Dear all,
following some quite unexpected deaths in our flock recently and all for various reasons (which may or may not have been detected before it was too late), I think this is a heads-up for me to introduce a more rigid routine of how and when I inspect all our birds and do preventative procedures. Not that we don't do it, we do something with them all the time, we also vaccinate for a few things as per our vet's advice, etc etc etc, but more often it's still like "I have time now, let me check this, clip their nails, etc etc". Or something happens and I begin to add ACV to everyone's water religiously and after a while when all is well I don't do it anymore. I realize that I need to get yet more serious about it, it is my hope anyway that it might help prevent some more problems.
Could you please share what and how often you do, specifically:
If there are collective threads about this already, please feel free to direct me.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Irena
following some quite unexpected deaths in our flock recently and all for various reasons (which may or may not have been detected before it was too late), I think this is a heads-up for me to introduce a more rigid routine of how and when I inspect all our birds and do preventative procedures. Not that we don't do it, we do something with them all the time, we also vaccinate for a few things as per our vet's advice, etc etc etc, but more often it's still like "I have time now, let me check this, clip their nails, etc etc". Or something happens and I begin to add ACV to everyone's water religiously and after a while when all is well I don't do it anymore. I realize that I need to get yet more serious about it, it is my hope anyway that it might help prevent some more problems.
Could you please share what and how often you do, specifically:
- vaccinate? when, for what, do you repeat it during their lifetime or not?
- check mouths?
- check hen bellies for any liquid or masses? check their bums for any prolapse?
- deworm, de-lice/mite, any cocci prevention ever?
- add any disinfectants to water? or maybe canker prevention from possible wild birds or pigeons that come to drink?
- add any supplements and preventative herbal goodies, e.g. ACV, turmeric, garlic, anything else?
- do anything special/additional for ex-battery (factory) hens or high production breeds to prevent problems with their oviducts?
If there are collective threads about this already, please feel free to direct me.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Irena