Hey gang it's Peigi here. Looking for 2 mottled cochin bantam hens, no rooster, sorry. Don't really care what age, I just like them.
please let me know! I need them little round feather girls!
Peigi Chace
I have a question. This is my first year keeping them. As soon as it got colder, they started flying a lot less/staying in a lot more. Is this normal?
Also, New England Pigeon Supply says I need to worm them (duh) but only sells AVIO-EKTO/ENDO+ tablets. I'm supposed to grab each bird and...
Running down the path of assumptions (part of the paving of the road to heck, I'm sure):
-- I can't imagine the chicken is distributing oils from preening by licking them and spitting them out. They've gotta be just rubbing the beak in there, yes?
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BodhiRoc, great analysis, thank you so much! Being a Recovering English Major (ok, with a love of biological sciences but not much background), I can follow your math a little hazily, but I would be interested in your take on this:
One of the foundational assumptions in the calculations is...
It's not on the manufacturer's site because they don't make a poultry version, so using it on your birds is an off-label use. Therefore effectiveness is anecdotal and doses are experimental. If you're using it -- You're winging it.
Anyway, here's an update. I used two drops on the head of...
I used dog. I used the little plastic snap-open package it came in, and am storing the rest in a small dropper vial. I put 1-2 drops on the head of a 4-lb polish hen.
The web site says the product does not expire when stored in its packaging at room temperature, so I'm assuming (again) that...
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Some people use it... but it's not labeled for Poultry and only works if applied directly to the skin. That's because this medication is carried in the bloodstream. That pretty much rules out meaties & egg layers for human consumption. And that's not even getting into the potentially...
Hi Everyone! I'll be at the ChickenStock if it's next Sunday, for sure. On the "wanted" list, I'm still looking for a buff brahma or two, and a bantam barred rock (pullets/hens only). Please PM me if you have those, would love to pick them up.
Thanks! Peigi
I'm in Southern NH and looking for (hens only):
Std: Silver Laced Polish;
Bantam: Mille Fleur D'Uccle; Buff Brahma; and Barred Rock.
Anyone with any leads, please help! Thanks so much!
Peigi
p.s., if this isn't an OK use of the thread or forums, please let me know -- I'm new here...