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[Chickenfan4life]

Stay warm and snug everybody!

I was warm and snug--then I had to get out of bed.

Oh well. I had some lovely coffee.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Nothing like this Heartland wind, huh? So much for our lovely Spring weather.

Yup, it's like it was never here.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

I wanted my girls to be happy, happy, happy (quoting Phil from Duck Dyansty) so I scrambled half a dozen eggs... Then gave them to my girls.

They luvvvved those eggs! Brewster is doing just fine, now, and so is everyone else. No one misses the mean blue roo.

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

So I was "playing" (I love researching EVERYTHING) on the computer earlier and found an awesome article from the Chicken Chick (sorry I just discovered her) on the subject of worms.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/answers-from-chicken-vet-on-worming.html

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Wow, that was very interesting. But after seeing the worms in that intestine, I swear I will never, ever look at spaghetti the same way in my life!!!

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Oh I'll still eat it just fine.....but I may have to turn away the next time I feed the extra noodles to the ladies.....blach!

 

[hotcurltr]

here is the info i have on tylan dosages:

TYLAN
Dosage is 1/2cc injected into the breast muscle once a day for 3 days, 1/4cc for smaller birds. Inject just under the skin and alternate breasts and dont inject into the same site.

It can be given orally; 1/2cc orally once a day for 5-7 days, but no more than 7 days...1/4cc for smaller birds.


Can you post pics of the boys?








Here are Leah's chicks-



i am sure there are a few roos there, but they are so darn cute! a pair of delawares, orp andalusions, and dotte andalusian mixes


wind just kicked in and the power is flickering, so i'll shut it down...

You bet they are so darn cute. They look a lot like the chicks a got from NanaKat last week. As far as Sonny being such a pig, maybe he's feeling no pain and turning into an alchoie. You know I'm just kidding right? Hubby is always teasing me about feeding fermented feed to my girls. Although I only do it in warm weather. Where do you get all your energy. It seems you're always doing something.

So I was "playing" (I love researching EVERYTHING) on the computer earlier and found an awesome article from the Chicken Chick (sorry I just discovered her) on the subject of worms.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/answers-from-chicken-vet-on-worming.html

Thanks for sharing that link. I've been wanting to worm mine individually for awhile now. They are on a regular worming program, but it's been going in the water. Hubby and I hardly ever fight(mostly because if he's grumpy I just ignore it), but we did last night. I had a 3 mo. pullet that was hatched from my birds die, so I had her picked up by our area NPIP inspector. The report came back that she died from ascarids! I'm like nuts now. Even more so than before, because I DO worm. Anyway. last night I wanted to worm them all individually while they were on the roosts. He just wanted to put a different kind of wormer in the water. Little miss who never gets mad did!

I guess I shocked him. Anyway, they didn't get wormed last night and he slept on the recliner. This morning I told him I'd do it by myself and band them at the same time. He now said he'd help of course. He(hubby) usually spoils me so much I think I was in shock. And I know he was because I really lost it. He knows my chickens mean a lot to me, but I think he just realized how much. Well, I needed to rant so thanks for letting me.

 

[Kassaundra]

So I was "playing" (I love researching EVERYTHING) on the computer earlier and found an awesome article from the Chicken Chick (sorry I just discovered her) on the subject of worms.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/answers-from-chicken-vet-on-worming.html

Every chicken that has ever died (at my hand or on their own, except the big massacre) here I have checked in the intestines and have never seen anything like that!!!!

 

[hotcurltr]

Every chicken that has ever died (at my hand or on their own, except the big massacre) here I have checked in the intestines and have never seen anything like that!!!!

Me neither. That's why I was so shocked when the report came back on my young pullet. I always go through the intestines when I process one or do my own necropsy when there's a reason they can't pick them up/ Well, they are getting wormed individually now. I'm just not going to take any chances with it in the water anymore.

 

[Kassaundra]

I'm working on finishing up 2 quilts I started years and years ago (like 8 or more). I am horrified at the lack of skill. They are the kind that look pretty okay from a distance, but have SERIOUS deficiencies when you can see the work. Not being modest or self deprecating here, the sewing and assembly is rough.

I started these for my Gma, they are bright and colorful, something she always loved. When I was nearly finished I showed them to her, not letting her know they were for her, and she had very negative comments about the colorfulness of them, I was hurt and confused, and stopped working on them. I now know it was one of the many early warning signs we missed of her alzhiemers. Anyway I have worked on them a few times to finish them, but have been unable to stick w/ them, so hoping I have the emotional fortitude to finish this time.