zipcide dust

[hippiechicks]

i do not konw what this is but the dumb people at the store
put my chicks in a box used to ship it .It is all over the box. will this hurt them???

 

[Smallflockchickens]

Zipcide dust is an antibiotic that helps livestock with fleas, mites, and flys. Since they have already encountered it, the damage is done. Now I would take them out, maybe carefully rinse them off (dry them too) and put them in a clean, safe place with clean food and water, and see from there. Hope they are okay, good luck!

 

[hippiechicks]

should i do that or just take them back to the store what would the effect be on them?

 

[Smallflockchickens]

Hm, I'm not sure. I might either ask them, or research it on the internet. Do you plan to breed these chicks, or just have them as backyard chickens?

 

[hippiechicks]

Thank you so much for your help ! I looked it up on the internet it seems to be some bad stuff so I took them back.I have had some chickens before and I wanted to get a few for eggs But not ones in abox of zipcide.