POOR FEATHERING

[ShrekDawg]

They don’t pour antifreeze in the bottle…

 

[ShrekDawg]

No, it's not an anti-parasitic.
'A coccidiostat is an antiprotozoal agent.'

Coccidia are a type of parasite though.

 

[karenm52]

No, it's not an anti-parasitic.
'A coccidiostat is an antiprotozoal agent.'

my error

 

[karenm52]

I have looked it up and everything I’ve seen says it’s an extremely common additive in foods and other things even for humans and fairly safe so maybe you might be thinking of ethylene glycol or something else? That’s much more common now for antifreeze. There are also different types though like how there’s different types of salts or how pure oxygen is deadly but we breathe it because we’ve adapted.. I have personally used NutriDrench many times on many animals and they’ve never once had an issue but of course you don’t have to use it if you don’t feel comfortable using it but I’m pretty sure if it killed people or animals or was straight antifreeze then it wouldn’t be allowed.. If it is a nutritional issue the NutriDrench will help but you could try Rooster Booster or something else instead. Not sure the ingredients on those.

ty. just because it is promoted as "safe" doesn't make it so. see the following quote:
"Propylene glycol is frequently used as a substitute for ethylene glycol in low toxicity, environmentally friendly automotive antifreeze."

i will check out "rooster booster."

 

[karenm52]

They don’t pour antifreeze in the bottle…

"Propylene glycol is frequently used as a substitute for ethylene glycol in low toxicity, environmentally friendly automotive antifreeze."

 

[karenm52]

It is until your hens pick and choose - in that moment, it stops being balanced.

its the healthiest option i've found. i do not want to use processed pellets. what do you use?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

its the healthiest option i've found. i do not want to use processed pellets. what do you use?

While I understand the desire to not use processed pellets, there are many blended (pelleted/crumbled) foods that undergo minimal processing that provide all the nutrients your hens need. The majority of the processing is the grains getting ground up.
I use Beaver Brand Layer Crumbles. It's a good feed - same size granules as I used to feed, and my hens have been very healthy on it.
You can even try fermenting or sprouting your current food. It may help with total incorporation.

 

[karenm52]

While I understand the desire to not use processed pellets, there are many blended (pelleted/crumbled) foods that undergo minimal processing that provide all the nutrients your hens need. The majority of the processing is the grains getting ground up.
I use Beaver Brand Layer Crumbles. It's a good feed - same size granules as I used to feed, and my hens have been very healthy on it.
You can even try fermenting or sprouting your current food. It may help with total incorporation.

i must say i've been very frustrated because i feel people do not read my posts. i ferment; i give treats occasionally, etc.. i was asked what i feed them - then it was assumed i feed all i listed all the time? treats are treats. i ferment.

pellets/crumbles need glue (food grade) to keep their shape. scratch & peck, if anyone cared to look them up, is a high quality feed, especially if one ferments. as i stated earlier, i do not think my food is the issue.

the odd thing is, i posted a photo of my girl's tail feathers and no one has commented on that and apparently no one on this blog has every had an issue like this? i am surprised at that. so if it is food related, i would think SOMEONE else would have had a similar issue at some point in their chicken's lives.

they also all (3) have their own preferences as to treats: mama and bella love the strained yogurt, sam does not. i also was off on their ages: sam and bella are two years old; mama is almost 4 - i have always offered yoghurt. bella loves cucumber, the other two do not. so it really makes no sense to me that it is food related - but i do understand how many have come to that conclusion.

i am going to post before i lose this again - which almost just happened

While I understand the desire to not use processed pellets, there are many blended (pelleted/crumbled) foods that undergo minimal processing that provide all the nutrients your hens need. The majority of the processing is the grains getting ground up.
I use Beaver Brand Layer Crumbles. It's a good feed - same size granules as I used to feed, and my hens have been very healthy on it.
You can even try fermenting or sprouting your current food. It may help with total incorporation.

 

[ShrekDawg]

None of the feeds I’ve fed have ever had glue in them? They may have molasses or something else holding them together but that’s it. None of them are really particularly solid either. There’s always tons of dust in the bag so clearly if they WERE using glue, it doesn’t work very well..

 

[karenm52]

Corid dose is 9.5ml per gallon of water for 5 days so you didn't even give them the full dose.
It's not the Corid.

Look at nutrition, but that's not going to cause damage in 12 days either. Maybe lice or mites, not dust bathing...

Corid dosage is per the vet i contacted via the Corid manufacture - the phone number is listed on the back of the bottle. you call, tell them what is going on and they get you in touch with their vet - no charge either. i called twice. the vet was very nice and extremely helpful. dosage is full strength for 5 days, then half strength for another 7 days.

they do not have lice or mites; they love their dust baths.