Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[CGilbert]

Okily dokily, here we go. I've compiled a list of people and poultry parasite prevention and passing. Some foods/herbs I didn't include because of known issues in birds, like peppers. Some of these are for immune system boosting and toxin absorbtion but most contain Berberine a compound found in many plants that's properties work on yeast, bacteria, parasites, cancer, inflamation, and more. Remember that herbal use needs to be respected just as chemical medicines. These are only suggestions to pique interest or to use as y'all feel fit.

Garlic
Wormwood
Clove oil
Thyme
Oregano (oil of)
Chinese Gold thread
(Everyone's favorite subject)DE
Golden Seal
Echinacea
Oregon Grape Root
Pomegranate Seeds
Raw Pumpkin Seeds

Most of these can be added to food or treats

What about apple cider vinegar

 

[Cockatrice6420]

What about apple cider vinegar

As far as I have seen apple cider vinegar is great for sour crop (yeast infection/thrush) and for immune system support, but the sites I looked at didn't say anything about it for intestinal parasites. Then again, alot of folks don't think DE is worth much either. If c
Vinegar works for you than keep it up

 

[JulesChicks]

Good morning all, I trust you are enjoying the beautiful weather we are having. I pop in from to time to catch up a bit but haven't posted in a while. Welcome to the new members!

I wanted to make a quick comment on the ACV, I believe it has it's place in helping chickens (and certainly people!) but do not use it in the case of sour crop. The reason is, sour crop is a fungal infection and with ACV being comprised of beneficial yeasts it will only exacerbate the problem. So, if you are using ACV normally, withhold for sour crop. The treatment I was recommended on the Natural thread was to withhold all normal food (grains, etc) give only water, grit and coconut oil (free choice, all they want) for the first couple of days. Coconut oil is a wonderful anti-fungal. There is more, so if you have questions re sour crop natural treatment let me know.

For parasites, be very careful with regular worming as the beasties become resistant to the drugs. They cannot, however, become resistant to a small squirt of soap in their water. This works differently on them, somehow dissolves their outer layer or something. I have not done this myself yet but plan to, along with spices and garlic. I will not regularly worm and I keep their coop and run in deep litter to give them healthy ground to live on. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, they say. Now, you know I have limited experience with chickens and I'm always learning, learning, learning (sometimes trial by fire!) but I have learned quite a bit from many long-time chicken keepers, some here and some on the Natural thread and other threads here, so I'm passing it on...

Now, I know you all are a bunch of wonderful enablers

, so I hesitate to post this here (teehee) but, my DH has given me the go ahead to get a couple more pullets. If you remember, I had a terrible experience in the Spring ordering pullets from a breeder and 1 of the 6 arrived with a runny nose and then 2 more got sick. We culled those 3 in early July and so far haven't had any more issues. Not that our girls aren't carriers, it's very possible. I lost 2 of my sweet Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas early August to an unknown cause (I thought it was sour crop but I don't know, they went downhill fast and died within 2 days of each other)- it was not respiratory like the others. Of course they were my favorites. So, now the newer, bigger coop has only 2 Ams in it (the sisters who didn't get sick). In late winter I want to bring in some American Dominique hatching eggs, but for now, these sweet girls need some company. They are separated from the others because they are picked on by the Wellies that were there hatch mates.

So, I would like 2-4 gentle girls to go with these - they can be pullets or hens as long as they are hardy and healthy. I would love some girls that would be great with my kids! Let me know what ya got please! I'm drooling over English Orpingtons but I'm open
Thanks so much!!
Jules

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Good morning all, I trust you are enjoying the beautiful weather we are having.  I pop in from to time to catch up a bit but haven't posted in a while.  Welcome to the new members!

I wanted to make a quick comment on the ACV, I believe it has it's place in helping chickens (and certainly people!) but do not use it in the case of sour crop. The reason is, sour crop is a fungal infection and with ACV being comprised of beneficial yeasts it will only exacerbate the problem.  So, if you are using ACV normally, withhold for sour crop.  The treatment I was recommended on the Natural thread was to withhold all normal food (grains, etc) give only water, grit and coconut oil (free choice, all they want) for the first couple of days.  Coconut oil is a wonderful anti-fungal. There is more, so if you have questions re sour crop natural treatment let me know.

For parasites, be very careful with regular worming as the beasties become resistant to the drugs.  They cannot, however, become resistant to a small squirt of soap in their water.  This works differently on them, somehow dissolves their outer layer or something.  I have not done this myself yet but plan to, along with spices and garlic.  I will not regularly worm and I keep their coop and run in deep litter to give them healthy ground to live on.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, they say.   Now, you know I have limited experience with chickens and I'm always learning, learning, learning (sometimes trial by fire!) but I have learned quite a bit from many long-time chicken keepers, some here and some on the Natural thread and other threads here, so I'm passing it on...

Now, I know you all are a bunch of wonderful enablers :cd , so I hesitate to post this here (teehee)  but, my DH has given me the go ahead to get a couple more pullets.  If you remember, I had a terrible experience in the Spring ordering pullets from a breeder and 1 of the 6 arrived with a runny nose and then 2 more got sick.  We culled those 3 in early July and so far haven't had any more issues.  Not that our girls aren't carriers, it's very possible.  I lost 2 of my sweet Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas early August to an unknown cause (I thought it was sour crop but I don't know, they went downhill fast and died within 2 days of each other)- it was not respiratory like the others.  Of course they were my favorites.  So, now the newer, bigger coop has only 2 Ams in it (the sisters who didn't get sick).  In late winter I want to bring in some American Dominique hatching eggs, but for now, these sweet girls need some company.  They are separated from the others because they are picked on by the Wellies that were there hatch mates.  

