to Chicks on DL, splashangel and SunkissedChicks!!! Glad to have more Florida chicken neighbors!
As for ticks, don't the chickens pick them off?
I haven't noticed a problem with the chickens but the dogs sure are itching and yeah, Advantage and Frontline are no longer effective. Take care wiht Comfortis though, three years back my highly flea allergic elderly dog was given a dose and she was dead within two days. It seems it's not safe for sick or elderly animals. I'm afraid to give it to my dogs now just in case. I hate giving them anything that stays in their system like that anyway but the pills really scare me.
The Chicken Whisperer is here in Brevard County this morning to speak at a meeting to support our backyard poultry efforts! If you haven't signed the petition or written the big wigs in charge please do so NOW 
True, you have to be careful of these things. A vet sold me a carpet flea spray that killed one of the best dogs I've ever owned, not that they would admit that the product could have done that. But, fleas and especially ticks carry their own arsenal of problems, so keep trying!
Quote:to Chicks on DL, splashangel and SunkissedChicks!!! Glad to have more Florida chicken neighbors!
As for ticks, don't the chickens pick them off?
I haven't noticed a problem with the chickens but the dogs sure are itching and yeah, Advantage and Frontline are no longer effective. Take care wiht Comfortis though, three years back my highly flea allergic elderly dog was given a dose and she was dead within two days. It seems it's not safe for sick or elderly animals. I'm afraid to give it to my dogs now just in case. I hate giving them anything that stays in their system like that anyway but the pills really scare me.
