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Parrothead

While I was out today, I decided to take a look at a local shop and see what they had to offer. Here is the information they gave me:

 

2 day old chicks, 3,500r / each. They said they would discount the chicks to 3,300r if I buy 300 of them.

Feed for the chicks, 75,000r / 30 kilo bag. (Apparently, 10 chicks will consume one bag over the course of two months.)

 

Bear in mind, this is the first farm supply shop I have visited. So, I do not know where the prices are, in comparison with other shops.

 

The chicks, they claim, come from Thailand on the 13th of every month. 

 

I forgot my camera, but they had medicine (not sure of the price, as I forgot to ask) that is sold in 100g bags. It is called Enro 200.

 

PREVENTION: 100g is good for 40 kilos of feed, or 60-80 liters of drinking water for the flock.

TREATMENT: 100g is good for 20 kilos of feed or 40 liters of water for the flock.

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Parrothead

So, now I am looking online for information on the main ingredient in the medicine - antibiotic & vitamins that the company wants to sell me for the chickens. 

Here is the name: Enrofloxacin

 

Now, here is some information I also found on the FDA website regarding Enrofloxacin being added to the water for chickens.

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jimmyboy

You will likely get a better survival rate using the meds. Are the chicks a meat or egg breed?

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Parrothead

You will likely get a better survival rate using the meds. Are the chicks a meat or egg breed?

 

TBH, I failed to ask. Any other questions you think I should ask, before purchasing them? Considering March 13th, as that is the delivery date for next month.

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jimmyboy

I would try qnd get a few of each if they have. Most hatchery chickens in the region are meat birds. From what i have read not many people target egg production, it is like a by product.

 

These hatchery birds will be less disease resistant and more dependant on feed than village birds, so def use the medications, feed them good, keep them on clean straw, and dont let them out to run much.

 

a lot of the meat breeds can be colour sex link3d which allows you to buy males if your focus is on meat, or only hens if u dont like the sound of roosters at 0 dark 30 and want eggs

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jimmyboy

Quail could also be worth growing. I guess you are looking at getting an incubator for balut production? Top dollar in that.

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Parrothead

The place we are looking at buying from told us that we just get what we get, in the way of which birds are male and which are female, when we buy them. Apparently, they do not sex the birds before they ship them over here from Thailand. I am in hopes that, due to them being from Thailand, that they are of better quality blood lines.

 

I can't believe I forgot to take a photo of the birds. But, we were talking and I did. But, I did get images of the maintenance and medicines:

 

Note: The red bottle and the green box are not the same. A black bottle, with very difficult to read lettering, came in the green box. I believe it was all in Thai anyway.

 

For eye infections?

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Regular maintenance vitamins

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If the flock gets sick, either of the ones below would work, according to the guy.

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I'm going to do a bit of research and see if I can verify what he told us today, just to make sure. 
 

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jimmyboy

Looks like it is pretty modern. Yes, you will get much better stock from the breeder, however, you will have to continue to buy chicks, as these birds will be hybrids.

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however, you will have to continue to buy chicks, as these birds will be hybrids.

 

For hens to serve just as layers, that will be fine. But, i will want to breed my own as well. I don't expect to have to buy, all in all, 1,000 chicks.

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jimmyboy

Better locate some pure bred birds then

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