Feeding chickens Written by Liz Compagnoni “ Comp’s Poultry and Birds” 0417 933577 Day old to 6 weeks When hand raising chicks they must have a coccidistat in their feed there are a few brands that do this.( If not in their feed then put one in their water) There is some brands of chick feed that do not have it in so always ask the question of your stock feeders. Without a coccidiosis suppressant your chicks run the risk of getting sick. A mother hen moves her chicks around so they don’t re-eat their poo and are on clean ground all the time. When in brooder boxes the best you can do is to give them fresh bedding every day and have them on preventative medication. It is very important to feed the feed dry, humidity and moisture grows cocci very well within your brooder. There are Nine types of coccidiosis which is naturally in your chicks digestion tract, the feeds with medication in it have one which targets the most common ones. You can still occasionally get a breakthrough of one of the other varieties. Stress can also cause chicks to produce too much cocci (wrong temp, moving etc) If you chicks start looking fluffy and inactive you may need to put medication of a different type into their water as well. This is rare but it can happen from time to time especially when you have high humidity in thunderstorm weather. If you have the right feed and keep your chicks warm clean and dry you will have hours of fun raising them
Feeding chickens Written by Liz Compagnoni “ Comp’s Poultry and Birds” 0417 933577 Day old to 6 weeks When hand raising chicks they must have a coccidistat in their feed there are a few brands that do this.( If not in their feed then put one in their water) There is some brands of chick feed that do not have it in so always ask the question of your stock feeders. Without a coccidiosis suppressant your chicks run the risk of getting sick. A mother hen moves her chicks around so they don’t re-eat their poo and are on clean ground all the time. When in brooder boxes the best you can do is to give them fresh bedding every day and have them on preventative medication. It is very important to feed the feed dry, humidity and moisture grows cocci very well within your brooder. There are Nine types of coccidiosis which is naturally in your chicks digestion tract, the feeds with medication in it have one which targets the most common ones. You can still occasionally get a breakthrough of one of the other varieties. Stress can also cause chicks to produce too much cocci (wrong temp, moving etc) If you chicks start looking fluffy and inactive you may need to put medication of a different type into their water as well. This is rare but it can happen from time to time especially when you have high humidity in thunderstorm weather. If you have the right feed and keep your chicks warm clean and dry you will have hours of fun raising them
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