Don and Pat, I truly hope you enjoy your new Dominiques, Tracey keeps me up to date on things. Hopefully I can send you guys some chicks in the spring. I...
a small follow-up. doms and red stars up mixing some now; no outright hostility on either side. they tend to use different sides of the hanging water and...
Last night around 5pm, is wasn't quite dark yet, I went out to shut up my hens which I do every night. I heard all the hens going crazy and a few screaming in...
i thought my housing was secure, but yours sounds nearly impregnable. so, i cannot help with your security, but i have to wonder why a wild animal would seem...
Hello Bryan, My address is, P.O.Box 118, Seymour, Mo., 65746. Thanks, Have a nice holiday. Fred ... From: Bryan K Oliver To: dominique_chickens@yahoogroups.com...
Shana, First of all it's not unfortunate that you had to kill this destructive varmint. Secondly, yes I would be setting traps, who is going to know other...
Shana, Did your hens live through the attacks? Just wondering. Many times, if a predator ever finds a group of chickens, guineas, etc. during the night...
This is a good site that gives instructions to build a trap. It's pretty simple to construct. http://www.trapperman.com/trapperman/The_Weasel_Box_Set.html ...
... Thanks, Have a nice holiday. Fred fred, nice to have your address. but i forget - was it the hundred pound cake of cougar hairball remover you ordered?...
I want to thank everyone for all the help. One of my hens I had to bring in to nurse. Seems like she really hurt her leg that night. She's limping and pecks me...
bumblefoot, from my experience is a localized infection of the sole of the of the foot usually caused by the birds spending too much time on wet soggy...
Will terramycin work for bumblefoot? can bumblefoot go up into the leg? No it is a bruse on the bottom of the foot , You can take out the core and fill the...
Hello to All To come across this Dominique Form is Excellent !!!!!!!! I had been puzzleing where I might locate some Good Foundation stock for awhile!!! I did...
... In this group, it is listed in the Links section (in the left hand panel on any page, when you visit this group on the web). The newsletter alone is worth...
To All Dominique Enthusiast & DCA Members on this yahoo.com Group Site: Mrs. Lily Branga has worked very hard to establish a new web-site for the Dominique...
wrote a follow-up a week or two ago, but it vanished in the aether. that happens; the aether is very unsubstantial. all is going well with doms and red stars....
Does anyone know if PEN BP-48 (Penicillin G-Benzathine & Penicillin G Procaine) that is labeled for subcutaneous injection for beef cattle is safe to use for...
Also, I'm looking for the company that had ran an ad in Backyard Poultry magazine for the chicken holder/restraint, it looked like it was hooked to a table and...
are you sure whatever you are fighting is vulnerable to that antibiotic? strains of disease tend to be best treated by some antibiotics rather than others....
to add, sub-q would be pretty easy on a chicken. think about when you skin one and what you would need to do to get beneath that amount of skin and keep clear...
It says it treats staph, that's what I think she's got (bumblefoot). I was thinking about 3/4 cc would be about right, I was just worried about it being safe...
What symptoms is this bird presenting with to make you think it needs PCN? This strain of PCN is very strong so be cautious. If you do plan to administer the...
This PCN should be safe for chickens. This medication will treat staph. and well. I would not exceed 1/2 cc and since it is a leg/foot issue go ahead and...
the way i have always treated bumble foot is to open the infected area with a razor blade and (just a quick slice directly over the lump) and squeeze out the...