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  1. ReadyvilleBird

    Testing for Mycoplasma??

    I have around 25 chickens and half have either mycoplasma or coryza. Too many of these birds are special to me to cull the whole flock. I would consider culling just the carriers if there was a cheap way to test them individually. If test are expensive or only postmortem, then I could cull them...
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    Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) experts needed

    I’m glad you mentioned the foul odor because I certainly have noticed that with the chickens that are seriously sick. I almost have all the symptoms alleviated at the moment but I look forward to having a completely healthy flock again. I don’t think I could cull them right now because I put...
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    Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) experts needed

    Sorry for the late response but this was more of a backyard breeder that claims hatchery status. It was a decent size farm outside Manchester TN but he didn’t show me the facilities. I’m in middle TN myself
  4. ReadyvilleBird

    Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) experts needed

    That’s some very useful information. The reason I suspect MG is the symptoms that I saw. Of the four birds that I got from the suspected infected hatchery, two wouldn’t open there eyes and a third started sneezing and sounded congested a few days later. The chicks that have shown signs after...
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    Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) experts needed

    So, you may have seen my post before where I explain how my flock inherited MG from a “hatchery” that sold me sick chickens. So far I have gotten the disease under control but symptoms keep popping up in another chicken every time one beats it. I have a few questions on how to proceed from here...
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    A Lesson In Adding To My Flock

    This spring has been one of many lessons concerning chick health and diseases. I feel like I’ve experienced nearly all of them this year. Last year I only lost one to an unsupervised nephew but this year I have lost to cocci, accites, sour crop and most frustratingly, respiratory disease (MG)...
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    Congestion in chicks?

    I want to thank you for your advice. Since tetracycline seems to be on such short supply in my area, I got it’s chemical cousin doxycycline. I have had the three affected chicks on the medicated water since Friday and their symptoms are nearly cleared up. The two with closed eyes and discharge...
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    Congestion in chicks?

    Well I’ve had very little luck trying to get a look inside of his beak and unfortunately the two feed stores within reasonable distance from me have empty spots on the shelf where Tylan 50 and Duramycin should be. They do have Tylan 200 and I suppose it could work if I just cut the dosage to a...
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    Congestion in chicks?

    What should I look for inside the beak? Thank you for this great advice
  10. ReadyvilleBird

    Congestion in chicks?

    I’m going to try Tylan. Should I treat the whole brooder? Can I find it at the local feed stores?
  11. ReadyvilleBird

    Congestion in chicks?

    If it is a respiratory disease then there are a lot of chicks in the brooder who are exposed to it. About half my flock. I can’t just get rid of half my flock to protect the other half. What are the chances that he simply was stopped up with a dust from his feed? Also, is this something that he...
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    6 week old- sour crop??

    Also, at her age, she is still in a brooder. So no grass or grit. Just 20% starter feed
  13. ReadyvilleBird

    6 week old- sour crop??

    I don’t necessarily smell anything coming from her beak but her crop feels too much like a silkie that I lost a week ago from sour crop. I came to that conclusion after the chick became lethargic with a very enlarged and bloated crop and passed a few days later while puking. I will continue the...
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    Congestion in chicks?

    I have one roughly six week old sebright that sounds like it’s breathing through snot and I’ve seen sneeze a few times. There is also a amber colored discharge from his nostrils. He is perfectly active but I want to catch this early. Everything I’ve read sounds pretty horrid and I certainly...
  15. ReadyvilleBird

    Why are my eggs hatching so far apart?

    That’s a great explanation. I don’t know how she does it though. The small cochin bantam that can’t even cover all the eggs and somehow managing to hatch all of them. Not one has rotten yet. We are 12 chicks and counting with probably 8 eggs left. She is an awesome bird!
  16. ReadyvilleBird

    6 week old- sour crop??

    I’m using 20% starter. Im not sure why I was thinking 16. Are use thick paper so the chicks aren’t eating anything they’re not supposed to. I used to use wood chips. The only reason I was using Corid is because I had a chick die of cocci earlier this year but for now I will suspend the use of...
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    6 week old- sour crop??

    So I just learned what sour crop is this last week when my silkie, about six weeks old, died after puking and having an enlarged crop. To make me feel better, I picked up four new chicks yesterday, all about six weeks old as well. They are all acting completely normal and very energetic but the...
  18. ReadyvilleBird

    Why are my eggs hatching so far apart?

    That makes a lot of sense. One of my bigger hens was bullying her off her eggs and I figured she was just going broody and wanted to sit on the only clutch available. Thanks
  19. ReadyvilleBird

    Why are my eggs hatching so far apart?

    So I have a bantam sitting on a clutch of about 20 eggs from all the chickens in the coop. Some of the eggs started hatching two weeks ago and I’m still having some hatch. I understand that the eggs were laid weeks apart but if the incubation started at the same time, what gives with the time...
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