MJ's little flock

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[MaryJanet]

I think today will be the last day of initiating staff contracts.

Building the plane while flying it. What could possibly go wrong??

 

[BY Bob]

I think today will be the last day of initiating staff contracts.

Building the plane while flying it. What could possibly go wrong??

That is my day every day. Welcome to my world.

 

[MaryJanet]

That is my day every day. Welcome to my world.

You know, somehow the new folks on my crew are all very smart and very organised. On-boarding each one has taken maybe 15 minutes. That said, I've relieved the team of about 7 hours of preparation time by taking it on myself, which involves coming back to work after dinner and working through til about 10pm. That's after an 8am start. But it gives them more time for thinking and planning their work, so it pays off in a higher standard of practice.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[MaryJanet]

Janet's eye infection and sneezes have gradually become serious enough for me to call Mark the vet and request a course of lincospectin. It'll start tomorrow and she has a follow up appointment Wednesday. As usual, there are no signs of infection in any of the other hens. Lincopectin seems to be a better antibiotic than for her particular bacteria than clavulox.

This time, I'll keep her on kefir for a long time afterwards. Should I keep her on it permanently?

I say her, but it would be the whole flock.

Getting a photo of her yukky eye hasn't been possible.

 

[BY Bob]

Janet's eye infection and sneezes have gradually become serious enough for me to call Mark the vet and request a course of lincospectin. It'll start tomorrow and she has a follow up appointment Wednesday. As usual, there are no signs of infection in any of the other hens. Lincopectin seems to be a better antibiotic than for her particular bacteria than clavulox.

This time, I'll keep her on kefir for a long time afterwards. Should I keep her on it permanently?

I say her, but it would be the whole flock.

Getting a photo of her yukky eye hasn't been possible.

I'm terribly sorry to hear that.

It is important to note the kefir contains a lot of active yeast, Candida. Candida causes sour crop. Sour crop occurs when the Candida overgrows the normal flora in the crop. The antibiotics you are using will not kill Candida.

For me, I don't believe I would use it long term. I would be nervous using it at all while their normal flora is suppressed by antibiotics.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening MJ and everyone

Hope she's better soon

 

[Shadrach]

Janet's eye infection and sneezes have gradually become serious enough for me to call Mark the vet and request a course of lincospectin. It'll start tomorrow and she has a follow up appointment Wednesday. As usual, there are no signs of infection in any of the other hens. Lincopectin seems to be a better antibiotic than for her particular bacteria than clavulox.

This time, I'll keep her on kefir for a long time afterwards. Should I keep her on it permanently?

I say her, but it would be the whole flock.

Getting a photo of her yukky eye hasn't been possible.

What Bob wrote.
If I've given pro biotics at any point it has been after the antibiotic course has finished and then only for a couple of days.