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[roosterhavoc]

The main thing is realizing if the problem is dirty pens, dirty water etc.. If all your birds have a problem it’s you if one or two have an issue it could still be you but more than likely it’s the bird. Weak, molting etc.. Just don’t make excuses for the bird. Down the line you’ll pay the price. It’s not hard to spot a sick bird. Its also pretty obvious if you could have kept the pen cleaner, water fresh etc.
Im included as well. You shouldn’t cull birds if you could have done more to keep them healthy. Especially when confined to a relatively small pen.
One thing is humans don’t run around taking medicine when they’re not sick so it’s best not to preventably treat birds for something that may happen.

 

[hillbilly91]

The main thing is realizing if the problem is dirty pens, dirty water etc.. If all your birds have a problem it’s you if one or two have an issue it could still be you but more than likely it’s the bird. Weak, molting etc.. Just don’t make excuses for the bird. Down the line you’ll pay the price. It’s not hard to spot a sick bird. Its also pretty obvious if you could have kept the pen cleaner, water fresh etc.
Im included as well. You shouldn’t cull birds if you could have done more to keep them healthy. Especially when confined to a relatively small pen.
One thing is humans don’t run around taking medicine when they’re not sick so it’s best not to preventably treat birds for something that may happen.

That couldn't have been said any better. Great advice man. And thank everyone on this thread for the great advice, tips, great pics, and most important all the laughs

 

[B123]

This is my brown red x red quill. I gave him 14drops of Ivermectin aug.11th because he wasnt as active as normal and just seemed a little off. This was 30min later.

Did you happen to notice more in the feces over the next 24-48 hours? Just curious. A light worm load shouldn't show much but a relatively heavy load would be expected to reduce overall health and vigor.

 

[hillbilly91]

Did you happen to notice more in the feces over the next 24-48 hours? Just curious. A light worm load shouldn't show much but a relatively heavy load would be expected to reduce overall health and vigor.

I kept an eye on him with only a few worms over 2days

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Cleaning water cups sucks, adding straw sucks, moving pens yep you guessed it sucks, but it's all part of it. I don't care who you are life does get hectic at times just be as prepared as ya can be an keep up with it all because you can turn good birds into junk real fast. Another thing is having an amount you yourself can tend to 100% of the time that's a big plus atleast for me.

 

[hillbilly91]

Cleaning water cups sucks, adding straw sucks, moving pens yep you guessed it sucks, but it's all part of it. I don't care who you are life does get hectic at times just be as prepared as ya can be an keep up with it all because you can turn good birds into junk real fast. Another thing is having an amount you yourself can tend to 100% of the time that's a big plus atleast for me.

Yea I agree. We only have 40birds right now so it's not bad on feeding or watering. We rinse waterers every other day unless they get dirty. There's a few we have to do every day but it's never neglected

 

[roosterhavoc]

That couldn't have been said any better. Great advice man. And thank everyone on this thread for the great advice, tips, great pics, and most important all the laughs

Actually I think it could have been said a lot better. That right there is probably the biggest run on sentence I’ve ever produced. Lol

 

[hillbilly91]

Actually I think it could have been said a lot better. That right there is probably the biggest run on sentence I’ve ever produced. Lol

Well I ain't the best with proper punctuation but the wording was great man lol

 

[centrarchid]

Move pens around frequently, especially when ground temperature is above freezing and wet. Keep birds on green vegetation as much as possible. Allow ground to rest after a pen has been over it.

 

[hillbilly91]

Move pens around frequently, especially when ground temperature is above freezing and wet. Keep birds on green vegetation as much as possible. Allow ground to rest after a pen has been over it.

I move my drop pens every weekend and if needed I move them 2times a week due to rain. That's one reason I'm converting to the 6x6x5'6" tall there light enough to move. My stationary pens have sand in the very bottom with double ground mulch on top. I take the really big chunks of wood out when I feel up the pen. Also with winter coming I will throw straw or hay in the stationary pens and rotate it out as needed