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[La Casa de Pollo]

It's amazing that you got a picture of my husband, Monty! LOL....he hates having his picture taken.

It is a good picture too huh! I think I took it so fast, he did not have a chance to duck. He had avoided it a few times prior to this one lol! What a nice guy. I am glad he came, I think he had fun! Silly--I read 1/8 t to a gallon for drinking water. There are a few suggestions around BYC----that is the one I went with and they seem great. If you put oxine in the search box, lots of info comes up. I just used a trigger spray bottle and wet everything down.

 

[Desert Springs]

Glad you made it back! It was awesome to meet you

Love my chicken lovin' friends. Don't you agree, the chicken folk are the nicest folk around? I have loved every single one of you that I have met. Seriously! Group hug

I love this forum, everyone is so helpful and sweet. Hey, good luck breaking that broody! She was being FIERCE when I brought her down, she wants to hatch babies something awful! I hope the others fall right back into the routine.
Sorry I did not get them bathed. The night before, I was trying to round everything up and it just got too late so I was worried I would not get them dry enough. I miss them already lol I am glad they have a new happy home.

I totally agree about your comment concerning chicken people...lol.

I've found horse people are either really good

or really bad

, but chicken people flock together

(forgive the pun

) and really help each other and work together!!

The broody is still confused, so isn't even thinking about sitting right now...lol. I can see it on her chicken face... she's going, "Where the heck am I?".

They look good for not being bathed!!! And no worries... there is plenty of time for that!!! Once their isolation time is over they will get a thorough grooming and be integrated into their perspective flocks.

Thanks again and it was so nice meeting you!!!

 

[corvidae]

Okay, I'm going to look into ordering some.  So I need to order inactive, and how much do I use to put in their watering buckets.  I have the buckets that have the nipples.  And I just need to hook it up to like a garden sprayer to spray down everything weekly?  

Thanks

I used a 2 gallon pressurized bleach sprayer, which you can get at Home Depot for $15. I have 3 runs to spray down, plus the little grow out coops in the garage and the brooders. You put about half a cup per gallon for spraying or fogging. According to the bottle, drinking water gets 3.5 ounces per 1000 gallons water, which comes out to 0.10 ml per gallon. You can get a little needle less syringe at your local pharmacy (just ask the pharmacist) for measuring, or just do like Lisa does--1/8 teaspoon is close enough. I'm actually putting a bit more in my waterers--almost double, in fact. Should not hurt them, though.

It only comes in inactive form, though it is often sold in combination with citric acid for use in activating.

 

[sillycmoy]

I used a 2 gallon pressurized bleach sprayer, which you can get at Home Depot for $15. I have 3 runs to spray down, plus the little grow out coops in the garage and the brooders. You put about half a cup per gallon for spraying or fogging. According to the bottle, drinking water gets 3.5 ounces per 1000 gallons water, which comes out to 0.10 ml per gallon. You can get a little needle less syringe at your local pharmacy (just ask the pharmacist) for measuring, or just do like Lisa does--1/8 teaspoon is close enough. I'm actually putting a bit more in my waterers--almost double, in fact. Should not hurt them, though.

It only comes in inactive form, though it is often sold in combination with citric acid for use in activating.

This is what I found on Amazon, but there is several other types. Its this the correct stuff before I order it. And is it safe to put with baby chicks, my oldest is 6 weeks old, and my youngest will be 1 week when I get them tomorrow. Or should I wait till they get older. And if its in their water, does it treat them so they don''t get colds. I'm so excited to learn about this, I want to try to keep them as happy, healthy and safe as possible.

http://www.amazon.com/Bio-Cide-Inte...?ie=UTF8&qid=1367861812&sr=8-1&keywords=oxine

Thanks
Karen

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

That is exactly it, same link I used to get mine. Revival, the outside source, ships fast too. I put it in my chicks water and they are all doing great so far. It kills the germs that cause sickness, therefore cutting down on the chance of them catching it, or at least making the excposure smaller... So preventing them in a way If you want an actual medication as a preventative or to treat if t hey do get sick, Denegard is the way to go I think Compared to Tylan and other antibiotics, it supposedly does not build up a resistance creating more potent viruses and bacteria, which worries a lot of farmers about overusing...so for a preventative, it is good . And there is no withdrawal time for eggs.

