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[Debbie292d]

Oh that's good to know, thank you! I probably would've added it to their water each day until it was gone unless the directions said otherwise. It's so great to get tips from those who know what they're doing!

It's one of those things we don't think about, like giving them vitamins is good, right?

I learned from giving mine diarrhea, THEN looked it up why.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

It's one of those things we don't think about, like giving them vitamins is good, right?

I learned from giving mine diarrhea, THEN looked it up why.

Absolutely! Even with ourselves, too many vitamins isn't a good thing. For the last couple of years, I've been dealing with some odd (and some downright miserable) symptoms that are believed to be autoimmune in nature. My doctor thought Lupus, but tests didn't support that. The only thing that was off with my blood tests at all was low vitamin D. So, I started on supplements for that, but too much can be very dangerous. So I've still got to have those levels monitored. Just throwing vitamins into ourselves blindly isn't good, so it totally makes sense that it wouldn't be for chicks, either.

 

[BigBird 2025]

Than you so much!

I am too. BBS birds just steal my heart every time. Next spring I want to start a flock of splash Ameraucana bantams. The coloring is just so pretty.

I will most definitely share pictures when the finishing touches are done on the coop. Just need it to not be raining or literally 100 degrees!

I'm glad you had good luck with Meyer, I'm happy to hear that!

Thank you so much! You sound a lot like me, doing the research. I've been reading online articles and things on Reddit and the like for a long time. I've also brought and read so many books on keeping chickens.

I'll check out YouTube as well. I hope your journey is going great!

Hi chicken chick.
The journey is going well health issues permitting. My Son and Grand daughters are coming this weekend and he will help me finish the coop. I went with the hoop coop design 8x12 stationary rather then tractor as I have to plan for hurricanes and keeping it on the ground.

I have not looked into reddit but will do so as I am always interested in new sources of material and finding a jem of an interesting idea to explore and possibly try.

As you may have seen in my on going thread I need to vent I am looking for the ideal product to put in the coop. being based in Florida where it rains nearly every day I wanted something easy to maintain and not develop problems or odors, i have a small urban back yard so I wish to be mindful of my neighbors who all know I'm getting chickens but still.

Their is one lady I follow more then others and have learned a lot from, her channel is Chickenlandia back yard chickens. She is very knowledgeable very passionate about raising chickens and started out small like us by rescuing chickens and dove deep into research. Look her up on YouTube go to her channel and pick from dozen's and dozens of well made informative videos.

That is not to say the folks here on BYC aren't knowledgeable but some times we don't know about information we need but don't know enough to ask for it so the videos are a great place to get a general idea of a topic then come here to further interact with folks to get their first had experience.

To give you an example: I watched a video about mites. Knew nothing about them and did not know they would live in the crevasse created by overlapping and screwing together two pieces of wood.

Made sense, the cure to remove their in coop housing among other actions was to caulk all the overlapping wood joints then paint sealing the man made cave they live in. You don't have to paint your coop but have the big guy caulk any overlapping joints if he hasent already to keep the mites from finding an inhouse nursery. I just finished doing mine even though I have minimal wood in use It can't hurt.
Best of luck
Stay clucky

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Hi chicken chick.
The journey is going well health issues permitting. My Son and Grand daughters are coming this weekend and he will help me finish the coop. I went with the hoop coop design 8x12 stationary rather then tractor as I have to plan for hurricanes and keeping it on the ground.

I have not looked into reddit but will do so as I am always interested in new sources of material and finding a jem of an interesting idea to explore and possibly try.

As you may have seen in my on going thread I need to vent I am looking for the ideal product to put in the coop. being based in Florida where it rains nearly every day I wanted something easy to maintain and not develop problems or odors, i have a small urban back yard so I wish to be mindful of my neighbors who all know I'm getting chickens but still.

Their is one lady I follow more then others and have learned a lot from, her channel is Chickenlandia back yard chickens. She is very knowledgeable very passionate about raising chickens and started out small like us by rescuing chickens and dove deep into research. Look her up on YouTube go to her channel and pick from dozen's and dozens of well made informative videos.

That is not to say the folks here on BYC aren't knowledgeable but some times we don't know about information we need but don't know enough to ask for it so the videos are a great place to get a general idea of a topic then come here to further interact with folks to get their first had experience.

To give you an example: I watched a video about mites. Knew nothing about them and did not know they would live in the crevasse created by overlapping and screwing together two pieces of wood.

Made sense, the cure to remove their in coop housing among other actions was to caulk all the overlapping wood joints then paint sealing the man made cave they live in. You don't have to paint your coop but have the big guy caulk any overlapping joints if he hasent already to keep the mites from finding an inhouse nursery. I just finished doing mine even though I have minimal wood in use It can't hurt.
Best of luck
Stay clucky

Hurricanes are a concern where I live on the Gulf coast as well. My husband reinforced all the posts with concrete as he built the coop, so hopefully that keeps it secure in storms.

Mites are definitely not something I want to deal with. My neighbor's flock has depluming mites, and she's been fighting them for a couple of weeks now. She's had to dip all of her birds and disinfect the coops and runs. We'll definitely seal it all up.

I like how you worded that, we don't know to ask for the information we need. Sometimes, the only way to really know something is by doing it. So those of just getting chickens can read all the books or watch all the videos, but still have some surprises when our birds arrive.

The heads-up and the "what-if" stories from chickens veterans are appreciated!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, congratulations on your upcoming flock, and good luck!

 

[janiedoe]

P.s. you might want to read up on coccidiosis and spraddle leg. Its good to know the symptoms and treatments for both.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Welcome to BYC, congratulations on your upcoming flock, and good luck!

Thank you so much!

 

[AnneGirlGG]

P.s. you might want to read up on coccidiosis and spraddle leg. Its good to know the symptoms and treatments for both.

I've read up on coccidiosis, but I haven't heard of spraddle leg, so I will certainly research that. Thank you!

I was thinking I would buy some Corid at TSC to have on hand before the babies arrive. That way, I'm not scrambling for treatments in the unfortunate event I need them. I've already got Nutri-Drench on order. But, I need to look at the expiration date on the Corid next time in the store. I hate to have something on hand for too long and it expire.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

P.s. you might want to read up on coccidiosis and spraddle leg. Its good to know the symptoms and treatments for both.

So i didn't realize spraddle leg and splay leg are the same. My bad! I have read up on that as well.

 

[Debbie292d]

I've read up on coccidiosis, but I haven't heard of spraddle leg, so I will certainly research that. Thank you!

I was thinking I would buy some Corid at TSC to have on hand before the babies arrive. That way, I'm not scrambling for treatments in the unfortunate event I need them. I've already got Nutri-Drench on order. But, I need to look at the expiration date on the Corid next time in the store. I hate to have something on hand for too long and it expire.

I wouldn't get the Corid unless you have no farm stores within reach. Anything that's got an expiration date, I don't bother getting in advance. It's expensive and sits on a shelf for a couple of years unused most likely.

Spraddle leg is also called splayed legs. Usually, shipped chicks don't get that, but incubated ones are sometimes slightly prone to it. It's also pretty rare. Out of over 500 silkies I hatched this year, there were about a dozen I treated for splayed legs, and one for dislocation of both legs. Splayed legs is easily fixed within two days with stuff you probably already have, either a bandaid or rubber bands.