2014 breeding season begins, post your results

[casportpony]

I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound so negative, and I know all too well that "stuff" happens even to those that are prepared. Like you, I will mail supplies, medicine included, to anyone that needs it. I can also provide pictures of how I would give liquid, paste or pills.


-Kathy

I meant we should encourage him to accept my offer, NOT that you weren't being encouraging.  I know how stubborn he can be. We all know you  go above and beyond Kathy. By the way Turtee was running today   , I do believe she is feeling pretty good.

Guess I was feeling guilty for being direct, lol. Glad to hear Turtee is feeling better.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Chicks 3 and 4 are fluffed, chick 5 has pipped, but chick 6 doesn't look like it lost enough weight, so I doubt it'll hatch. It's still alive, but doesn't have much of an air cell.

-Kathy

 

[DylansMom]

Chicks 3 and 4 are fluffed, chick 5 has pipped, but chick 6 doesn't look like it lost enough weight, so I doubt it'll hatch.

It's still alive, but doesn't have much of an air cell.

-Kathy

5 out of 6 is pretty darn good!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: It's actually 5 out of 10, sort of. One was smashed, one had a blood ring and and two were from my two year old pen and they weren't fertile.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here's some of the data:

Number Hen Laid Date Storage method Incubation start date Incubation method Notes Estimated hatch (28 days) Internal pip Hatched Chick Weight
1 spot 16-Apr Room + Incufridge 21-Apr Buff Japanese hatched 19-May 16-May 17-May 65
2 spot 20-Apr Room 21-Apr Buff Japanese hatched 19-May 16-May 17-May 61
3 green 22-Apr Incufridge 3-May Turkey Smashed 31-May
4 long 23-Apr Incufridge 3-May Orange good 31-May
5 green 24-Apr Incufridge 3-May Turkey clear 31-May
6 spot 25-Apr Incufridge 3-May Orange hatched 31-May 28-May 30-May 75
7 long 25-Apr Incufridge 3-May Orange good 31-May 29-May
8 green 26-Apr Incufridge 3-May Turkey clear 31-May
9 spot 26-Apr Incufridge 3-May Orange hatched 31-May 28-May 30-May 71
10 long 27-Apr Incufridge 3-May Turkey Blood ring 31-May

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

My peafowl are not sweet and gentle either, but unlike guineas my peas generally freeze and become pretty docile once they know they are caught and cannot get away. I've never been pecked by a peacock that I was holding or carrying and they could have if they wanted because I don't hold their neck to keep their head away. Guineas on the other hand give me blood blisters everytime. If you pry open the mouth and drop the pill down the throat past the windpipe they will just swallow it, I've never seen one be able to spit it back out once it's past the mouth.

My peafowl beat the h--- out of me with their wings! Does Safegard or one that does the same thing come in a liquid? Is there a liquid wormer that covers everything?

 

[DylansMom]

My peafowl beat the h--- out of me with their wings! Does Safegard or one that does the same thing come in a liquid? Is there a liquid wormer that covers everything?

Safeguard cattle drench is a liquid, that is what I use. My understanding is that it will take care of everything except Gape worms and those require ivermectin.

 

[DylansMom]

It's actually 5 out of 10, sort of. One was smashed, one had a blood ring and and two were from my two year old pen and they weren't fertile.

-Kathy

Come on, those don't count!

 

[casportpony]

My peafowl beat the h--- out of me with their wings! Does Safegard or one that does the same thing come in a liquid? Is there a liquid wormer that covers everything?

Safeguard cattle drench is a liquid, that is what I use. My understanding is that it will take care of everything except Gape worms and those require ivermectin.

There is a study that shows Safeguard will treat gapes when given at 20mg/kg three days in a row. I had a chicken last fall that was breathing funny, gasping for air so bad I though she was gonna die, but she had no signs of a respiratory infection, so I did an experiment and wormed her 3 days in a row with Safeguard, but I think I gave her 50mg/kg, not the 20mg/kg. She's alive and sitting on pea eggs! There is a video that shows a chicken with gapes I'll see if I an find it.

-Kathy

 

[PlatteRiverPs]

If Cobalt were mine and weighed about 6kg he would get 3ml of Safeguard for 5 days in a row *and* a metronidazole tablet twice a day. Birdbrain, my offer still stands, I'll mail it to you if you PM me your address. Talk to your parents first, of course, and have them call me first if they want to. You have my number.

-Kathy

Not to change the subject but, how do you dose the metro tabs? One tab twice per day? Is that 250mg?

Do you have a recommended dosage for say 2 month olds?