Dixie Chicks

[Outpost JWB]

At least they made noise! Coon we had was stealthy quiet... and the chooks stayed silent... think that SOB had been trapped and released before, too...

Probably. Not sure why they release them.....

Yes! I am guessing with all of the mud and rain worms were running rampant this year. I was coming home from work and there would be a bird that seems fine other than the pale comb that morning dead. After losing a 3 or 4 birds I got them with safeguard. I originally use ivermectin on them but apparently it didn't work

I do need to worm them. I have "Pig Swig"-piperazine. Does that work? Lost another one yesterday. I really should've kept track of how many, but I didn't. Finally get a day off tomorrow. I think I'll hit them all with a round of corid, antibiotic and wormer. Not all in the same day, but I'm eliminating all possibilities!!! Or at least narrowing it down.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Probably.  Not sure why they release them.....




I do need to worm them.  I have "Pig Swig"-piperazine.  Does that work?   Lost another one yesterday.  I really should've kept track of how many, but I didn't.  Finally get a day off tomorrow.  I think I'll hit them all with a round of corid, antibiotic and wormer.  Not all in the same day, but I'm eliminating all possibilities!!!  Or at least narrowing it down.

hope you get it nipped soon...

 

[Alaskan]

Super depressing, I sure do feel for you!

 

[getaclue]

Piperzine only works on round worms. Try the Top Ten Worming And Wormer Misinformations thread here on BYC. There is some great worming information on the thread.

 

[minihorse927]

Piperazine only does treat roundworms but those are the most common. I was unsure of the type mine had so tried the wazine and it didn't work so I moved on to ivomec and safeguard. They got better after the ivomec but not 100% so a week later I got them with safeguard goat liquid dewormer. 2 days after that they are acting normal and have color it their face again.

 

[Beer can]

Piperzine only works on round worms.  Try the Top Ten Worming And Wormer Misinformations thread here on BYC.  There is some great worming information on the thread.

I'll have to check out that thread. I'm on the fence on worming chickens, I never have and my father never did. We've never had sick chickens. Is it possible some chickens just don't get worms depending on their environment???

 

[perchie.girl]

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I too have never had sick chickens nor have I had to deal with worms. and Yep some chickens are less prone to getting worms. But I really think its the environment which precludes some of it.

my place never had chickens before me... or horses and goats. Nor do I get visitors very often, and certainly not visitors that have their own flocks at home. So IN essence I have practiced bio security simply by Isolation.

My losses have all been predator related.

I do want to be prepared though.

deb

 

[getaclue]

I live in Central Florida, and we normally have a large mosquito population, as well as a good sized wild bird population, both of which transmit various types of worms. Normally I like to worm my flock about 2 months prior to when I begin collecting eggs to hatch. That way the parents, eggs, and hatching chicks are as worm free as possible, without any residual effects from the wormer. This year, however, we've had a LOT more rain than usual, which in turn has produced vast amounts of mosquitoes, and a large increase in the wild bird population as well. Yes, they are running the mosquito control trucks, planes, and helicopters continuously, but it's like fighting an avalanche with an ice pick. I will be worming mine later this month, and then I will worm them again, as usual, a couple months before I begin collecting eggs to hatch.

 

[Outpost JWB]

Thanks for the info on the worming. Good to know. This year we have had a ton of rain as well. It's been bad. I don't see any worms in the poop, but their combs are pale, I have a couple back at the big coop that are breathing hard. Because it's been in the 90s here, I let them out of the coop early. The coop has a great deal of ventilation, so not sure. Still studying up on possible causes. Working on the house and holding down a job has not allowed for a great deal of time with the chickens.

There were horses on our property back in the 90s and both of the previous owners had dogs. We have whooping cranes and blue herons fly overhead daily because we are within walking distance to a state park with a huge lake.

One thing I wonder about, this is not concerning the pullet pen, but my adult chickens are housed with the rabbits. When I dump the rabbit trays out back in the field onto the compost pile, those hens have a hay day digging thru the rabbit poop & eating spilled food & maggots. (Maggots happen quick in the summer.) I empty the trays twice a week. I am assuming that this will not hurt them?

Another separate issue I've got, I have one barred rock hen who makes a super loud "BAWK" several times a day. Louder than anything I've ever heard. Her breathing is fine and her poops are fine. Background on her, I purchased her along with 3 other BR pullets from a local private breeder sometime around April 2015. The other 3 are fine. She has good color, growing & thriving fine. This all started one night about a month ago when I went back to feed. I gave them the last of layer feed pellets. I still had 1/2 a bag of layer crumbles, so I gave them a pile of that. She seemed to dive in the pile and started sneezing. I watched her because she just kept sneezing. Then she got a drink and seemed to calm down a bit. Ever since that night, she has had that loud "BAWK". I've looked in her mouth for possible gape worm, although I know that's rare. No sign of that. Any ideas on her?

 

[minihorse927]

So I was offered 2 Isabel leghorn pullets for $85 shipped. One is 4 to 6 weeks and the other is 8 to 10 weeks. Hmmmmmm