LolaLayla Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Sadly Lola went to the great coop in the sky yesterday. I got her in June 2010 with Layla (who is still hanging on in there) so was quite elderly. However now I have one hen. I am swithering as to whether to get one or two new girls to join her. I feel she may feel overpowered with two as she is old but I will have to do something as she was so quiet today with no one to chat to Anyway I have located someone with hens and hopefully I will be able to get one (or two) aged about 18 weeks. I am due to worm Layla but do you think I should wait a week or so and worm the new ones at the same time? I am not sure as to when they were likely to have been wormed before. The hens are from a large supplier who told me that they are vaccinated but couldn't tell me much about the worming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry about the old chook. I was in the same position not long ago - I waited till the 2 newbies came and then wormed the lot - I did the ivermectin as well as the flubenvet in case of scaly leg mites - they had come from a big flock and history of worming unknown. Good luck with the intros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry to hear about Lola. I would worm them all together. I would get Layla two friends and just take the intros slowly and see how it goes. She may accept them quite quickly but be prepared to do it slowly if need be. Good luck. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 At 18 weeks I doubt have been wormed before LolaLayla. Although I knew of a breeder that used to give Harkers pigeon wormer tablets * to 12 week old birds. We used to worm ours with Flubenvet at about 20 weeks but we have just wormed a flock that we had missed that are now 18 months old. Only realised when the eggs were small and the surfaces rough and then saw a worm in the poo, so they must have been chronic! They all survived fortunately. * Not licensed for use in poultry in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry to hear about Lola, she had a good long time with you though . I agree, worm them all together when you get some new girls. Are you going for more Silkies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks. I have my plan now to worm them together and two sounds like a nice number I will need to get the other eglu out for a while to keep them separate at first. I don't think I will go for Silkies again ANH. I found the broodiness quite a problem although they were rather gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Look forward to seeing what you get . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Don't think I will go for anything too unusual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I always quarantine any new hens for about 2 weeks, and treat them for worms and lice regardless of whether the breeder says they have been treated. It's a good idea to do this before you introduce them to the existing birds. I do hope that you get more than one bird..... you'll find that any reputable supplier wouldn't sell just one bird on its own as introductions would be very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
