Arizona Chickens

[squeakyballs]

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Why? Did we murder someone? Car chase? Drug bust?

 

[ca]

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I absolutely LOVE lavender tea. Just use the dried flowers. Also you can fill lavender flowers in little baggies and put them in your sock drawer for a nice smell. Use it for cooking where you think the flavor would work. I have tried to keep lavender alive several times. No success

. What species do you have? What are the location parameters where you grow it?

 

[ca]

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I try to vaccinate for everything. I had something come through last year and kill off 50+ birds over 3 months. I lost my entire next generation.

I would have to look in the fridge. I try to vaccinate for anything I can, that makes monetary sense. Fowl Pox, NewCastle/Infectious Bronchitis, Marek's....probably something else.

Most of the vaccines are super-cheap. It is the shipping that will kill you.

You will need to keep the Marek's vaccinated chicks away from the adult birds for 2 weeks (at least) 30 days (ideal). They CAN NOT give marek's to the adult birds, but the adult birds CAN still give the chicks Marek's during that time frame. If you mix the chicks into the general population before then, it is a gamble: What will affect chickie first? The vaccine or the live virus?

My vet does not know what vaccines chickens need but if I tell him what I want he will get it for me. That = vaccines - shipping

. All Y'all maybe talk to your vet?

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Thanks pastrymama. I'm sorry about your dead bird too. I'm so torn about what to do. My six girls aren't vaccinated, but they're almost a year and a half old now. I won't ever bring a chicken from outside into my flock--just eggs. Fortunately, I haven't had a single health issue with them so far. However, like you, I have an unending parade of wild birds moving through the yard, so I'm sure my birds are eventually going to catch something from them. Here's where I get confused. They say it's better to get the birds vaccinated, even later is better than never and even if they may have been exposed to the virus. Yet they also say vaccinated chicks can't be exposed to adult birds after being vaccinated. Wouldn't it be better to be vaccinated and stay with the broody hen vs. unvaccinated with the hen? I really don't want to have chicks in a brooder and I so much wanted to have my broody hens be mothers.

ca, mine is on the north side of a 3' courtyard wall. On the other side of that wall from where the lavender is growing is a mesquite tree. So, they get bad sun in the winter with the low angle of the sun, somewhat better in the summer, although shaded by the tree. I don't know what kind it was, my DW picked it up at Mesquite Valley Growers. It's the kind they have there in abundance.

TT!,

That would've been great. No, it was a general story about back yard chickens and pretty good too! Nifty was in it as was CherylCohen.

edited to make sense

 

[turkeybreeder]

advice on vaccines i talk to the feed store
and they said Newcastle,Bronchitis
also the mareks, also fowl pox
a year or two ago
poultry from california
that was at the poultry shows
had new cattle so to be safe
its best to vaccinate for new cattle
so i dont know if there letting
poultry from other states to be
at the show this year

 

[bethany83]

Turkeybreeder or Laree or anyone, lol: What is the timeline for these vaccinations? Do you give them all when they are chicks? Are there repeats of certain vaccines?

I'm signing up both my kids to be in 4-H, so they'll be taking 2 chickens to the county fair next fair. Any other tips regarding that? I'm a little terrified now considering how many germs they can pick up there!!!

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

azpenguin, if I grew up near El Guero Canelo I'd weigh 400 lbs. now.

I love that place. It's great hearing from people that have lived here in Tucson for most of their lives. My neighbor said that back in the 60's people in our neighborhood were just as likely to have chickens as not. Thanks for suggesting Southwest Animal Health, I had forgotten about that place. Unfortunately, they don't carry the vaccine.

constance, I called O.K. Feeds, Vaquero Feed and Supply and Southwest Animal Health--none of them carry the vaccine.

 

[mclevinson]

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Wahoo!

Thank you, thank you!

 

[squeakyballs]

I'll keep my fingers crossed, Mc!

 

[mclevinson]

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Finally, I'm an official byc Enabler! Hey is there an award for that? I could definately ramp up my style!