidia in their environment, which they
must do if they're going to develope any tolerance for it. And they absolutely must develope that tolerance. Nathalie Ross
Glenda adds
now the
natural probiotic recipe is is:
1 qt of dry crumbles
2 qts of milk, sweet, sour, or buttermilk or a mixture of all or some
1/4 cup of non flavored yoguart ( no artificial sweetmer)
mix good and feed
chicks 2 tsp full and what they will clean up in 20-30 minutes
then clean wet feeders and restock dry crumbles
do this once a day for a week
then once a week for life
All the while after mdicating the birds use
2 tbsp per gallon of the chicken water so their gut flora wil be regulated
they should have this at least 3-5 days a week
then three days aweek after they are over coccidiosis