Recent content by mammo6

I believe he is 38 or 39...last name Berma

Hi everybody. Wish this weather on Long Island would make up its mind. So, the original 5 are at 23 weeks and the 2 DB's and GLW still aren't laying. By the time they decide to do so they'll slow or stop due to the decreasing day light...will it hurt them if I decide to artificially light...

Hey all! Hope all is well. Just had to update...2 of my original 6, well 5 because one was a rooster, is laying. One began a couple weeks ago and several days later the 2nd. Though still not to full size, they are now laying daily. Rosie, my once sick chick, layed the biggest freakish egg a...

Morning all and happy end of the summer. I wanted to update everybody about the sick chick drama of a couple weeks ago. She is totally bug free and has been off antibiotics for a little over a week. I now am not sure if it was a sneeze or just the fact her beak was clipped and never quite...

Thank you for asking, but first congratulations to all you long term married people...impressive and in awe in a time when the word divorce is thrown around like chicken scratch...had to say it, lol! I'm on my second marriage and in July it was 11 years whereas the first marriage, though...

Whoa! Should have read the previous before sending...the very first word was supposed to address CarolinaIsland...sorry

Carlinaisland, did your chickie come back? I worry about mine getting out and the other day 3 of them were sitting on top of the fence. A little hop to the other side would put them in the neighbors yard...no more free ranging when I can watch them. Update on the sick chick. After 3 days on...

Good morning all. I don't know if it means anything but I did in fact begin Rosie on antibiotics yesterday and after a week and a half of not laying, this morning she left us an egg. I'm going to take it as a thank you for caring for me...lol However, figures...just started on the medicine so...

I whole heartedly thank you all. Tomorrow I will begin treatment with the Duramycin-10 tetracycline hydrochloride. It says to use for 10-14 days. She stopped laying for over a week so eating the eggs isn't a problem. This is my last ditch effort and I am calling Raleigh farms tomorrow to inform...

Thanks little critters. The amount of bugs has gotten smaller and she is still quarantined. Even when the other girls are free ranging the closest they can get is about 6 feet the closest separated by 2 fences. I dusted her bedding last evening and also the ground with her dirt area, which is...

Thank you all!! Very, very helpful and much appreciated. I have thought of returning her and wondered how they wouldn't have checked for issues before selling her to me. What's worse is they said to only keep quarantined for just a day or two...I am so happy I listened to you all. I do not go...

Thank you, that helps. I wish I could stop the sneezing. I'm reluctant to start the antibiotic I got yesterday at Agway. I did use the vetrx, but not yet today. The other stuff seems disease specific from what I was reading

Oh, in what do you bathe a chicken, like what material do you use because I picked her up yesterday and although a lot less, bugs still remain and got on me. I don't know if its clumped dust on her feathers under the wings or bug eggs, but very interested in the bath idea!

Good day again. Disregard last nights question as I made a trip to Riverhead today and got Duramycin-10, VetRX and in case worms come a callin..."Backyard Chicken ZYFEND A". I now feel ready to defend my girls against "stuff". Have a great Friday all and feel better to those ailing!

Hello all. Sorry to hear about the illnesses. I thought I had lymes disease after a hike through the trails at Montauk point but after many tests and cat scans...it's only high blood pressure and doctor forced ban of sodium. However, a question is a coming...does anybody on Long Island know if...