BC Bantams

11/10/2025

Empowering Chicken Owners Through Education

We’ve decided to make our basic chicken medication dose rates publicly available, not to encourage home treatment, but to help empower chicken owners to better understand and double-check what’s been prescribed for their birds.

Over the past year, we’ve seen many cases through telemedicine where chickens were significantly under-dosed, leading to poor recovery or antibiotic resistance. Because chickens have a much faster metabolism than mammals, they often require higher, more frequent doses to reach effective therapeutic levels.

By sharing these reference ranges, we hope to encourage more informed discussions between owners and their vets, and to raise awareness around correct avian dosing.

⚠️ Please note: These are general reference rates only. They may vary depending on your vet’s advice, the bird’s condition, and the specific product used. Always follow your veterinarian’s directions when prescribing or administering medication.

Education saves lives, and healthier chickens mean happier flocks

17/09/2025

05/09/2025

How fantastic is it that we now have an Australian Poultry Podcast!

Well worth the listen!

Doyenne, grand dame, matriarch. However you encapsulate her, there is only one Megg Miller. In this candid and wide-ranging interview, Megg: — Reflects on her adventures over 35 years at the helm of Australasian Poultry magazine including how she navigated what was a male-dominated culture in the ...

26/03/2025

Why is it important to get testing done on your flock?

Because there are so many different causes of disease! Especially when it comes to respiratory infections.

10/02/2025

A H7 strain of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in northern Victoria and restrictions are now in place.

This is unrelated to the previous detections of the H7 strains in Victoria and also different from the H5N1 avian influenza strain that is impacting the USA and other parts of the world.

A restricted area around the impacted property and a control area have been established to prevent movements that could spread the virus.

Agriculture Victoria has staff on the ground supporting the business and performing further investigations as necessary.

Poultry farmers, backyard flock and bird owners are urged to report any cases of unexplained bird deaths to the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888, or your local vet.

Read more 👉
agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/poultry-diseases/avian-influenza-bird-flu

28/01/2025

Wanting to show your poultry? Check this out if you live in Victoria

Did you know, in Australia you can show:
➡️ Chickens
➡️ Ducks
➡️ Geese
➡️ Turkeys
➡️ Guinea Fowl
➡️ Jungle Fowl

19/01/2025

Got mites? 🐜🐜🐜

Red mites can be frustrating to eradicate. If you've been pulling your hair out doing extreme pen cleans and spraying chemicals around, why not try Exzolt!

Exzolt has the following benefits when tackling red mites:
👉 Easy dosing in water (2 doses 7 days apart kills mites for around 28 days)
👉 No egg withhold
👉 Doesn't wipe out beneficial insects/bugs
👉 It actually works and is backed by scientific research

Need more information? Find dosing instructions here:

The treatment regimen was identified as a result of the dose-determination that looked at multiple doses and durations.

19/01/2025

Visit birdflu.gov.au

28/11/2024

There's a few differences when it comes to vaccinating your chickens! 💉🦠🐓

Always consult a veterinarian when planning a vaccination program because:
👉 there are loads of chicken vaccines, only some are applicable to backyard poultry
👉 some vaccines are tricky to use
👉 some vaccines may be used differently in a backyard setting
👉 some vaccines are only required in an outbreak
👉 forward planning and ordering of vaccines prior to hatching chicks may be needed

23/11/2024

Currently attending the Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee Conference 🐓 🦆 🦜

So many great presentations so far. What a fantastic learning and networking opportunity

13/11/2024

❓Did you know❓
Poultry are prey animals, so they like to hide when they're sick!

One way to do a quick check of your flock it to look at the colour and size of their comb. Watch for:

➡️colour changes (blue, paleness)
➡️size changes (shrivelled small combs)
➡️texture changes (scabs from fowl pox, white fungal growths)
➡️swellings (infections or tumours)
➡️nasal discharge (respiratory infections)

19/06/2024

With the current situation, here are a few tips for trying to prevent Avian Influenza.

Let’s try to be proactive and do our best to help minimise the spread