Dixie Chicks

[chicks are life]

Already sprayed all of coop and put fresh shavings down sprayed run as well and now I am wondering if I can put it on them.

 

[chicks are life]

Have you sprayed it on a broody.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Already sprayed all of coop and put fresh shavings down sprayed run as well and now I am wondering if I can put it on them.

Yes...

Have you sprayed it on a broody.

And yes...

 

[chicks are life]

K thank you soooooooo much I really need the festatation gone I need my hens laying better

 

[chicks are life]

I'll keep you posted

 

[hennible]

Sorry for the hen and your duck, Sam...
The duck actually sounds like when gapeworm here gets bad... I forget, did you get a good dewormer?

Congrats on the cute little ducklings!!!

Yes I had dewormed her (with horse paste) I also thought gapeworm. It's a possibility for sure, but on occasion while moving the ducks around the yard my Aussie moves way too fast and jumps or steps on the ducks... I had thought perhaps she had a collapsed lung, if that's possible in birds. Another thought observing her near the end was a collapse or crushed croup (did I spell that right?) as she had completely stopped eating and drinking. Her croup was completely empty.

 

[casportpony]

I did.

I do.

 

[casportpony]

Hope you get it under control chicks are life.

Here's my update
Ethel is not laying and appears to be in distress I will be dispatching her this weekend
Pretty sure it's ascetic

V the duck died rather suddenly. Her soft shell issue cleared up completely and she seemed in good health, was back with her flock being a duck. I think there was another underlying injury, possibly, well likely, caused by my dog who I am ever grateful for because he protects the birds... but occasionally he's way too rough/fast while herding the ducks.
She was struggling to breath and I assume had an internal injury. Passed very quickly after being put back in isolation.

Now for the good news, my last remaining Muscovy hen Magpie (I lost most of the others to the fox late last fall and two to exposure over winter, I will never know why they didn't go back in the coop and stayed in the pen to die ), hatched out 6 babies and now I have another 6 inside. They were under a chicken, View attachment 1066096 but somehow she snuck in a few chicken eggs I wasn't expecting and I had to finish them in the incubator after her chicks hatched.

The little dude in the back flapping his wings is Wobble, the first one out, they are hilariouse! Jumping and playing already. I've never hatched Muscovy successfully so I'm pretty stoked with these cuties. Babies 5 and 6 are still drying in the bator.

and congrats!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yes I had dewormed her (with horse paste) I also thought gapeworm. It's a possibility for sure, but on occasion while moving the ducks around the yard my Aussie moves way too fast and jumps or steps on the ducks... I had thought perhaps she had a collapsed lung, if that's possible in birds. Another thought observing her near the end was a collapse or crushed croup (did I spell that right?) as she had completely stopped eating and drinking. Her croup was completely empty.

Dog injury could very well have done it, but I would keep an eye on the others... with gapeworm they will stop eating and drinking when their breathing becomes difficult/compromised... watch for any others 'going light' and if they do, I would dose them with the dewormer longer... what's the ingredients in the horse paste? gapeworm is a biotch to treat, *usually* takes more doses than most other worms besides tapes... :/

 

[hennible]

Everyone else is doing great, I don't suspect gapworm... invemectin (ha spelling again) is the active ingredient in horse paste.

My goodness has B.C. made the news for any of you guys? My province is burning like crazy. We are all good here but down south it's bad. Pray for rain for me, but be specific lol we have more than enough rain here, southern B.C. needs it.