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[dsbailey70]

Viruses don't live that long outside of a host anyway, bleach just ensures they die. If that weren't the case, hospitals wouldn't use it in contaminated areas.

 

[TherryChicken]

Viruses don't live that long outside of a host anyway, bleach just ensures they die. If that weren't the case, hospitals wouldn't use it in contaminated areas.

I was just saying what I heard from some people on here. But im dealing with fungus not bacterial. I guess the fungus is so bad in my backyard that it got in my plant container and has grown a huge amount of 2 small types of mushrooms... :/..

 

[TherryChicken]

So my watermellon is destroyed and I believe my cantaloupe is too, but havent seen mushrooms yet

 

[kittybethaustin]

I actually have eight instead of seven who are laying. Forgot the Cream Legabar. These are 9 months old: 2 Black Australorps, 1 RIR, 1 GLW, 1 SLW, 1 Marans cross, 1 Buff Orp, I have one Cream Legbar who started laying a month ago at five months old. I get 4-5 eggs a week from her. For the others I can't tell who is laying what because the eggs are so similar. Except for the Buff Orp. She was laying pretty regularly but I think she slowed down from the heat. As they probably all did. Making note of which ones the heat doesn't seem to bother. I think the Black Australorps are the other steady layers in the group.

My five month old pullets are:
4 EE, 2 RIR, 4 Cuckoo Marans, 1 Buff Orp, 1 White Orp, 2 Barred Rock,

My two month old pullets are:
3 Isbars, 2 Cream Legbars, several EEs I got as chicks to resell. Waiting to see how well the five month old ones lay before I decide how many younger EEs to keep, if any.

Once everybody starts laying I may be okay for eggs for the family, but I could sell as many as I can produce in the space available. My coop size could easily be doubled in the future to give the girls more room and a some more hens. It's currently 5 ft by 10 ft and I have 1250 sq ft of chicken yard space.

 

[dstinett]

I live in dalls, probaly too far to go. I might just try and start one up if I can get permission from my mother haha. But if I can I might order 200 or someting off the internet.

I'm 4 hrs east of you. The internet is your best bet. It will be a much slower process but once your colony gets established, you'll be in the worm business. Beware of some of the worm sellers. Check reviews. Quite a few people on this site have had bad experiences

 

[Bazy]

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You are absolutely right except with parvovirus. It can live up to six months in the soil with no host. The key is vaccinating the puppies at exactly the right time when they come off their mother's milk. Parvo is everywhere, and its a sad thing to watch a puppy die from it.

 

[Brookshire11]

Brookshire, when my very first three (Black Silkie, EE, and a BR) had to be euthanized recently, due to MS and MG, the vet recommended spraying the entire coop & run, and my whole back yard with bleach. I used 1 cup to 1 gallon of water, in a sprayer. Idk whether bleach will kill that, but it's worth a shot.

I'm sorry for your losses

We got the entire inside with bleach too

I'm 4 hrs east of you. The internet is your best bet. It will be a much slower process but once your colony gets established, you'll be in the worm business. Beware of some of the worm sellers. Check reviews. Quite a few people on this site have had bad experiences

I've heard good things about...Chubby Mealworms I think? Maybe look at reviews on them?
I can't stomach them...I don't know why. No problem with spiders.

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It was really tough, he got so skinny...I'm just happy he pulled through, but from what I've seen and read, we got EXTREMELY lucky to have him pull through. The night before we took him in to the vet, I wasn't sure if he'd make it through the night. I was afraid to check on him a few times...definitely not fun.


@ShadowsFIAL I found the link!
http://www.homefarmideas.blogspot.com/2013/08/building-mealworm-farm.html

 

[ShadowsFIAL]

Anyone else have any suggestions for planting flowers around the coop? I am planning on letting Trumpet Vines take over the top of my run for shade, and planting some turk's cap on the left side and back of the coop in planter boxes. I was looking for some shorter plants to put on the right side and the front to give the chickens space to look out but still make it look nice and to cover up the chicken wire I am going to put out to deter digging from predators and pests.

 

[ShadowsFIAL]

I'm sorry for your losses

We got the entire inside with bleach too


I've heard good things about...Chubby Mealworms I think? Maybe look at reviews on them?
I can't stomach them...I don't know why. No problem with spiders.


^Yep
It was really tough, he got so skinny...I'm just happy he pulled through, but from what I've seen and read, we got EXTREMELY lucky to have him pull through. The night before we took him in to the vet, I wasn't sure if he'd make it through the night. I was afraid to check on him a few times...definitely not fun.


@ShadowsFIAL I found the link!
http://www.homefarmideas.blogspot.com/2013/08/building-mealworm-farm.html

Thanks much!

And sorry about your pup. I work at a clinic and I can't tell you how many parvo cases I have seen this year, shoot this month alone.

 

[Starfire669]

Viruses don't live that long outside of a host anyway, bleach just ensures they die. If that weren't the case, hospitals wouldn't use it in contaminated areas.

There are actually a lot of viruses, bacteria, and fungal spores that can survive outside of a host for a long time and in extreme environments.