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[Nksg75]

One thing that helps is to keep the grass short. Also make sure you are dumping waterers every few days and make sure there isnt standing water on the property.



I bring my dogs there for their shots and it always includes a fecal so I just bring chicken or goat poop back instead since the dogs are wormed monthly via their HW medicine anyway.

Hey thanks, I need to find out when they have that at our local TSC. Never hurst to check!!

 

[Nksg75]

One thing that helps is to keep the grass short. Also make sure you are dumping waterers every few days and make sure there isnt standing water on the property.



I bring my dogs there for their shots and it always includes a fecal so I just bring chicken or goat poop back instead since the dogs are wormed monthly via their HW medicine anyway.

Yes, thank you for that info. I will find out when they are having the next one and take some samples in!!

 

[Nksg75]

If the bubbles in the eye went away it was probably just an irritation like dirt or a peck to the eye.

I hope so. After we lost our favorites to Mareks, I thought, oh, no not another virus, or disease I can't cure!!
I just wanted to see if any other viruses, or diseases are prevalent here in south texas.
I know the mosquitos are horrid, however I am trying my best to keep those suckers at bay.
Darn near impossible task!
I recently picked up something called Sayonara bug Spray
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai...ahUKEwjtxbH82ebdAhUC9IMKHcopAY8Qwg8IKQ&adurl=
(um, this stuff really works so far)
Let's just say, that I have been battling fire ant mounds for awhile, and one cap full of this stuff literally is killing the entire mound within hours!
The feedstore did say to spray it after chickens were in for the night, and to wait to let them out to roam for at least 12-14 hours.
So needless to say, it needs some time to dissipate before chickens should come int contact with it.

 

[Nksg75]

I read somewhere on here about some pellets you get at TSC that are used in horse stalls that are duper absorbent. You can try that to combat some of the swampy. Also commercial grade sand I’ve read helps. I was thinking about getting out to see if I could find some today but it’s so gross out.

Yes, I think it's called sweet Peez, right?
I keep the coop very dry, (I try to anyway) it's just that there is a small stream near the coop, and it always fills up when a hard rain comes through.
However, when the rain just never lets up, the stream becomes a mini waterway that takes awhile to dry up.
The chickens are the ones who like going over to it all the time. I think they must find some yummy treats in there.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes, I think it's called sweet Peez, right?
I keep the coop very dry, (I try to anyway) it's just that there is a small stream near the coop, and it always fills up when a hard rain comes through.
However, when the rain just never lets up, the stream becomes a mini waterway that takes awhile to dry up.
The chickens are the ones who like going over to it all the time. I think they must find some yummy treats in there.

It’s called Sweet PDZ.

 

[elayne927]

Sad day at our house- our landlord says the roosters have to go so we're needing to find new homes for these 2 handsome guys. Both are healthy and were born sometime around early April of this year. They're used to free ranging and are good foragers and not aggressive. We're located in the Austin, TX area but might could meet up with someone.

 

[Nksg75]

You do know that they can still have Marek's even though they have been vaccinated, right?

I bet they are just feeling "off" because of the molting. The EE are probably just starting to molt.

You were right! Within the last few days I have noticed a few other hens starting to look miserable, and of course an increase of feathers in the coop.

 

[Nksg75]

Sad day at our house- our landlord says the roosters have to go so we're needing to find new homes for these 2 handsome guys. Both are healthy and were born sometime around early April of this year. They're used to free ranging and are good foragers and not aggressive. We're located in the Austin, TX area but might could meet up with someone.

That stinks! I am sorry! Is it just the roosters they want gone, or all the chickens?

 

[Kiki]

You were right! Within the last few days I have noticed a few other hens starting to look miserable, and of course an increase of feathers in the coop.

I thought mine were finished molting already. They tricked me because feathers started dropping again yesterday.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yes, I think it's called sweet Peez, right?
I keep the coop very dry, (I try to anyway) it's just that there is a small stream near the coop, and it always fills up when a hard rain comes through.
However, when the rain just never lets up, the stream becomes a mini waterway that takes awhile to dry up.
The chickens are the ones who like going over to it all the time. I think they must find some yummy treats in there.

Sweet PDZ is to combat ammonia. They may have been talking about the pelleted bedding. I use something similar in my cat's litter box.