Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[Sally Sunshine]

Crap, Sally is back and I gotta leave,,,,,5 to 5 workdays for the next 2...

that sucks wing, you know my thoughts already! But you go woman!

 

[stake]

hey all:

a pair of ducks...https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/796426/2-ducks-need-new-home-outside-philadelphia-pa

and there's also a Langshan roo in Newtown, PA for re-homing.

 

[BirdbyGavin1103]

Rutt ruh...Gavin saw the Temp-tation chicken sets...and so did I

 

[rdilbarova]

Ummmm...about 4 times as many eggs as I was supposed to send...LOL You will like them, I promise.

I bury the bottoms of the wire in my runs. For the turkeys & chickens I nail or staple the wire to a piece of 1x2 or 2x4 along the entire length 1st to keep them from gigging it up. For the waterfowl I don't worry quite as much about the digging. They tend to bury fencing more than they tend to dig it up. My turkey run is chicken wire on top as well because I was afraid they would go through the wildlife netting since they are so big. My muscovies haven't even tried to get out. Occasionally a young pullet will get startled & go flapping into the netting, but that's why it's there, to keep them from going over the fence. My cat & kittens climb the fence & netting both & run along the support beams overhead. It's actually stronger than it looks. We've had the 1st 1 up since about March & had no problems even before getting the top on in April. The only problem I ever have is kids & a man who forget to close gates completely. We have several neighbor dogs who visit frequently & have had no casualties even though the dogs would love a chicken dinner.

You can treat the snuffles & runny nose with Vaporub if you don't have VetRx. Just smear a little under each wing on each bird. They get the effects when they tuck their head under their wing to sleep. Once you are better able to identify the ailment you can add additional meds as needed. The Vaporub or VetRx will help keep them breathing well & interested in eating & drinking so they don't get weakened.

Head shaking could be mites/lice. Treat them with ivomectin (cattle pour-on). Tractor Supply & Rural King carry it as should any farm supply or feed mill. Use .5ml on adult large fowl, .25 ml on juvenile large fowl & adult bantams, & just a couple drops on chicks & juvenile bantams. Spread the dose under wings, on back of neck & near vent.

The treatments you guys know are priceless! Thanks so much!

 

[rdilbarova]

Sulmet is not available under that name for some reason, I keep cheaper versions in my chicken med cabinet. At some point I will take pics and explain everything I keep in it and why. We have done a lot of research on the diary thread and ozexpat knows his meds from profession so he has been Godsend to that thread! We even came across a much better cocci med. I can share with you later or if someone who is also on that thread with us can paste it here that would be cool too! Anyone who incubates is always welcome to join the thread, always some great discussion about health hatching and so on! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-air-cell-detatched-shipped-eggs/18510 that is also the cocci med link!




Sulfamethoxine (Dimethox)

http://www.jefferspet.com/di-methox-soluble/camid/LIV/cp/A2-DA/

http://www.jefferspet.com/smz-med-454/camid/LIV/cp/MOB-S1/

Thank you so, so, so, so much!

 

[nbenevento]

I just thought I would share this picture covering all the potential food in my back yard all concentrated into one place. A large deer standing under an apple tree with my chickens right next to it all. Who has a recipe that includes eggs, venison, chicken and apples?

 

[patrickschick]

I just thought I would share this picture covering all the potential food in my back yard all concentrated into one place. A large deer standing under an apple tree with my chickens right next to it all. Who has a recipe that includes eggs, venison, chicken and apples?

Excellent!

 

[stake]

I just thought I would share this picture covering all the potential food in my back yard all concentrated into one place. A large deer standing under an apple tree with my chickens right next to it all. Who has a recipe that includes eggs, venison, chicken and apples?

really nice....that is one big apple tree....do you know what type...need to plant one of those!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: of course! I don't go to TSC much so I am not sure what they keep in stock but they are always a call away! good luck with them!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I just thought I would share this picture covering all the potential food in my back yard all concentrated into one place. A large deer standing under an apple tree with my chickens right next to it all. Who has a recipe that includes eggs, venison, chicken and apples?

YUM!