Eastern TN here, Washington County. Not a native, but been here long enough to call it home
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I can't have a dog, much less one the size of a horse. Please don't post any more pictures. Although, as I looked at the little cuties I thought, "Even if I had the $100 I'd buy another Brinsea instead." So I guess I can resist puppies & bunnies! Yay me!!
I don't vaccinate for anything. If a sparrow can wipe out the whole flock than why are we trying to raise heritage birds? I want my birds to be able to resist Mareks and anything else they're exposed to. Good feed, no overcrowding, clean coop, fresh water, and a draft-free place to get out of inclement weather should maintain a healthy flock.
Lately I've been guilty of slight overcrowding though
And I threw my back out, so I'm not sure I can get to the Show to sell some
This does make a lot of sense Lori....when I first started back into chickens I had a terrible problem with Cocci. A woman here was so nice and very versed in these kinds of problems and what she suggested was of course giving them, ahhhhh. darn..can't remember the name of it!! But anyway...the most important thing she told me was to pull up grass and give to my chicks starting from the day they are hatched. Cocci is all around us and by my chicks being in such a sterile environment not being exposed to it...they had not immunity to it. Since then...knock on wood...I have not had a problem with it since. I even put sticks I pick up and put in with them. She said that an old farmer told her to put sticks in with a hen that has chicks...let them poop on it and what ever...then use this to put in with new chicks. But...the grass thing works fine.
LOL, yes I had heard of the poop on a stick thing. Makes fair sense for cocci as it is all around us. I go back and forth with something like mareks though. In the wild or even an environment where they have a huge amount of room to roam the risk is much more minimal. To use my example of a badly infected sparrow... My run is somewhere around 700 sq.ft. I made it as big as I could because I cant do too much free ranging where I live. So that is the space they are confined to. This of course goes against nature as if they were out all the time they could probably make use of 5 acres or more. Thats one strike against me. Now you take a hotly infected sparrow and it poops someplace on 5 acres, then the possibility of wiping out the flock is minimal. It poops in my run (even though mine is fairly large) and the hens almost are guaranteed exposure. If I had acreage...I would not worry about it really. Since I have already altered nature though I worry much more. I am the cause of increasing their risk of exposure and that is the only reason I would consider a vaccination to sort of cancel that out if you will. Im still not decided that im going to do it, but am weighing the pros and cons.
In the end though if Lori said absolutely do not do it...I probably would not. Lori's experience carries a lot of weight with me
I can't have a dog, much less one the size of a horse. Please don't post any more pictures. Although, as I looked at the little cuties I thought, "Even if I had the $100 I'd buy another Brinsea instead." So I guess I can resist puppies & bunnies! Yay me!!
I don't vaccinate for anything. If a sparrow can wipe out the whole flock than why are we trying to raise heritage birds? I want my birds to be able to resist Mareks and anything else they're exposed to. Good feed, no overcrowding, clean coop, fresh water, and a draft-free place to get out of inclement weather should maintain a healthy flock.
Lately I've been guilty of slight overcrowding though
And I threw my back out, so I'm not sure I can get to the Show to sell some
This does make a lot of sense Lori....when I first started back into chickens I had a terrible problem with Cocci. A woman here was so nice and very versed in these kinds of problems and what she suggested was of course giving them, ahhhhh. darn..can't remember the name of it!! But anyway...the most important thing she told me was to pull up grass and give to my chicks starting from the day they are hatched. Cocci is all around us and by my chicks being in such a sterile environment not being exposed to it...they had not immunity to it. Since then...knock on wood...I have not had a problem with it since. I even put sticks I pick up and put in with them. She said that an old farmer told her to put sticks in with a hen that has chicks...let them poop on it and what ever...then use this to put in with new chicks. But...the grass thing works fine.
LOL, yes I had heard of the poop on a stick thing. Makes fair sense for cocci as it is all around us. I go back and forth with something like mareks though. In the wild or even an environment where they have a huge amount of room to roam the risk is much more minimal. To use my example of a badly infected sparrow... My run is somewhere around 700 sq.ft. I made it as big as I could because I cant do too much free ranging where I live. So that is the space they are confined to. This of course goes against nature as if they were out all the time they could probably make use of 5 acres or more. Thats one strike against me. Now you take a hotly infected sparrow and it poops someplace on 5 acres, then the possibility of wiping out the flock is minimal. It poops in my run (even though mine is fairly large) and the hens almost are guaranteed exposure. If I had acreage...I would not worry about it really. Since I have already altered nature though I worry much more. I am the cause of increasing their risk of exposure and that is the only reason I would consider a vaccination to sort of cancel that out if you will. Im still not decided that im going to do it, but am weighing the pros and cons.
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Hey Bairo, any luck on the Blue Seal?
