Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

I am sure you will have great outcomes! I don't think you have anything to worry about.

yeah, I think I'm finally at the place I have stuff to work with and still have to get back with Rodney again when his birds are out of molt to see about getting replacer eggs. I am just hoping that this next spring will be uneventful, so I can spend more time with my birds. I've really missed them a lot this year, even tho they are right outside

 

[DMRippy]

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I am right there with you on that one. We have been working these last few months on remodeling I have not been able to keep up with my birds like I would like to. Next year is looking better... no BUILDING projects

well maybe a few new pens but nothing major like a HOUSE!

 

[snowbird]

I have been thinking lately do any of you worm or delouise your marans. Do not remember anyone talking about it . These two things sure have a lot to do with raising good type and health wise fowl.

 

[gilavina]

I have been thinking lately do any of you worm or delouise your marans. Do not remember anyone talking about it . These two things sure have a lot to do with raising good type and health wise fowl.

sure do!

 

[pinkchick]

sure do!

x 2!!!

 

[snowbird]

sure do!

What about vaccination for anything since you are showing.

 

[gilavina]

What about vaccination for anything since you are showing.

I don't know what just happened...the whole forum came up with an error message.

I don't do vaccinations as a rule, but have occasionally when bringing in new birds from someone I don't know all that well. There have been birds here for 30 some years and never had any diseases more than cocci

 

[math ace]

Hi Math!

Hello Pink! How's it going?

 

[math ace]

I have been thinking lately do any of you worm or delouise your marans. Do not remember anyone talking about it . These two things sure have a lot to do with raising good type and health wise fowl.

I Do! I am the QUEEN when it comes to these things... What do you want to know? ? Do you want to test me mentor? How about the following?

I like to worm mine for the first time right before they start laying. That way I don't have to worry about tossing any eggs the first time around.

Next, which wormer and how to administer... There are three main ways of administering wormers...

1.) In their drinking water.
2.) Directly down their throats
3.) On the skin on the back of their necks.

Which method you use really depends on the wormer you choose. What you want is a broad spectrum wormer. You want a wormer that treats a lot of worms, not just one type.

I use to use Safe-gaurd (fenbenzole) 10% suspension goat wormer. This I mix in the drinking water at a rate of 3 cc per gallon of water for 2 or 3 days. I like this wormer because it is gentle and very hard to over dose the birds on it. Of course, it will separate from the water, so you need to shake the waterer around when ever you go out to check on the birds, so that it gets mixed up again. PLUS, you need to make a new batch each day.

I had some birds get tapeworms. Fenbenzole does not treat tapeworms. I had to switch to Valbazen (albendazole) for that round of worming. This medication is administered directly down their throats. You must be more accurate with the dosing because you are giving it to them directly and it is weight based. My birds are LARGE fowl and as a general rule of thumb, I used 1/2 cc for the hens ( 4 to 6 lbs) and 3/4 cc for the roosters ( 7 to 9 lbs).

The most important thing to remember when worming your birds is that they must be re-treated in 7 - 10 days to make the worming effective. The second worming is to kill any larve that hatched after the first treatment.

I use an egg withdrawal period is 14 days after the last dosing of wormer... I worm twice a year. In our warm, humid environment, every 6 months is the min. amount of worming to consider.
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[pinkchick]

Weirdness here on my end too Vicki.....completely bumped me off. :/
Found another shot of that other Birchen boy, the one in the close up. Sorry not the best pic. but gives you the idea anyway.