FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

[Sunny Side Up]

Hi Pam! Welcome to a fantastic forum, from your neighbor in Loxahatchee! Where are you in WPB? Maybe our roosters have already "spoken".

 

[Nava]

Just wondering if any one have a Bearded Collie Male!! I have a female in heat in a bout 10 days

 

[write2caroline]

Write2caroline - Jacksonville
Swimchick - (my daughter) Jacksonville too - she wanted her own log on with BYC
Caroline

 

[verlaj]

Hathaway Hens - I ordered fowl pox vaccine to vaccinate mine - it takes a couple of days at most to arrive, but it takes a while for the disease to spread through the flock. When I had an outbreak about 2 years ago, I called Gary Butcher - the UF avian extension vet - and he recommended to vaccinate all that did not already have signs of disease to try to prevent illness in those, or minimize the severity. Most of mine had the dry form, but I had a few with the wet form, and sick enough to need to be brought inside and isolated from the rest of the flock (to give them a break, mostly, let them rest and recuperate without having to deal with the flock). I now vaccinate my new birds prophylactically. I don't like it when my birds get sick and it is a lot of work and worry to take care of them when the do! The ones that got the wet form survived - but I don't think at least one of them would have without my nursing care.

As far as lifelong immunity, I think in Florida the natural exposure is pretty common, and vaccinated birds will essentially get "boosters" naturally and keep the immunity without getting visibly sick. I don't know if that has been studied, but I think it is likely.

 

[Thundrr-Chicken]

i have a little 3/4 oegb .. 1/4 serama boy... this morning i heard him crow for the first time... i cant have any crowing... does anyone have any interest in him before i have to tell DW that her little man has to become our dinner?... she'll be heart broken

 

[featherbaby]

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I get my vaccines and medicines from Peter Brown of Firststatevetsupply.com

He is wonderful and once you place an order with him, his advice is available to you without any charge. I called and talked to him for the first time several years ago, ordered what he prescribed, and have had him as my medical advisor ever since. Check out his website and call him at 410-546-6137.

I'm in Jacksonville and I get shipments from him in about 2 days. He ships out the same day you order if it's early enough.

 

[HathawayHens]

Thanks all for the advice!

I think I just expected my perfect little backyard babies would never get sick. LOL Vaccine is on its way, and hopefully the young pullets won't get sick. Looks like of the four adults, at least two have it.

On another note... LOVING this weather!!!

 

[Thundrr-Chicken]

well i found someone local to take my two little boys... dont know if he'll keep em or eat em... not going to ask .. but he lost his head rooster recently so i think he's looking to keep them... still have 4 straight run large fowl buff brahmas im willing to deal out... anyone interested yet???? 6ish weeks old now.. maybe 7.. they're pretty.. we hatched them out ourselves.. and got them from someone in polk city...

 

[growinupinfl]

I live in Pensacola. I have another question for Floridians how many of you actually have a license to sell eggs? What extreme did you have to go to? Would it be ok to wash your eggs at a church that has the three sinks? Any help would be awesome.

Christal

 

[montverdechick]

Registering...

Central FL - Montverde

Glad to meet you all!

What I have...

4-three year old hens-2 Amerucanas and 2 Dominques
14-four week old chicks - 2 Amerucanas, 2 Dominques, 2 GLW, 2 BO, 6 NHR