Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[kimmieskakes]

Lancaster County

Jenn

Hello Jennifer, I'm from Lancaster too...Where in Lancaster?

 

[dheltzel]

@dheltzel @Auroradream26 What medication do you guys drop on your flock again for lice and mites? I promise I’ll write it down this time!

I use Ivermectin. It is a systemic wormer that also works for sucking parasites. You put a few drops on the back of their neck, like Frontline on dogs. It is not list for chickens however, so it might be present for some time in their eggs. Most of my eggs are incubated, so I'm not concerned. but the permethrin dip is safer for eating eggs (but a *lot* more work if you have a few hundred to treat).

 

[sharron]

nice, i was born and raised just outside of dothan (45 min from panama city beach), reckon since ur on here ya might be a good person to keep in contact with hahaha

raised in ft.walton, we have a place now on jupiter lake in defuniak springs for when we become snowbirds. husband is from scottdale so when he got out of service, he came back home and i came with him, been here since 1970

 

[sharron]

I use Ivermectin. It is a systemic wormer that also works for sucking parasites. You put a few drops on the back of their neck, like Frontline on dogs. It is not list for chickens however, so it might be present for some time in their eggs. Most of my eggs are incubated, so I'm not concerned. but the permethrin dip is safer for eating eggs (but a *lot* more work if you have a few hundred to treat).

thats what i use too, i do admit i forgot about not eating the eggs tho , i don't think it hurt us tho, altho we might be parasite free too

 

[fisherlady]

So another hatch... moved the two broodies from their chosen nest boxes to a common floor box, and of course we had Mindy supervising... Got a quick video to share with hubby but decided to upload to YouTube so I could link it here for our morning dose of cuteness.

 

[fisherlady]

So for anyone used to figuring out genetics whose brain isn't as exhausted as mine is right now (Just got home from working 24 hrs straight and did coop chores, running on fumes and coffee)...

We have 2 California whites and from what I understand it is a....
Bar rock roo x white leghorn = California gray....
California gray roo x white leghorn = California white

So we have these 2 Cal Whites and they happen to be part of our White Rock rooster's favorite harem. We decided to hatch out some of their eggs. We got 4 black and 2 bright yellows ...
Is their any sex link color genetics on this generation like their is the first? Or is it just a hodge podge guessing game till the crow or lay an egg?

I am just too tired to make sense of it right now.

 

[sharron]

So another hatch... moved the two broodies from their chosen nest boxes to a common floor box, and of course we had Mindy supervising... Got a quick video to share with hubby but decided to upload to YouTube so I could link it here for our morning dose of cuteness.

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that is one fantasik dog

 

[BullChick]

Was he able to figure it out? My dad used to use those and I remember I was always intrigued by it.

Sorry. I thought I responded. He was in his sixties. He was impressed. What I did not consider was that “press one” for assistance, a survey or “English” doesn’t work.

 

[BullChick]

I am totally willing to respect opinions. It’s a must in this world! But swearing isn’t. This is a family site. A lot of words that the old BYC starred out are being used in this thread. Please remember young people read this stuff, and should not think it’s okay to speak like that.

 

[sharron]

I am totally willing to respect opinions. It’s a must in this world! But swearing isn’t. This is a family site. A lot of words that the old BYC starred out are being used in this thread. Please remember young people read this stuff, and should not think it’s okay to speak like that.

altho i have no idea what was said, i agree 100 percent