San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[dfdesigns]

I ordered a lot last time, so don't need to order now. I do have extra bags of all kinds of things if somebody is in a bind... just let me know!

Cari - pictures, please!!!

Dana

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Cari- do you have any chick starter? I'm out of that one. I was going to go buy a bag today.

 

[chef glenn]

Hey Cara,
Have you tried the new King Organic? Sounds pretty good, the local feed store(one of them) in VC
is having a special intro price on Organic scratch from Kings for $19.95, It's pretty good, the chickens tell me..
(HH) They are expecting deliver of some bags or other feeds this week or next.
I tried the Dr. Ghyee or something additive King's is coming out with also.

Glenn

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Yes I have a bag you can buy.

 

[Laurelm]

Hi - What do you use for control of mites? I am using DE in thier feed and in coops and I am also dusting. But I think Cara uses Frontline and I wondered how much per bird ( probably I'd only use that on the seramas). Any ideas?

Thank you!

Happy Friday!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I've only ever used Ivermectin pour-on for cattle, it's a HUGE bottle for 20 bucks and will last just about forever...

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

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Yes I have a bag you can buy.

You know what, now that I think about it, it would probably not be with the trip in gas $$ to pick up just one bag. I'll just get one at the local feed store. Maybe I'll check out that Kings brand that Chef and Cara have been talking about.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

No worries!

 

[Laurelm]

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Thank you for the reply. How much do you poor on the hens? That sounds alot easier then dusting everyone.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Thank you for the reply. How much do you poor on the hens? That sounds alot easier then dusting everyone.

Ivermectin Pour-on... For the pour on Ivermectin for cattle (not Eprinex) the dosage use is as follows:

1 drop - OEGB sized small bantam female
2 drops - OEGB sized small bantam male
3 drops - average bantams
4 drops - large bantams, small commercial fowl
5 drops - most commercial fowl, small giant hens
6 drops - giant breeds of chicken

I always use a 3 cc syringe that I just take the needle off of. This makes it easier to dispense a controlled correct sized drop. It also is easier to get in-between the feathers. The best place I have found is under the wing, it's bare enough that the liquid will get right on the skin. It's a systemic control, (has to go on skin) it will kill all worms (except tape-worms) and kills all blood feeding insects. (It won't do any good if you just get it on the feathers). It won't kill any lice that just eat dander that don't actually feed off the chicken... For those kinds you will have to use dust. If you have an infestation it will need to be applied once and then again 10 days later to kill any newly hatching larva, after that you can just do it a couple times a year.

Hope this helps!