The Australorp is Blackie, Millie for the Millefeur, Doris for the Maran, Buffy the Cochin, Crazy for the Langshan, Roady for the Cream Legbar & I haven't named the 2 Americaunas yet. Can't have a rooster in Dallas but I'm thinking I may have one in the Americaunas.
I'm in Dallas with a buff cochin bantam, a D'Uccle Millefeur bantam, an Australorp, a Langshan, a Cuckoo Maran that are about 8 months old & 2 Ameracaunas & a Cream Legbar that are about 3 months old. All are free in my backyard. The two rottweilers & the mini Aussie don't bother them but keep...
You have to order it on line. I got a one liter bottle for $40 & $10 for shipping. You put 15 cc in a gallon of water for treatment & about half that for preventative for 5 days in a month. You can eat the eggs, it doesn't affect them. I've got a flock of 6 so it's going to last me awhile.
The best dog breeds for chickens would be an Akbash or Great Pyrenese. Both are excellent flock guards. I had an Akbash snatch a Bluejay out of the air for getting too close to my guinea pigs in my back yard. My rotties are good with my hens & don't bother them. I don't know that all would be.
This stuff is great. Got it at Valley Vet Supply online. It was about $50 including shipping for a liter (smallest amount). It will last me (& a couple of friends) fora LONG while. I'm also going to use it as a preventative (8cc per gal) for 5 days out of the month. My cochin bantam has fully...
Used it on my bantam cochin & she's all better. Now trying to figure out how to re-introduce her to my flock of five! She marches up to the backdoor at dusk to roost because I've kept her quarantined for almost 10 days. That stuff really works!