Sunday, October 12, 2014

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Tapeworm!

 



Thank you Cathryn!
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First ID tape worm - yes this is important. You need a de wormer that destroys the tape worm's scolex, not just knock off the tail segments. Worminator on a schedule if this is the appropriate wormer, (Victor at Twin City Poultry Supply).  Butynorate/Tonostat is used too, and is one of the most effective  but you need to know which dewormer to use. Next mix horse scoops ratio: 2 of wood ash, 2 orchard sulfur (comes in 50lb bags) and 6 scoops of lime, mix in wheel barrow, put on ground like thick like a thickly powdered sugared doughnut, till in. Plant with grass, dandelion, and chick weed seed. Keep up dewormer on a schedule for several months.  You will also need to get rid of grain beetles that live in litter, eating spilled grain.  You will also want to try to do way with slugs, flies, earth worms, ants, grasshoppers, snails, ETC who are all intermediate hosts for tape worms.
 
Cathryn  rainbowsilkiesTM  in  Michigan







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We are having a bout with tape worm here!  We've been treating it with Valbazen and we thought we had it under control. Then, they seem to be back, and even  greater then before! We keep our chickens ultra clean. What is causing this and what can we do?! Sorry for being a pest...I'm sure this has been addressed a million times before!
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Tapeworm!

 

First ID tape worm - yes this is important. You need a de wormer that destroys the tape worm's scolex, not just knock off the tail segments. Worminator on a schedule if this is the appropriate wormer, (Victor at Twin City Poultry Supply).  Butynorate/Tonostat is used too, and is one of the most effective  but you need to know which dewormer to use. Next mix horse scoops ratio: 2 of wood ash, 2 orchard sulfur (comes in 50lb bags) and 6 scoops of lime, mix in wheel barrow, put on ground like thick like a thickly powdered sugared doughnut, till in. Plant with grass, dandelion, and chick weed seed. Keep up dewormer on a schedule for several months.  You will also need to get rid of grain beetles that live in litter, eating spilled grain.  You will also want to try to do way with slugs, flies, earth worms, ants, grasshoppers, snails, ETC who are all intermediate hosts for tape worms.
 
Cathryn  rainbowsilkiesTM  in  Michigan







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We are having a bout with tape worm here!  We've been treating it with Valbazen and we thought we had it under control. Then, they seem to be back, and even  greater then before! We keep our chickens ultra clean. What is causing this and what can we do?! Sorry for being a pest...I'm sure this has been addressed a million times before!
Deb Buckler in Calif.


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Saturday, October 11, 2014

[CHICKENS-101] Tapeworm!

 

We are having a bout with tape worm here!  We've been treating it with Valbazen and we thought we had it under control. Then, they seem to be back, and even  greater then before! We keep our chickens ultra clean. What is causing this and what can we do?! Sorry for being a pest...I'm sure this has been addressed a million times before!
Deb Buckler in Calif.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Ben and Jerry and the wicked witch

 

That is a good pic. They are sooo cute.

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> OK you guys!   You all said you didn't mind my sending pictures of Ben and Jerry, so hey take a look at what my friend from Sweden did with her photo shop!!! Home Depo has a horrid wicked witch, so I was standing behind her, holding the boys, trying to make it look like SHE was holding them.  Therese 'fixed' the photo for me and OMG, it really looks like the witch is holding those poor chickens, getting ready to eat them! I have been laughing all afternoon over this and just wanted to share it with you guys here. Here's both pictures, so you can see what was done. This picture needs to win a prize!
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OK you guys!   You all said you didn't mind my sending pictures of Ben and Jerry, so hey take a look at what my friend from Sweden did with her photo shop!!! Home Depo has a horrid wicked witch, so I was standing behind her, holding the boys, trying to make it look like SHE was holding them.  Therese 'fixed' the photo for me and OMG, it really looks like the witch is holding those poor chickens, getting ready to eat them! I have been laughing all afternoon over this and just wanted to share it with you guys here. Here's both pictures, so you can see what was done. This picture needs to win a prize!
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Western PA

 

On 10/6/2014 10:29 AM, Laura Roberts lauraroberts518@gmail.com [CHICKENS-101] wrote:
 

It seems these limits are meant to discourage "production with intent to distribute" but allow just enough to provide  for consumption only. Of course, if one has a large family, so few chickens may not even provide enough. This must be maddening.