 

[sillycmoy]

So do you think I should look into getting Denegard as well, and do I need to get that from a Vet? I already had a panic attack 2 weeks ago, when my barred rock chick for the 2nd time outside, some how severed her the tip of her toe completely off, and it was just hanging there by the tendon. I totally freaked out, and felt like the worse chicken mom in the world, but I posted in the injuries section, and everyone made me feel much better that chickens just do that, and they instructed me to cut the tendon, and bandage it up. She is totally fine, and it doesn't bug her. I still have no idea how it happened, and they were in a fully enclosed 8 x 8 chicken run with chicken wire, and the coop. No animals can get in there, I even have a 1 inch hardware cloth apron, so nothing can even dig in. The only think I can think of her doing its getting it stuck between the fence and a board, or something. Silly chickens.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

So do you think I should look into getting Denegard as well, and do I need to get that from a Vet?  I already had a panic attack 2 weeks ago, when my barred rock chick for the 2nd time outside, some how severed her the tip of her toe completely off, and it was just hanging there by the tendon.  I totally freaked out, and felt like the worse chicken mom in the world, but I posted in the injuries section, and everyone made me feel much better that chickens just do that, and they instructed me to cut the tendon, and bandage it up.  She is totally fine, and it doesn't bug her.  I still have no idea how it happened, and they were in a fully enclosed 8 x 8 chicken run with chicken wire, and the coop.  No animals can get in there, I even have a 1 inch hardware cloth apron, so nothing can even dig in.  The only think I can think of her doing its getting it stuck between the fence and a board, or something.  Silly chickens.  

i like having it on hand. It is mostly for upper respiratory, due to several different causes--It is just an optional thing, kind of pricey--Cynthia12 swears by it and I have seen lots of others rave about it. It is expensive--40-50 bucks but it goes a long way and is good for two years. It is just totally up to you. I do think it is good for me especially because I have added adult birds to my flock, and that is where you have to be careful. If you just start with chicks and add chicks or hatch your own, those germs are not being brought in But the way we play chicken swap on here, I figure better safe than sorry for my situation, there are a dang lot of chickens out there, it would cost a fortune to replace them and I would be heartbroken if I lost a good chunk of my flock. Some of them are expensive, and harder to get (like driving 2 hours to Michelle's lol) so I don't dare risk losing them if i can prevent it

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Speaking of Cynthia, where is that girl? Busy with the camera I hope I can't wait to see your babies!

 

[sillycmoy]

I still think I'm going to look into it, they are my babies, and I would hate to have anything happen to them. I never thought we would have chickens, but after rescueing the first group, I just love them. We have had a rough start, everything has turned out to be Roos, but I was taking in chicks. But I'm hoping my 2 RIR, and 2 EEs stay Pullets, since I actually bought them. And so very excited to get 4 silkie chicks tomorrow, and I'm meeting up with Spinx on Saturday, to get 2 of her chicks, but she thinks one is a Roo. Just hate saying good bye to them. I have 3 Roo's now, 6 weeks old, and I'm going to have to find them a new home. I was hoping my favorite would try and stay quiet for a few months, so I could watch him grow up, but he is actually been trying to crow, all day long. Hilarious. But I'm sure he will figure it out sooner then later, and I will be crying as he leaves. Hoping someone on here will at least take him, so I know he has an awesome home, and maybe see photos here and there of the little guy. Thanks for all the info.

 

[Desert Springs]

Be prepared when you get your Denagard... I asked my vet for it

out here; the Roosevelt vets (only ones near Duchesne) are limited in their knowledge, I swear

.

It was originally produced for swine and I had to literally pull it up on the net, the Denagard site, and read to them before they ordered it for me. I think, between the goats and the chickens, I have more research into both. That and the Oxine were both new products for them, to be used on chickens. Grrrr

!!

Good luck!!