My flock recently came down (in December) with a gurgling and raling respiratory issue, which started in a humid poorly ventilated coop. I got a bird necropsied about a month after it started, when only a few different ones each night would gurgle (like it was quickly spreading through them)...
I have been having trouble with sick birds, which started in a poorly ventilated coop with moisture buildup. I had just about given up hope (all blood tests are negative except for virus isolation which aren't back yet) and read somewhere about Viral Pneumonia - What is it?
Do the birds become...
Mid December some of my young birds started "gurgling" at night. It sounded like water in the lungs, or a crackling noise. They were 2-3 months old. It started because I had poor ventilation in the coop they were in, I know that for a fact. Lincomycin-Spectinomycin was ineffective (for 8 days)...
Hi, I want to buy an still-air incubator to do some extra hatching, but I am just a kid with a limited amount of money, so my price range would be around 40-80$. I have read little giants are variable, but also in reviews on amazon I have read not to buy hovabators because they are variable too...
Hi all, I am interested in placing an order in the next few months with Sandhill, but was wondering, are they MG/MS tested negative? I know they are NPIP, but that doesn't cover MG or MS, does it? I am wondering because one of my friend's bird's are sick with what is probably MG, and I have read...
Are geese susceptible to MG? I have a friend who's chickens are showing symptoms, he is getting one autopsied soon, but I told him I would ask all you if geese are susceptible (he has 2). They are penned separately from the chickens, the geese nighttime coop is about ten-fifteen feet upwind from...
hi all, I was wondering about a health question - Our neighbors some laying chickens they keep in a single pen, about 400 feet from our property line. My chickens are in tractors that move around, anywhere from a couple feet from the property line to a couple of hundred feet. How far would be a...
I am planning on starting to buy non-organic food again. Is there anything that could immediately damage my bird's health by switching from one to the other? I'm not worried about the chemicals, I don't like GM crops, and I know they are most likely more harmful in the long run, but I really...
Couldn't find one so I thought I would start on . . . for pictures, discussion, anything really.
I don't have any at this point but intend to get some soon - so for those of you that do I look forward to pictures, talk, etc..
Hello! My name is Gamefowl Guy (computer name of course, my parents didn't know I would comes to love chickens when I was born). And I love gamefowl! I don't like fighting birds, I think that practice is cruel, but I am fascinated by all the different breeds, strains and colors of gamefowl!