Arizona Chickens

[GoldBarRanch]

It is typically a staph infection of a break in the skin that causes an abscess.

There are many antibiotics used for fish, not just one. I am not familiar with the one named, so cannot comment on it in particular. You want an antibiotic that is effective against staph. I did some googling, and Tricide-Neo is Neosporin, which is not effective against staph. A triple antibiotic would also contain bacitracin, which is effective against staph. Triple antibiotic ointments are often erroneously called Neosporin, one of their three active ingredients; the other two are bacitracin and polymyxin. Even the brand name Neomycin ointment is actually a triple antibiotic ointment.

Thanks for the information. Ive been lucky so far not to have this issue but I have a animal medicine chest and Id like to be prepared with the right medicines for a fast recovery.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

It is typically a staph infection of a break in the skin that causes an abscess.

There are many antibiotics used for fish, not just one. I am not familiar with the one named, so cannot comment on it in particular. You want an antibiotic that is effective against staph. I did some googling, and Tricide-Neo is Neosporin, which is not effective against staph. A triple antibiotic would also contain bacitracin, which is effective against staph. Triple antibiotic ointments are often erroneously called Neosporin, one of their three active ingredients; the other two are bacitracin and polymyxin. Even the brand name Neomycin ointment is actually a triple antibiotic ointment.

Thanks for the information , Ive been lucky so far not to deal with this issue but I have a medicine cabinet and will add this incase of a on set in the future.

 

[MagicChicken]

My little 7 week old BO, Claire, is back to normal! I had her in the dog crate yesterday enjoying the AC and put her back with the other babies last night. All I did was put a little DE under her wings in case there was something bothering her I couldn't see. I don't know if that was it or something else, but it didn't take long for her to bounce back!

I'm curious about the body temperature discussion. I've been feeding only fruits and vegis from the table for my girls. The 3 older girls free range and the babies are still in a large enclosed run. They LOVE watermelon. I've also been feeding blueberries and extra salad vegis whenever I have them chopped up. Do these raise their body temp? Does it matter if they're room temp or refrigerated when I give them to the girls?

I don't have AC on their runs, but they have a metal roof and some siding to give areas of shade all day. I've been giving them a frozen water jug and watermelon everyday to help with the heat. I think misters may be coming soon! I also have a box fan I may set-up.

Another question, I don't have an enclosed coop, just chicken wire runs (fully enclosed with door) with a partially shaded area with metal siding for the roost and nest boxes. They seem to be doing ok so far, but we're considering building a new area for them to move them to a different part of the yard. Can we go with the same partially enclosed set-up or should we plan for a coop? We have a window AC unit we can dedicate to them if we build and enclosed coop.

All the recent discussion about air conditioned coops makes me wonder: is AC really good for them? I'm coming from a pet parrot/cage bird and houseplant perspective, since I'm still fairly new to chickens. For pet birds and houseplants both, what stresses them more than anything is rapid changes in temperature. If they are gradually introduced to the extreme temperatures they are much more likely to survive. Which makes me wonder if the stress of switching between an air conditioned coop and a hot outside run is more harmful to the chickens in the long run than simply being in the heat with enough shade and water long enough to become acclimated?

Seems to me a well constructed, mostly open coop/run with a lot of shade and places to get out of the wind and rain would be healthier for the chickens than an enclosed coop with AC. Not to mention it would be a whole lot cheaper to maintain. By "open" I mean a coop/run that is open to the air but constructed to exclude predators. All of the open sides and windows in mine are screened with hardware cloth. And most of the hardware cloth screening is covered with shadecloth for the summer. Seems to be working pretty well so far. Just my $0.02...

 

[GoldBarRanch]

Anybody in Arizona have any Silkies for sale?

 

[GrannysRoost]

Anybody in Arizona have any Silkies for sale?

I have a white silkie roo that I will need to go at some point as only keeping 1, I have 1 hatched out in November and 1 from February from Bargain - Nancy Garry on BYC. The girls are just starting to lay so hopefully one of these roos are doing the job.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Does anybody know where the Seed Box is right now?

 

[City farm]

Our family just recieved our 2 silkies from my pet chicken. One red & the other patridge.. Try them.. We also got a Millie fleur, Easter eager & gold sebright.. Love them..

 

[Fuzzybird]

Kat, Did your eggs hatch yet?

 

[notinoz2007]

i just wanted to add to the what works in this weather discussion. i have a large dog kennel with a tarp roof, misters and box fan set up along the west side, and backed up to the block fence on the east. their roosts are on the north near the nest boxes. there is no "enclosed" coop, just tarp pulled down making the NE corner of the kennel closed off to the elements.
they get layer crumble and fresh water every morning and i feed them cold or frozen fruit and veggie scraps 2 or 3 times a day. there is one kitty litter size pan full of water that gets refilled every day for them to stand in and drink from. today is the first day i put some ice in it.
we have had no heat loss and very minimal panting. it works for them, so it works for me. i'll let everyone know if this tarp survives the monsoon

 

[City farm]

How old are you silkies?