Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[CoopDeDoo]

Recall on Purina feed :http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

I have a bag of the recalled feed - these feeds were distributed to Washington and Oregon feed stores

Edit to add: After checking with my local feed store this morning - my bag is the same LOT but different DATE than the recall. Whew!

 

[melAnconaMom]

Welcome neighbor - did you get your ducklings at Skagit Farmers Supply ( Cenex)? I'm in OH also   Watch out for racoons and when they are old enough to be outside - eagles. Know lots of folks here that have lost ducks and chickens to eagles - yes even in city limits.

no I got my ducks from an organic farm out in concrete. and I'm quite aware of the eagles around here.. though I seem to only see huge crows.

 

[CarolynF]

Recall on Purina feed :http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

I have a bag of the recalled feed - these feeds were distributed to Washington and Oregon feed stores

Thank you for posting this. I checked mine, it's ok.

 

[CarolynF]

Does anyone here use Safeguard to treat their chickens for tapeworms? I have never used it but was considering trying it for the new chicken. hes been treated with ivomec which covers a wide array of gastrointestinal round worms, lung & heart worms as well as lice & mites. but everything ive read on it says it doesnt treat tapeworms. The safeguard does but I am unsure of the oral dosage for a LF chicken.

Hi Bleenie,

For tape worms you'll need something other than Safeguard. Here is some product and dosage information that may help you.

Fenbendazole/Safeguard/Panacur 10% paste -- for all except tapeworms.
Use a pea size amt., overdosing isn't a big worry so "pea size" isn't precise. Half that for chick or bantam. Some it stuff inside a raspberry to make it appealing. Repeat in 10 days. Withdrawal 14 days after last treatment.

Valbazen (active ingredient Albendazole) Treats all types of worms.
It’s administered orally. Dosage is 1/2cc for standard size and 1/4cc for smaller birds. Redose again in 10 days. There's a 24 day withdrawal start to finish, thus 14 days after last treatment. It's best administered to chickens using a syringe (without needle) for measurement purposes.

Zimecterin GOLD (ivermectin 1.55% / praziquantel 7.75%) paste Treats worms including tapeworms.
Use a pea size amt. on a small piece of bread for each bird. Half that for chick or bantam. Repeat in 10 days. Withdrawal 14 days after last treatment.

 

[Chickielady]

Recall on Purina feed :http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

I have a bag of the recalled feed - these feeds were distributed to Washington and Oregon feed stores

Edit to add: After checking with my local feed store this morning - my bag is the same LOT but different DATE than the recall. Whew!

At least it isn't poisoned feed or contaminated with poisonous bacteria...there have been issues with that before !
I must have 12 50# bags of feed stored up, Del's, Flockraiser & Layena...taking it back to each store of purchase would be a major pain & the rear !

 

[LaurelC]

Anyone using scratch & peck over purina etc?

 

[Duck Drover]

Recall on Purina feed :http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm393549.htm

I have a bag of the recalled feed - these feeds were distributed to Washington and Oregon feed stores  
Edit to add: After checking with my local feed store this morning - my bag is the same LOT but different DATE than the recall. Whew!

 

[Duck Drover]

My quote and reply posted before I was able to add a reply!

I called Reber Ranch in Auburn and they did not get a recall notice so they should not have had any of the recalled feed. That is where I usually get my Flock Raiser and Chick starter but I bought 4 bags of Flock Raiser at the Grange in Issaquah this weekend since they have a sale and I go through it so fast. I will call them once I look up their number.

 

[Hinotori]

Flock raiser isn't on the list.

 

[Duck Drover]

I am getting some odd shaped eggs from time to time. The one in the center is the plastic nest egg while the one on the left is an Orpington egg and the one on the right is an Easter Egger egg. I am obviously not hatching these so the shape does not matter but I am curious how chickens manage to lay such odd shaped eggs sometimes. I thought at first they were double yolks but when I crack them open there is only a single yolk. I had one egg that was a double yolk that was so big that I thought it was triplets. The winter hatched pullets that are starting to lay have been putting out small first eggs that look even smaller compared to the eggs I am getting from my hens!