North Carolina

[StarMeKritten]

How did that chick get all the way up there? 5ft high and its two weeks old...

That is so very sweet! My 1 month old broody raised chicks still haven't figured out how to go up into the coop, 2 feet off the ground. They are still sleeping with their moms in the run.

 

[StarMeKritten]

Those chicks are desperate to prove me wrong. I just came outside to find 2 of them playing inside the coop on the highest roost.

 

[CruchyJeepMama]

Hello everyone! I am fairly new the NC board and don't post often. I am happy to say that one or 2 of my girls started laying about a week and a half ago.

Slightly off topic, but my husband and I have decided to expand our mini farm and get a couple of goats. I'm thinking either Nigerian dwarfs of Pygmy goats. Does anyone know where is a good place for me to find a breeder? I have looked on Craigslist and haven't had much luck. I did find a breeder in Newport, but they won't be expecting any kids until November and we were hoping for something a little soon then that. We are located in eastern NC near New Bern.

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

Hello everyone! I am fairly new the NC board and don't post often. I am happy to say that one or 2 of my girls started laying about a week and a half ago.

Slightly off topic, but my husband and I have decided to expand our mini farm and get a couple of goats. I'm thinking either Nigerian dwarfs of Pygmy goats. Does anyone know where is a good place for me to find a breeder? I have looked on Craigslist and haven't had much luck. I did find a breeder in Newport, but they won't be expecting any kids until November and we were hoping for something a little soon then that. We are located in eastern NC near New Bern.

If you are on Facebook, there's several livestock /goat groups that are full of breeders..some are great and some will try to sell you a Nubian as a pygmy..

 

[McCaskill]

I have Wazine on order but I'm not sure how the ivermectin on the skin thing works: where do you put it? how much? should I do it again after two weeks to be sure its good? can I put it on broody hens? how often should this be done?. this is really my first experience with parasites on my birds and i want to knock it out quick.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

I have Wazine on order but I'm not sure how the ivermectin on the skin thing works: where do you put it? how much? should I do it again after two weeks to be sure its good? can I put it on broody hens? how often should this be done?. this is really my first experience with parasites on my birds and i want to knock it out quick.

We are on the larger side of the scale when it comes to how many
birds but still treat individually when needed. Unless your birds have
mites or lice you can go the route of DE mixed into their dust bath
area or pans. If they do have mites or lice, we put the ivermectrin at
base of the neck and near the vent. If they have the Northern Fowl
mite and lots of them then we put it also under the wings and on any
ball of mites. We never had much problems with those until they came
to NC on the wild birds. If we get a bird with a massive amount of
mites, we will dip the bird in a solution of liquid Sevin, mineral oil,
shampoo and water. The mites can get these mites in massive amounts
in just a few days so we check often and dust the coops regularly.

 

[McCaskill]

I only have 7 girls but I'm sure they all need to be wormed just in case but I'm not sure all of them have lice I know my Leghorns do but I haven't gotten to look at my other girls and with two broodys and chicks on the way I want to get this done as soon as posable I got seven dust today and I am going to dust my broodys with it sense they don't move when I'm near and will let me touch them and I will do my other girls tonight I plan on completely cleaning out my coop and scrubbing it with dog flea shampoo to kill anything in the coop then I will dust with DE or more seven dust with the Wazine hear soon do you think that will be enough to kill the parasites.

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

I only have 7 girls but I'm sure they all need to be wormed just in case but I'm not sure all of them have lice I know my Leghorns do but I haven't gotten to look at my other girls and with two broodys and chicks on the way I want to get this done as soon as posable I got seven dust today and I am going to dust my broodys with it sense they don't move when I'm near and will let me touch them and I will do my other girls tonight I plan on completely cleaning out my coop and scrubbing it with dog flea shampoo to kill anything in the coop then I will dust with DE or more seven dust with the Wazine hear soon do you think that will be enough to kill the parasites.

When you clean put your coop, dust the floor with 7Dust or DE and then put your bedding down..I used a spray I found at TSC, it was in a white bottle with yellow on the label..it was supposed to be all natural I believe but it had a strong smell when first sprayed. But it worked amazingly. .I think it may have been made by Manna Pro but not positive on that

 

[crazyhen]

I only have 7 girls but I'm sure they all need to be wormed just in case but I'm not sure all of them have lice I know my Leghorns do but I haven't gotten to look at my other girls and with two broodys and chicks on the way I want to get this done as soon as posable I got seven dust today and I am going to dust my broodys with it sense they don't move when I'm near and will let me touch them and I will do my other girls tonight I plan on completely cleaning out my coop and scrubbing it with dog flea shampoo to kill anything in the coop then I will dust with DE or more seven dust with the Wazine hear soon do you think that will be enough to kill the parasites.

Wazine is only for round worms. It also has a wk waiting period before you can eat eggs. Ivemectin is for worms and parasites. I use it devided around the butt and under the wings. Some people use it internally on chickens but it will render the chickens un eatable. Mostly that is used that way for show birds. By the way ivermectin in a diferent way is used in humans. You can pick up the chckens at night from the roost and put the drops on them. I use the pour on form of that, its used on sheep and cattle.. I put 3 drops around the butt and one under each wing. Be sure it lands on skin not feathers. I use sevin under my wood chips in the coop. Good luck. Oh, I do this about once or twice a yr.

 

[Falena]

**Just a heads up, I changed my username from MistyLea to Falena (Italian for moth ^^) but it's still me!**

Coop Scoop Boogie and crazyhen that's good to know! I didn't realize Ivermectin could be used externally... looks like I'll be trekking to TSC soon!

Hope everyone's weekend is going well... We have Monday off too, so WOOHOO! We had a nice campout with my in-law's at Badin last night. Lovely weather and I f i n a l l y got to take my kayak out on the water for the first time! The hubs got a decent bass and a nice blue catfish, and I got some perch and a couple of tiiiny bream. If the neighbors hadn't been doing drunken karaoke half the night, it would have been absolutely perfect! Ahh well...

Three non-responders about some birds I have for sale... Ughh! C'mon people!! If you ask me to let you know when I'll be available, please have the courtesy to let me know if you're still interested when I do so!