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[Nomibear]

I don't know...never tried it.  Maybe you could try it and tell us how it does?    Did it work well when you used it? 

Ingredients of Rooster Booster:  Aloe Vera Gel, Calendula (Marigold), Cresylic Acid, Coal Tar Distillate, and Tea Tree Oil.  [COLOR=B22222]<<<<Interesting ingredient that we were just discussing![/COLOR]

Wow, I only posted this one day ago!
I was pretty amazed at it's healing powers. This is my first flock of chickens. We ordered 20. When they were Just over a week old, one was picked on badly. We found her with all the feathering, and part of her meat gone over the right side of her neck, and down to just under her wing. It was weird seeing her muscle and seeing so clearly her breathing. In one spot just under her wing, it looked like they had almost reached her lung. When she would breath it looked like a little pocket would fill with Air, and deflate... We moved her in with our baby mallards that came in the same shipment, and although she wasn't getting any worse, she wasn't getting any better either. I assumed it had something to do with all the mess they make...
After a couple days, I hit up those, "Help me" threads that are so famous here. They recommended Nu Stock or Rooster Booster. Since Rooster Booster was all my local TS had, that is what I got.
Within 2 days she had all her skin back. Within a week she had most of her feathers back! I love the effect it had. Once we put this stuff on her, we moved her back in with the other chickens. They tried pecking her one time only. After the first peck, they seemed to think it was nasty, and left her alone. I think she was healed enough to not need any more within 2? Weeks. Her pretty white feathers were stained purple for a few more weeks, but now I couldn't pick her out from any of the other California white I have

 

[Nomibear]

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Originally Posted by Beekissed 

I don't know...never tried it.  Maybe you could try it and tell us how it does?    Did it work well when you used it? 

Ingredients of Rooster Booster:  Aloe Vera Gel, Calendula (Marigold), Cresylic Acid, Coal Tar Distillate, and Tea Tree Oil.  <<<<Interesting ingredient that we were just discussing!

Well, I had to look up cresylic acid.

http://www.dakotagas.com/Products/Product_Safety/Cresylic_acid_safety.html

While the first paragraph is plenty scary, note that it is naturally present in cow pee and other natural substances.

Disclaimer: I am not a chemist nor do I play one on TV.
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Material is considered extremely destructive to the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. Inhalation may result in spasm, inflammation and edema of the larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. Symptoms of exposure may include a burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea and vomiting. Material is extremely destructive to tissue of the eyes and skin, having a strong corrosive effect.
It is rapidly absorbed through the skin and is capable of causing death if enough body surface is contacted.
 
Wouldn't be my first natural choice of a topical treatment for bare skin.... 

Edited by Beekissed - Yesterday at 1:11 pm


Wow! It's a good thing I didn't read all this before using it! I applied it with my own un-gloved fingers. I even liked the way it smelled! It sure didn't do any damage to my chick, she healed faster then I knew was possible!

 

[Beekissed]

Wow, I only posted this one day ago!
I was pretty amazed at it's healing powers. This is my first flock of chickens. We ordered 20. When they were Just over a week old, one was picked on badly. We found her with all the feathering, and part of her meat gone over the right side of her neck, and down to just under her wing. It was weird seeing her muscle and seeing so clearly her breathing. In one spot just under her wing, it looked like they had almost reached her lung. When she would breath it looked like a little pocket would fill with Air, and deflate... We moved her in with our baby mallards that came in the same shipment, and although she wasn't getting any worse, she wasn't getting any better either. I assumed it had something to do with all the mess they make...
After a couple days, I hit up those, "Help me" threads that are so famous here. They recommended Nu Stock or Rooster Booster. Since Rooster Booster was all my local TS had, that is what I got.
Within 2 days she had all her skin back. Within a week she had most of her feathers back! I love the effect it had. Once we put this stuff on her, we moved her back in with the other chickens. They tried pecking her one time only. After the first peck, they seemed to think it was nasty, and left her alone. I think she was healed enough to not need any more within 2? Weeks. Her pretty white feathers were stained purple for a few more weeks, but now I couldn't pick her out from any of the other California white I have

Good info to know and maybe another product that we can rely upon that isn't quite so much chemical ingredients that we cannot pronounce....I love calendula, aloe and tea tree...and if the other is naturally occurring and doesn't cause us to have chicks with a leg growing out their chest, I'm all for it!

