Okies in the BYC The Original

[luv2bmemaw2]

They told me the government had done away with the medicated feed and that doing putting the terramycin in the water was what was being recomended. There head guy of the store was the one telling me this and several more were in on the conversation.

 

[luv2bmemaw2]

I was supposed to use 1/2 tsp. per gallon water of the powdered terramycin. Some man was in front of me checking out and he said the stuff was amazing. It wasn't amazing enough today to save my chick.

LOL

 

[nnbreeder]

The reason for the medicated feed is the prevention of Cocci in the chicks. It is an anti-coccident or something like that, not an anti-biotic. here is a list of drugs to prevent cocci.

Amprolium 0.0125-0.025 0.0125-0.250 0
Amprolium + ethopabate 0.0125-0.025 + 0.0004-0.004 — 0
Chlortetracycline 0.022 — 0
Clopidol or meticlorpindol 0.0125-0.025 — 0
Decoquinate 0.003 — 0
Diclazuril 0.0001 0.0001 0
Dinitolmide (zoalene) 0.004-0.0125 0.0125-0.01875 0
Halofuginone hydrobromide 0.0003 0.00015-0.0003 4-7
Lasalocid sodium 0.0075-0.0125 — 3
Maduramicin ammonium 0.0005-0.0006 — 5
Monensin sodium 0.01-0.0121 0.006-0.01† 0
Narasin 0.006-0.008 — 0
Narasin + nicarbazin 0.003-0.005 (of the combination) 5
Nicarbazin 0.0125 — 4
Oxytetracycline 0.022 — 3
Robenidine hydrochloride 0.0033 — 5
Salinomycin sodium 0.0044-0.0066 — 0
Semduramicin 0.0025 — 0
Sulfadimethoxine + ormetoprim


The exact same drugs are used to treat Cocci but in higher concentrations.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

I can't find medicated feed out here in Tn either. I could sure use some if this cool damp weather doesn't break. Its really hard on young birds here in tn .I don't remember having some much of a problem with it in Okla.

 

[poultryand bees]

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one of the things I saw while flipping through my book was a suggestion on how to keep the breeds separate as they hatch. They suggested putting plastic fruit baskets upside down over eggs of the same variety in the hatcher, to keep the chicks of the same variety together. (do fruits like strawberries still come in plastic mesh looking baskets or is everything now packaged in clear plastic boxes with holes?)

 

[Teach97]

DARN- took me like an hour and a half to catch-up!

Grace - I think I may need some of those bantam things y'all talked about on Friday...I have OEGb in many colors to trade!

Henny - glad you made it to church I was gonna holler! Steak and chicks...could it get better?

I know I guy that is into athletic chickens and that white fluffy stuff at the butt is a good thing to him...I also know some other folks that beat him on a regular basis

I am way into the table food talking thing...even at a fast food place we say our prayers. I can tell the families that eat together at school...the kids are better mannered and have respect for themselves and others...plus they are happier

Woomy - glad to hear they are doing good...it is amaxing how fast they grow!

nnbreeder - feeder rats! another one

I have mice coming out the well I have lots of mice at the moment...good thing I have hungry reptiles

Crawdads are the bomb! I can get the mud taste out guarantted...I ain't even going back to check spelling so get over it!...anyway...it taks cold water and salt

EOI -

I gotta deal with kids taking them and being drained...for nothing...

Laters..the wife is hollering...i will regail you with stories tomorrow...unless that means I am gonna dress you in which case I ain't doing that cuz I heard stories about monty and it wasn't pretty..although there was a blonde that went back to my tent with me

I have proof...Al saw it!

 

[luv2bmemaw2]

I haven't seen the plastic ones for a long time. Makes sense. I'm still not sure what to do when all these eggs start coming out. I know now to stagger setting eggs. I set 16 doz. in the same day.

 

[nnbreeder]

Donna what type of bedding are you using in the brooder?

Teach good to hear from you, Did you get the shakes being away so long?

There are less expensive places to get meds online but these people are at the Shawnee show every year and are nice. If you call you talk to the owners of the company andthey ship fast too.

http://www.poultrysupplies.com/

 

[poultryand bees]

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I did that last year - had 18 dozen in the Sportsman - unfortunately, the air circulation in my older model wasn't sufficient to keep the temperature regulated with that many in there and the ones in the front (or was it the back?) didn't hatch well.

 

[nnbreeder]

Every few days I will pull the racks in the Sportsman and swap out positions front to back and top to bottom. Helps to even thing out at hatch time. Last hatch I had a few that didn't hatch so I left them in there for a few days. Even though they were all set at the same time I had some that hatched up to four days after due date.