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Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - FarmTech - 01-10-2015
Pasted vent occurs when droppings stain the vent of the birds in questions. This is usually a sign that something is wrong and you should take action immediately.
Symptoms
• Diarrhea, whitish droppings, loss of vent feathers, red or bloody vent, soft, swollen abdomen, whitish sores on the vent and/or in the throat, sour crop, weight loss, drop in egg production.
Possible Causes
• Increase pH levels and an imbalance of bad bacteria in the digestive tract. If not taken care of, the bacteria may spread to the reproductive system and as far as the crop, causing sour crop.
• Dirty water, moldy feed, excessive heat, stress, poor health.
Prevention:
• 1 tablespoon/gallon of water of apple cider vinegar.
• Add probiotics powder to their daily feed.
• Give plain, unflavored yogurt occasionally.
Treatment:
• Use probiotics or Apple Cider Vinegar until you see improvement.
• Offer molasses flush (1/2 cup/gallon of water). Replace with fresh water after several hours. The molasses will help flush out the bad bacteria from the digestive tract.
• 2-4 tablespoon/gallon of apple cider vinegar with the mother in it.
• 1 table spoon of plain unflavoured yogurt per bird per day.
• Bloody droppings can be as a result of coccidiosis or necrotic enteritis. This is a serious condition with high mortality rate within a short time. So you need the help of a vet immediately or you can give them a coccidiosis drug.
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RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - Ikowa5 - 01-11-2015
My question is where can i get probiotic(s) .pls i would love u to explain more ob what probiotic is
RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - John@ - 01-16-2015
Also, where can I get apple cider vinegar and molasses. I heard about vaccination for coccidiosis, how effective is it? Is it better than giving drugs?
RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - Henlus - 01-17-2015
(01-11-2015, 07:33 AM)Ikowa5 Wrote: My question is where can i get probiotic(s) .pls i would love u to explain more ob what probiotic is
Actually, you can make one. Read this: http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/general/make-probiotic-lactobacillus-serum/
RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - Henlus - 01-17-2015
(01-16-2015, 09:49 PM)John@ Wrote: Also, where can I get apple cider vinegar and molasses. I heard about vaccination for coccidiosis, how effective is it? Is it better than giving drugs?
You can buy those from any supermarket, especially the apple cider vinegar. While the molasses is best gotten from stores that sell animal feed. As for the vaccine, I don't know much about it yet, but I'll try it with my next batch of chicks. I heard you have to vaccinate within 5 days old or so.
RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - FarmKing - 01-17-2015
(01-17-2015, 12:18 AM)Henlus Wrote: Actually, you can make one. Read this: http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/general/make-probiotic-lactobacillus-serum/Thanks for this helpful link. I'm glad it can be made at home economically.
RE: Pasted Vent on Healthy Birds - Causes, Prevention and Control - Hilux - 02-08-2015
That probiotic is the next big thing for me. Thanks.