Recent content by SJchickens

Oh, I'm so sorry. This is what I get for trying to be clever haha. Is this better?

thanks everyone! i'll post again in a few weeks

New batch of chicks! They're 4 wks old today. Still seems a bit early to me but I'm starting to get ideas and I thought I'd share. They're hatchery stock, SLW, Easter Egger, Light Brahma, Welsummer. Pretty sure the Welsummer is a Pullet. Easter Egger matured much faster than the other three, and...

thanks for all this great info! I know it’s really too early to be going about sexing them but i’ve never experienced a chick either cockerel or pullet that grew in feathers so slowly. Just wanted to make sure she (edit: or he... haha) didn’t have some kind of defect! I’m so paranoid. Thanks for...

Hey backyard chickens! It's been so long since I've been on this website, and even longer since I've owned chicks. This spring I made the decision to grow my flock and purchased 3 baby chicks from a reputable guy I've gotten them from in the past. He just orders them from some hatchery, I think...

I don't think they free range enough for that to be an option. We might just be intolerant to them, but what part of them? The eggs are so beautiful and the yolks are gigantic... I'm so sad that they're going to waste.

We have never had duck eggs from other people, but I'm not sure about the friend. The ducks occasionally free range. We could eat them before, yes, but the reaction all developed for us at the same time suddenly. After that, our friend tried them and developed the reaction immediately. She had...

Hi, We've had ducks since summer now, and they've been laying like crazy. That would be a dream come true if we could eat them. My parents and I have all recently developed a strong intolerance of our duck eggs. Eating just a bite causes pains, vomiting, light-headedness, etc. for the rest...

Pretty sure my chickens have worms. Probably threadworms since I don't see them in the droppings and I know they're difficult to kill, but I haven't had a fecal float done so I don't know exactly what kind. I have Fenbendazole paste. How much do I give them? I have large fowl as well as...

Okay, so I guess SafeGuard is my best bet. I'll also try to get a fecal float. Thanks :) EDIT: when you say orally you mean give it right to them in the mouth without diluting it, right? I've never done that before. Would you use a spoon or a syringe?

I'm guessing it's threadworms simply because they've been so hard to get rid of and I'm not seeing any in droppings. Valbazen won't treat those? Do I need to get both Valbazen and Safeguard/Equine Paste? Also, is the dosage the same for bantams? Thanks

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Been dealing with a mysterious problem in my flock for a while now. Treated with antibiotics, chickens responded but it came back. TwoCrows suggested it may be Coccidiosis but they don't appear to be responding to Corid. I've come to the conclusion that it's worms. When I treat them with...

Alright, thanks a ton! Hopefully this is the answer.

I know this might be a stupid question, but I treated them with the Ivermectin recently. The Corid won't conflict with this, will it? I always get nervous mixing medications.