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[PetRock]

Think this one might be a boy. Has always been the most outgoing and the comb is developing differently than the other 3

How old are they? I don't have any Delawares but there are some here who do. (Kim, what do you think? Boy or Girl?) It seems to me that the comb developing differently is a good indication that might be a boy!

 

[caychris]

How old are they? I don't have any Delawares but there are some here who do. (Kim, what do you think? Boy or Girl?) It seems to me that the comb developing differently is a good indication that might be a boy!

Just over a month. They were delivered to the feed store on Feb26th

 

[chiqita]

Think this one might be a boy. Has always been the most outgoing and the comb is developing differently than the other 3

Any of mine under a month with that much color in the comb would be boys. But I dont have dels.

Those that use ivermectin might find this interesting: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/867541/important-information-on-ivermec-warning-autopsy-photos Add that to this: Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2816174
Ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic--trials with naturally infected domestic fowl.

[COLOR=0066CC]Oksanen A[/COLOR], [COLOR=0066CC]Nikander S[/COLOR].
Abstract

To evaluate the use of ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic, 29 White Leghorn hens naturally infected with Ascaridia spp., Heterakis spp. and Capillaria spp. were treated with 0.2, 2 or 6 mg/kg intramuscularly or 0.2 or 0.8 mg/kg orally. Faecal samples were collected before treatment and at autopsy, 2, 6, or 16 days after treatment, when the intestines were also examined for helminths. None of the treatments gave satisfactory anthelmintic results. -Kathy

I need that translated << are those types of worms?

 

[ronott1]

Any of mine under a month with that much color in the comb would be boys. But I dont have dels.
I need that translated << are those types of worms?

Yes, round worms.

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
Yes, they are types of worms. Here ya go!

Ascaridia = Roundworms
Heterakis = Cecal worms
Capillaria = Capillary worms, aka thread worms

Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Yes, they are types of worms. Here ya go!

Ascaridia = Roundworms
Heterakis = Cecal worms
Capillaria = Capillary worms, aka thread worms

Kathy

This study does confirm what Dawg53 has been saying for quite some time.

Ivomec only ever killed ascaridia but now those are resistant and are not killed either.

Have there been studies with ivomec and lice\mites?

 

[casportpony]

@chiqita , the worms that were found at necropsy were roundwoms. Other worms, like cecal and capillary worm are small, so they are easy to miss. Some types of capillary worms are also found in the crop and esophagus, not just the intestines. No doubt, though, it was a roundworm infestation that killed that bird, which might not had happened if he had treated it with something like Safeguard, Panacur, Valbazen or Wazine.

-Kathy

 

[capayvalleychick]

Think this one might be a boy. Has always been the most outgoing and the comb is developing differently than the other 3

I raise Delawares and it's very difficult to sex them until they are fully feathered. Even then, they can fool you. So, I'm of little help. If you think that one's a male, you may be correct. Since I can't compare him to your group, I would guess pullet, just because most of the feathers are white. You'll just have to wait and see.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I have done my own experiments with it for feather lice and I can tell you that it does not affect feather lice even when given at twice the recommended dose. However, it will treat horse lice, but maybe that's because they suck blood, but don't quote me on that.

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

I have done my own experiments with it for feather lice and I can tell you that it does not affect feather lice even when given at twice the recommended dose. However, it will treat horse lice, but maybe that's because they suck blood, but don't quote me on that.

-Kathy

Do you dust for feather lice?