Morning all! That mysterious yellow light is coming up in the eastern sky, so I reckon it will be a good day.
It also looks like I will be scraping mud, straw and you-know-what out of the pens later today. Lovin the life.
believer01, sorry I missed your posts. I would not worry about treating a second day, but do remember to follow up in a week or so. You might also try worming with another type of wormer in the early fall just to be sure. (Don't buy any other wormers. Surely we will get together before fall, and if you remind me I will bring some little containers with some of my wormers. I bought the cattle-sized jars from a vet supply store, and I will never use it all before it expires.)
And re. your composting, from the research I have done, I feel very comfortable working chicken compost for four months before garden use, though three is probably sufficient. I like to err on the side of caution if I am feeding my veggies and herbs to other people besides myself.
CityGirl, for our next get-together we should probably plan a boating trip . . . 'specially if the weather continues the way it has been.
mommywisey, congrats on your new birds! They sure arrived at a yucky time. I agree with CityGirl; they should be fine in the rain, but for the first few days you may have to chuck them in the coop. I also tell folks to get one of those little round stick-on LED lights at Wal Mart (ours carries them in the light bulb section). They are great for young birds. You just stick one on their backs and you can find them anywhere. No seriously, you stick a light just inside the coop door, and when it's near dark you click it on to help them find their way inside. When it's dark and scary outside they gravitate toward their little night light, and when you close the coop door you just click the light off. Two or three nights of that will have your chicks trained!
stick-on LED light
Okla-DD, how's it going up your way? Got mud?? How are all those chicks you have hatched this spring? Did you ever find a home for your sweet little pig? Have you been back to OK to work on the homestead lately?
1newegg, thanks for posting the great pic of your fuzzies. Your pen sure looks all nice and dry! I am jealous.
And Holly . . . how are you girl?? Are you just drowning out on the hillside? Hope all your chicks are doing well. Those little Dolly chicks are taking forever to feather out - - they are almost 3 weeks old, and barely have wing feathers going. They are growing, though, and scooting all over the place. Neat colors too!
Remember when I mentioned some birds just seem genetically less robust than others? Well, I have one of those here under my kitchen table. She's sitting on a heating pad eating chick crumble and drinking Gatorade. Hmph. . . maybe she's actually smarter than the other birds??
Enjoy the day!
It also looks like I will be scraping mud, straw and you-know-what out of the pens later today. Lovin the life.
believer01, sorry I missed your posts. I would not worry about treating a second day, but do remember to follow up in a week or so. You might also try worming with another type of wormer in the early fall just to be sure. (Don't buy any other wormers. Surely we will get together before fall, and if you remind me I will bring some little containers with some of my wormers. I bought the cattle-sized jars from a vet supply store, and I will never use it all before it expires.)
And re. your composting, from the research I have done, I feel very comfortable working chicken compost for four months before garden use, though three is probably sufficient. I like to err on the side of caution if I am feeding my veggies and herbs to other people besides myself.
CityGirl, for our next get-together we should probably plan a boating trip . . . 'specially if the weather continues the way it has been.
mommywisey, congrats on your new birds! They sure arrived at a yucky time. I agree with CityGirl; they should be fine in the rain, but for the first few days you may have to chuck them in the coop. I also tell folks to get one of those little round stick-on LED lights at Wal Mart (ours carries them in the light bulb section). They are great for young birds. You just stick one on their backs and you can find them anywhere. No seriously, you stick a light just inside the coop door, and when it's near dark you click it on to help them find their way inside. When it's dark and scary outside they gravitate toward their little night light, and when you close the coop door you just click the light off. Two or three nights of that will have your chicks trained!
stick-on LED light
Okla-DD, how's it going up your way? Got mud?? How are all those chicks you have hatched this spring? Did you ever find a home for your sweet little pig? Have you been back to OK to work on the homestead lately?
1newegg, thanks for posting the great pic of your fuzzies. Your pen sure looks all nice and dry! I am jealous.
And Holly . . . how are you girl?? Are you just drowning out on the hillside? Hope all your chicks are doing well. Those little Dolly chicks are taking forever to feather out - - they are almost 3 weeks old, and barely have wing feathers going. They are growing, though, and scooting all over the place. Neat colors too!
Remember when I mentioned some birds just seem genetically less robust than others? Well, I have one of those here under my kitchen table. She's sitting on a heating pad eating chick crumble and drinking Gatorade. Hmph. . . maybe she's actually smarter than the other birds??
Enjoy the day!
