I love your posts.@thndrdancr , I noticed that several people mentioned dosing individually. Before I read those comments, I was trying to work out in my mind how I could make sure they all had some water. I finally just decided to sit in the coop for a while and make sure all of the chickens drank. It was fairly easy, because every time they see me take anything out of the coop, or bring something in, they have to come and investigate and try it. It was this way when I brought the medicated water in. The mostly-healthy ones went at it first, then my ailing chicks came in when it was safe and all drank. I had to help our Polish FIND the water (hair--feather--thing), but once I put her down on the water ledge, she drank, too.
All of my birds seem to be doing better today. There are still a couple who are fluffed up a bit, but they are actually more active (especially in eating and drinking). My next steps are to continue medicated them for the remainder of the active infection dosage time, then continue with a small dosage until the oocysts have run their full life-cycle course. And, of course, I need to disinfect the coop just to be sure.
@chicken danz and @coleco , y'all are cracking me UP with the mispronunciation/misspelling thing!You don't know how many times I've asked the Good Lord to, "PLEASE, Jesus, help me to have prudence not to flip out and correct this person's pronunciation or grammar!" I don't necessarily get too tense about social media issues, because there are SO many typos and grammer issues, that I would have had a nervous breakdown by now if I let them get to me. Newspapers and online news mistakes drive me crazy. Also, books. Nothing stinks more than reading through an amazing book and finding a little ol' typo on page 132.
I can't even read my hometown newspaper without breaking into a sweat because of typos and general sloppy writing! My husband doesn't escape my pronunciation Nazi, though. He cannot say the word Vietnamese. He says Vietmanese. I privately correct him every time, but I just pray that if he ever speaks to a Vietnamese person, that they will have the patience and grace to look past the guffaw.
@girlsnammo ,! I want to extend a hearty welcome to our group. I, too, live in Wichita (Wichita zip code, but outside city limits and technically in the county). I've been doing the chicken thing for less than a year. I am married with four kids. We have 27 chickens. I LOVE the Abbyville Rodeo. Actually, I love rodeos in general, and especially PBR. People use abbreviations for chicken breeds on Backyard Chickens forums, and every time I see the abbreviation PBR (Plymouth Barred Rock) I automatically think Professional Bull Riders. I grew up in Kansas, and (in the past) lived in Hutchinson, Haven, and then between Haven and Yoder. I'm thinking you might like to hunt, based on your handle. I shoot archery and my husband and boys (heck, even my 14-year-old daughter) love all shooting sports. I only know how to use an old 16-gauge, single shot gun in our safe. My husband trained me to use it when we first lived on the farm for safety. I am comfortable shooting it, but I am still more comfortable with my bow.
Well, we named another hen this week. Our 8-month-old black Jersey Giant is a sweet, sweet, girl, but she is very vocal--to the point of hilarity. I decided I should name her something that is relevant to New Jersey. I looked up famous people from New Jersey. The only person on the list I knew and liked was Queen Latifah. I've always thought Queen Latifah was hilarious (I especially liked her in the move Rush Hour), and our Jersey's funny, no-nonsense antics made her a good Queen Latifah, I thought. It is so nice to have a name to call her now, because we can now have proper "conversations!"
I identify with the "grammar nazi" thing. I need a t-shirt that says that, but they didn't print the one a year ago (on Shirt.woot) that was most appropriate. I got one that says I am a member of the "Cosa Nostra Gramatica" (If you miss a typo, the errorists win). I still liked the other one better, but it didn't get enough votes to be published. I cringe when I read our local paper. I think they depend on grammar check and spell check, and some of the errors are awful. They need to hire back the copy editor, I think.
it's heartbreaking as well. 
so many talented well trained horses and so many mares with babies. The kill buyers don't care what they are beyond weight for meat. 
it would be one thing as well if their deaths were swift and painless but it's too gory and brutal to go into detail on. The suffering is indescribable. 
