Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Gosh I thought it was more of a Southies problem. 60 below kills those kind of flies right?! LOL. So sorry Banty on your loss too... Yeah. And I kind of wondering why she got it in the first place. She's got that spring whatever underlying thing going on I'm sure. Usually makes em weaker or prone to other problems.
I'll give her tonight and if she's looking better fine. If not then I need to just do it. Poor thing.

I have had fly strike a couple times. It sux... and stinks.

 

[jerryse]

Cable guy just left and I have a good connection now .

 

[shawluvsbirds]

The mere thought of Fly strike scares the poo out of me. I hates maggots.
The only nasty thing I hate worse than maggots is roaches.

 

[BantyChooks]

Gosh I thought it was more of a Southies problem. 60 below kills those kind of flies right?! LOL. So sorry Banty on your loss too... Yeah. And I kind of wondering why she got it in the first place. She's got that spring whatever underlying thing going on I'm sure. Usually makes em weaker or prone to other problems.
I'll give her tonight and if she's looking better fine. If not then I need to just do it. Poor thing.

It's been 60 above recently! It's definitely more prevalent down south, but I've had it happen to my birds twice now. And yes, it does seem to happen due to underlying issues. My rooster had been acting weird for the last month before he got it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

It's been 60 above recently! It's definitely more prevalent down south, but I've had it happen to my birds twice now. And yes, it does seem to happen due to underlying issues. My rooster had been acting weird for the last month before he got it.

Doesn't there have to be an open wound?

 

[BantyChooks]

Doesn't there have to be an open wound?

No, they can get it if they have diarrhea, which provides an ideal breeding location for flies (and can easily go unnoticed by humans.)

 

[shawluvsbirds]

No, they can get it if they have diarrhea, which provides an ideal breeding location for flies (and can easily go unnoticed by humans.)

Omg.
Ya. . it would have to be pretty bad for me to notice if a dux had diarrhea the way they blow out their butts sometimes.

 

[BantyChooks]

Omg.
Ya. . it would have to be pretty bad for me to notice if a dux had diarrhea the way they blow out their butts sometimes.

Heh, as long as it doesn't get on their feathers, it's fine.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I've dealt with fly strike twice also, it's the most disgusting thing.

 

[duluthralphie]

I've dealt with fly strike twice also, it's the most disgusting thing.

It is the second most disgusting thing, in chickens.

I had a fly strike in a sheep once. That was disgusting in and under the wool.