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[missy1971]

 
Cyn, I have the powdered Corid on hand, but I have never seen the need to use it before. What dosage do you recommend for treating chicks?

I use medicated starter as a safeguard, and my chicks haven't had cocci yet, but maybe these two do, and maybe I've just been lucky in the past. I really don't know. I just found it strange that the chicks bitten by the snake are the ones with the issue. With six brooders going and now having to quarantine these chicks, a couple of new hens, and a new cockerel, you can image what a logistical nightmare it is right now dealing with all of this. It feels like a bad day on Noah's Ark, and I can't get off the boat!

Thanks for the well wishes, Liv. Aside from the strange stools, the chicks seem to be managing well. I just don't was a contagion spreading to other birds. Anyway, for the most part I'm sympathetic to snakes, but that rat snake caused us a lot of headaches and my wife some heartache. Lisa is still freaked that it managed to get into our house. I think she sleeps with her eyes wide open now.

The powdered is 20% solution. Usually, I think it calls for a teaspoon in a gallon waterer since it is twice as strong as the liquid, however, I put 1 1/2 -2 teaspoons in a full gallon waterer if I'm treating. You don't have to quarantine any chicks for cocci. They'd all get the Corid, can't hurt them. If infection, you would have to give antibiotics in water, I guess. I've never had to do that for chicks, though, never had the need.

If you suspect cocci, you'd treat them all. It's just concentrated amprolium like in the medicated feed, but at a level that actually does some good. I quit using medicated feed when I was raising a lot of brooder-raised chicks and they all got cocci anyway when they hit the ground. I see less cocci if I get them on dirt much sooner, even put a pan of dirt in the brooder at the first days of life, than I did years ago. So, I quit using medicated because it messes with their B vitamins all the time they take it. B-vitamins are supposed to be in a balance and amprolium is thiamine blocker.

 
Ok I'm trying to find a breeder of Giant Brahama's for my feed store guy. He has a customer that got one from North GA so I was going to see if ya'll were familiar or knew of who it might be?? 

??

 

[Flowerbh]

As some of you know some of my chicks were bitten by a rat snake a couple of weeks ago. I lost one Slikie, and several Orpingtons were bitten. We isolated a couple of BO chicks that were bitten, but it seems that they are having issues. Although they are perky, and eat and drink well, their stools have me concerned. Although their solid stools look normal, the wet stools that are normally that peanut-brittle color are now dark and red tinted. I doubt it's coccidiosis since we use medicated starter and change the water regularly. Also, none of the other chicks have this condition, and we have six brooders going right now.

Anyway, I have never had the experience before in dealing with snake-bitten chicks. I'm wondering if the bites from the snake could have introduced infection into the chicks. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with this?

You can google 'chicken poop' and there is a website that shows a bunch of chicken poops and what is wrong with each one.

 

[Flowerbh]

Ok I'm trying to find a breeder of Giant Brahama's for my feed store guy. He has a customer that got one from North GA so I was going to see if ya'll were familiar or knew of who it might be??

Brahma's are extra large chickens anyway. I'm not sure if there are special ones that are considered Giants, but I got some light Brahma's from Lady Who who are huge girls! The white one with black and the rooster to her left are Brahmas.


This is a Brahma rooster. He was fairly young here.

 

[Mylied]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of the hen aprons I made for my two girls. I need to sell a rooster and add more hens, but for now, I hope these will protect their backs some.

 

[EmilyP]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of the hen aprons I made for my two girls. I need to sell a rooster and add more hens, but for now, I hope these will protect their backs some.

OMG!!! I need these!!!!

My poor hens are looking rough! Need to get rid of a rooster too!

 

[speckledhen]

@missy1971 I forgot to answer what I quoted, sorry! Doing too many things at once, I guess. There are no such birds as "Giant Brahmas", except that Brahmas and Jersey Giants are supposed to be the two largest breeds in the U.S. So, all Brahmas are giants, or they're supposed to be. Bash is about 2 ft tall, not sure on his weight since he's still a baby, about 46 weeks old now. I recently sold a trio of youngsters to someone who lives about an hour from me, but I don't know who has them other than me in my area.

 

[katsdar]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of the hen aprons I made for my two girls. I need to sell a rooster and add more hens, but for now, I hope these will protect their backs some.

If you end up without fertile eggs the boys are jealous

 

[missy1971]

@missy1971 I forgot to answer what I quoted, sorry! Doing too many things at once, I guess. There are no such birds as "Giant Brahmas", except that Brahmas and Jersey Giants are supposed to be the two largest breeds in the U.S. So, all Brahmas are giants, or they're supposed to be. Bash is about 2 ft tall, not sure on his weight since he's still a baby, about 46 weeks old now. I recently sold a trio of youngsters to someone who lives about an hour from me, but I don't know who has them other than me in my area.

I knew y'all would help me out on this. I'll let him know and show him these pics. Do you have any youngsters in light and buff?

 

[livhatcher]

Y'all. Do you know what is terrible?

Having to go to work instead of staying home with chickens and talking about chickens and thinking about chickens.

That is all.

(back to stinky work)

 

[brucifer]

The powdered is 20% solution. Usually, I think it calls for a teaspoon in a gallon waterer since it is twice as strong as the liquid, however, I put 1 1/2 -2 teaspoons in a full gallon waterer if I'm treating. You don't have to quarantine any chicks for cocci. They'd all get the Corid, can't hurt them. If infection, you would have to give antibiotics in water, I guess. I've never had to do that for chicks, though, never had the need.

If you suspect cocci, you'd treat them all. It's just concentrated amprolium like in the medicated feed, but at a level that actually does some good. I quit using medicated feed when I was raising a lot of brooder-raised chicks and they all got cocci anyway when they hit the ground. I see less cocci if I get them on dirt much sooner, even put a pan of dirt in the brooder at the first days of life, than I did years ago. So, I quit using medicated because it messes with their B vitamins all the time they take it. B-vitamins are supposed to be in a balance and amprolium is thiamine blocker.

You can google 'chicken poop' and there is a website that shows a bunch of chicken poops and what is wrong with each one.

Thanks Becky. I've seen that page before, and it is very helpful. My curiosity comes about because the sick chicks were bitten by the rat snake.

BTW, how did filming go yesterday?? Curious minds want to know!