Michigan

[NovaAman]

I just wormed mine naturally about 2 weeks ago. didn't see a single worm in any poo...

 

[snowflake]

stacykins, great news so glad she doesn't need surgery, ...Grandma, thanks for the info on worming. the Mag. Back Yard Poultry often has herbal remedy's one was a mix of pumpkin/seed. dandelion leaves, garlic and carrots I think.

 

[snowflake]

just went back a few pages, Hill billy, I love your husky, I think they are the sweetest dogs every Hope to get another one some day.

 

[M.sue]

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What natural Remedy did you use? Mine have been eating pumpkins.......seeds and all. I know pumpkin is used as a Natural Remedy but I haven't whipped up any concoctions.

 

[NovaAman]

Pumpkins, garlic... Thats it.

 

[chicken grandma]

M.sue :

OK....so the vet recommends not to routinely worm for the reasons he stated. I also have heard different people say the same thing.....
Don't worm until it's necessary and they had the same reasoning as the vet. I know everyone has different views and reasons but I was just curious as to how many Michigan Threaders do worm. I haven't yet but need to make my decision on as whether to or not.

M.Sue, Our vet DOES recommend that we test for worms routinely. He just recommends that we fecal test yearly and worm AS NEEDED. That is what I have been doing because that is what I am being advised to do by a Zoo Vet and Avian Specialist. I have done fecal checks for 11 years and I have had 3 years that were postiive. Twice our hens had roundworm and once tapeworm. We used Wazine and Safeguard for the roundworms and I cannot remember what we used for the tapeworm. It was simple both times and successful. We have been negative on all fecals the last 2 years which goes to show that when you treat the birds the worms don't always reappear right away.​

 

[RaZ]

My buff orps would not come out of the coop again today. I think that the problem is that they are getting so big now that they can't spread their wings enough when they jump from perch to perch to get down.

So I stepped up work on the inside garage coop. Worked until dusk and decided to let the hens come in and scope out their new digs. It's not fully finished but I figure that since they were brooded there, they would adapt to the familiar surroundings well enough. I left a night light on for them so they can find a roosting spot. My only concern is that I may not get eggs from Broil and Bake since their familiar nest is in the little coop.

However, I'll get up early tomorrow and let them out so they can get to the little coop if they want to.

Never thought I'd be spoiling chickens like this.

 

[Stacykins]

I just bought a used graf apsco microscope so I can do my own fecal checks. It is a good brand, and it should work just fine. The eyepiece lens is 10x, and the three objective lenses are 10x, 40x, and 100x (so yay for seeing stuff 1000 times its original size!). A coccidiosis fecal float and egg count is a very simple procedure, actually. A McMaster slide is helpful for it, but it can be done on a regular glass microscope slide with a coverslip . I find parasitology fascinating, and while I hope not to find many nasty parasites and whatnot, I can identify them on my own and treat accordingly.

 

[Chickmate]

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Cool! We can all send our chicken poop samples to Stacy for fecal checks!

 

[NovaAman]

Gosh could you imagine? A mail box full of s***! And not the paper type!