Pea Ridge Quail

07/21/2024

Thank you to my friend at Humble Oaks Farm, my sweet boy has a harem of his own. She said the ladies already snuggled right up.

07/18/2024

I can now add giving a chicken a shampoo and blow dry to my list of adventures. He’s such a handsome guy and enjoyed the personal attention. 💙

07/15/2024

Nine little reasons to feel grateful.
And so many more 💙
Let’s have a lovely week.
Happy Monday.

07/13/2024

I hope you’re able to nap like a quail on this fine day.

07/13/2024

This would be me

07/11/2024

07/10/2024

Happy quail 🪺🪶
Happy Quail Mom 💙

These two Sparkly gingers tho.

07/07/2024

Happy birds 🪺🪶
Happy Quail Mom.

07/05/2024

Happy Quail 🪶🪺
Happy Quail Mom 💙

07/05/2024

My little egg collector wanted to let you know the quail were moved to the new aviary today. It’s really amazing and I feel such big joy looking out my kitchen window and seeing all the cute little faces. 💙

07/04/2024

Someone laid her first egg yesterday. This is from the babies I hatched the day before the fire. 🪶🪺💙

07/04/2024

One little wall, some paint, and a few finishing touches. Soon the little birds will have a new home. 💙

07/03/2024

07/01/2024

Happy Monday 💖

06/30/2024

30 days of happiness day 21

06/29/2024

This 💕

06/29/2024

Is it done yet?? 🍳

06/29/2024

27 eggs collected.
Happy dance.
My lab was happy to eat the cracked one)

06/25/2024

30 Days of Happiness!!
Day 20 out of 30
Out my kitchen window 💙

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06/25/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Wanda Smith, Linda Otten, Ashley Veitch

06/24/2024

30 Days of Happiness!!
Day 19 out of 30
The view from my kitchen window.💙

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06/23/2024

If you are like me, venturing into silkies , adding to my medicine cabinet to stay ahead of the curve.

It's that time of year! Creepy crawlies 🪳🪰 🦟, coccidiosis, ☣️ brooder pneumonia and Fowl Pox. 🤧 They're all super common with poultry as things are getting hot🌡and humid. This is how we prevent having issues with those things and, hopefully, it'll help save someone, and their birdies, from going through it.

Mites/lice: If you have chickens you will deal with this at some point. It is inevitable. Don't panic. It's not the end of the world. To prevent the buggies from taking hold we use Elector PSP starting with chicks at about 6 weeks old. However, we have found that this just isn't always effective long-term. For our show birds and breeders, we use Pet Armor mixed with witch Hazel and spray it on their neck and around their vent. We make sure to get it on their skin to be effective. Please visit H and M FARMZ to see their pinned post in this. Holly is who told us about this and we are so grateful!

Coccidiosis: We do not use Corid unless it is a dire emergency. We prefer Endocox and we get it from Bird Pal. Endocox doesn't block vitamin absorption and it can also help them develop resistance to Coccidiosis, not just treat an active outbreak. When chicks go outside to a run on the ground, at about 6 weeks old, we treat with Endocox after they've been outside for about a week whether they show any symptoms or not. This seems to really help eliminate most of our run-ins with Coccidiosis.

Brooder Pneumonia: Chicks are extremely susceptible to brooder pneumonia. This is caused by fungal spores that often thrive in hot and humid environments. Most of us are exposed to those spores daily, but if we have a healthy immune system, they don't take hold and cause any issues. With small chicks, it takes hold quickly and it doesn't always present with symptoms that would alert you to brooder pneumonia. (gasping for breath) We can help prevent brooder pneumonia by ensuring that chicks in a brooder have plenty of ventilation, not just from above, but also on the sides of brooders. Installing fans that keep the air actively moving helps keep spores feom settling and becoming a problem. When chicks get sick, most people immediately jump to thinking it's Coccidiosis and that is definitely not always the case. Brooder pneumonia can take chicks out fast and can present with similar symptoms; lethargy, not eating or drinking, etc. Once chicks have brooder pneumonia there is no cure or medicine to make them better, they will die. The best way to deal with brooder pneumonia is to prevent it with proper ventilation, fans to keep air moving and clean bedding. If you suspect you may have chicks with brooder pneumonia, take them for a necropsy at your local poultry lab to confirm. Do not attempt to do a necropsy at home if you suspect brooder pneumonia. Their lungs and air sacs will be full of spores and that amount of exposure can make you sick. 🤢

Fowl Pox: If you live in an area with mosquitoes 🦟 and you have poultry then there is a good chance that you will eventually deal with Fowl Pox and you may even deal with it annually in multiple times a year during the Spring and Summer. After the first time we got hit with FP, we decided that was enough for us. They can get dry Pox (most common) or wet Pox. Pox only form on areas without feathers and since our Silkie friends are so covered in feathers, they typically get Pox all over their faces and in their eyes. When that happens, they can't see to access food or water and decline quickly. You'll have to put Terramycin in their eyes 3x a day and if you have a lot of chickens with it, that gets time-consuming and expensive. Terramycin is about $25 for a little, tiny tube. We ended up losing several birds to it and that was super disappointing. So, we now vaccinate for Fowl Pox every year. It costs about $15 and we can vaccinate the entire flock in less than an hour. Since we began vaccinating we have had zero cases of Fowl Pox so I highly recommend considering vaccinating for it.

Hope that helps prevent some stress and losses for fellow chicken peeps this summer. Good luck!

06/23/2024

30 Days of Happiness!!
Day 18 out of 30
We went on a little drive for an antique door. It’s gonna be really cute on my aviary.
Especially with a little Peep hole.
👀 🐥

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06/22/2024

This.

Couldn’t have been said any better.

06/22/2024

30 Days of Happiness!!
Day 17 out of 30

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06/20/2024

I know I’m not the only one.
This is what’s called grace and empathy,
Knowing that each person you make contact with is going through something difficult and doing the best they can. Love wins 🥹