North Carolina

[Moores6]

http://www.301endlessyardsale.com/

 

[atmaclean]

Daddy's procedure is over and he's doing well. Should be able to go home this afternoon! I'll be back home tomorrow afternoon.

And I want info on that yard sale, too!

Thats great news!! Safe travels to you....

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

http://www.301endlessyardsale.com/

Thanks Moores for finding that link

RF and I plan on hitting that one this weekend.......
this sounds like a great way to spend a day and maybe
even find a treasure or two......wonder if I need to bring
a trailer?????

Congrats to all on their chicks and to Hollow-dad on
the procedure being over and recovering

welcome to the new flock member.....glad to meet you

 

[BHep]

Thanks Moores for finding that link

RF and I plan on hitting that one this weekend.......
this sounds like a great way to spend a day and maybe
even find a treasure or two......wonder if I need to bring
a trailer?????

Congrats to all on their chicks and to Hollow-dad on
the procedure being over and recovering

welcome to the new flock member.....glad to meet you

 

[cknnewbie]

Hayesville NC here

Goodness, Brandon, if Mapquest has it right, you are almost in Tennessee? I think there are folks from Clayton and Franklin here though so you're not alone!

 

[2StrayRoos]

I have used both the bread and syringe methods for giving wormer... for the syringe, I asked at a pharmacy if they had an oral syringe, they just gave me one. Since large fowl only need 1/2 cc a 3 or 4 cc syringe is a good size. The oral syringe can be used without a needle and makes it easy to squirt the wormer in their mouths. Others say to use a syringe with a large needle and cut the tip off so it is not sharp. I tried this and didn't care for it as much as I was still nervous about the needle. As Beth said, put it in the bottom of their mouth and let them lift their head to swallow, otherwise it may go in the lungs. This is actually my back up method. If you can tell all of your chikens apart, or seperate them without too much stress, feed each of them a piece of bread soaked in wormer - use the syringe to measure the right amount and prepare the bread a few minutes ahead of time. Some of my more aggressive hens got double doses, but that won't hurt them - just don't let them get too much more than that

. The bread method goes really fast. They gobble the "treat" down and you are done. No catching, squirting, etc. Unfortunately, the roo I had would take the bread and drop it for the hens, He had to be caught and syringed. A few others had to as well. Either method is pretty easy. Roosting time or early morning is a good time, if early morning, just take them off the roost, worm them and return them to the run before you open the coop and run (assuming you have this type of set up).
2Sesslers, thanks for the article, I like the feed estimates! I don't do a good job keeping track of how much my chicks eat. This gives a good estimate of what it costs to raise/keep a chicken.
Luke - I love the pic!

What size piece of bread did you use. Mine love bread. This might be the way I will do it also. I have two syringes. I am only doing the six that are in the pen I saw them in. Think I will do everybody this winter.

 

[dutchbunny83]

Hi everyone!
I have like 200 postings from the past week I have to go back and read, guess I missed a lot.
Hope you all are doing good.
It was SO HOT today, supposed to be hotter tomorrow, I didn't even want to go outside! Guess I got spoiled with how cool the spring was.
The temperature on my incubator seems to be going a little crazy, I think it's from the motor on the egg turner I didn't use one last time. Fingers crossed I get a decent hatch!

 

[2StrayRoos]

Speaking of Silkies here are my two and part Silkie and Cochin

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Pretty birds 2Strayroos

 

[2Sesslers]

INVAAAAAASION!!

I chased them out with the hose... muaaahahaha!

In other news, I noticed my dogs eatinv chicken poo... GROSS! Do your dogs eat that mess too?