Arizona Chickens

[noodlegirl]

In suburbia, we lost one of three girls last night for no apparent reason. She was found fallen off her perch. The other two girls were screaming this morning; hubby thought just because they wanted out. No indication that anything got her and they were locked up tight last night. The Temp got only down to 37. I was retreating them for worms (with Wazine) and they had their second dose six days ago. But otherwise, I believe they were perfectly heatlhy and not even Two years old. No sneazing lately. I just can't imagine why. No tears from my lil 6 yo even tho it was her girl.

But what in the world do I do with her now? Do we just put her in the trash bin?

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Oh noodlegirl! That's so sad.

The same thing happened to one of my girls last spring, we found her in the morning below the roost with no obvious cause. We buried her between the fruit trees.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

In suburbia, we lost one of three girls last night   for no apparent reason.  She was found fallen off her perch. The other two girls were screaming this morning; hubby thought just because they wanted out.  No indication that anything got her and they were locked up tight last night.  The Temp got only down to 37.  I was retreating them for worms (with Wazine) and they had their second dose six days ago.  But otherwise, I believe they were perfectly heatlhy and not even Two years old.  No sneazing lately.   I just can't imagine why.  No tears from my lil 6 yo even tho it was her girl.

But what in the world do I do with her now?  Do we just put her in the trash bin? 

so sorry, I know how I would feel.

 

[City farm]

What a beautiful day here in Tempe.. We have a neighbor that had a dead pinion tree. 1) lucky for us for our fires 2) there was green parts, & boy do the girls love it in their run-hen house. 3) the great smell..
Also we put the ashes from the last few nights fire in with the needles.. Does anyone else do that?

Mama hen Chris I would live to take your Roos. If I already did not have one I would.. Do they fight when you introduce another ??

Sorry noodle girl for your loss..

 

[rufus]

I am not too sure about that Wazine stuff. We always preferred to worm the chickens with pumkpin seeds and sunflower seeds. If you keep them in an enclosed chicken yard away from wild birds, you probably shouldn't have much of a worm problem.

The same goes for lice and mites. We used the ashes from the wood stove in their dust bath. That worked. And spray their legs with something oily, like WD 40.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I am not too sure about that Wazine stuff.  We always preferred to worm the chickens with pumkpin seeds and sunflower seeds.  If you keep them in an enclosed chicken yard away from wild birds, you probably shouldn't have much of a worm problem.

The same goes for lice and mites.  We used the ashes from the wood stove in their dust bath.  That worked.  And spray their legs with something oily, like WD 40. 

My girls are venerable to wild birds, you said worm them with punkpin and sunflower seeds... How often and do you get them from a feed store? What should I expect, if anything, when I give it to them? I had heard of ashes someplace in my memory for dust baths, can't remember enough to put rhyme to it. Please explain the use of ashes in dust paths? Also, the source of ashes? Is there an ash I should not use? Spraying legs with WD-40? Is that a preventative? Again please explain. (Learning is a hobby, usually useless information).

I like to go with natural remedies first. After all, it all comes down to chemicals in foods that have been isolated then synthesized. And that is a whole not her subject.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I'd call Dabne tortoise and Cecil silver blue. Neither is perfectly correct, but reasonably close. And no, neither is a recognized variety should anyone ask.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

What a beautiful day here in Tempe.. We have a neighbor that had a dead pinion tree. 1) lucky for us for our fires 2) there was green parts, & boy do the girls love it in their run-hen house. 3) the great smell..
Also we put the ashes from the last few nights fire in with the needles.. Does anyone else do that?

Mama hen Chris I would live to take your Roos. If I already did not have one I would.. Do they fight when you introduce another ??

Sorry noodle girl for your loss..

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

 

[Mahonri]

Any great ideas to stop broodiness? I went out today and now my Blue Copper Olive Egger is broody.

I've got too many chicks already so I can't be getting more.

 

[noodlegirl]

My girls are venerable to wild birds, you said worm them with punkpin and sunflower seeds... How often and do you get them from a feed store? What should I expect, if anything, when I give it to them? I had heard of ashes someplace in my memory for dust baths, can't remember enough to put rhyme to it. Please explain the use of ashes in dust paths? Also, the source of ashes? Is there an ash I should not use? Spraying legs with WD-40? Is that a preventative? Again please explain. (Learning is a hobby, usually useless information).
I like to go with natural remedies first. After all, it all comes down to chemicals in foods that have been isolated then synthesized. And that is a whole not her subject.

Yes, my run & coop is under a big shady tree that houses a lot of wild birds. I'm thinking that is the cause. I had been giving them jalepeno & cayanne pepper seeds with their scratch. After the first incident of worms before Halloween, I installed a poop tray & change the papers frequently. They free-range in the backyard most of the day. They have a treadle feeder & I made a water with nipples in a homedepot bucket, so the wild birds won't share with them.

Well, I got my gloves & mask on and checked out the poor dead girl and there is an egg in her shoot. I didn't feel any impacted crop but I did feed them pieces of roast beef, carrots, peppers & apples yesterday. So, it's possible a fatty piece of beef chocked her.

For us, they are pets and it's been a learning experience for the kids & I.