South Carolina

[dixiebeast]

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Have you googled this? I tried googling it for you and it really depends on the type of cedar you are talking about. Some can be bad, some not, the amount they eat can also be the issue. I would try to rake any extras up and watch their dropping. You will know in a day or two if they are giving the birds a problem but I would not think the problem will be an over night thing.

Hope this helps....

Yes I did but prob is i dont know what kind it is....I just bought her these birds!!! I am worried but she is gonna watch close for a reaction....she tried to rake but the berries are very small?! THANKS!

 

[gvilledh]

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Have you googled this? I tried googling it for you and it really depends on the type of cedar you are talking about. Some can be bad, some not, the amount they eat can also be the issue. I would try to rake any extras up and watch their dropping. You will know in a day or two if they are giving the birds a problem but I would not think the problem will be an over night thing.

Hope this helps....

If the berries are blue, and if it is one of the tall conical shaped cedars, it is probably an Eastern Red cedar. They get berries instead of pine cones. From what I've read so far, the berries may be toxic if a lot are eaten at once. Birds, especially cedar waxwings, however love them! I agree with the advice of watch and see how they react to the ones they have had so far.

 

[dixiebeast]

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Have you googled this? I tried googling it for you and it really depends on the type of cedar you are talking about. Some can be bad, some not, the amount they eat can also be the issue. I would try to rake any extras up and watch their dropping. You will know in a day or two if they are giving the birds a problem but I would not think the problem will be an over night thing.

Hope this helps....

If the berries are blue, and if it is one of the tall conical shaped cedars, it is probably an Eastern Red cedar. They get berries instead of pine cones. From what I've read so far, the berries may be toxic if a lot are eaten at once. Birds, especially cedar waxwings, however love them! I agree with the advice of watch and see how they react to the ones they have had so far.

She said they LOVED them...I just hope they show symptoms if its a prob and we can move them intime...she lives about 50 mins from me or I would be there watching...these are actually supposed to be Americanas we got at the 4H sale...the clemson rep said they were and not EEs and we met the breeder and she got a Roo from them after that is a Roo they were raised with this spring...I pray its all gonna be fine!!! She really wanted these birds!!!

 

[gvilledh]

After helping Lou Ann's son build a real gate for the run today, and then making a real sandbox for the girls to take dustbaths in, Lou Ann and I went to Blueberry Hill to get a silkie. We had sent Lucy, our silkie to live at Blueberry Hill and she had an aggressive one she needed to rehome. She thought she might do okay with our flock (this little girl would chest bump her Marans-but she only did that once). We brought her home and Lou wanted to see what the girls would do. It wasn't pretty. They were all over her. We quickly put her in the wire crate in the run. She was happier and they were curious. In a couple of days, we will see who might be the best buddy for her and put them together and see if they will bond before letting her out with everyone else.

Here is the gang, checking her out. Her name is Calamity Jane

Maranda thinks Calamity's food looks better than what they have...

Of course, someone had to get on top of the crate (I think it was the mealworms they were really going after!).

 

[RedBugPoultry]

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If the berries are blue, and if it is one of the tall conical shaped cedars, it is probably an Eastern Red cedar. They get berries instead of pine cones. From what I've read so far, the berries may be toxic if a lot are eaten at once. Birds, especially cedar waxwings, however love them! I agree with the advice of watch and see how they react to the ones they have had so far.

She said they LOVED them...I just hope they show symptoms if its a prob and we can move them intime...she lives about 50 mins from me or I would be there watching...these are actually supposed to be Americanas we got at the 4H sale...the clemson rep said they were and not EEs and we met the breeder and she got a Roo from them after that is a Roo they were raised with this spring...I pray its all gonna be fine!!! She really wanted these birds!!!

Watch for very runny diarrhea, blood in dropping, and dropping being an unusual color such as teal blue/green. Please let us know how it goes with this!!

I had some young chickens last year eat Dog Fennel that was growing in their pen, which I now know can poison them--it caused their droppings to be a bright teal blue/green which was from the bile off the liver I believe.

 

[dixiebeast]

Thanks Red Bug!!

 

[Cpntherfan]

any chicken lover must read Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance. So far its a humerous good read

 

[Joycats]

Red Bug - I've candled the guinea eggs and guess what.....they're all showing veins except for maybe one (can't be sure about that one). I'm so excited! They look great, just wanted to let you know.

 

[Moonchild]

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Don'tcha just Love good news!!! that's Awesome!!!!!

 

[Blueberry Hill]

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Hope they can get along. It was hilarious to see her go up and 'chest bump' a bird that weight more than twice what she did.