Raising peachick in chicken territory - cocci?

[old biddy]

So my next questions :

1) now that I have stopped with the Corid should I still continue feeding them the medicated chick starter or change to non-medicated chick starter/grower?

2) should I start giving them vitamin B1 right away or wait to see symptoms of thiamine deficiency?

3) If I do start giving them vitamin B1 should it be for a specific amount of time or just make it a part of their feeding routine?

I am trying not to assume anything since that always seems to lead to trouble.

 

[casportpony]

Are you feeding chicken chick starter?

 

[old biddy]

Are you feeding chicken chick starter?

Yes. My feed store did not have game bird starter. I have it on order but it may take a week or so before it comes in.

 

[old biddy]

https://buyhorseandcamelsupplies.com/product/toltrazuril-5-200ml/

Thank you for the link. Can you share the dosage information you use for peachicks and adult peafowl? (The information I read addresses puppies and kittens but does not address peafowl)

 

[KsKingBee]

I give no less than 0.014 ml per 100 grams of bodyweight orally for 2-3 days. This stuff is an oral suspension, it is not water soluble, so it needs to be given orally.

I had not heard that and was told to use 6ml per gallon of water.

 

[KsKingBee]

The one I posted a link to is a suspension like Safeguard, it's not water soluble. Actual brand name Baycox 2.5% might be water soluble, but it's more expensive.

I guess this is the one I should have bought. https://www.growsolutions.com.au/en...eP5m80ywn4h7-BbvBb_CUkcS_DujwDuNEAldTkcDxnj0M

 

[casportpony]

I guess this is the one I should have bought. https://www.growsolutions.com.au/en...eP5m80ywn4h7-BbvBb_CUkcS_DujwDuNEAldTkcDxnj0M

That one is water soluble.

 

[KsKingBee]

That one is water soluble.

Yes, it says so on the directions. However, both a friend of mine and I have used the 5% at 6ml per gallon of water and confirmed by fecal exam both before and after that the cocci was eliminated.

 

[casportpony]

However, both a friend of mine and I have used the 5% at 6ml per gallon of water and confirmed by fecal exam both before and after that the cocci was eliminated.

Of which product? The solution or the suspension?

 

[casportpony]

https://buyhorseandcamelsupplies.com/product/toltrazuril-5-200ml/

If that's what you use and 6 ml per gallon works, great, keep on using it, just keep in mind that it, like Safeguard, is not really water soluble.