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Hi!  I am in Tampa and fairly new.  We have enjoyed our three (2 BR and 1 Golden Comet) so much we added a fourth (BO).  These chickens have been contagious and now we have neighbors thinking about getting some.  By-the-way, when I  was deciding on the fourth I found a guy advertising on Craigslist who had Salmon Faverolles in Citrus County.

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 to Chicks on DL, splashangel and SunkissedChicks!!! Glad to have more Florida chicken neighbors!

As for ticks, don't the chickens pick them off?

I haven't noticed a problem with the chickens but the dogs sure are itching and yeah, Advantage and Frontline are no longer effective. Take care wiht Comfortis though, three years back my highly flea allergic elderly dog was given a dose and she was dead within two days. It seems it's not safe for sick or elderly animals. I'm afraid to give it to my dogs now just in case. I hate giving them anything that stays in their system like that anyway but the pills really scare me.

Beware of Advantage too, it killed my 7 yr cat.

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Originally Posted by crossgirl 

 to Chicks on DL, splashangel and SunkissedChicks!!! Glad to have more Florida chicken neighbors!

 

As for ticks, don't the chickens pick them off?

I haven't noticed a problem with the chickens but the dogs sure are itching and yeah, Advantage and Frontline are no longer effective. Take care wiht Comfortis though, three years back my highly flea allergic elderly dog was given a dose and she was dead within two days. It seems it's not safe for sick or elderly animals. I'm afraid to give it to my dogs now just in case. I hate giving them anything that stays in their system like that anyway but the pills really scare me.

Hey everyone!  Exciting news :) The Chicken Whisperer is here in Brevard County this morning to speak at a meeting to support our backyard poultry efforts!  If you haven't signed the petition or written the big wigs in charge please do so NOW :)

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/603558/brevard-county-fl-ordinance-change

I'm in Palm Bay!

I'm in Palm Bay also, we ought to get together sometime

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I'm in Palm Bay!

Welcome to BYC!
 

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I'm in Palm Bay!

True, you have to be careful of these things. A vet sold me a carpet flea spray that killed one of the best dogs I've ever owned, not that they would admit that the product could have done that. But, fleas and especially ticks carry their own arsenal of problems, so keep trying!

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Originally Posted by crossgirl 

 to Chicks on DL, splashangel and SunkissedChicks!!! Glad to have more Florida chicken neighbors!

 

As for ticks, don't the chickens pick them off?

I haven't noticed a problem with the chickens but the dogs sure are itching and yeah, Advantage and Frontline are no longer effective. Take care wiht Comfortis though, three years back my highly flea allergic elderly dog was given a dose and she was dead within two days. It seems it's not safe for sick or elderly animals. I'm afraid to give it to my dogs now just in case. I hate giving them anything that stays in their system like that anyway but the pills really scare me.

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Originally Posted by SunkissedChicks 

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     and the Florida thread to all the new neighbors.              Have a long and prosperous addiction.