Thanks, ddawn I will watch them I have to many scattered around to fence in .
Please Help Me!
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Chickens can be pretty stupid sometimes.
I've seen one swallow a screw once. Stupid.
Mine peck at everything. And I know they've eaten apple seeds before & pecked at my rhubarb. I am assuming that not many plants are going to be too terribly toxic to chickens if they only get a few nibbles. It might cause an upset stomach or something, but I hope they would be able to recover as long as the item wasn't a good part of the bird's diet for a day. I don't know about chocolate, tobacco or alcohol.
Toxic does not necessarily mean instant death, but rather something detrimental to our health, perhaps causing sickness or pain for awhile.
Just be aware of the toxic plants, and chemicals, around your property and be attentive to your birds and where they have access to. If you are concerned about the rhubarb plants, as I am, you might want to consolidate them to one specific area in your yard and try to keep a fence around them. A simple, cheap plastic mesh or chicken wire fence will be adequate to keep your chickens out of your rhubarb.
Chickens can be pretty stupid sometimes.
Mine peck at everything. And I know they've eaten apple seeds before & pecked at my rhubarb. I am assuming that not many plants are going to be too terribly toxic to chickens if they only get a few nibbles. It might cause an upset stomach or something, but I hope they would be able to recover as long as the item wasn't a good part of the bird's diet for a day. I don't know about chocolate, tobacco or alcohol.
Toxic does not necessarily mean instant death, but rather something detrimental to our health, perhaps causing sickness or pain for awhile.
Just be aware of the toxic plants, and chemicals, around your property and be attentive to your birds and where they have access to. If you are concerned about the rhubarb plants, as I am, you might want to consolidate them to one specific area in your yard and try to keep a fence around them. A simple, cheap plastic mesh or chicken wire fence will be adequate to keep your chickens out of your rhubarb.
Yes, I am in the process of making a run for them with no rhubarb, just when I'm home I will like to let them out to free range, I will watch them or maybe consider digging up the rhubarb and put it all together some where else with a fence around it, boy they are giving me a lot of work to do, those chickens
yes, I am very new to this and still didn't know which way to go with the medicated or not, I am trying to go as organically as possible and hoping for the best.
Oh, I did find a ant in the house, and through it in the brooder and they went crazy for it
at 9 days old
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go with Medicated, they need the extra boost. I am not sure if they sell organic medicated but your local feed store should be able to help. also you can start them out on medicated for about 6 weeks then move to an organic feed....
good luck!
go with Medicated, they need the extra boost. I am not sure if they sell organic medicated but your local feed store should be able to help. also you can start them out on medicated for about 6 weeks then move to an organic feed....
good luck!
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go with Medicated, they need the extra boost. I am not sure if they sell organic medicated but your local feed store should be able to help. also you can start them out on medicated for about 6 weeks then move to an organic feed....
good luck!
I agree. I didn't use medicated with my first set of chicks & they turned out fine, but these days you never know what chicks may have been exposed to. I use medicated now too for the first 6 weeks, especially since mine were not vaccinated for anything prior to me getting them. And they're growing like weeds!
go with Medicated, they need the extra boost. I am not sure if they sell organic medicated but your local feed store should be able to help. also you can start them out on medicated for about 6 weeks then move to an organic feed....
good luck!
I agree. I didn't use medicated with my first set of chicks & they turned out fine, but these days you never know what chicks may have been exposed to. I use medicated now too for the first 6 weeks, especially since mine were not vaccinated for anything prior to me getting them. And they're growing like weeds!
You will want to keep them on the medicated feed a few weeks past their first introduction to dirt. The medicated feed is only for coccidia which is found in the soil. The chicks have to build up some immunity and the amprolium kills some of the coccida, but not all. This gives just a small dose to the young ones and their systems can build some immunity. They are not in much danger in a closed brooder and no other chicken exposure, it's after they get outside the first time. I do prefer to feed medicated. i don't want to lose chicks to something that is so easy to prevent. It would be like not vaccinating your kids sort-of. You might get away with it, but then again you might not. I hope that helps.
PS: If you choose unmedicated, please consider buying some Corid to keep on hand. Good to have around in case you do see blood in their poop. It's best to treat quickly if you suspect coccidiosis. That way if it's late at night or weekend, you aren't having to worry about getting some. Good luck!
PS: If you choose unmedicated, please consider buying some Corid to keep on hand. Good to have around in case you do see blood in their poop. It's best to treat quickly if you suspect coccidiosis. That way if it's late at night or weekend, you aren't having to worry about getting some. Good luck!
I did put a piece of grass with soil in there brooder to get them help on immunity of coccidia as early as possible, witch i read from a post here. and also ordered corid on line, I could not find any locally, went to 4 different farm store and could not find any, so I am glad i will have some on hand, hope the shelf life is long so I can have it for a while. The chicks just love the grass in their brooder its amazing seeing them on top of it scratching around at such an early age. thanks for all your help.
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