North Carolina

[Matt A NC]

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I draw it into a 6 cc syringe straight from the bottle, remove the needle, and use that as a dropper. Number of drops depends on weight of birds. Dutch get 3 drops, bantam cochins and faverolles get 4, Smaller large fowl get 5, larger fowl get 6, and fat asses get 7. I use the needle to make tiny drops to worms chicks. Around here the chicks being raised by hens will get pin worms at 3-4 weeks and have to be wormed. 2 tiny drops on a bantam chick and 3 on a large fowl chick.

 

[ramirezframing]

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I draw it into a 6 cc syringe straight from the bottle, remove the needle, and use that as a dropper. Number of drops depends on weight of birds. Dutch get 3 drops, bantam cochins and faverolles get 4, Smaller large fowl get 5, larger fowl get 6, and fat asses get 7. I use the needle to make tiny drops to worms chicks. Around here the chicks being raised by hens will get pin worms at 3-4 weeks and have to be wormed. 2 tiny drops on a bantam chick and 3 on a large fowl chick.
Be about all of my birds. My silkies are like bowling balls

 

[Matt A NC]

LOL, a silkie would be 4 drops.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Thanks Matt......like RF we had used the ivermectin for parasite control
but not for worming. We use use Wazine or Valbazen for worming but
may switch over. I had not considered doing chicks.....don't know why
I missed them.......duh moment I guess.

 

[Matt A NC]

I only started doing chicks when I had to. I had a group that went down hill fast. They were small and slept a lot. The hen that was raising them kept trying to take them for walks, but they just wouldn't go far. After looking them over and over I finally figured it out. I saw that the little veins under their wings, that are normally plain to see, were almost nonexistent. I wormed them and soon they began to run, grow like crazy, and venture further and further with their mother. After a week she was trying to keep up with them. The worms were sucking them dry from the inside, making them anemic.

As I wormed those chicks I collect a few samples and had a Vet friend do a float test. That is how I know it was pinworms even though the so-called 'experts' say chickens cannot get pinworms.

Now I watch chicks carefully. If I start seeing any weakness or stunted growth I worm them.

 

[FVRM]

I only started doing chicks when I had to. I had a group that went down hill fast. They were small and slept a lot. The hen that was raising them kept trying to take them for walks, but they just wouldn't go far. After looking them over and over I finally figured it out. I saw that the little veins under their wings, that are normally plain to see, were almost nonexistent. I wormed them and soon they began to run, grow like crazy, and venture further and further with their mother. After a week she was trying to keep up with them. The worms were sucking them dry from the inside, making them anemic.

As I wormed those chicks I collect a few samples and had a Vet friend do a float test. That is how I know it was pinworms even though the so-called 'experts' say chickens cannot get pinworms.

Now I watch chicks carefully. If I start seeing any weakness or stunted growth I worm them.

I'm guessing these chicks were free ranged? they were hatched by the mom and had contact with other birds and soil as soon as they hatched?

 

[Matt A NC]

I'm guessing these chicks were free ranged? they were hatched by the mom and had contact with other birds and soil as soon as they hatched?

Ground, yes. Other birds, not till they were 2 weeks old. I built 2 small broody houses for moms and chicks and put up wire in a circle that is 15-20' across. Here is a picture of Lacy's current house with 3 d'Uccle chicks. The house boxes are 2'x3' with over sized roofs. Being up on legs allows for extra shade and a hiding place. There is a ramp that goes on the opening, but it is removed once the chicks don't need it. Houses are latched at night. This keeps mama and babies as safe as I can keep them. I also have a 2'x5' and a 3'x4' for when I have big hens with more then 6 babies.


At 2 weeks old I start letting them out of the pen for a couple hours a day to explore. The amount of time they get out goes up as they with age. At 6-7 weeks old I am walking them into the pen to get starter and water every 2-3 hours, but letting them back out as soon as they want. This house will also serve as a grow out house for the little ones once Lacy is done with them at 8-10 weeks old or whenever she chooses. At that point the wire will be taken down. They will still get starter for several weeks, but only while I stand there and guard and in the evening.

OK, so that is WAY more info then you wanted. LOL

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

We never got more than a few sprinkles here yesterday,
barely enough to settle the dust. That has been the story of the
summer for us. I'll have to turn on the sprinklers today to get
the trees some water.

Matt......you are a wealth of good info and have some lovely
birds. Are you going to any of the shows this fall/winter?

hope everyone has a good day

 

[RuanMac]

Same here. All of the water seems to stay in the air. My oh my is it muggy out there.

 

[TiaRC]

Ok I just have to vent. I had 2 beautiful silkies go broody and were 5 days away from hatching both broods. Last night something got both girls and now I have 12 eggs due and no bator. I fear they are already dead. Cruel world.