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[My peeps]

You can use Sevin dust or permethrin spray on the nests & bedding but ivermectin is better for the birds. You can get it in the cattle meds section of any farm supply store. Get ivomectin cattle pour on. A small bottle is about $15 & should last a year or longer on a small flock even if you treat monthly. It takes care of lice, mites, fleas, ticks, worms & can also be used on dogs & cats (same med as in frontline). Use a dropper to spread doses under wings, near vent & on back of neck. Dosages are as follows:
.5ml for adult large fowl
.25ml for juvenile large fowl & adult bantams
1-2 drops on back of neck for chicks

Do you have to toss eggs while treating?

 

[fisherlady]

Hi Y'all!

30 pages of unread messages, so I might never get caught up.    Figured I'd pop in and say Hi, rather than just go MIA. Your garden pix are making me jealous - none here this year.  I finally got a couple tomato plants and am going to put them in an empty hoop coop, since I didn't get my raised beds built and we didn't get to till anything. Hubby darlin recently spent 8 days in the hospital with an infection related to his hip replacement. He's on the mend but not exactly ready to help with farm projects.

DH hired someone to clean out all my chicken pens for me, and it was a wonderful boost to how frustrated I was feeling with being behind on every single project. About a dozen of my hens went to live with one of my friends, so there are a few less mouths to feed. A couple girls are broody. Finally had a successful hatch - 36 new babies, faverolles, mostly BBS ameraucanas and a few marans. With luck, I'll have baby Narri turkeys next week.

Thats all that's new here.

Glad you stopped in! Have missed ya! That really sucks about your DH...hopefully he is on the mend now. << insert hug emoticon here, since I can't from my phone! >>

Really cool that you got some help getting the basics caught up, I can only imagine the frustration and worry you've been going through! Hopefully he is back on his feet soon and you can get back to your normal summer activities!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Hi Y'all!

30 pages of unread messages, so I might never get caught up.

Figured I'd pop in and say Hi, rather than just go MIA. Your garden pix are making me jealous - none here this year. I finally got a couple tomato plants and am going to put them in an empty hoop coop, since I didn't get my raised beds built and we didn't get to till anything. Hubby darlin recently spent 8 days in the hospital with an infection related to his hip replacement. He's on the mend but not exactly ready to help with farm projects.

DH hired someone to clean out all my chicken pens for me, and it was a wonderful boost to how frustrated I was feeling with being behind on every single project. About a dozen of my hens went to live with one of my friends, so there are a few less mouths to feed. A couple girls are broody. Finally had a successful hatch - 36 new babies, faverolles, mostly BBS ameraucanas and a few marans. With luck, I'll have baby Narri turkeys next week.

Thats all that's new here.

Such a bummer about DH, hope everything starts falling into place for you. Also... can I pic your brain? I have some turkey poults that are 2 weeks old. Not sure what breed, we think we have it narrowed down to either, Wild, BBB, or Narragansett, since you have the Narris, what do you think?

Quote: Yes you do. I think it wasn't mentioned because Kling isn't getting any eggs just yet.

WING and TROYER, Great Pics!! Super way to start my morning looking at them.

 

[SilkieSensation]

You can use Sevin dust or permethrin spray on the nests & bedding but ivermectin is better for the birds. You can get it in the cattle meds section of any farm supply store. Get ivomectin cattle pour on. A small bottle is about $15 & should last a year or longer on a small flock even if you treat monthly. It takes care of lice, mites, fleas, ticks, worms & can also be used on dogs & cats (same med as in frontline). Use a dropper to spread doses under wings, near vent & on back of neck. Dosages are as follows:
.5ml for adult large fowl
.25ml for juvenile large fowl & adult bantams
1-2 drops on back of neck for chicks

Do you have to toss eggs while treating?

You do for the Sevin & permethrin but not for the ivermectin. If you are not putting the Sevin & permethrin directly on the birds & are just putting it under the bedding & in the bottom of nest boxes you should be fine. Ivermectin is human-safe because it is the same med used to treat humans for worms. There is such a tiny amount that would pass to the eggs that it is not harmful to people. Ivermectin does not require re-treating in 7 days like most other treatments do. It is only to me used once per month at the most. Personally, I treat 3-4 times per year & it does great.

 

[sharron]

Hi Y'all!

30 pages of unread messages, so I might never get caught up.

Figured I'd pop in and say Hi, rather than just go MIA. Your garden pix are making me jealous - none here this year. I finally got a couple tomato plants and am going to put them in an empty hoop coop, since I didn't get my raised beds built and we didn't get to till anything. Hubby darlin recently spent 8 days in the hospital with an infection related to his hip replacement. He's on the mend but not exactly ready to help with farm projects.