So, [COLOR=EE82EE]I would like 2-4 gentle girls to go with these[/COLOR] - they can be pullets or hens as long as they are hardy and healthy.  I would love some girls that would be great with my kids! Let me know what ya got please! I'm drooling over English Orpingtons but I'm open
Thanks so much!!
Jules

I had a similar experience with welsummer pullets, we nick named them Huevos Dialblos for a while. They'd pull on eyelids and toes of the other breeds they were shipped with. Marans seemed to put them in their place. I'll talk to my hubby about pullets.

 

[JulesChicks]

Ha! Yeah, one of them is mean, the other just tags along with her sister mostly. She was sweet as a chick but now won't let us get close to her- I think her meanie sister rubbed off on her too much. I'm waiting on eggs from these girls - only reason meanie is still around. My husband hates her. They picked all the feathers off of the backs of the Ams in a short afternoon when they were smaller and I separated them that day into a different brooder. They did it again when the 6 of them went into their new coop - at that point we said to heck with you ***** and put them in with the older pullets. They weren't much smaller than them anyway. Now they get pecked at by the Marans (and sometimes the SFH and Cream Legbar) but not nearly to the extent that they did to the Ams! Only a peck here and there to keep them in line. They deserve it

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Ha! Yeah, one of them is mean, the other just tags along with her sister mostly. She was sweet as a chick but now won't let us get close to her- I think her meanie sister rubbed off on her too much.  I'm waiting on eggs from these girls - only reason meanie is still around.  My husband hates her.  They picked all the feathers off of the backs of the Ams in a short afternoon when they were smaller and I separated them that day into a different brooder. They did it again when the 6 of them went into their new coop - at that point we said to heck with you ***** and put them in with the older pullets.  They weren't much smaller than them anyway. Now they get pecked at by the Marans (and sometimes the SFH and Cream Legbar) but not nearly to the extent that they did to the Ams! Only a peck here and there to keep them in line. They deserve it

Welsummer eggs are sooooooo pretty! I've got a blue egg roo that I want to breed a welsummer to, hatch those and the pullets to be hens should lay an awesome egg.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

I just learned a German phrase related to waiting for a hen to come of age..."Wo sind meine eire?!" (Where are my eggs?!)

 

[LaurelC]

OK folks, my Langshan mutt that has pointy hackle and saddle feathers is laying. The other 4 birds have confirmed egg colors, and a white egg popped up in the nest box again. Last bird to get named - Gandalf the Grey.

 

[CarolynF]

Good morning all, I trust you are enjoying the beautiful weather we are having. I pop in from to time to catch up a bit but haven't posted in a while. Welcome to the new members!

I wanted to make a quick comment on the ACV, I believe it has it's place in helping chickens (and certainly people!) but do not use it in the case of sour crop. The reason is, sour crop is a fungal infection and with ACV being comprised of beneficial yeasts it will only exacerbate the problem. So, if you are using ACV normally, withhold for sour crop. The treatment I was recommended on the Natural thread was to withhold all normal food (grains, etc) give only water, grit and coconut oil (free choice, all they want) for the first couple of days. Coconut oil is a wonderful anti-fungal. There is more, so if you have questions re sour crop natural treatment let me know.

For parasites, be very careful with regular worming as the beasties become resistant to the drugs. They cannot, however, become resistant to a small squirt of soap in their water. This works differently on them, somehow dissolves their outer layer or something. I have not done this myself yet but plan to, along with spices and garlic. I will not regularly worm and I keep their coop and run in deep litter to give them healthy ground to live on. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, they say. Now, you know I have limited experience with chickens and I'm always learning, learning, learning (sometimes trial by fire!) but I have learned quite a bit from many long-time chicken keepers, some here and some on the Natural thread and other threads here, so I'm passing it on...

Now, I know you all are a bunch of wonderful enablers

, so I hesitate to post this here (teehee) but, my DH has given me the go ahead to get a couple more pullets. If you remember, I had a terrible experience in the Spring ordering pullets from a breeder and 1 of the 6 arrived with a runny nose and then 2 more got sick. We culled those 3 in early July and so far haven't had any more issues. Not that our girls aren't carriers, it's very possible. I lost 2 of my sweet Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas early August to an unknown cause (I thought it was sour crop but I don't know, they went downhill fast and died within 2 days of each other)- it was not respiratory like the others. Of course they were my favorites. So, now the newer, bigger coop has only 2 Ams in it (the sisters who didn't get sick). In late winter I want to bring in some American Dominique hatching eggs, but for now, these sweet girls need some company. They are separated from the others because they are picked on by the Wellies that were there hatch mates.

So, I would like 2-4 gentle girls to go with these - they can be pullets or hens as long as they are hardy and healthy. I would love some girls that would be great with my kids! Let me know what ya got please! I'm drooling over English Orpingtons but I'm open
Thanks so much!!
Jules

If you're near Buckley, Megan Schodran has some very nice Orpingtons.

 

[CarolynF]

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I've used all three of those in the past. I don't like using the Ivermectin only because my stupid dogs eat the chicken poop and I haven't paid the money to get them blood tested for the MDR1 mutation.


Why is he mixing with water? It seems like an extra, and unnecessary step. And why leave the needle on? I'd probably poke somebody.... like me!