My Chicken Existential Crisis... I mean journey

[CHlCKEN]

You will. Most Every chicken owner has or will.

it’s simple to clean too

 

[CHlCKEN]

And no pasty butts? IMPOSSIBLE

I’ve somehow gotten so lucky that I have never had a single pasty butt case until this year!

 

[featherhead007]

it’s simple to clean to

Are we what we smoke too?

 

[featherhead007]

Are we what we smoke too?

I'm kidding

 

[CHlCKEN]

Are we what we smoke too?

Well I hope not.

 

[ackie]

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What did you use to de-worm? Curious, as I should probably do that this year, I just haven’t.

safeguard for goats 10% solution
.23mL/lb orally once a day for 5 days
though I have so many dang chickens that I'll need to buy another bottle to finish the 5 days D:
14 days egg withdrawal though some people eat the eggs anyway lol

 

[featherhead007]

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safeguard for goats 10% solution
.23mL/lb orally once a day for 5 days
though I have so many dang chickens that I'll need to buy another bottle to finish the 5 days D:
14 days egg withdrawal though some people eat the eggs anyway lol

Sorry, we took that side note a little too far!

 

[ackie]

Are we what we smoke too?

I dont understand


re: pasty butt

it looks like stress and incorrect brooder temps are the biggest causes?
though I see feed and bedding as well.

I hatch my own eggs so no shipping stress. brooder temp is pretty easy if you just watch chick behavior & some are raised by mom which is even easier.
feed & bedding in the brooder is amprolium medicated starter no treats, raised mesh floor so minimal access to eating their own droppings
raised by mom is also amprolium medicated chick starter & mesh floor or the starter + forage on a dirt/pine straw floor.

 

[ackie]

@CHlCKEN
I weighed one pullet and one cockrell and they were roughly 4lbs so I just did 1mL each bird

2 of my roos are bigger but the scale doesnt go that high so I gave one of them 1.25mL and the other one didnt get any because hes high in a tree and his spurs are super long - granted I think they're so long that he probably cant hurt me very easily with them anyway - so I didnt mess with him. hes one of the 4 I skipped.

I may try to get those 4 tonight though.

 

[ackie]

@CHlCKEN come do it for me okay? you worm my 37 birds and I'll worm your... presumably way more reasonable number.