Chicken Chat: bed time

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.

Friday, December 4, 2009

bed time

Posted by Beth at 5:10 PM

I walked into the coop after dark and just started pointing my camera where i thought there would be chickens and clicking. Not bad.

From dec 4 2009 bedtime pics

There are two of the same group of birds in there....but i thought both were cute. They're extra fluffed up tonight because of the cold. But thankfully, it doesn't seem to be getting as cold as was forecasted. I expect my darlings will be fine in the morning - and very happy for sunshine.

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Joy!December 4, 2009 at 5:41 PM
they are so beautiful. I love the pic of them all huddled on the floor in a corner.... they are so sweet....
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Friday, December 4, 2009

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