Probiotics - To give or not to give?

[Sqwidy]

Sorry. I do not know the answer to your question, but I did want to drop in and say, "Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!"

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[Habriel]

Hello everyone,

I recently adopted a couple of hens and they turned out to be sick (yes, I'm new at this!). Anyway, the aviary vet sent out a mucus sample (from runny nose) and nothing major came back but high levels of Ecoli. After panicking, I read that all chickens have eColi and it's nothing to worry about as long as the eggs are cooked. He put them on antiobiotics (no egg eating during this time but one brilliant suggestion I read - perhaps here - said to cook up the egg and feed it back to the girls; thank you- that was brilliant as I felt horrible about tossing out the egg). Anywho, I also put them on a probiotic to maintain healthy gut function. They seem to like the fortefied water but nowhere on the package do I see that it is safe to give them daily on a long-term basis. I know a lot of folks give their hens yogurt but the vet told me that dairy is not good for chickens.

What are your thoughts on daily probiotics?

I always give my loves probiotics after a heavy cold rain during rainy season along with some vitamins to boost the immune system! Before I started doing that my chickens weren’t so perky and egg production would slow down. Now the weather barely bothers them and I believe they are 10x healthier.

 

[DobieLover]

I always give my loves probiotics after a heavy cold rain during rainy season along with some vitamins to boost the immune system! Before I started doing that my chickens weren’t so perky and egg production would slow down. Now the weather barely bothers them and I believe they are 10x healthier.

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[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal community! I hope you enjoy it here as much as we do!!!

 

[sourland]

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[Farmgal101]

Welcome to Byc!Were happy to have you here and answer any questions you may have!Hope your flock gets better soon!

 

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[Meg-in-MT]

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[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!
I don’t use probiotics as no need for healthy hens.​