North Carolina

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Thanks RF & CSB- I knew the risk with this lot only have chicken wire on top, thought I found where it got in yesteday.
I have 2X4 welded wire over my other pens. These were the only LF I have ee"s, have 6 left no roo tho

This was a male, think i will still set trap anyway

I have some LF young EE roos that I could part with.
If you come with Wild to WCA on the 24th or if Wild
can take back to you, we could get you a roo or two.
Maybe even a frizzled one. I like have back-ups

 

[Chasity]

I know it is not much help for you now, AB, but I have always contended that chicken wire is for chicken, and not predators. I'm sorry for your loss, but even welded wire won't hold for a large enough predator. I guess others can learn from our losses this early in the year. That attack that I lost the nine in just recently, it got into chain-link, and welded wire (2 different runs). Last years coyote massacre wiped out over 20, plus duck and Goat. That was a welded wire fence, and cattle fencing. They also got into the house after they got into the fence.

No matter how hard you try, there will still be some losses, the the time I walked in to treat the birds with my son, and he told me, "that is a bad rooster, mommy." This conversation went on for a few minutes before I realized that there was a Hawk inside the habitat with us, and it was feasting on one of our hens. She had great camouflage.

We do our best, and often we feel like it is not enough, or that defeated, we failed our chickens feeling, but we always take something new away from it, and learn a new experience. Whether it be a good, or bad experience, we still grow with each. Sharing these things that happen can also help someone else grow with more confidence.

Because our pred are mostly large, or fly, we now have solar powered pred-lights by the main houses, and use smaller heavier gage welded wire, and chain-link. All fences that are not completely enclosed are 6' If they have young enough to attack from above, we have them covered all year, not just for heat. Small bear traps by the bigger houses, and houses were improved to make it more difficult to get into, and we strive to teach the birds to all go in before lock-down each night (safety).

I am not sure what all I can do to keep the new Pea fowls safe, and I am open to any ideas. We are starting with having them penned, and are seeing where to go from here. Food for thought is always a great thing.

Can some of the others on here that have been raised with birds, or are raising birds, and other livestock, now give some ideas for how they keep their birds, healthy and safe? I think that this is a topic that could use some attention this time of year.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

I went to trim the ultra fluffy butt on my Blue orp girl and found mites and what looks like these white balls attached to the base of the feathers!! I dusted her heavily in DE. And I think I remember reading somewhere about this thing called gleet? But I can't remember how to treat, if thats what this is.... any advice. Ugh I feel horrible now.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Wild sevin dust will kill the mites, the white stuff around the feathers are mite eggs. You will need to dust again in 2 weeks to kill the ones that hatch from these eggs.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Thanks CSB. I don't have acess to Sevin right now, my little feed store won't get any in until friday. I do have Ivomec pour on, I use it to treat the dogs and cats for mites and fleas, could I use it on the hen?

 

[BHep]

Wild sevin dust will kill the mites, the white stuff around the feathers are mite eggs. You will need to dust again in 2 weeks to kill the ones that hatch from these eggs.

x2

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Thanks CSB. I don't have acess to Sevin right now, my little feed store won't get any in until friday. I do have Ivomec pour on, I use it to treat the dogs and cats for mites and fleas, could I use it on the hen?

we used it once for worming. You can't eat the eggs
for a month if I remember right and RF had it kill some
of her young birds mostly the vaulted skull breeds like
polish and silkies. I would stick with the sevin dust
or tiger 10 dust......just try to keep the dusting to an
area where bees will not likely wander into as it kills them.

Good luck

 

[wildriverswolf90]

[COLOR=008000]we used it once for worming. You can't eat the eggs[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]for a month if I remember right and RF had it kill some[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]of her young birds mostly the vaulted skull breeds like[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]polish and silkies. I would stick with the sevin dust[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]or tiger 10 dust......just try to keep the dusting to an[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]area where bees will not likely wander into as it kills them.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008000]Good luck[/COLOR]

Okay, thanks, no one raises bees near us, so I'm okay on the bee thing. Could I give her a bath to help drown some of the mites??

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Okay, thanks, no one raises bees near us, so I'm okay on the bee thing. Could I give her a bath to help drown some of the mites??

never tried that........but if you bathe she will to be dried
throughly and stay inside out of any drafts for the day
from what I have read. Try keeping DE in their dust bath
area......may help some.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

[COLOR=008000]never tried that........but if you bathe she will to be dried[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]throughly and stay inside out of any drafts for the day[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]from what I have read. Try keeping DE in their dust bath[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]area......may help some.[/COLOR]

Okay thanks, I'm gonna wait for it to warm up a little more and then give her a bath and dust again. I dusted their pen real well and added some DE to the dusting area.