Arizona Chickens

[chicksurreal]

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So sorry. (((Hugs)))

 

[desertmarcy]

How are you ever going to bathe them for the poultry show?

I don't usually take turkeys to the show. Maybe one, if I have one that is tame enough. They are too big and hard to transport. One turkey in a crate takes up as much room as 6 chickens in boxes in my truck. Last Nov, Victor drove my other truck down and back and again to pick up the birds after the show so I could enter 2 turkeys, and I put the chickens in the other vehicle. That is a lot of effort and gas money since the Fairgrounds is not very close to me. I would love to show more turkeys but logistically it is too difficult. The only thing I washed on the turkeys was their feet

 

[Sill]

Does anyone else give your fowl wood ash to dust bathe in? I mix it into their sand boxes with a little DE too. I use around 20% ash, 70% sand and 10% DE. Anyway, wood ash is supposed to be very good at keeping mites away from chickens.

OK the crawly things on that chicken makes me itch!

 

[Arizona Son]

Does anyone else give your fowl wood ash to dust bathe in? I mix it into their sand boxes with a little DE too. I use around 20% ash, 70% sand and 10% DE. Anyway, wood ash is supposed to be very good at keeping mites away from chickens.

I too, use wood ash & DE & very fine silty sand for my birds to dust bathe in. It helps tremendously with controlling mites & other creepy crawlies

 

[a little chiken]

another of those do/dont do's I read about. I had some ash to put into my pens and then I read something that said if it gets wet it is toxic?? any ideas why?

 

[Buddycat]

Where do you get the wood ash?

 

[cyborg]

another of those do/dont do's I read about. I had some ash to put into my pens and then I read something that said if it gets wet it is toxic?? any ideas why?

Yes, run water through wood ashes to make lye.

 

[Sill]

Where do you get the wood ash?

The hookah bar down the street saves it for me. It's burned coconut fibers with nothing else added.

Yes, run water through wood ashes to make lye.

There is a thread here about using wood ash for dust bathing. The pH is not a big issue especially if it does not get wet. People in much wetter places than here use it safely and their chickens are fine and healthy. Plus the chickens LOVE it and seek it out. They would rather bathe in the sand box with the wood ash than just dirt.

 

[cyborg]

The hookah bar down the street saves it for me. It's burned coconut fibers with nothing else added.

There is a thread here about using wood ash for dust bathing. The pH is not a big issue especially if it does not get wet. People in much wetter places than here use it safely and their chickens are fine and healthy. Plus the chickens LOVE it and seek it out. They would rather bathe in the sand box with the wood ash than just dirt.

You definitely would want to keep it dry, or it wouldn't make much of a dust bath! I use a concrete mixing tub with sand and DE, think I'll clean out the barbie and throw the ashes in with it. As long as it's dry, I don't see any problem with it. My chickens are running my life!

Now that I think about it, I have a bunch of coconut coir blocks I use for mixing with potting soil. Wonder what that would smell like when burning?

 

[kpgoldstar]

Well we gave her 1cc around 6:30pm and then left for a meeting. Just got back and she is gone.

Oh man, that sucks big time. You gave it your all, sorry you lost her.