Texas

[NewbyChicknGirl]

Hello! We are outside Fort Worth. Very new to chickens. I have lots of dumb questions in spite of my great chicken book and patient lady at Tractor Supply. I have posted a few of them. Is there a chicken meet up? Where I could meet some of my fellow Fort Worth chicken friends...? or Weatherford perhaps, or Granbury, or Stephenville perhaps?

TIA.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

there are a good few of us in that area...im a bit south of ya but im sure there is something that happens around those parts. i think ShadowsFial is near you, and she has been scooping up chickens like crazy!

 

[hoffmanc]

Thanks for the chart. Just printed it and will be consulting it from now on.

 

[yinepu]

Quote:
I've been saying for years they needed leashes and kennels...

 

[yinepu]

today's incoming mail:





24 Ameracauna
24 Bantam Frizzle X (possibly) Silkie
12 Silkie X
4 Silkie X Ameracauna (one survived shipping)
4 Buff Laced or Gold Laced LF Brahma X Bantam Frizzle Cochin / Silkie
2 green Silkie / Cochin / Brahma
2 mystery eggs
4 older, end of season Sebastopol eggs (probably infertile.. but I can't complain since they were free)
and from another source.. 7 Toulouse eggs

I still have 6+ Mandarin, 6+ Bresse, 20+ Euskal Oiloa, 18 Ancona duck, and 6+ Dorking eggs that should be here eventually (in transit).. course I may have forgotten a few.. lol.. I need to check my list!

 

[StelleKitten]

Hello! We are outside Fort Worth. Very new to chickens. I have lots of dumb questions in spite of my great chicken book and patient lady at Tractor Supply. I have posted a few of them. Is there a chicken meet up? Where I could meet some of my fellow Fort Worth chicken friends...? or Weatherford perhaps, or Granbury, or Stephenville perhaps?

TIA.

Hi! I'm out near Glen Rose! Nice to meet you.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

AH HA!!!!!! i remember now!!

Can someone explain the use of diatomaceous earth? i see lots of talk about it, but have no idea what you use it for? feel like a bad chicken daddy if its osmehting they need and im not using it!

 

[yinepu]

AH HA!!!!!! i remember now!!

Can someone explain the use of diatomaceous earth? i see lots of talk about it, but have no idea what you use it for? feel like a bad chicken daddy if its osmehting they need and im not using it!

Some people add it to the feed to help deter intestinal parasites

others use it to dust the coop for mites and such

and then there is also adding it to the coop litter and dust bathing areas.


The belief is that since the diatoms have sharp edges they will cut into the exoskeletons causing the parasites to desiccate and die

edited to add:

if you decide to go with the DE.. make sure you find livestock or FOOD grade.. you want to avoid regular garden DE since it usually has pesticides added which may not be poultry friendly

 

[NewbyChicknGirl]

I Used to sprinkle a little DE on my horse grain if I suspected bugs got in the grain. It killed the bugs without harming the horse. There are different tyes of DE though so be sure you get the right kind. Looking forward to hearing how DE is used for chicken care.

*edited to fix typo

 

[yinepu]

I Used to sprinkle a little DE on my horse grain if I suspected bugs got in the grain. It killed the bugs without harming the horse. There are different tyes of DE though so be sure you get the right kind. Looking forward to hearing how DE is used for chicken care.

*edited to fix typo

lol.. go back a page

it's also used in carpets and on pets to help kill fleas

and you can even eat it yourself if you suspect you have worms


there are a lot of arguments about how effective it is.. personally I think it depends on how heavy the infestation is as to how well it will work