clucker1 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I have recently taken in a 3 yr old skyline and 2 pols and the last 10 days being doing intros with my other chickens. All going very well, today I noticed 3 yr old skyline has dirty knickers, had to remove dry poo off her and also found feathers where her moult has started in the coop. Am I doing too much to her stress levels if I worm her whilst doing intros too? If doing intros, they would free range with 7 other chickens for 1 hour max.... Normally it is 2-4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 How do you worm them? Flubenvet? If so, the new ones might not get enough to eat if the old girls are preventing them from getting to the feeders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Yes, worming with flutenvent, the newbies will remain in separate accommodation for most part of the day which is housed inside my chicken run. So they will only be out of of it for about an hour if worming. Then they aren't going that far, they have been let out of their run for the last 10 days in the afternoons and the last couple of days have made it out of the run to the land of grass. Just worried if I worm them it will be another stress to the newbies, but there again if it needs doing, it needs doing. Going to monitor the sky lines knickers today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I personally would worm them, as if they do have worms, that'll cause more stress than ridding them of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 If they are new to you, and you aren't sure of their worming status, but they show signs of having worms, then I would worm them now, and again in 3 weeks, but only if they don't show any other signs of ailment, and aren't having a big moult. Stress can also cause stomach upsets and 'dire rear'; add some Orego-Stim to the water to sort that out and firm up their droppings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Thanks DM and Christian. The skyline has only been wormed with the vermex stuff which I understand to be a nicety but not a worm killing mechanism. I use flubenvet for all of my wormings 3-4 times a year. The babies, as I call them are 19 weeks old, so I don't think they have been wormed, not that I am that bothered about them, as they had previously lived in very clean conditions. The skylines knickers were ok today, will keep an eye on her to see how big her moult is, there were a few feathers around her run but not a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 The loose bowel could just be down to stress of the move and moult. I would routinely worm and treat all new birds for lice, regardless of what I know/am told about their history, that's just my preference though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 After all that, yesterday with a lovely long free ranging session and this gorgeous Autumn sunshine, decided to seize the moment to merge the 2 flocks. So far so good.....so I'll worm the lot of them in a week or two when they are all more settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Sounds good and glad they are getting on. Just make sure you have a couple of food and water 'stations' so the new ones are barred from the food. I agree with DM, could just be down to stress after the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks , they have 5 feeders and 4 waterers at the moment, one of the feeders is an old margarine pot, which is now the best thing since sliced bread with the older girls, freeing up the boring Omlet grubs for the newbies. My chickens are so funny, it seems everyone elses are scared of new things, but mine if it involves food, love them! I had to fill the margarine pot up twice today! My 2 new speckledies are vey lovely chickens, I am very pleased with them,they are quite mature for their age. First time I have had speckledies, so will have to see if they lay this year, they are presently 20 weeks, so fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Going to worm them this week. Typically, one of the older chickens is now on a bit of a moult. Can I add supplements eg poultry spice, whilst they are on flubenvet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yes, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks DM. Filled up their feeders this evening with flubenvet pellets and they seemd to think they were caviar! Just as well,as they will be on them for a week and unless things get really unsettled, they are stayng IN . Newbe skyline keeps hiding in the cube from the 2 chickens who are above Her in the pecking order. There are perches, feed bins and tree branches for her to fly to in the run, but hiding inside the cube is her preferred option. Can't shut the cube door as the others will have nowhere to lay their eggs, keep popping her back into the run when Im out there, but I can't be there all day, anyone any other suggestions. No blood drawn,just other chickens being a bit nasty. I'm hoping new chicken will toughen up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Just pop her out in the run when you can, and perhaps put her out there again when the others have gone to roost, so that she can eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thanks DM. She has got a system, I'm not sure what it is, as I'm not out there when the girls get up. She looks well, comb good colour, moult seems to be finished. Not laying though I wonder if she will at this time of year, my other skyline normally stops in October. The one advantage of her having been left by herself ...she was a lone chicken for some months is that she will feed out of my feed scoop which I found out yesterday....whereas my other skyline would run a mile than feed out of the scary scoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
