Michigan

[Olive Hill]

Yep, they're great for all species. Even humans. That's right, humans can get parasites, too. Human kids are especially susceptible to pin worm as the eggs are often found in sand boxes where the play and then put their hands in and near their mouths.

 

[Chickmate]

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I'm glad your girls survived. We had a buff Polish who was picked on. Trying to get away she managed to wedge her head in a small opening between the nest box and the wall. We think she broke her own neck. My son was upset she didn't fight back.

My day started out bad. I let all the adults out of their coop then the younger ones out of theirs. I went back to open windows and clean up only to find bloody poop in the adult coop. I also found some in the small coop but by that time the adults had wandered through so I don't really know who is sick. No one is acting it. I really don't want to medicate everyone unless I have to. That means throwing out eggs and two roosters ready to be sent to freezer camp will have to wait. Can adults get cocci? I thought it was just a chick or juvenile thing until they were immune. Right now I have 6 -10 separated in different locations trying to narrow down who it is. If I don't know by tonight I guess everyone gets the medicine.

taprock - I found out that it is normal for chickens to pass little bits of shed intestinal lining from time to time, which looks red and bloody. I have seen that on occasion and thought someone was sick or had cocci. Of course, yours may have it, but just FYI in case you didn't know. Pictures show it in the poop chart here: http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

So sorry about your hen. Hate to lose them like that.

 

[xchairity_casex]

hey i was just wondering is any one from upper MI intrested in giveing a pair of button quail a new home? i have got 9 pairs i need to rehome and im a little bit overwelmed! im in upper MI they are free to a good home so if anyones intrested just send me a PM thank you!

 

[ChicwannaB]

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try outdoor junkie, I just took his small flock of 4 and he mentioned wanting to get into Quail.

 

[ChicwannaB]

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No problem, thank you for offering our ladies a good home. I hope they bring you as much enjoyment as they did us. And thank you so much for the goodies. We will put them to good use. i really appreciate you taking on our ladies and I know they are going to a loving home.

Theres someone right above my post wanting to get rid of some QUail, thought you might be interested, I mentioned your name.

In comparing our RIR's yours have a completely different body type, more square/boxie, very solid. Maybe just cause mine are a little younger and therefore haven't matured into that look yet. Looking at my book mine were only born May 21 and yours on April 6, so I'm hoping as mine grow a little more that will look better. My girls still really haven't got anything going as for combs either.
Yours are beautiful and I do hope they grow to love it here. As I said they have much less land to run on but I do tend to take out lots of veggie treats many times a day so theres lots of variety to their diets. Including the Dumor and/or Purina Layena.

Im notcing everyone huddling in their respective little b unches in this colder wea ther. Not alot of activity in the yard, I think they're all chilly.

Taking some pics and hoping to get them up on a new page soon.

God Bless everyone and have a great day.

 

[Chickmate]

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Where were you when I had my finch aviary? I kept a pair of buttons in the aviary and loved those little guys. Both boys so I didn't have to worry about eggs. Don't need any now though. Good luck in finding homes for them.

 

[keyt1969]

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Thanks for the info! I've seen worm cases in children when my mom had a family group day care home and when I was a teacher. That's not an easy thing to witness!

 

[ChicwannaB]

can't remember just where I was reading, but article said something about NOT feeding earthworms to your chickens because of some type of eggs that worms find and injest, thus ending up in the chickens. Dang, wish I could remember

 

[Olive Hill]

Earthworms are an intermediate host for tapeworms. It's not really that big a deal though. Certainly don't go out of your way to prevent then from eating one. Birds have long been consuming worms -- including of the earth variety.

 

[NovaAman]

OK, she's worse. I let them out this morning, and she came out along with rest and seemed fine. Came to get the morning bread and treats... I went to work, came home, couldn't find her. We finally found her in the neighbors yard, just standing there. My son was actually able to just pick her up, she didn't even try and run away. SO I am bringing her in the house, and she puked all over me. It was a brownish fluid, did not smell. She's got a vet appt at 8:45 am. They are going to look at her instead, stool sample showed nothing... Yeah me. Any ideas?