Michigan

[Momma K]

Morning all,

my coffee pot is broken so no coffe for me this morning

The kids are on the bus and I'm off to check the chickens, ducks and turks. My oldest DD couldnt leave the feed store without 4 more ducklings. hmmmm, wonder who's going to take care of those? They are super cute though.
I hope everyone has an awesome sunny day today!!!

 

[Opa]

I think I'd much rather be known as a decent docent than a goofy guide.

 

[Bianca67]

I think I'd much rather be known as a decent docent than a goofy guide.

 

[taprock]

Taprock - If I'm not mistaken those would commonly be known as roundworms, in which case you can treat with Wazine if you're uncomfortable with the current load.

Thanks, Have you ever seen guidelines on what number would be considered a unacceptable load? My vet seemed to think it was acceptable but that was with other animals rather than chickens.

TICKS ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! I wish I could use frontline or bronco spray on MYSELF and be done with ticks! The chickens have made absolutely no dent in the ticks this year (they did a great job last year).

Get some guineas!

I'm wiped out this morning from a migraine yesterday. I've used up my energy reading and eating something, so I'm going to lay down and hopefully wake up in an hour with some energy.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Quote:Originally Posted by taprock So she said the sample was negative for cocci but she found 4 Capillaria. She said that is a small enough number to do nothing, but then told me "I don't know birds so you may know better. " Anyone? I don't know what a Capillaria is even or if I should treat it or how.
OK, i looked in "the chicken health handfbook" and there are 6 kinds of capillary worms, each affecting different parts of the body. I don't know how many is too many. It also says that there is no "approved" medication readily available to the public, so though it is a roundworm i don't think the standard roundworm meds will help. You can ask the doc to confer with a poultry vet and prescribe something, or do the off label dosing, whatever you are comfortable with. (or one of you guys can ask your poultry vet what he would do???)
For off lable i have levamisol and zimectrin gold (horse wormer) listed as being effective, plus the dosing info if you need. (I keep notes on this kind of stuff, just for emergency)


Quote:Originally Posted by SillyChicken We had our first Royal turkey hatched today!
Awww. he's cute! Looks kinda surprised

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Blast, took too long typing again, as usual!

 

[SillyChicken]

Juice you asked about the ventilation in the coop. We haven't finished that part. There is a window for additional air, and we're putting in a vent at the top of the roof (i'm going to paint it to look weathered cause it's bright n shiney. I'll probably drill some holes near the bottom and plug them with the round sofit vent screens.

I put some cheap vinyl floor tiles in last night except for the corners that take extra cutting... left that for the DH to finish today. (I was trying to do it in the dark with a flashlight) I want to get the chicks out there this weekend. I will only keep a few of the chicks we have so I'll be bringing the d'uucles and a few silkies (roos) to chickenstock. Maybe even a few turkey chicks depending on how many we get.

We'll be thinning out the rabbits this weekend too.

We have a few more turkey chicks this morning... didn't want to disturb mom too much poking around under her to find more, I could hear some near the back and saw two in the front. I've debated pulling them from her to raise myself. Not sure which would be best. It depends on how many hatch I guess.. if she gets a bunch I may pull a few out. Some of the chicks may be bbw/royal crosses, so I'll be curious if they produce more "meaty" birds.

Have a good day today, looks like it's going to be nice so far!

 

[bonniehen]

morning all

hey this is a new kid and wanting to add a couple turkey chicks where can i get them i am just west of ann arbor ???

 

[RBahmer]

Had to run in to show you guys!! We had our first Royal turkey hatched today! I'm hoping for a few more in the next few days....so cute!! (Ok, well, not so cute now, but it will be soon!)

Silly - How adorable is that.

Thanks, everyone, those baby goosers are totally stinking cute. I can't take any credit for that, of course, but I am loving them!
How, may I ask, does one submit a picture for POW?
To answer the color question, the seller has separate breeding pens for her several breeds of chickens, including separating the Ameraucanas from the Easter Eggers. Her Ams are blues and blacks--both colors of boths hens and roosters. So theoretically there should be blues/blacks/splashes from those matings. The seller told me, however, that she has yet to get a splash from these birds. (Which could mean her blue roos and her blue hens aren't fond of each other? Do I have that right--blue x blue you get some splash?)
Anyway, she had the eggs marked, and the three Ams that hatched are all dark--either black or an off black. The yellow chicks all hatched from eggs marked EE. She described her EE's as "mixed colors." So wait and see! I'm especially interested in the yellow chick with the gray racing stripes...

Mutts, how did your EO hatch turn out? Are the chicks as super-friendly as advertised? And I know you said you had some Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Am eggs too. Were those the super sky-blue eggs that were in several BYC auctions? How blue were the eggs acutally when you got them?
And Mutts, have to say a big "thank you" for posting the aveca guidelines for shipped eggs. I don't know of course what would have happened if I'd just set my shipped eggs the normal way--but those air cells were seriously wacked out, so I have to think those techniques helped me to get the hatch I did. Did you use the techmiques too? I know you've been hatching like cuh-razy this spring--what kind of a hatch rate have you seen?

Baby geese are so darn cute.

Blue x blue = 50% Blue, 25% Black , & 25% Splash.


Welcome to all newcomers.

 

[bonniehen]

oh the little buggers are so cute perchance will you be selling and would like to get an education on them