Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[BarnGoddess01]

On asomewhat related note, any tips for getting rid of lice??? The poor old half cochin roosterin my avatar (good ol' Mr. Peep) always has some, no matter what we try!

Have you tried Eprinex? Repeat again in 10 days. And even again in 20 days if necessary. (To ensure you get all the eggs.) Dust him with Sevin at the same time. Strip all bedding and clean the CRAP (literally and figuratively) out of his coop.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Yes sir, I get that. I wonder about the attraction to. That Rosy, was covered in a week. Never seen anything like it.

There is a difference in my three boys. One is adopted, so geneticly different. When we are out, there are mosquitos on him that are not on us. Something is attracting them more to him than us. My nephew would be covered. They are especially drawn to him. What draws them?

I get the general weakness subject. There is something about a weak animal that sets them apart.

Off topic, but it came to mind.

I've read up a lot on nutrition and its effects in a variety of situations. It is either Vitamin B6 or B12 (I can never remember which) that repels mosquitoes. They don't like it and so if you find out which one it is, just search vitamin B6, B12 and mosquitoes and you should be able to quickly know which it is. You can start giving that adopted son some of these supplements and relieve his misery while outdoors!

There it is! Thank you dragonlady! I have been trying to draw the parallel for months and just couldn't quite make it. Yes, Yes! We bred fine working rough and smooth collies. Agree about the surfaces. We used quilted moving mats. All about traction. Glad to see you are using pine shavings, I am on the right track there. The perch, I need to think about that. Sussex can have a problem with crooked keels if they perch too early. But... for my little pups I made an obstacle course. small tunnels to run thru plastic stair-step spice rack to climb, different surfaces to explore. Maybe I could make something like that for my chicks which wouldn't encourage perching. Hum...things like they would encounter if they were freeranging with a broodie.

That's a really good idea - giving the chicks things to climb on etc. hmmm

Catalana in a double cage..a good sized good type bird. The first reasonable type Catalana I have ever seen.

Walt

Walt, do you remember who the owner of this bird was?

 

[fowlman01]

I've read up a lot on nutrition and its effects in a variety of situations. It is either Vitamin B6 or B12 (I can never remember which) that repels mosquitoes. They don't like it and so if you find out which one it is, just search vitamin B6, B12 and mosquitoes and you should be able to quickly know which it is. You can start giving that adopted son some of these supplements and relieve his misery while outdoors!

That's a really good idea - giving the chicks things to climb on etc. hmmm

Walt, do you remember who the owner of this bird was?

Bridget Riddle

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[Lacy Blues]

Wow! She's getting into just about every kind of bird! Thank you.

 

[winniem13]

Have you tried Eprinex? Repeat again in 10 days. And even again in 20 days if necessary. (To ensure you get all the eggs.) Dust him with Sevin at the same time. Strip all bedding and clean the CRAP (literally and figuratively) out of his coop.

Is eprinex available at tractor supply or somewhere like that? Is it powder or luquid? We will try it. Sweet Mr. Peep deserves the best, not feathers full of nasty bugs! Do you have to just cut out those white crusty egg pouches thst are attached to the festhers (theres a few small ones), yucky.

 

[Lacy Blues]

It's off-label use but I use Ivermectrin Pour-On for cattle. I put it in a little spray bottle and just use a tiny squirt. Before we moved to Nevada, we never had lice in our barns. Now, we have them. I think it has something to do with the amount of wild birds around here. There is a waterfowl preserve just north of our town and we have all sorts of different birds flying around here. All it takes is for one bird to fly over and drop one single louse that is ready to lay eggs. It lands on my barn or in my bird's yard and voila! Infestation!

The Ivermectrin kills the eggs as well... an added bonus.

 

[Arielle]

It's off-label use but I use Ivermectrin Pour-On for cattle. I put it in a little spray bottle and just use a tiny squirt. Before we moved to Nevada, we never had lice in our barns. Now, we have them. I think it has something to do with the amount of wild birds around here. There is a waterfowl preserve just north of our town and we have all sorts of different birds flying around here. All it takes is for one bird to fly over and drop one single louse that is ready to lay eggs. It lands on my barn or in my bird's yard and voila! Infestation!

The Ivermectrin kills the eggs as well... an added bonus.

LB-- where do you apply the "tiny spray"? Can it be put directly on the skin --couple drops?

 

[gjensen]

RIR from the show Saturday.






Catalana in a double cage..a good sized good type bird. The first reasonable type Catalana I have ever seen.

Walt

Now that is encouraging! I had heard that what she had was Minorca crosses, but that isn't what I see there. Thank you for sharing that.

 

[call ducks]

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ohh. Now you have me wondering! What plant?

 

[Wynette]

It's off-label use but I use Ivermectrin Pour-On for cattle. I put it in a little spray bottle and just use a tiny squirt. Before we moved to Nevada, we never had lice in our barns. Now, we have them. I think it has something to do with the amount of wild birds around here. There is a waterfowl preserve just north of our town and we have all sorts of different birds flying around here. All it takes is for one bird to fly over and drop one single louse that is ready to lay eggs. It lands on my barn or in my bird's yard and voila! Infestation!

The Ivermectrin kills the eggs as well... an added bonus.

I may be misremembering, but I believe the Eprinex form of Ivermectin is the only one that kills eggs. Again, I may be not remembering correctly. I use the Eprinex and it's the only thing that I was able to get rid of the fowl mites in my coops. That, plus thorough cleaning, spraying interior of coops with premise flea spray, and dusting the chickens with poultry dust. I don't use Sevin - the poultry dust works in the same way and is less toxic.