Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[preciouskitty]

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I have an EE cockerel you can have now if ya want (I have THREE (3) roosters and 11 hens..that's just not gonna work!) This is Blackie..he is 18 weeks old (and is actually starting to treat the ladies nicely now, offering treats, etc.!)

 

[naglady]

Congratulations HH..

 

[Maah]

I have an EE cockerel you can have now if ya want (I have THREE (3) roosters and 11 hens..that's just not gonna work!)

This is Blackie..he is 18 weeks old (and is actually starting to treat the ladies nicely now, offering treats, etc.!)

LOL. Well thank you, he is very lovely looking, but I'm not looking for another rooster right now. I just dispatched (4) 16 week old cockerels to freezer camp last weekend.

 

[RaZ]

Look at what I just found. A secret nest of Gravy's. Twelve intact eggs and 1 broken shell.
That nest has been sitting undisturbed for a couple of months now.

 

[Lisa and girls]

I administered the Tylan orally. She fussed but took it like a champ, gave me a dirty look and jumped off my lap and huffed away. Good girl.

 

[Lisa and girls]

That's fine. It's no biggie for me to just add the eggs back to the rest of them in the fridge.

Not sure when I'll be able to get this combo again. Pretty soon my rooster will be covering 20-22 hens, which makes it hard to keep all the ladies fertile, and I might be replacing my rooster next year. Though likely it will be with another Brahma since they're such nice gentle guys. However I've been considering an EE rooster as well. Of course with that many hens, I can have 2 roosters with them & it shouldn't be a problem (I don't count the little banty rooster... he's more like a jabbering box of entertainment). Ha! Plus, I'll probably put him in the silkie pen anyways since I gave my silkie rooster to trefoil. Ya now I'm rambling. I reckon I just don't want to get back to work. On a side note: Why do flies always like to commit suicide in my fresh cup of coffee!!! GRR! So annoying.

Thanks for understanding! And flies in a fresh cup of coffee is so annoying. Even more annoying in a fresh glass of wine.

 

[RaZ]

I administered the Tylan orally. She fussed but took it like a champ, gave me a dirty look and jumped off my lap and huffed away. Good girl.

I wonder if one could apply the medication to a treat for a less than traumatic oral treatment. Has anyone tried it that way?
My first thought was soaked meal worms then a second idea of maybe injecting the meds into a worm and feeding that way.

It might be better for people who may not be used to handling their birds or birds not so used to being handled.

 

[Lisa and girls]

I wonder if one could apply the medication to a treat for a less than traumatic oral treatment. Has anyone tried it that way?
My first thought was soaked meal worms then a second idea of maybe injecting the meds into a worm and feeding that way.

It might be better for people who may not be used to handling their birds or birds not so used to being handled.

I thought of that. This is the first time I have administered it orally. Injection is no fun for me. I hate that. This was much easier. You'd have to really isolate the bird so you don't have the competition for treats. That would be my only input. Other than injecting a worm is gross. I love to give them to my girls, but man I hate handling worms. DH has to bait my hook for me even.

 

[NovaAman]

It is not pleasant tasting... How do I know this? Well... I have had a hen flick it back at me after trying to get it in her for a non respiratory infection. later I licked my lips, and yick! Nasty. Its much faster to just tug the wattle down to get the beak open and get it in that way than try on a treat. However... maybe with some raw egg yolk... I will give it a try next time I have to give a bird medicine for what ever reason...

 

[tdhenson86]

Look at what I just found. A secret nest of Gravy's. Twelve intact eggs and 1 broken shell.
That nest has been sitting undisturbed for a couple of months now.

Awww. That's so sad.