Chicken Chat: Man eaters!

Chicken Tips

*If your chicken has a booboo, you can apply neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment, but be sure it's the kind WITHOUT pain reliever. Pain relievers that end in "caine" are toxic to your bird.

*Food Grade Diotamaceous Earth or D.E. is a wonderful multi-purpose, natural helper of chickens.

-mix it with their feed to help prevent worms

-dust them with it to prevent mites and lice

-mix it in their bedding to kill and prevent mites and lice and fleas

-mix with water to white wash coop walls that may be infested with mites or other critters

-use to kill fire ants without putting poison in your grass where your chickens might get it

*Practice Chicken Biosecurity

-have visitors hose off their feet before coming to visit your coop

-protect your flock from unseen diseases by quarantining new birds for 30 days or more - and then introduce only one of your flock to the new bird.

-set aside a pair of shoes that you wear for trips to the chicken coop that you don't wear anywhere else, and hose them off often

**Remember, we can track in all kinds of diseases from other places on our feet and clothes.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Man eaters!

Posted by Beth at 11:30 AM

I went out to the coop to check on my darlings and to take some pictures of the triplets for my good friend, Ms. Joy.

It didn't occur to me how painful it would be to wear some capris-length pants to the chicken coop!

I had some little sores from bites or something on my legs. And they're pretty much healed up, but man did i remember them about 30 seconds after i got in the coop!

They started in on me, and i had to get out of there fast because they quickly drew BLOOD! And then they really all went after that one spot! It was awful - and painful!

Anyway, i took some pictures. I hope they are enjoyed and appreciated.

Two of the triplets:

Here's what happened when the oatmeal container (i use it to carry feed to the coop) fell on the floor. They were all pecking at the picture of oatmeal. Pretty funny!