https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/191920/well-waterThanks again, C.A.S. I can certainly overthinking things. I hear I'm not the only one of us whose DH's think we're in chikin idolatry.
I found the little one with a bit of blood in the stools: (my runt Scuffiluppiggus...AKA Scruffy)....caught her in the act. Not sure if it's shed intestinal mucosa or stringy clots. Liiks more like the shed intestine, but just not sure. So I put her in the portable dog kennel with some Corid mush and she took some as I was not able to get her to take water from me.
Well, I had run out of eggs so just took their grower feed and made a mush with the Corid water and they snarfed 'er down. Tomorrow will be day 7 and that'll be it for now. will be concentrating on the nutrition now. So far I'm thinking the scrambled eggs and also the chicken livers...if I can find them in Bemidji.
Another question, though, related to water. We have reverse osmosis drinking water so (until the Corid Rx) I was adding a little electrolytes and vitamins to the water. Our well water has relatively high nitrate levels as cows used to pasture on the knoll where our house is built. My DH wants me to use the well water for the flock. Don't quite know what to do. I guess I should do a search, but I imagine that if high nitrate levels are harmful to children that small animals or birds could also be harmed by it. Any thoughts?
see post #7
I don't know about nitrates personally, but here is another link:http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/evans/ps&t-42.html