DH hired someone to clean out all my chicken pens for me, and it was a wonderful boost to how frustrated I was feeling with being behind on every single project. About a dozen of my hens went to live with one of my friends, so there are a few less mouths to feed. A couple girls are broody. Finally had a successful hatch - 36 new babies, faverolles, mostly BBS ameraucanas and a few marans. With luck, I'll have baby Narri turkeys next week.

Thats all that's new here.

hope your hubby heals and gets to feeling better soon, also that you are ok too.

 

[chiques chicks]

@wingstone Bob eggs are pure white and kind of pointy on the small end, almost triangular.

 

[Katt66]

You do for the Sevin & permethrin but not for the ivermectin. If you are not putting the Sevin & permethrin directly on the birds & are just putting it under the bedding & in the bottom of nest boxes you should be fine. Ivermectin is human-safe because it is the same med used to treat humans for worms. There is such a tiny amount that would pass to the eggs that it is not harmful to people. Ivermectin does not require re-treating in 7 days like most other treatments do. It is only to me used once per month at the most. Personally, I treat 3-4 times per year & it does great.

While we're on the subject of treating lice and mites... I get DE powder with permethrin from TSC and powder my guys twice a year. I've done it so far this past fall and early spring anyway. I haven't seen any mites so I'm assuming it's been working.

I'm just questioning it now though because I bought my older daughter two old bantam cochin hens last night at the livestock auction at Renninger's. They have mites. I was going to stop at TSC on my way to work today and get my usual powder and dust the whole coop full of birds. But just wanted to run it by you guys first since it's come up in conversation. And see what everybody thinks of the stuff. It's the stuff you can dust plants with as well to keep bugs off of them. I usually pour it into a shallow litter pan and then sort of "dredge" the birds through it like I'm breading pork chops. Sort of put them in there and fluff them down into the powder and sprinkle it over their butts and up under their wings really good.

Just looked it up online. This is the stuff I always get for them...

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...ory_rn=&top_category=&urlLangId=&cm_vc=-10005

 

[barbiegirl]

Hi Y'all!

30 pages of unread messages, so I might never get caught up.

Figured I'd pop in and say Hi, rather than just go MIA. Your garden pix are making me jealous - none here this year. I finally got a couple tomato plants and am going to put them in an empty hoop coop, since I didn't get my raised beds built and we didn't get to till anything. Hubby darlin recently spent 8 days in the hospital with an infection related to his hip replacement. He's on the mend but not exactly ready to help with farm projects.

DH hired someone to clean out all my chicken pens for me, and it was a wonderful boost to how frustrated I was feeling with being behind on every single project. About a dozen of my hens went to live with one of my friends, so there are a few less mouths to feed. A couple girls are broody. Finally had a successful hatch - 36 new babies, faverolles, mostly BBS ameraucanas and a few marans. With luck, I'll have baby Narri turkeys next week.

Thats all that's new here.

Hope your hubby feels better soon!

 

[hoganTEF]

Hi - New chicken owner from Chester County…. Maybe someone local can help me out with a few things? First, can I move my 8 week old chicks outside to their new coop today? Without a heat lamp? Second, it appears that 5 of my 6 chicks may be roosters. How can I find new homes for the roosters ( I may keep one ), and where can I find some new friends of same age for the single hen? What is the method to introduce new chickens to the group?
Thank you for any help you can offer !

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Hi - New chicken owner from Chester County…. Maybe someone local can help me out with a few things?   First, can I move my 8 week old chicks outside to their new coop today?  Without a heat lamp?  Second, it appears that 5 of my 6 chicks may be roosters.  How can I find new homes for the roosters ( I may keep one ), and where can I find some new friends of same age for the single hen?  What is the method to introduce new chickens to the group?  
Thank you for any help you can offer !

Hey neighbor! Chester County here too. 8 weeks is plenty old enough to be outside, even with the cold we're having. I normally wean my birds from heat, taking it away first during the day, then all away, then outside they go! Rehoming roosters: if they're pure bred, you may find someone willing to buy or just take them. If they're not, they will most likely be eaten. You can sell them at the local auctions (Roots or green dragon). Integrating birds: first, quarantine the incoming birds and watch for signs of illness. Birds of the same age integrate best, introduce them first by caging your new birds close enough (after quarantine) to see and hear each other, but not hurt each other for at least a day or 2. When putting them in the same coop, do it at night by placing the new birds on the roosts next to your existing birds when everyone is asleep.