The road less traveled...back to good health! They have lice, mites, scale mites, worms, anemia, gl

[aoxa]

Also- I am pointedly ignoring all the cute sheep and goat photos. My friend had me *this* close to getting bottle lambs last year. I must resist the temptation! I am allergic to everything but feathers...

Poor you! I'm actually allergic to wool, and have a few hives - but am otherwise fine. I have a lot of allergies.. I went through 3 years of allergy shots and now never so much as have the sniffles hives is probably the extent of any allergic reaction now - and it's never too bad.

Not like it was.. I was awful.. Couldn't do anything at all during hay season. It was like a constant heavy cold!

 

[off-grid hen]

Should be fine then. That story makes me giggle.
Gentle paper tape
What a softie!

He is a softie when it comes to babies, animals, me, and his mother. He's tough with everything else. A Hunting, wood-splitting, diesel tractor fixing, baby and animal smoocher. He's perfect.

And with the allergies, cats send me into near anaphylaxis now. I miss having big cats and bigger dogs.

 

[aoxa]

Should be fine then. That story makes me giggle.
Gentle paper tape
What a softie!

He is a softie when it comes to babies, animals, me, and his mother. He's tough with everything else. A Hunting, wood-splitting, diesel tractor fixing, baby and animal smoocher. He's perfect.

 

[Ashdoes]

How long should I leave the ACV to sit and combine the motherless with the Mother? I don't really need it right away, so it's just in the back of the cupboard, but some kind of timeline would be great.

 

[delisha]

How long should I leave the ACV to sit and combine the motherless with the Mother? I don't really need it right away, so it's just in the back of the cupboard, but some kind of timeline would be great.

None needed really. You are good to go.

 

[delisha]

WOW Gale, I am so proud of you!

 

[Ashdoes]

How long should I leave the ACV to sit and combine the motherless with the Mother? I don't really need it right away, so it's just in the back of the cupboard, but some kind of timeline would be great.

None needed really. You are good to go.

Lol, seriously? I swear someone said something about letting it sit...it's been sitting for two weeks, it's good now? I thought I was supposed to let the mother grow or something?

 

[delisha]

Welcome to the group, sorry you had a rooster issue, sounds like you handled it perfectly. The band-aid will probably come off all on its own, however your instinct to take it off in the morning is a good one. Chickens eat the strangest things.

 

[delisha]

Quote: Lol, seriously? I swear someone said something about letting it sit...it's been sitting for two weeks, it's good now? I thought I was supposed to let the mother grow or something?
If you are making it from scratch you need to let it sit in a dark place to grow the mother. You already added the mother..you are all good.

 

[Bulldogma]

I just got back in town and haven't gotten through the new posts on this thread, but I have to share some sad news.

It's Marek's disease

It was reasonable to believe that Inga had sustained an injury, but now Frederic, the cockerel who was her best buddy, has declined to the point where she was. He had a small nail puncture wound last week which I had soaked and treated. He seemed to be getting better. Tonight when I got home, his leg was curled up the same way Inga's was - totally useless.

I'll be culling him tomorrow... he is my only crested Swedish Flower Hen

Does anyone have experience with Marek's?? And OT advice for me??

Yeah - I know it is very contagious. I'll be keeping my eye on all my other birds - none of which are showing any signs yet (that I know of). Do I clean the DL out of the coop and start over as a precaution? Do I need to spray it down with something to kill any left over virus?

Needless to say, if any of my flock shows so much as a slight limp or loss of balance in the next few weeks, they'll be culled right away. I have Frederic separated right now and hubby and I will cull him in the morning after the kids go to school (yeah - the kids will be told about our plans... sad to send them off to school knowing that, but we have to do what's best).

So yeah - I need advice on dealing with an outbreak of Marek's and preventing further losses if its possible.