California - Northern

[chiqita]

One could spend months going through all the different threads about worming and medicating, i know I have, lol, but I also read lots of studies on the efficacy and safety of the various wormers/medications, have purchased books and spoken with *many* vets and pathologists about dosing, efficacy, safety, disease, etc. It does not make me an expert, but I feel like I know way more than I did two years ago.

For someone with a small flock I think it would be quite easy to monitor their parasite load through routine fecals. I'm no expert, but I think it would be best to gather up fresh poop, both cecal and regular and send that off to a lab or find a local vet that will look at it for you. Most it should cost at a vet is the office visit ($45-$65) and fecal float ($15-$30). From that a vet can advise you on the proper wormer, dose, frequency, etc.

-Kathy

Davis is 10 bucks for the fecal. I'm cheap, go davis!

Semi-hypothetical question... Mature hen acting neurological, losing weight, dies, necropsy finds cause of death and paralysis due to capillary worms and/or coccidiosis. How would one treat another with the same symptoms? I actually don't know what a vet would suggest and I'm curious to hear what other people might do.

-Kathy

I would use the s drug on the cocci, as it will kill it very quickly, and shouldn't interfear with worm treatment and you could give vits if you want fairly quickly. I would assume also that the load was becuse she was sick, but it still kills.

Not really how but with what. For me it was to use the mareks vaccine. They let you come up with the specifics but they do tell you what anti biotic will work for the type of bacteria.

I do not know of local vets that are competent with poultry. My understanding is that not many specialize in them because there is no money in it. From what I can tell most vets look stuff on on google for treatment and likely use your information or dawg53's guides and posts. That might change with the Back Yard chicken thing being as popular as it is.

I have seen people ask for vet information on this thread and I do not remember any recommendations.

Rof is getting his boards back, but he dosen't have an office yet, and not sure where he is gonna go. I have given his number to people in emergencies sine hes good. I am looking forward to having his card to hand out, lol.

Looks like we're going to be heading to Sacramento just after Christmas to visit family this year.

Is it bad that I'm halfway hoping that someone's broody around Christmas?

Piles of tempting eggs in the nest boxes, that does it for my silkies. They see 4 eggs and go bananas!!

 

[chrissyr]

I got 1 egg from 20+ hens today!

I was checking before heading off to the Ortho docs--time to change the cast for my DWs wrist problem--and the Dorking x hatchery red was just finishing up laying that egg. She had that zoned out look they get and suddenly she saw me looking at her. She jumped up, ran out of the nest box and the coop and started up with the egg song...or alarm sound...

Nice egg though.

Molting should be finishing up for most of them. I hope to see more eggs soon.

So yours are almost finished molting? I thought mine was too. Laying of the old girls seem to be picking up. But usually it's nov/dec that they are bald and no eggs. You think if they molt now they will lay some in those months? Last year I had lights on them, so I'm curious what they'll do without this time.

Looks like we're going to be heading to Sacramento just after Christmas to visit family this year.

Is it bad that I'm halfway hoping that someone's broody around Christmas?

Christmas babies
You know my Marans went broody middle of November . We had a mild winter, but those first couple of weeks were brutally cold! She did great though. Seems like when you need the weather one way, it goes another.
Anyone notice the rain last week? Well, I washed my car so that's where that came from

 

[ronott1]

So yours are almost finished molting? I thought mine was too. Laying of the old girls seem to be picking up. But usually it's nov/dec that they are bald and no eggs. You think if they molt now they will lay some in those months? Last year I had lights on them, so I'm curious what they'll do without this time.

It depends on the breeds you have.

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

look for the snow flake in the chart. Those breeds will lay in the winter. Not as much as in the spring but they will lay some eggs.

Other breeds will need light around here starting in mid October.

 

[CackleJoy]

It depends on the breeds you have.

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

look for the snow flake in the chart. Those breeds will lay in the winter. Not as much as in the spring but they will lay some eggs.

Other breeds will need light around here starting in mid October.

Great chart, Ron! I'm hoping the Swedes continue to lay without lights. I'm kind of banking on them being a cold weather layer as their house doesn't have electricity.

 

[ronott1]

Great chart, Ron! I'm hoping the Swedes continue to lay without lights. I'm kind of banking on them being a cold weather layer as their house doesn't have electricity.

Check on the thread for them but they likely are winter layers. The Pita Pintas are winter layers and they picked back up after molting very quickly.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My Icelandics are powerhouse winter layers. And they molt really quickly and get back to business.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Greetings all of you Northern Californians!

I hope you don't mind me hopping over here to your friendly thread from the Peafowl thread (hi Kathy!). I am currently living in SoCal, but I'm really a born and bred Northern Californian.

The reason I'm barging into your thread is that we will have to move fairly soon

and I am trying to explore every possible relocation option. Moving with a peacock is kind of tricky! I thought I would ask, just in case, if by any chance any of you know of a rural, peacock-friendly cabin/shed/shack/cottage/yurt anywhere in Northern California for rent? Major requirements being quiet, not crowded area, not too expensive! Fairly remote is OK.

If you happen to know of anything, I'd so greatly appreciate it if you would PM me, thank you so much in advance!

Here's my demanding roommate, Peggy:

 

[tommysgirl]

I'd like to hear what any of you are feeding your roosters and if you make an effort to provide separate feeders when you have a rooster with hens.

I do what ron does. everyone gets a grower and there is calcium on the side for the laying girls

I have a question about pecking order and when to intervene.
My BSL is at the bottom and always walks away from the food offerings first, like she isn't hungry and would rather forage but before the older ones come over, she scarfs the food. It seems like they hear her eating and come to stop it - no matter how many plates I put down.
Her buddy, a Australorp, is such a piggy that she is rarely intimidated away from food and the difference is striking.
Is it possible for a very timid bird to go hungry or is it likely she really does have less appetite and it isn't an act? They free range in my yard and garden, so she probably isn't actually starving, but her crop is never bulging. Should I respect the established pecking order and have faith that since there is always food available, she can't be going hungry?
Thanks for opinions and experience!

I always have multiple feeding sites when there are PO issues

 

[ronott1]

Greetings all of you Northern Californians!

I hope you don't mind me hopping over here to your friendly thread from the Peafowl thread (hi Kathy!). I am currently living in SoCal, but I'm really a born and bred Northern Californian.

The reason I'm barging into your thread is that we will have to move fairly soon

and I am trying to explore every possible relocation option. Moving with a peacock is kind of tricky! I thought I would ask, just in case, if by any chance any of you know of a rural, peacock-friendly cabin/shed/shack/cottage/yurt anywhere in Northern California for rent? Major requirements being quiet, not crowded area, not too expensive! Fairly remote is OK.

If you happen to know of anything, I'd so greatly appreciate it if you would PM me, thank you so much in advance!

Here's my demanding roommate, Peggy:

How exciting that you get to move up North?

Is there a specific area you need to be in for work?

It will be great seeing more Peacock pictures too.

 

[tommysgirl]

My California Grey is also a great winter layer. Plus she is docile and friendly to boot.