Omg help!!!!!!!!!

[threehorses]

I'm here wondering how the birds are doing, too. I thought about them a lot last night wondering.

By the way, next time you go in, ask for "race horse oats" or "whole horse oats" or something. YOU didn't do the wrong thing in the first place! But apparently they're a little S L O W there.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Yes also wondering how things are going too. I'm curious to see if the oats were dyed.

I have been trying to buy DE locally and have been told a couple times by two different feed stores - "oh just go to the swimming pool store". But thank goodness I have read here that DE has chemicals in it that are not good for chickens. Yes, we ALL have to be careful with EVERYTHING. That's exactly why we want to know where our eggs and chicken meat comes from and how it was feed, cared for and harvested before arriving on our dinning room table.

Hope no news is good news!

Sandee

 

[bryan8]

Well all of my chickens are doing good except my 6 week old ee cockeral.... He's stubleing around and sleeping the whole day when he's not stubleing. I called the feed store and they said they were sorry. They said they arnt responseable because I did not check the bag before I left!!!!!!!!!! Also the feed had a light orangeish tint to it. But I didn't see that at 10pm! Gurr what should I do with my ee?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Respond back to them with a letter stating that they ARE responsible for giving you feed containing poison.

Did you call the company? Or the ASPCA poison control phone number? Or your vet? Follow those instructions. Charcoal absorbs poisons; epsom salts is a common flush for chickens who may have ingested toxins (although one usually thinks of botulism or moldy feed or grain, not chemical toxins), and there is another flush used with chickens (can't recall at the moment), but which is best I do not know.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Glad to hear that most are doing better. I'm no expert but "threehorses" has been watching this post and she gives really GOOD advice.

Somehow sorry just doesn't seem like its enough. As a customer you purchased the product in good faith and that you were getting the right thing. I would do a campaign to let everyone know not to go to that store! May be a article in local newspaper slanted toward others learning from this mistake and to bring the store to light and others need to be careful since they expect you the consumer to watch out for their incompetence.

Sandee

 

[threehorses]

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First thing I"d do would be to make sure he drinks as that's what the MSDS sheet recommends. If you have to dribble water into the edge of the side of his beak, I would. I'd use pedialyte and possibly a few drops of molasses if that dribble is all he'll take (if he can't be tempted by the following wet mash).

I'd also highly recommend the ASPCA line as they are good at specific treatments for specific toxins. (I've used them thrice and they're really great.)

I still like the charcoal information. You can get some at the drug store in the first aid section. Or I believe you can also get it at 24 hour walmarts.

If you can get him interested in a wet mash, I'd give him a gentle flush to get any of that stuff out of his system. Mix a small amount of crumbles (a handful), 1 teaspoon of yogurt, a few drops of molasses, a little boiled egg yolk (mashed with water into a paste), and 1/2 a teaspoon of babyfood applesauce. Add enough water so that when it sits for 10 minutes it's soft and damp, not wet and gooshy. refrigerate what you don't use. See if you can get him to eat that. The applesauce and molasses will flush his digestive contents out. During that time, give pedialyte in water as his water.

If he'll only take the water, after the first with a few drops of molasses, I'd use pedialyte or electrolytes, some of the boiled mashed egg, some yogurt, a little honey or karo, and make a 'thick broth' out of the water and use that to dribble in his beak. It'll give him nutrition and some energy.

Tomorrow I'd *consider start with vitamin E capsules if he's alive and you're getting some nutrition in him. 400-700 IU dosed human vitamin E capsules, 2 drops in the beak once a day. Don't use any more of the flush ingredients (applesauce, molasses). Do use any of the others combined (and include cooked oatmeal as another ingredient) to try to get him to start eating.

*Whether or not I would do it would depend on if you can get any advice on that from vets, aspca, etc.

I would be reluctant to use the epsoms on him as they're really tough. If you do it, do as these people instruct: http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/solutions.html



As for the feedstore, do you have a lawyer friend?

 

[Judy]

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Threehorses gives great advice about more than chicken care, I see!!!

 

[threehorses]

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Threehorses gives great advice about more than chicken care, I see!!!

LOL Well I'm still spitting mad today. Honestly!

Sometimes all it takes is a nicely written letter....from a lawyer!

 

[gaberdeen]

Horse's _ _ _ they aren't responsible.

I just love companies who take responsibility for their mistakes. Hope your chooks are ok.

 

[Tonopah Pati]

I am so sorry this happened to you and your chicks. I would go after that feed store. take one to the vet asap. We will be praying for them.