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

[Bulldogma]

 

[Beekissed]

Isn't that a classic pic? It just begs to be photo shopped....

 

[Eowyn2]

Trematodes aren't nematodes. They're a type of parasite called a "fluke".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematode

 

[Beekissed]

Trematodes aren't nematodes. They're a type of parasite called a "fluke".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematode

I mis-read that post! Thanks for the head's up! I read nematodes..... have them on the mind lately after reading some studies about deep litter.

 

[Beekissed]

What? No EWWWWWWW, GROSSSSS! from the crowd over these pics?

I expected to hear a lot of comments on just how horrible and gross looking those vent pics were...

 

[bruceh]

Isn't that a classic pic? It just begs to be photo shopped....

i don't know bee, but the mad vent pic needs some glasses and you have jerry garcia on heroin.

 

[Beekissed]

I was thinking the same thing....sunglasses and a cigarette!

 

[Beekissed]

Forgot to add another thing we did tonight...the black star hen is no more. I won't go into details here but during the cull, several things were noted that only reinforced the choice to eliminate this bird. Good cull.

 

[KPenley]

Subscribing to this beautiful story...not beautiful because of the beginning, but because of the healthy positive future it promises. Keep up the great work!

 

[MsSilkie]

Ok we are underway for fermented feed here.. We only have two hens and one rooster so I have started small. Mixed layer pellets and whole grain scratch mix with some left over rabbit pellets ( sadly our beloved midnight passed away a few weeks ago) in water and added my unfiltered ACV. Note got it from our local health food shop. It's Bragg brand. You should have seen the look I got in the snotty health food shop when I said it was for my chickens.. Priceless....

I had zip idea on how much AVC to add. A few gluggs was all I could find in the FF thread. So I put in about 100 Mls into about 8 liters of water ? Is that too much ???? I live in dawin Australia and its the Build Up Season so it's about 33 degrees Celsius in the day and about 23 c at night so I don't think fermenting will take long.

Ok my questions are.

Did I use to much AVC
I had to add more and mare water as the mixture absorbed a lot. is that right? as in keep it fully emerged in water.

So excited, the chicken queen ( number two daughter ) is worried I am going to poison her babies..