Just picked up the two Muscovies.They are black and white pied and still actively laying. Maybe they will encourage the others to start.
Decided to fire up the pellet stove this afternoon. House was down to 58 and being wet and cool out made a fire seem appropriate. Hate to start heating so early in the year but boy does the fire look and feel nice. House is now a toasty 67.
And just to get me in the mind frame of winter I spent a couple hours this morning getting in some OJT at the airport. Haven't been in a de-icing truck since April and it was nice to get a chance to get up in the bucket and practice. What the passengers thought in the planes that went by I have no idea. We had about 8 luggage carts/trucks lined up with buckets and poles attached to aim at with the spray. Those were the wings. Then we had our van acting as the nose of the plane and another de-icing truck with the bucket up to represent the tail. Hey. It worked. And where else but in Maine would you see such a set up.
If they're chickens and on ground, they're going to have worms. It's a fact. You won't see worms in poop until the infestation is really bad. Signs of worms can include many things, including no signs or symptoms, but all the way up to anemic looking combs/wattles, dingy looking feathers, lethargy, losing weight despite eating a lot... if the infestation is bad.
If your chickens are older than 6 months and never been wormed it's recommended to start with Wazine in the water, first. Followed by 10 days later an oral, stronger, wormer, repeated again in 10-14 days. I usually use albendazole orally and I prophylactically worm twice a year, spring and fall. Just did my worming Monday, will need to repeat in 10-14 days. The following is a picture of roundworm in poop from a chicken I got at a swap and that was in quarantine. She was obviously very infested (again, you don't see worms in poop unless the infestation is bad). If they're really infested like this you always want to start with Wazine first. It's gentle.
