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dheltzel said:
I agree. You need to move fast to save her. Amprollium (biggest brand name is Corid) can cure quickly if you get it into her before it is too late. It is not an antibiotic and quite hard to overdose. It goes into the water for all the chicks, but I would put a few drops directly into her mouth.

This is the same stuff that is in medicated chick starter, only more concentrated to cure rather than prevent.
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AnneInTheBurbs said:
You can get Nutridrench at Tractor Supply, but be sure to also give the Corid as well.  Dosing information can be found in a few threads here if it seems confusing on the label.

Also, I did not see blood in my girls stool, but they did indeed have cocci.  The Corid is very easy and inexpensive to put in the water.  Give it a try. :D
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Okay thank you everyone I'll run to the feed mill now and see if they have the corid. If not I can order online. So great have people around that can answer questions!
 
Quote: The question wasn't directed at me but I start a lot of seeds in a chilly basement so I figured that I would put my two cents in!

I use shop lights from lowes and old heating pads that don't shut off after 2 hours. I put the heating pads on low and they sit under the flats of seedlings. If something needs more heat to germinate, I either cover the flat with one of the plastic domes or I bring it upstairs to germinate and then take it back down.

if you don't have heating pads, I also have successfully used rope lights from Christmas!

The only thing I have started now are onions and after the initial germination I actually turned the heating pads off...the onions don't need it that warm.

by the end of March I will have peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli started. The tomatoes and peppers need a lot more heat then the other items (which are cold weather crops). When they get planted the heating pad will be plugged in to my light timer (on for 18 hrs off for 6).




Does anyone plant veggies purely for their flock? my hubby wants to do that this year.
 
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AnneInTheBurbs said:
Dheltzel is right here. I had a sick pullet who looked terrible, and then her sister starting acting the same. I treated with Corid, and within a week, they were looking much better. Here is a few pictures of my then sick chicken. You can see how pale her comb and face were. She is thriving now! Hope the treatment works for you too.

X2! Worked for me! Dheltzel, I have a gardening question (or twenty) if you don't mind.
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I wanted to start seeds in my basement, but the temps right now hover around 55*. Is that too cool? I will not be starting for a few weeks, but I am trying to get my setup ready. I figure the work lights will put off some heat also.
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Let me add that Coccidosis is most prevalent in chicks (why they only medicate starter), but there are multiple "strains" of cocci. The pullets you got from me were immune to the form at my place, but obviously not to the new strain they encountered at yours. Most of them were able to fight off the new strain and develop their immunity without the assistance of Corid, but those 2 needed a little help. That's a danger that is sort of ever present and we need to just pay attention (and maybe have some Corid on hand).

For starting seeds, the air temp is largely irrelevant (within broad ranges, no freezing of course), but the soil temp has a lot to do with the germination and growth. You see the above ground parts of a plant, but the really important biochemistry is going on down below. A heating pad is invaluable and they are cheap now. Check out this link for an example: http://a.co/7aEXOMR

Different plants react much differently to soil temps. Think about whether the plant flourishes in the hot summer (tomatoes, peppers, beans), or bolts and dies when it gets hot (lettuce, cabbage, peas). Summer plants like their feet warm, use a heating pad to start them, don't put them out too early, and don't mulch around them until the weather gets hot. Cool season plants get the opposite treatment because they thrive with cold feet.
 
I'm definitely going to have it on hand for next time. Pretty sure no matter how long we have birds (forever!) or how much research I do I'll still be learning new things for a very long time.
 
Werforpsu said:
Quote: Thanks so much, I do have a couple of old heating pad, but I think I will have to use at least one for a chick brooder in a few weeks, hopefully. I'm open to advice from anywhere, but I think Dheltzel has a degree in horticulture. That man probably has more degrees than a thermometer.
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You are getting started very early! I will be waiting a bit, as I don't even know where my raised beds will go. Might start some Coleus soon, so that it has time to get nice and full.

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Thanks Dennis! I wasn't upset that my chicks got sick, I understand that there are different strains of bacteria everywhere. I was just so happy that they are better now. I had forgotten how poor they had been until I went to post the pictures above. What a difference!

Thanks also for the gardening advice, I had thought about the cold weather crops vs. the hot weather types. I figured peas would do fine without any additional heat, but that the tomatoes and such would need a bit more. I do have a small lightweight greenhouse that my husband bought for me over a year ago. I didn't put it together at our old place because I wasn't sure how long we would be there. Now I can assemble it in my heated garage.
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That should help with hardening off also.

I was planning to use coir fiber to start seeds. It seems a bit more acidic, but I believe Peat is also. I have used the coir fiber before and I really like it. The hardware store near me sells a compressed dry 11 lb. brick for $10. That will make a lot of seed starting material.
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It's taken hours to find it because of weather and ending up inches from falling into a 4ft deep ditch but I found the Corbin. Just need to work up nerve to take on snow belt again and I can get home.
 

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