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Left phone message...they did not respond to my email form on the web site. Kind of ticking me off. I get it if the answer is no, but at least be professional and get back to me
Left phone message...they did not respond to my email form on the web site. Kind of ticking me off. I get it if the answer is no, but at least be professional and get back to me
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This does make a lot of sense Lori....when I first started back into chickens I had a terrible problem with Cocci. A woman here was so nice and very versed in these kinds of problems and what she suggested was of course giving them, ahhhhh. darn..can't remember the name of it!! But anyway...the most important thing she told me was to pull up grass and give to my chicks starting from the day they are hatched. Cocci is all around us and by my chicks being in such a sterile environment not being exposed to it...they had not immunity to it. Since then...knock on wood...I have not had a problem with it since. I even put sticks I pick up and put in with them. She said that an old farmer told her to put sticks in with a hen that has chicks...let them poop on it and what ever...then use this to put in with new chicks. But...the grass thing works fine.
LOL, yes I had heard of the poop on a stick thing. Makes fair sense for cocci as it is all around us. I go back and forth with something like mareks though. In the wild or even an environment where they have a huge amount of room to roam the risk is much more minimal. To use my example of a badly infected sparrow... My run is somewhere around 700 sq.ft. I made it as big as I could because I cant do too much free ranging where I live. So that is the space they are confined to. This of course goes against nature as if they were out all the time they could probably make use of 5 acres or more. Thats one strike against me. Now you take a hotly infected sparrow and it poops someplace on 5 acres, then the possibility of wiping out the flock is minimal. It poops in my run (even though mine is fairly large) and the hens almost are guaranteed exposure. If I had acreage...I would not worry about it really. Since I have already altered nature though I worry much more. I am the cause of increasing their risk of exposure and that is the only reason I would consider a vaccination to sort of cancel that out if you will. Im still not decided that im going to do it, but am weighing the pros and cons.
In the end though if Lori said absolutely do not do it...I probably would not. Lori's experience carries a lot of weight with me
Yeah.....does make sense...and I also agree...yes Lori is usually our "got to woman" here on things like this. I am lucky I have acreage for mine to roam on...and having so many cats...few birds actually come around except for the occasional cat bird that loves to hassle the felines.
This does make a lot of sense Lori....when I first started back into chickens I had a terrible problem with Cocci. A woman here was so nice and very versed in these kinds of problems and what she suggested was of course giving them, ahhhhh. darn..can't remember the name of it!! But anyway...the most important thing she told me was to pull up grass and give to my chicks starting from the day they are hatched. Cocci is all around us and by my chicks being in such a sterile environment not being exposed to it...they had not immunity to it. Since then...knock on wood...I have not had a problem with it since. I even put sticks I pick up and put in with them. She said that an old farmer told her to put sticks in with a hen that has chicks...let them poop on it and what ever...then use this to put in with new chicks. But...the grass thing works fine.
LOL, yes I had heard of the poop on a stick thing. Makes fair sense for cocci as it is all around us. I go back and forth with something like mareks though. In the wild or even an environment where they have a huge amount of room to roam the risk is much more minimal. To use my example of a badly infected sparrow... My run is somewhere around 700 sq.ft. I made it as big as I could because I cant do too much free ranging where I live. So that is the space they are confined to. This of course goes against nature as if they were out all the time they could probably make use of 5 acres or more. Thats one strike against me. Now you take a hotly infected sparrow and it poops someplace on 5 acres, then the possibility of wiping out the flock is minimal. It poops in my run (even though mine is fairly large) and the hens almost are guaranteed exposure. If I had acreage...I would not worry about it really. Since I have already altered nature though I worry much more. I am the cause of increasing their risk of exposure and that is the only reason I would consider a vaccination to sort of cancel that out if you will. Im still not decided that im going to do it, but am weighing the pros and cons.
Yeah.....does make sense...and I also agree...yes Lori is usually our "got to woman" here on things like this. I am lucky I have acreage for mine to roam on...and having so many cats...few birds actually come around except for the occasional cat bird that loves to hassle the felines.
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Hey...we'll take one or two outsiders a year, LOL
and welcome to our little corner of the site. Jump right in anytime
Hey...we'll take one or two outsiders a year, LOL
Stupid Blue Seal. I am going to start buying from the cherokee, NC dealer ugh. What a pain. My rabbits are doing crappy on the local feeds....and if I have to pay the same price for Purina Show, way rather feed Blue Seal......
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What Bunnies you have left, Nella?
My 2 day old chiick crowed earlier...
What Bunnies you have left, Nella?
My 2 day old chiick crowed earlier...
I have the two black bucks
And a pointed white doe (not the one with white spot on nose)
And a pointed white doe (not the one with white spot on nose)
So the white doe is just pure white?
And what would I get if I mixed the black and white?
And what would I get if I mixed the black and white?
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