StephenW Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks dogmother, yeah i will continue to use the flubenvet, i have almost finished 1st week of using it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 TBHh the best use for Diatom is in the dustbath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 OK. Advice needed please. Left OH in charge today as I was out all day going to deepest Devon on a hospital visit. Told him all he had to do was top up water for the girls. Get back home this evening (bearing in ind they are undergoing flubenvet treatment) to find they have been free ranging for TWO hours. What do I do? Do I need to do anything like keep OH in the run and let the girls in the house or on this ONE occasion, do I let OH off and add an extra worming day for the girls and keep them in the wir where they should have been all along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 OK. Advice needed please. Left OH in charge today as I was out all day going to deepest Devon on a hospital visit. Told him all he had to do was top up water for the girls. Get back home this evening (bearing in ind they are undergoing flubenvet treatment) to find they have been free ranging for TWO hours. What do I do? Do I need to do anything like keep OH in the run and let the girls in the house or on this ONE occasion, do I let OH off and add an extra worming day for the girls and keep them in the wir where they should have been all along? Ooops!!! Personnally I'd go with option 1 but in reality I think that option 2 might be your safest bet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Mmmmm, thank you BizzyMomma. Am putting OH on extra training (only because he pays all the bills!!) for 24 hours only. I mearn, you give them one day of domestication and what happens. So tomorrow, as a "learning opportunity", domestic duties will be his for improvement opportunity. If not improvement, the girls will be moving in (they are so soft and warm) and OH will be going to WIR (not even the cube). I have told him, he will be eating the worming pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Have I understood correctly? My hens free range all day - does it mean that whilst under treatment they have to be kept in the WIR? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes. When they are on flubenvet, that is all they are supposed to eat. No treats either. I am sure someone more experienced than I will be along to explain why...I presume it is to ensure the chickens don't fill themselves up with non worming food and to maximise the success of the product. My chickens have today been looking and clucking about they want to go OUT! They are completely unimpressed, even tried to get out the back door when I was cleaning the cube. Anyway, it is for their own good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have started the girls yesterday on the flubenvet, and have had to put signs up everywhere to remind everyone No Treats. Girls are not impresssed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Waiting for my Marriages feed to arrive, ohhh I'm going to be sooo unpopular with my girlies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I tend to keep mine in the run at least for the morning, which is when they eat the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 ahhh that sounds a better idea, keeping them in the run for the morning rather than all day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
