Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

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We'll that would be the million dollar question really wouldn't it

I've just redone mine today because I really don't think they drank it last time. Like yours they all seemed to drink a lot AFTER I gave them back the normal water. This time I put drops of it onto bread till each had had its dose, then did the next one. It had instructions for mixing with feed though not just for adding to water. Not sure if I could do that with all wormers.

I don't think they like the taste, I have 6 chickens and they drank about 200mls. As soon as I changed their water whilst they were roosting at night my two queen chooks came down and drank about 200mls each. I taking their water about 3 hrs before bed when I reworm in 2 weeks.

 

[cwrite]

Best of luck Luke. I looked into what I could do if one of mine got peritonitis after I got a few soft shell eggs and also found that the options are hideously expensive. Hoping that a course of antibiotics & TLC get her up on her feet again.

 

[liseyloochick]

No I mean like what you put in the laying box/nesting box to keep it clean. I have been using shredded paper but found people in the USA using nesting pads which are like plastic mats the chickens like to sit on to lay and you can easily clean them. To post to Australia though is a fortune!

 

[cwrite]

No I mean like what you put in the laying box/nesting box to keep it clean. I have been using shredded paper but found people in the USA using nesting pads which are like plastic mats the chickens like to sit on to lay and you can easily clean them. To post to Australia though is a fortune!

I've never heard of them, but I have seen some people use fake grass mats if that's any help.
Also,

 

[K Spot]

I've never heard of them either. I just use wood shavings.

, nice to have you in the thread

 

[liseyloochick]

A nesting pad is what you put for them in the layer box where they lay the eggs to keep the eggs clean.

 

[K Spot]

My little blue wheaten marans laid her first egg during the week. She gave me another on the weekend.

 

[Teila]

Good morning folks

appps I do not believe there are any outbreaks here but I wonder if it is just a matter of time.

The scary part of John’s story is that he purchased peacock eggs and as the seller’s quail eggs tested positive, he and all her clients were targeted. His birds tested negative first time around but they issued a destroy order anyway. Luckily this was put back to a quarantine, probably because of the CBS story, and he is now being tested on a regular basis.

Howdy liseyloochick welcome to BYC and this thread.
I am going to be no help, sorry. This is the first I am hearing of nesting pads and I use pest resistant straw.

Luke I am sorry to read of your unwell girl. I lost a bantam Leghorn due to internal laying and subsequent complications but I am far from an expert. I will leave you in the hands of those providing excellent advice/support [as always] but I hope very much that you are able to help her.

Congrats on the first egg K Spot.

No news of note from here. Everyone getting along fine; Dusty is still the only layer.

Got the rain coats on the run and looks like they will be staying until Thursday with more rain predicted and a possible storm on Wednesday. They are not pretty but the covers are definitely doing their job and keeping the deep litter runs nice and dry. Also, it means the girls can still wander around without having to spend the day sheltering.

 

[appps]

No I mean like what you put in the laying box/nesting box to keep it clean. I have been using shredded paper but found people in the USA using nesting pads which are like plastic mats the chickens like to sit on to lay and you can easily clean them. To post to Australia though is a fortune!

Never heard of them either. I've got an off cut of waterproof carpet (they use it in boats) in the bottom of mine. You can hose it off if needed. I've mainly got it as my nesting box is slats on the bottom so whatever I put in there falls through otherwise but would do the same job as you are describing.

I don't find it ever needs hosing though, as long as your birds can't sleep in there you should be able to just use hay or shavings, they won't normally poop in their nesting box unless they sleep in it. My chickens will eat newspaper so think I'd avoid that.

 

[appps]

Do you guys think this sounds a bit strange. I throw my hens a couple handfuls scratch mix each morning. They would rather that than their feed or any other treats I give them. Ie scrambled eggs etc

Well since carls crop was a bit slow I decided to sprout some as I'd read soaking overnight made seed easier to digest and sprouted has more vitamins. Figured a little sprinkled over her food would help entice her to eat.

I've been trying to sprout it now for over a week and nothing. Not even the beginnings of a single seed trying to sprout. Does that sound normal? I'm starting to wonder how old this seed in the scratch mix is.