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I copied this from the guinea forum, if everybody already knows about this great, but just in case.
Alert- Sudden flock death - No Warning
by Princess Guinea, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:06
edited by Princess Guinea, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 14:45
WARNING We lost 16 birds, long term healthy and productive guineas and chickens! All were safely in their large coop and all died there. They died a terrible, painful, and suffocating death in a place that they thought was safe. They died between the time they were locked in the coop and when I opened the coop to let them out to free range.
They were laying face down, grouped in pairs with their favorite flock mate. The Orpington rooster had his wing over his favorite hen. Our favorite lavender guinea hen died next to her six-month chick huddled next to the coop door. Two sister Light Brahma hens lay side by side in a corner. It was as if someone arranged them to die with their buddy. Nothing else was disturbed. The only thing that was different was that I changed their warming bulb that night.
The veterinarian community and research labs tested the birds, food and bedding. The only suspicious item was the light.
The light had no warning on the box nor no indication that a non-stick coating was used in the bulb. Our research both on the web and in stores indicates that in most cases the bulbs are not marked.
Please check all your bulbs! If there is any indication of any coating or uses the word "Shatterproof" do not use. http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...nt-bulbs-a-potential-danger-to-your-chickens/
Please read these article if you read nothing else- it was posted by another member in caring response to our tragedy: http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...nt-bulbs-a-potential-danger-to-your-chickens/
and: http://www.oldworldaviaries.com/text/styles/teflon.html
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Alert- Sudden flock death - No Warning
by Princess Guinea, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:06
edited by Princess Guinea, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 14:45
WARNING We lost 16 birds, long term healthy and productive guineas and chickens! All were safely in their large coop and all died there. They died a terrible, painful, and suffocating death in a place that they thought was safe. They died between the time they were locked in the coop and when I opened the coop to let them out to free range.
They were laying face down, grouped in pairs with their favorite flock mate. The Orpington rooster had his wing over his favorite hen. Our favorite lavender guinea hen died next to her six-month chick huddled next to the coop door. Two sister Light Brahma hens lay side by side in a corner. It was as if someone arranged them to die with their buddy. Nothing else was disturbed. The only thing that was different was that I changed their warming bulb that night.
The veterinarian community and research labs tested the birds, food and bedding. The only suspicious item was the light.
The light had no warning on the box nor no indication that a non-stick coating was used in the bulb. Our research both on the web and in stores indicates that in most cases the bulbs are not marked.
Please check all your bulbs! If there is any indication of any coating or uses the word "Shatterproof" do not use. http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...nt-bulbs-a-potential-danger-to-your-chickens/
Please read these article if you read nothing else- it was posted by another member in caring response to our tragedy: http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...nt-bulbs-a-potential-danger-to-your-chickens/
and: http://www.oldworldaviaries.com/text/styles/teflon.html
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