Robin, I'm sorry about Dragon :-( I know how special she was to you. That girl had a nice long run with you.
True5, 5 months is also the age that roundworms hit them hard. They've usually contacted them a month or 2 earlier but it takes awhile for their bodies to run down to the point we notice they're sick. I'd definitely deworm with something like Safeguard then repeat 10 days later.
Still a little concerned about my crop surgery girl. She pooped a pile 1/2 the size of a golfball this morning so I know food is going all the way. But her crop area still looks a little swollen although there's nothing in there. Might be from being cut into. She acts good so far though.
Grannychick55, a lot of people swear by plain Ivomec but I don't like it for mites or lice. It does work on mange mites on dogs though. "Ivomec Eprinex" *does work on mites and lice. I use the Frontline spray for dogs and cats and that stuff works better than anything I've ever used. You can buy it labeled specifically for poultry but it costs 3 times more than labeled for dogs and cats. You can also buy generic Frontline at Walmart-works just great.
I lost an Araucana hen last night. Something took her and dragged her right out of the building they were sleeping in. I still don't see how it got in unless it squeezed through a 2" crack at the bottom of the door. Probably a possum, we have a lot of them. (Betsy, possums will tear their heads off and leave the rest also). I'd lost another Araucana hen a few months back. I immediately moved the Ara rooster and the remaining hen to a 4x8 wooden roofed coop/run. They won't have much room for a few wks but I'll build them their own covered yard when we get back from NC. I am NOT going to lose my beautiful sweet Ara boy. I got chills when I realized I could've lost him instead of the hen, the hen was a sweetheart but he's one of my favorite roosters of all of them.
Kim, Spook is way cool looking! Thank Heavens I have no desire to get baby cows :-/ Because I'd end up with 10 of them.
True5, 5 months is also the age that roundworms hit them hard. They've usually contacted them a month or 2 earlier but it takes awhile for their bodies to run down to the point we notice they're sick. I'd definitely deworm with something like Safeguard then repeat 10 days later.
Still a little concerned about my crop surgery girl. She pooped a pile 1/2 the size of a golfball this morning so I know food is going all the way. But her crop area still looks a little swollen although there's nothing in there. Might be from being cut into. She acts good so far though.
Grannychick55, a lot of people swear by plain Ivomec but I don't like it for mites or lice. It does work on mange mites on dogs though. "Ivomec Eprinex" *does work on mites and lice. I use the Frontline spray for dogs and cats and that stuff works better than anything I've ever used. You can buy it labeled specifically for poultry but it costs 3 times more than labeled for dogs and cats. You can also buy generic Frontline at Walmart-works just great.
I lost an Araucana hen last night. Something took her and dragged her right out of the building they were sleeping in. I still don't see how it got in unless it squeezed through a 2" crack at the bottom of the door. Probably a possum, we have a lot of them. (Betsy, possums will tear their heads off and leave the rest also). I'd lost another Araucana hen a few months back. I immediately moved the Ara rooster and the remaining hen to a 4x8 wooden roofed coop/run. They won't have much room for a few wks but I'll build them their own covered yard when we get back from NC. I am NOT going to lose my beautiful sweet Ara boy. I got chills when I realized I could've lost him instead of the hen, the hen was a sweetheart but he's one of my favorite roosters of all of them.
Kim, Spook is way cool looking! Thank Heavens I have no desire to get baby cows :-/ Because I'd end up with 10 of them.
