Well, got my truck back. $843 and some odd cents !!! POOP !!!! lol
Anyway, we had at least 12 deer on our 20 acre hay field this afternoon. Rex is going nuts. Today we had 4 deer finishing up the apples under the trees by the truck coops. So much for making apple cider vinegar. Just last week their were tons of apples. The deer must have finished up all the apples in the orchard. ( Old apple trees in the woods) They are brave enough to come with Rex and River barking their heads off.
DH worked til 7pm, I got home just before he did. I sat in the truck reading some of the paper, told him I would feed the horses and close the coops, he brought the groceries in the house for me.
After I was done, put the stuffed chicken breasts in the oven I asked him what time it was. He couldn't read his phone. I couldn't find mine. I went to the bedroom, got in my PJ's and came out here to finish supper. DH said he was to tired to eat, and the news was on. I said is it 10pm? He said yes !!!!! Poopy poopy double Poopy !!! I missed my favorite show Revenge !!!! I am so tee'd off !!!! What the heck took me so long outside ???
DH can do the chores in 1/4 the time I do them. If I have to do morning chores by the time I am done it is time to start the evening chores !!!
And of course they told me everything else the truck needs. A long overdue oil change. I will bring them the stuff and they'll do it for $10. It won't get done here and we don't have time.
Needs shocks or ??? in the back. Needs new tires and ??????????? Thought we only had 150K on it when on double look it has 178K !!! My car is the one with 150K. We need to win the lottery. Sending in my PCH entry tomorrow !!!
So hopefully I can go get the peafowl tomorrw. I have to find a place for them. Think they are going to go in the greenhouse. Will move the birds from Jim and Wcc in with the others. Quarantined for 2 weeks? Not the reccommended time but they look to be doing good.
I have been doing alot of reading on Peafowl and it looks like they get the blackhead just like turkeys do. The can get it from the cecal worms. Chickens can have the cecal worms and not be as affected at the peas plus the earthworms eat the cecal worms and are carriers. So the protazoa (sp) is not only in the chicken feces but in the worms and bugs that eat the worm larvae. May not have all that written exactly but you get the point !!
That is why you don't house peafowl with turkeys and chickens.
So, my plan after reading the peafowl threads on here is to 1) deworm all my chickens with Valbazen which will kill all types of worms including tapeworms 2) dewrom my peafowl with the same dewormer 3) give the peafowl the recommended dose of Fish-Zole (Metronidazole) sold for fish. which will kill the blackhead protazoa (sp)
I guess chickens can have the protazoa of blackhead and not have symptoms. Alot of people are lucky enough to be able to have chickens and peafowl together but once you get it I guess it is hard to get rid of so I am not going to take any chances. I think I can treat them monthly to prevent the blackhead from taking hold incase they become exposed to it. I will no doubt be hanging out on the peafowl thread for a while.
One of the guys that worked on our truck is who we got our very first chicks from. He bought some young peachicks and one died already. Wonder if it is because he houses them with the chickens I think.
My white silkies hatched out 3 chicks a few days ago, I will have to take pictures. They hatched one chick out a few months ago. It of course is a Cockeral !!!
I'm going to miss seeing the deer out my window. At the rate they are eating the apples there won't be any left by the weekend.
DH said tonight "Find a home for this chicken that is running around the house would ya !!!" I said he is staying here. He will go back with the gang no doubt, gotta find him a special girl !!
he is making himself a little to comforatble !!!
Jim, got your PM, Thanks. I think I will give it a go with the peacock and hen. I'll just keep an eye on them. He said he just got them. Someone was getting out of peafowl. So he hasn't had them for that long but doesn't take much to catch something !
Ok, gonna submit before I lose all of this. Plus gotta see if I can watch Revenge online !!!
Dog Bone (Jim posted earlier)
Litter Scoop (Tiki Post)
Next poster take your pick I guess as to which one you want to use.
Tiki, didn't you just have a chicken that had that? I know it didn't make it but it did get a bit better didn't it? What did you do? I had one with it and it didn't make it either. Was an ameraucana. What kind of is this one? Hopine you can find some help for him/her.
Check out post # 12 of this thread !!! Funny !!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7759655#p7759655