➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[casportpony]

We go as far as to loan out birds if I or one of the people in my circle gets it to try and infect the others young ones

Seriously? We had dry and wet pox here in 2013 and that is something I never want to see again.

 

[jwyles]

Seriously? We had dry and wet pox here in 2013 and that is something I never want to see again.

Isn't wet pox a completely different story or do they recover from it just as easily?

 

[casportpony]

I don't even know what to say...

 

[casportpony]

Isn't wet pox a completely different story or do they recover from it just as easily?

They do not recover as easily and often they die.

 

[Kiki]

Btw, I did stick the tube up my nose.

Are you counting the slurry in your total ml per day given.

How does her crop feel now and is she pooping?

 

[Tesumph]

We go as far as to loan out birds if I or one of the people in my circle gets it to try and infect the others young ones

Pox parties are nothing new*, but generally the reasoning behind that is to let children catch a very curable disease before they’re older (a teen or adult) and it’s harder for the immune system to overcome.
Is this the same reasoning behind letting a large group of birds catch pox all at once? I don’t understand why you would purposely introduce that at all?

*for the record, pox parties are generally organized in this day and age by closeminded anti-vaccinators and are often bordering on illegal. This isn’t the 1800’s, no one’s child should be dying from measles with modern medicine available.

 

[sdm111]

Seriously? We had dry and wet pox here in 2013 and that is something I never want to see again.

yep

 

[Kiki]

Pox parties are nothing new*, but generally the reasoning behind that is to let children catch a very curable disease before they’re older (a teen or adult) and it’s harder for the immune system to overcome.
Is this the same reasoning behind letting a large group of birds catch pox all at once? I don’t understand why you would purposely introduce that at all?

*for the record, pox parties are generally organized in this day and age by closeminded anti-vaccinators and are often bordering on illegal. This isn’t the 1800’s, no one’s child should be dying from measles with modern medicine available.

Did you see Houston has a real life measle case right now.
A little boy I believe.

 

[sdm111]

Pox parties are nothing new*, but generally the reasoning behind that is to let children catch a very curable disease before they’re older (a teen or adult) and it’s harder for the immune system to overcome.
Is this the same reasoning behind letting a large group of birds catch pox all at once? I don’t understand why you would purposely introduce that at all?

*for the record, pox parties are generally organized in this day and age by closeminded anti-vaccinators and are often bordering on illegal. This isn’t the 1800’s, no one’s child should be dying from measles with modern medicine available.

it's just what we so. There's no underlying cult like atmosphere about it lol. It's all good what works for some may not for all. Kind of like me not wanting to have mereks in my flock, it's a ok for others

 

[casportpony]

This is a great pox link"
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/fowl-pox

Spoiler: Graphic pox pictures - lots of pus and scabs - click to open

This hen's warts were different than the others as they appear to have pus in them and they were not drying out, so off they came.

Before removal.






Inside of mouth before pus removal.




Pus removed from roof of mouth.




After removal of scabs/growths and application of iodine



This side still needs more work.


After removal of pus/plaque and application of iodine.




De-worming orally with Safeguard liquid (fenbendazole 10%)




Various pics of scabs and pus.