The Chicken Club (The Flock)

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Comment by Jamie Jedinak on July 28, 2010 at 12:50pm

excellent thank you. do you then have the poop tested to know the worms are gone?

Comment by Alicia Wills on July 28, 2010 at 12:40pm

I like to go to Hohl's on Railroad - they're so friendly there and Glen knows LOTS about chickens. But Farmers Co-op on Meridian will have them, too, as will any feed store. Other good protein sources are cat food (fish, please, not chicken!) and chick feed. For the worm expelling, try ground up pumpkin seeds before you go chemical. I grind them and squish a couple cloves of garlic and add it all to cooked oatmeal as a preventative treat for all the girls periodically.

Comment by Jamie Jedinak on July 28, 2010 at 12:13pm

Did mean to be ageist Ro, sorry!!

Comment by Ro Donelson on July 28, 2010 at 11:40am

As a protein souce I also feed them worms from my worm bin and rolly pollies and whatever else is in a scoop of active worm compost, which is where the worms are working as opposed to the good stuff I side dress my plants with...
From your 65 year old chicken friend :)

Comment by Jamie Jedinak on July 28, 2010 at 11:21am

I just learned yesterday that you can feed them their own eggs for protein - great source, just cooked, they seem to LOVE them says my 70+ yr old chicken head friend.....

Comment by Kate Clark on July 28, 2010 at 11:11am

Thanks, Alicia, for the advice! Where does one get peck no more, protein for chickens, and worm expellents? Western Farmer on Meridian? IS there a better place?

Comment by Jamie Jedinak on July 28, 2010 at 10:30am

Thank you!

Comment by Ro Donelson on July 28, 2010 at 8:44am

I try to add newbies to the flock at night when everyone is asleep. They all wake up in the morning wondering what's going on ...dazed and confused. I don't know how well this would work with a small coop and enclosure. My run is large enough for everyone to go their seperate ways, eventually they integrate without much fuss. I think having a rooster helps the process as well.
I love the photos of the barn raising effort for the Coop-de-Ville. Say Hello to the Hanrahans for me, I knew them ages ago when we were all on Lummi

Comment by Alicia Wills on July 28, 2010 at 8:24am

Peck-no-more is a bad-tasting goop to put on a hen who's being picked on by others. Styptic gel is to stop bleeding. Chickens bleed VERY easily - and then the other hens will peck at the bright red blood, inflicting more damage. So if one bleeds a bit, remove them until the bleeding and red color is gone and then reintegrate them. This is why they call it "pecking order"! ;-}

Comment by Jamie Jedinak on July 28, 2010 at 1:52am

Chickens sure aren't for the fainthearted, are they, gang? - hehehehehe
LOVE This Alicia! I'm learing so much, Hey they are together. I left them in the big doggie crate for 1/2 hour then let them go in the run, so they are out and in the Coop-De-Ville tonight together. I'm a little late on getting the advice hopefully they will begin to find balance. Peck-no-more and styptic gel? please, what are these. I will look them up on google.....thanks for the good cheer. wish me smooth sailing..............jjj

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