 

[Beekissed]

This is such thrilling news!!! I wonder if it isn't time for a new name for them, given their rapid recovery - maybe instead of the Gnarly Bunch they could be Bee's Bloomers???

I don't know...they are old, crusty and have been through hell and back...I think they've earned their tough as nails name of the Gnarly Bunch.

I'm sort of gnarly as well....

 

[MsSilkie]

Good morning all, wheww mised a day and just caught up with 4 pages of information.

We only have a flock of three, beloved daughters two precious, spoilt girls and my 'failed' attempt at adding a Silkie hen.. Butter Rooster,, who surprised us all by crowing not laying..

We have been using fermented feed for a week now and they all love it. I had to share this tidbit ... The 12 year old Chicken Whisper was showing her friend the new feed set up and was over heard calling it "Mums DEMENTED chicken food"

I am still laughing as I guess I did look a bit demented when I was stressing over the glug gluggs gluuuuuugggg ACV issue..

 

[Beekissed]

Demented...she got that right! We all are somewhat demented to go that extra step for our chooks...but it sure pays off doesn't it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Demented...she got that right! We all are somewhat demented to go that extra step for our chooks...but it sure pays off doesn't it?

YEP

also wanted to say how great it is to hear your hen is running and walking so much better. There wasn't much change in my girls butt tonight so I didn't post a pic since it would have looked kinda like the one top right, but I did bring her inside and clean her off better and put some more Nu stock on her since I cleaned off the old. and I actually see feather tips coming in. something this poor chicken has not had since I have had her. I'll keep watching and post a new pic when I start to see improvement. Have a great night everyone.

 

[chickachee]

Anyone wanting to view pics from this thread? There is a new feature on BYC that lets you view all the pics in a thread and click on them for a closer look....see this option above where you can place tags and above all the reviews on the right hand column of features.

OK, I'm a dummy. I don't know where this is. What/where are tags?? Right hand column of features - don't know where that is either. Am I supposed to be looking on the home page, or??

 

[Beekissed]

There is an option on this site that you can choose...don't remember where that is but I'm sure it's obvious. That option is so that you don't view the text on the whole page but can see a menu of other things on the right hand side of each page you are on. There are reviews of breeds and poultry equipment, tags for threads so that they can be found in search engines and right at the top of all those options on the column are the gallery of pics each thread contains. Best feature I've seen on this whole site!

 

[aggiemae]

The only reason I cooked it was to convert the starches and allow for ease of eating. I removed the seeds before cooking and just fed the pulp and seeds as is...they ate them. Usually this flock will not eat them like that...they usually have had so much garden produce and apples by now that they will turn up their noses at pumpkin seeds. Usually. But these birds haven't seen a fresh thing to eat in a very, very long time. They consumed those seeds like a mule eatin' briars...grinning and smacking their non-existent lips!

See above. If you simply must feed it now, you could try cooking it....just split it in half, remove the seeds and wrap it in tinfoil, place on a cookie sheet and bake it. Whatever temp gets it done...I used 350 for about 45 min. Then add the seeds back into it and see how they like it. This removes the excess fluid as well and softens the skin and meat for ease of eating. If they don't seem like they want to try it, you can sprinkle it with BOSS or put cottage cheese or anything else they really like to get them started.

Well, I' started reading yesterday and made it to page 14 but 14 NEW pages have been added so I better speed it up!

I have lots of small,1-2 pound, pumpkins (and also gourds) that grew out of the compost pile that I use to decorate for Thanksgiving. Then I stab them with a fork and microwave them whole for 12 minutes then cut them in half after they cool down, which BTW takes a pretty long time. My ladies love them.

I'll read some more before I go to the "chicken show" to pick up our new Lavender Orpringtom hen...