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[Ogress]

I hardly ever get sparrows here, but I do get lots of Robins, Juncos, Chestnut Backed Chickadees, ^%$#%R* Starlings, Varied Thrush, Grossbeaks, and flocks of Cedar Waxwings. None seem to go near the chickens - Robins forage in the same areas but before or after I let the flock out, otherwise they are on the other side of the fence.


4312: Thanks for the link! Very informative, but I am still not sure at what age I can start worming. I think I will take some poop in for a float test. I wish I was still working in a lab - I could have done the count myself.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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I hope you have more than one goat. They are herd animals and need to have two together.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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I have a few of those, too:

Actually, that picture has House, Cassins, and Purple Finches (only the Purple nest here, though, the other two are winter visitors) and a couple of Goldfinches in winter plumage.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I hope you have more than one goat. They are herd animals and need to have two together.

She's living with my in-law's goats. They have three.

So yeah...she's in with them.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Thanks for the link to that thread; it covers a bunch of the stuff I was looking for, and covers a justification for using a Piprazine wormer which I hadn't thought of.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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So that eggs should be fine, I worry when they get to 102 or higher.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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House Sparrow, or English Sparrow:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a41/Julia_here/DSC_0830-1.jpg

Sorry I don't have a better photo; this was snatched from the edge of a picture of another bird. Like the (imagine loud noises bleeping out elaborate profanity) Starlings, they were imported to a park in Cincinnati by a Shakespeare fanatic who wanted to import every bird mentioned in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. I expect we should be glad they had such limited success? The problem is that they're both cavity nester and compete with much prettier and more useful native birds like Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, and woodpeckers for the best nesting sites. The English Sparrow is particularly troublesome as it feeds on the grain left in horse feces and spread parasites from unwormed horses, of which there are way too many here in suburbia.

SPARROW!!

LOL..
...I think that I have mostly finches around here, but I have seen some of those sparrows, too.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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I hope you have more than one goat. They are herd animals and need to have two together.

She's living with my in-law's goats. They have three.

So yeah...she's in with them.

Oh I forgot about your in-laws having the goats. Thats good.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Thanks for the link to that thread; it covers a bunch of the stuff I was looking for, and covers a justification for using a Piprazine wormer which I hadn't thought of.

I am doing more and more searches on the BYC and I am just finding a wealth of information. I printed this information off...I am glad I did, I keep referring back to it...I am glad it can help someone else too.

I think my DH is beginning to get jealous of my chickens and BYC time....

 

[pettec63]

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So that eggs should be fine, I worry when they get to 102 or higher.

whew! Thanks!!! I am such a newbie I freaked out!! ok I'm much better now! I just want to learn to do this right!!