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[Stumpfarmer]

[COLOR=800080]Sevin Dust or Eprinex?[/COLOR] Well, I'm almost out of Sevin to dust for the probable mites on my BSL. I don't much like dusting chickens so I'm thinking about switching to Eprinex. But I've never used it and don't know the pros and cons. It sounds like it's easier to apply and lasts longer than Sevin, is that true? What would y'all do?

I use Permetrin II (a small super condensed little bottle) add 3-4 Tablespoons per gallon, and spray everything, even birds, coops, everything. Directions are on the bottle. In early spring I buy 4-5 bottles to last me all year...oh I use it on some trees

Thank you all for your input on this! I've been researching more so I can get it into my brain. That takes time. lol I've had a hard time finding them locally. Farmland and Cenex don't carry them. Dell has Eprinex for $43. Wilco has it for $47, and Permectrin II for $12. And of course tax on top of those. Expensive buggers! And there's enough Eprinex to last the rest of my life! Where do you guys get this stuff? I found it mail order at ValleyVet .com for less, but it's still around $50 for both. I tried to sort out the details (below). Did I get it right? Vermifuge: A new word for me: A less often used word for antihelminthic. It refers to a treatment used to expel parasitic worms from the intestinal tract. Eprinex: For internal and external parasite control, applied topically. Active ingredient: eprinomectin 7 days of control for mites & lice, 21 days for internal worms 1ml to 22 lb of body weight in cattle [SIZE=11pt][COLOR=000000] Usually by syringe 0.5cc for large fowl, 0.25cc for bantams[/COLOR][/SIZE] Repeat after 14 days Cost: about $46 and will last about 25 years! Permectrin II: Insecticide spray with 30 day residual effect. Active ingredient: 10% Permithrin 0.3 oz. per gallon of water to spray the chickens 1.3 oz. per gallon of water to treat the coop (4x stronger) Reapply after 14 days Cost: about $14 for 8 oz. and will last about 3 years.

I went through my sister's vet catalogues on Thanksgiving, and the smallest Eprinex is around $40 no matter who carries it; the one catalogue that has it for $36 has a $100 minimum order, so there you go. I'm inured to the price of vet supplies: amounts for cattle make $43 for enough eprinex to treat all the chickens I'm ever likely to own look trivial (we just went through about $1600 worth of wormer and vaccine at weaning) but on the other hand $43 is about what I've got left in my Christmas budget.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Our last greyhound is 14 and their average lifespan is 12-14 years. I have no idea when she's going to pass on. She's like the Energizer bunny, she just keeps going and going. She had a stroke a few months ago and we were ready to put her down, but she was not ready to go and has mostly recovered. She has her good days and bad days, and we can't tell if she's senile or incontinent or both. She wants to go out 6-8 times a day, sometimes right after she gets back in. Maybe she feels the urge to go again, or maybe she forgot that she already did? Who knows. She's always been given a treat after doing her business, but now she'll eat it and then come stare at me again as if she forgot she already had it. She can hold it through a regular night, but if we sleep in sometimes she has accidents (sleeping in is much rarer these days with a toddler). She's been on Proin for bladder control ever since she was put on Phenobarbitol for seizures (greyhounds are freaking expensive!), so we can't do much more if she starts leaving puddles in the house.

I am so jealous of dogs that only poop once a day. All of mine always did 2+, and we feed Kirkland as well. The front yard is a minefield, and I have a hard time finding the motivation to scoop it in the cold rain.

Jennifer

Ruby is going to be 15 in February, and she's half Chesepeake: her mother, Sally, died at 11. Griz is going to be 16 next month, but Aussie/Border Collies live a long time: if he survives losing Ruby he may go on annoying me for a while. Dogs take the loss of their pack mates hard, though, so I'm not counting on it.

 

[JennS]

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Yeah, we lost our other greyhound this summer to bone cancer. I often wonder if she is looking for him when she goes to the gate and stares out at the street. Poor lonely old girl.

I just can't get another dog right now to keep her company, and I don't think she'd be happy going to another home with greyhounds just to have a four legged pack. I guess she's content with having a human family and getting to sniff all the dog owners who visit.

Like you, I am surprised each morning when our old pets are still around. And sometimes during the day I go looking for the cat or stare at the dog to make sure she's breathing.

Jennifer

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Yeah, we lost our other greyhound this summer to bone cancer. I often wonder if she is looking for him when she goes to the gate and stares out at the street. Poor lonely old girl.

I just can't get another dog right now to keep her company, and I don't think she'd be happy going to another home with greyhounds just to have a four legged pack. I guess she's content with having a human family and getting to sniff all the dog owners who visit.

Like you, I am surprised each morning when our old pets are still around. And sometimes during the day I go looking for the cat or stare at the dog to make sure she's breathing.

Jennifer

My Ausie is gonna be 12 on Christmas. He has gone down hill this year. He is mostly blind from cataracts and is losing his hearing. He doesn't hear the sliding glass door anymore. He is still happy though, just sleeps a lot more. He still follows the chickens to eat the poo, his nose still works great. But I know the day is coming when he will either just pass or have to be put down. Not looking forward to that day.

