- Jan 22, 2013
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My name is shammy, I live in central VA and finally got my farmette! It's a nice farmhouse on 5 or so acres and completely blank slate for us to have whatever critters we like.
We come already with 3 dogs (2 are froo-froo house pets, 1 is a house dog to but she's very 'doggy' and will eat ANYthing) and 3 very old guinea pigs.
Kids are interested in bunnies and doing 4H and I've wanted to do chickens for ages.
I have a coop on wheels and plan to do rotational pastures using electric poultry netting. I may be getting some older hens tomorrow while I wait till March for my day olds to arrive (dominiques and buff orps).
I will ask here but also perhaps in another forum... Given that my 1 doggy dog who eats EVERYTHING (poo, dead things, everything) do I need to worry about coccidia when I pull up the pen for rotation? That leaves one large area of chicken poo, she's very difficult to get to stop eating poo or 'drop it' command (she will run just out of reach and suck it down as fast as possible).
I am adopting 3- 2 yr old hens, I don't really know their background, except that they are 2 and have been free range. I've heard coccidia can be particularly nasty, so should I treat the hens when I get them? If so, with what? I plan to keep them in the coop for a week or so to accustom them to their new homes, and then the coop will be protected by the poultry netting.
Thanks!
Shammy
We come already with 3 dogs (2 are froo-froo house pets, 1 is a house dog to but she's very 'doggy' and will eat ANYthing) and 3 very old guinea pigs.
Kids are interested in bunnies and doing 4H and I've wanted to do chickens for ages.
I have a coop on wheels and plan to do rotational pastures using electric poultry netting. I may be getting some older hens tomorrow while I wait till March for my day olds to arrive (dominiques and buff orps).
I will ask here but also perhaps in another forum... Given that my 1 doggy dog who eats EVERYTHING (poo, dead things, everything) do I need to worry about coccidia when I pull up the pen for rotation? That leaves one large area of chicken poo, she's very difficult to get to stop eating poo or 'drop it' command (she will run just out of reach and suck it down as fast as possible).
I am adopting 3- 2 yr old hens, I don't really know their background, except that they are 2 and have been free range. I've heard coccidia can be particularly nasty, so should I treat the hens when I get them? If so, with what? I plan to keep them in the coop for a week or so to accustom them to their new homes, and then the coop will be protected by the poultry netting.
Thanks!
Shammy