Could be... While my town allows up to 8 chickens, the code specifically states eggs are for the owners consumption only and may not be sold or bartered... so no 'eggs for sale' sign by my mailbox!
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Western PA

 

It seems these limits are meant to discourage "production with intent to distribute" but allow just enough to provide  for consumption only. Of course, if one has a large family, so few chickens may not even provide enough. This must be maddening.

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Then My hb got a job transfer to Western Pa, I did my homework and called every township zoning commissioner before we decided on a house to make sure we'd be allowed chickens at our new home. We decided on a house with .7 acres. weird thing is when the zoning commissioner in our new township read the zoning ordinance to me ( 3 chickens per acre) he then actually said I'm allowed 1 1/2 chickens! He is also the chief of police! So, How do I do that!?!??

 

Hi Debra

Typically 1 ½ chickens means 3 bantams or 1 rooster and a hen.  Towns in Western PA are far different than Eastern PA and have a lot higher restrictions.

Not much you can do but just accept that.  I would recommend checking with the town council as well as the chief of police takes orders from them and not the other way round.

 

Best of luck

Elizabeth

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

[CHICKENS-101] Western PA

 

 

 

Then My hb got a job transfer to Western Pa, I did my homework and called every township zoning commissioner before we decided on a house to make sure we'd be allowed chickens at our new home. We decided on a house with .7 acres. weird thing is when the zoning commissioner in our new township read the zoning ordinance to me ( 3 chickens per acre) he then actually said I'm allowed 1 1/2 chickens! He is also the chief of police! So, How do I do that!?!??

 

Hi Debra

Typically 1 ½ chickens means 3 bantams or 1 rooster and a hen.  Towns in Western PA are far different than Eastern PA and have a lot higher restrictions.

Not much you can do but just accept that.  I would recommend checking with the town council as well as the chief of police takes orders from them and not the other way round.

 

Best of luck

Elizabeth

Eastern PA

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Fw: workday chicken pic/ Ben and Jerry

 

Thanks, Liz.  Every now and then we will have an animal(s) that doesn't fit in for some reason, and needs to find another home. We feel so responsible for them, and since I'm active in horse rescue, I know how dreadful people can be. So it's VERY hard trying to find anybody we think will be good to them for the rest of their lives.  I feel like the least I can do is train them and make them the best they can be and maybe they will be able to avoid abuse brought on by their own bad behavior.  I have lots of people wanting to take Ben and Jerry, but I know they wouldn't be able to care for them. Mainly I'm trying to avoid the Mexicans that will use a gentle rooster as bait for their fighting cocks. But I really do need to place these kids. I have 4 very old hens who don't appreciate their "affection".
  I learned something awful last year about roosters. We had 3 cockerels all the same age, all OEG banties, we needed to place, so we put them in a pen by themselves. They were a feisty lot, and 2 of the boys ganged up on the smaller one and literally gang-raped him.  We were so horrified....I never knew they would do something like this. Naturally we separated out the victim right away, but he never did come around and become a pet. Luckily, he was a beauty and someone took him, but he was always wild.
 But I'm like you...I'm trying not to get attached to Ben and Jerry...it's really too late for that! I'm resolved to just enjoying them as much as I can until their "real" mom come and gets them!
Deb
 
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Deb,
Ben &Jerry are a a couple of good looking guys. Pretty cute how you can get them to pose. The " chicken salad" is quite amusing.
I can surely empathize with you about the need to part with male birds. I have 3 cockerels from my Mother's Day hatch. They are living in separate quarters from the layers and their Roo, but will not be warm enough for winter. I have been trying to not like them but they are so handsome and amusing.
Liz

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

[CHICKENS-101] Fw: Ben and Jerry go to Home Depot! [6 Attachments]

 
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Oooh boy do I ever feel sorry for you guys!  This is only a tiny example of what you can expect over the next few months of holidays!   Randy had to make a quick trip to Home Depot for some mold supplies this morning, so I grabbed  Ben and Jerry for a spontaneous photo shoot. It quickly turned into a party, as chickens are known to do...apparently nobody in Home Depot had ever seen a real live chicken before, so we had an audience every time we 'posed' them for a picture.  We just laughed and laughed...it is amazing how calm and cooperative these guys were on their very first trip out in the world. No squawking or flapping..just taking everything in and looking around at all the crazy humans and things.  They rode peacefully around in the cart seat being good little boys...we must have taken a hundred pictures! Someday I will make some greeting cards or something...imagine what someone could do with these guys if they had a "real" camera and knew how to use it!
Deb
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