 

[SadieSue]

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You have a list KMH? I'd love to have you PM it to me as well please!

 

[Greg Richardson]

For those of a certain age...​

Your youth in pictures How many do you remember?

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have lived!

 

[DeesHens]

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Thank you very much Chickielady for posting pics of your set up. Looks like a well secured area for sure. We are still hashing things out so really appreciate your input. I have not seen the type of stuff at the top of your fencing before. If you purchased it may I ask what is the name of it so I can go learn about it? Thanks so much. ~Dee~

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Gotta tell ya though, sometimes I wonder about people. Ever since a neighbor told my kids to stop bouncing a basketball in the cul-de-sac because it was too noisy, I've been on edge. I hate that feeling of walking on eggshells in your own neighborhood just to keep peace. Of course, I was just spiteful enough to have spent the next two weeks playing basketball WITH my kids in the cul-de-sac for a couple of hours each evening after that happened. As far as I know they haven't sent my kids back into the yard since. As far as I'm concerned if people want to live in a quiet 55+ environment, they need to move to a 55+ environment, because kids need to be allowed to be kids.

My husband said some of our neighbors are the type of people whose houses he would have egged when he was a teen. It made me laugh, especially thinking they'd better watch out - our kids will be teens in a few years, and we have a steady supply of eggs. LOL!

But please don't waste nice fresh eggs. let the eggs set out and get good and ripe first !!
I once had a neighbor here complain to another about the "noise" I make. Like saws, grinders, tractor etc. She soon learned what noisy really is. The shop stereo came on at 6:00. I need to hear music where ever I am on the front of 13 acres. Then I turned on the big work lights which just happened to need to be pointed toward her windows so I could see to safely run the chainsaw and log splitter. 8:00 I got quiet for a bit then at it again at 2:00 when I knew she liked to take a nap. And back at it about 8:00pm until 10:00pm. I do have some courtesy see from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am is quiet time to me. well it only took a few days and she was ready to call a truce!

That is way to funny!

We have had to do stuff like that before. Back in April when I had that tubel pregnancy that had to be removed, I was trying to sleep away the pain and my emotions. About 9am our neighbors turned on their "mexican" music, which normaly we don't mind even when it is REALLY loud. It was keeping me awake and in pain. DH went over and kind of explained what was going on and that I really needed rest and asked if just for the next few days they would keep the music down. The neighbor said sorry and DH came home. 5 min later they turned the music up louder! I did not want to deal with police or fights so I just told DH to leave them be and we would deal with it a different day. A few days later I was feeling good enough to hang out out side with DH and friends and the neighbors just happen to be having a b-day party with loud music. So we turned on the shop stereo which is right on the street, turned on the house stereo to the same "rap" station (more annoying to bump rap than country) opened all the windows. It was as loud as a concert. We started up the race car, and our friends diesel trucks, (which all have big systems in them) and took to the street for smoke shows. The neighbor, his wife and their guests all came out to the street to complain. I was the only one not in a car, so I went and talked to them. I told the wife why we were doing it and that it was because her DH could not be respectful just for a day or two and that we treat people the way they treat us. Not only did I get him back by having DH do all of this, but the wife did not know about him being an A** to us and he got in big trouble from her and we kept up threw the whole party.

LOL My DS's grandma just came by to pick up my DS to go to his Dads this weekend. She has a lot of chickens and has the same prob that we all do...Chicken math. When ever she comes to get DS I get to talk chicken. Just now when she picked him up she was looking in my coop and saw the two gold laced wyandotes that I got from Jennifer the other day and she flipped, she begged me for them. So I figured I would be nice and give them to her. After all she does a lot for my DS and she is a great lady with an awsome set up for her chickens. They will be in a good home.
SEE PEEPS I am NOT the only one who believes no bad deed should go un-punished. But wait a minute RACE CAR?? Whatchu talkin bout willis ???

And KUDO's to you for the gifting of the chooks. I really like to see it when ex's (etc) can be civil on behalf of those who suffer the greatest loss in divorce, THE CHILDREN !!!!

 

[DeesHens]

Quote: Mine is always the first to come greet me and has a great personality. She keeps peace in my mixed layer flock, without being a brute.
Here is a picture of her as a chick, you can see the penguin resemblance:


Oh my! You just cannot get much cuter than that!

Thanks for sharing the wonderful pic and how great your BA hen is. Sure am looking forward to having some. ~Dee~
Pudge is the chubby-faced penguin baby (right). Pengin is standing next to her. I will try to keep quiet once again.

Oh my gosh! Pudge would melt a heart of stone. Did you ever see such a cutie pie. Thanks so much for sharing. ~Dee~

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

For those of a certain age...​

Your youth in pictures How many do you remember?

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have lived!

Thanks, Greg. This took me on a trip down memory lane, even at my young 40 years of age.