Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Two for Tuesday

Sorry everyone I forgot.

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They get more lovely all the time. The 3 colors are really stating to show in their mop-tops now!

 

[micstrachan]

This is correct. Most "dusts" are DE. If you have a dust with premethrin in it then that might be effective but I'm not down with DE as a killer of parasites. I don't agree with the "science".

Oh, x2. I guess I’m just not sure what a dust is. I have permethrin powder.

 

[Shadrach]

I was wrong, again

As a rough guide. Healthy chickens will tolerate temps down to feeezing quite well as long as they are dry and out of the way of drafts.
If one lives where it goes below freezing on a regular basis then they need a well built coop that gives plenty of ventilation. Stale/ammonia heavy air will do them harm while the cold will just make them a bit uncomfortable.
Of course, the type of coop they have, how much room there is in it, how well built with regard to wall thickness and heat loss are all factors that change this general "okay at a particular temp" advice.
The tribes in Catalonia were still up for roosting in the trees down to about minus 4 centigrade. At below this they would head for the coops of their own accord. Humidity rarely dropped below 50% and could be in the winter as high as 85%.
Dry and cold is easier for chickens to deal with than damp and cold.

 

[Marie2020]

As a rough guide. Healthy chickens will tolerate temps down to feeezing quite well as long as they are dry and out of the way of drafts.
If one lives where it goes below freezing on a regular basis then they need a well built coop that gives plenty of ventilation. Stale/ammonia heavy air will do them harm while the cold will just make them a bit uncomfortable.
Of course, the type of coop they have, how much room there is in it, how well built with regard to wall thickness and heat loss are all factors that change this general "okay at a particular temp" advice.
The tribes in Catalonia were still up for roosting in the trees down to about minus 4 centigrade. At below this they would head for the coops of their own accord. Humidity rarely dropped below 50% and could be in the winter as high as 85%.
Dry and cold is easier for chickens to deal with than damp and cold.

Thank you

 

[bgmathteach]

Amp was euthanised early this morning. This time the timing was better. She had two very bad days and it was over. I wish this was the way for many more.
She had a very comfortable night in the broody coop with two others to keep her company. I fed her scrambled egg and tiny pieces of fish laced with half a junior asprin yesterday and made sure she had clean water and clean beeding.
21 left now out of 25 a couple of months ago.
Two more still on the watch list. One I think I can save, the other maybe not.

I'm sorry to hear Amp didn't improve. Sounds like yo u made her as comfortable as possible, and helped her end with dignity.

 

[Shadrach]

Oh, x2. I guess I’m just not sure what a dust is. I have permethrin powder.

The Permethrin should be a very small percentage of the powder. It's a powerful insecticide, less than 1% is usual. The rest, if it's a dust is often DE.
I prefer a spray. The carrier (replacing dust) is usually water or oil.
You can spray under the wings, mid back and neck (mind the eyes and ears) check the vent area but don't spray it. Spray a bit of permethrin into a containor and apply around the vent with a cotton bud. As long as you've lifted the feathers properly, the Permethrin will adhere to the feathers and skin.
Ears and around the eyes are done with a cotton bud as well.

 

[rural mouse]

As a rough guide. Healthy chickens will tolerate temps down to feeezing quite well as long as they are dry and out of the way of drafts.
If one lives where it goes below freezing on a regular basis then they need a well built coop that gives plenty of ventilation. Stale/ammonia heavy air will do them harm while the cold will just make them a bit uncomfortable.
Of course, the type of coop they have, how much room there is in it, how well built with regard to wall thickness and heat loss are all factors that change this general "okay at a particular temp" advice.
The tribes in Catalonia were still up for roosting in the trees down to about minus 4 centigrade. At below this they would head for the coops of their own accord. Humidity rarely dropped below 50% and could be in the winter as high as 85%.
Dry and cold is easier for chickens to deal with than damp and cold.

That explains much! Mine tolerate the cold (don't like it but tolerate it) quite well. humidity gets up to 30% and we ALL know it. Most of the wet snow is feb-april, and humidity vanishes as soon as it stops snowing

 

[MaryJanet]

I am thinking dog crate. It would hold them both overnight. Of course the appointment is not until lunch time but I think they would be fine in it until we went over.

I do have a big cat carrier which would also work. I have a big cat as you know.

That sounds like it'll work out just fine.

 

[RoyalChick]

A bit of research on poultry dust.
I Googled 'poultry dust' and looked at the top 9 products that Google puts at the top of the page (there were only 9). I also looked at Tractor Supply (TSC) and examined the products they had under poultry dust.
Of the 9 Google search products, 2 were also on the TSC list and TSC had one that wasn't in the 'Google 9' for a total of 10 unique products.
Here is what I found:
- In the 9 from Google: 6 were Permethrin 0.25%; 1 was DE; 1 was Aluminum Silicate; and one was 50% Rosemary, 25% mint with the rest made up of garlic, thyme and cloves (and no, it wasn't being promoted as a seasoning)
- At TSC one of the ones that was on the Google 9 list with Permethrin 0.25%, was described by TSC as Permethrin 25%, and the one that was not in the Google 9 was also Permethrin 0.25%
So, of the the total of 10 unique products, 70% were Permethrin 0.25% (though one was wrongly described) and the remaining 30% were each different.
From this you can conclude:
1) RC has lost her mind
2) There is absolutely no regulation in the US on what is described as Poultry Dust
3) There is a good chance of getting the right stuff (Permethrin 0.25%) if you just buy whatever is on offer, but it is probably a good idea to read the actual label

And for that little excursion I will pay Chicken Tax. Minnie growing her new tail.

 

[MaryJanet]

Two for Tuesday

Sorry everyone I forgot.

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Awww little sweetpeas