Peeps in Europe!

[Lady Gallina]

I don't know if I mentioned that I had to separate the Sulmtaler and the Augsburger roosters as the Augsburger were maturing faster. And they kept dominating the Sulmtaler to a point where I was worried about their development.
I was never happy that I had to lock them up in the small rooster pens. Today I finally had enough. I took one coop and run away from the young hens and moved the Augsburger boys to that run. I am very happy with this. Hopefully the girls will be ok with less space.

I took some pictures of the boys... I think they are very happy to be able to be out and about again. I am totally in love with them... they are just so beautiful!

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Hey abpatchy, your roosters look so roosterly already . Mine looked like hens... With the male colouring. But finally, during our holidays they started growing some tail feathers now. Nothing impressive yet...

 

[Lady Gallina]

I have questions for everyone... Especially the guys in Germany:

1. Do you treat your hens for worms? I'm used to deworm my dogs regularly with actual medicine... I asked around my chicken club, but they don't do it at all...

2. How do you treat your chicken for coccies? We don't have any sick chicken now, but I guess it's better to be prepared.

Of course I read lots of stuff here... But do we can buy the stuff in Europe? Drugs seem to be easily accessible in the US, but here?

 

[abpatchy]

How old are your roosters. Mine all hatched in March.

Yes, I just treated my hens for worms. You can work with garlic and apple cider vinegar to help reduce parasites. If I need treatment I talk to the vet.
My chicks get immunized for cocccidia when they are just a day old. They get their Marek shot and the coccidia treatment all at once. It used to be that they did it a few days later. They gave you the immunization in a syringe and you immunized thru the water up to day 9. Now they spray the chicks with a red liquid and the chicks pick at it and get their immunization that way. Adult chickens usually are immune to coccidia unless something is weakening them like some other illness. As chicks they develop an immunity to coccidia which is a parasite that lives in the intestins. So if your chickens are old enough you probably don't have to worry about coccidia.

Yes, most of the stuff you get here but thru a vet. You can't get an over the counter drug over here.

 

[Lady Gallina]

How old are your roosters. Mine all hatched in March.

Yes, I just treated my hens for worms. You can work with garlic and apple cider vinegar to help reduce parasites. If I need treatment I talk to the vet.
My chicks get immunized for cocccidia when they are just a day old. They get their Marek shot and the coccidia treatment all at once. It used to be that they did it a few days later. They gave you the immunization in a syringe and you immunized thru the water up to day 9. Now they spray the chicks with a red liquid and the chicks pick at it and get their immunization that way. Adult chickens usually are immune to coccidia unless something is weakening them like some other illness. As chicks they develop an immunity to coccidia which is a parasite that lives in the intestins. So if your chickens are old enough you probably don't have to worry about coccidia.

Yes, most of the stuff you get here but thru a vet. You can't get an over the counter drug over here.

Okay thanks.
Well my daughter wants some rabbits now... My husband is all into it, but I read that they're infected with coccidia too. I figured that hens and rabbits themselves are happy with their own coccidia (as long as they're healthy, young and strong) , but I saw some problems coming when they mix their coccidia.... It's not planned to let them tun around together, but with small children spreading literally everything everywhere... . Well we're still in the planning phase, nothing is decided yet.

My hens get apple cider from time to time, so I guess I can consider the deworming done.

My chicken were born at the end of may.... They probably need some more time. They should take longer to develop anyhow... The internet says Bielefelders take forever to develop... But it's our first batch, so we just have to wait

Do you get the shots for the day olds from your vet? My local chicken people just vaccinate for new castle, so we didn't do anything else...

 

[abpatchy]

Okay thanks.
Well my daughter wants some rabbits now... My husband is all into it, but I read that they're infected with coccidia too. I figured that hens and rabbits themselves are happy with their own coccidia (as long as they're healthy, young and strong) , but I saw some problems coming when they mix their coccidia.... It's not planned to let them tun around together, but with small children spreading literally everything everywhere... . Well we're still in the planning phase, nothing is decided yet.

My hens get apple cider from time to time, so I guess I can consider the deworming done.

My chicken were born at the end of may.... They probably need some more time. They should take longer to develop anyhow... The internet says Bielefelders take forever to develop... But it's our first batch, so we just have to wait

Do you get the shots for the day olds from your vet? My local chicken people just vaccinate for new castle, so we didn't do anything else...

Coccidia effects chickens, sheep, horses... there are different kinds. Not sure if rabbits and chickens share the same type that effects them.
Well, no you would still have to deworm with meds from time to time. It's just apple cider and garlic help keep them at bay.
Bielefelder do take pretty long until they start laying. I had some in my first year and they were right around 32 weeks when I started seeing eggs from them.
Most vets actually don't immunize. There are breeding clubs that organize it. For our area the University of Gießen is sending students to do the immunization. The breeders from the surrounding area take their freshly hatched chicks to get their shots. Of course you have to time the hatching with the immunization date. I do have a breeding friend in southern Baden Würthemberg and he has a hard time as well finding a vet for that.

 

[BDutch]

I have questions for everyone... Especially the guys in Germany:

1. Do you treat your hens for worms? I'm used to deworm my dogs regularly with actual medicine... I asked around my chicken club, but they don't do it at all...

Many regulations are the same in other EU countries.

No, I don’t deworm. Never have. Better not use the medicines for healthy chickens with no or a low worm infestation. A vet can do or send in a test and see if treatment is necessary.

2. How do you treat your chicken for coccies? We don't have any sick chicken now, but I guess it's better to be prepared.

I don’t. Never had coccidiosis. Same for Marek. I don’t buy new chicks or pullets. Only hatching eggs to avoid it.

Of course I read lots of stuff here... But do we can buy the stuff in Europe? Drugs seem to be easily accessible in the US, but here?

Abpatchy is right. Drugs and many poisonous medicines are on prescription by a vet. Supplements are available in the shops.
Has to do with food security and not wanting more bacteria that no longer react to antibiotics.

 

[abpatchy]

@chickengr everything ok where you are? Heard about the rain in Greece.

 

[chickengr]

@chickengr everything ok where you are? Heard about the rain in Greece.

little rain here but in north greece (volos area) had biblical catastrophy. my friend's farm got damaged (at least 5-6000 eur so far). she lost a flock of about 15 guinea fowl, a bucket of young birds and some more. even a duck died with so much water. her house was at risk as well but luckily it didn't rain at night. in the same area a house, a shed and a car all went down the hill. that family lost everything in a moment.

 

[abpatchy]

I am so sorry for your friends troubles. But I am glad the rain didn't cause any issues for you.

 

[fluffycrow]

Same here, we've not been effected. I've been hearing terrible things in the news however

By the way, sorry for disappearing