5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[Gardeningmama]

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AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Kalalyn21]

Quote: </ Sooooooo eggcited. My shipped eggs will be here Thursday and Friday, been collecting some from my girls as well.

 

[Pozees]

I am going to swap some of my Silkie eggs for barnyard mix with a fellow keeper here in CO - her eggs are beautiful colors, green. blue, and a range of browns, I am so excited! I have some of her eggs in my incubator right now, and they are just beautiful.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Dang, I wish I was eligible for this one!

I will set this one up for the Best Broody Chick Apartment/separate Housing contest.

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NO. Please don't because I think I can win the best broody apartment idea w/pics. I don't want to send eggs to myself.

Offer the eggs in another contest.

 

[ronott1]

NO. Please don't because I think I can win the best broody apartment idea w/pics. I don't want to send eggs to myself.

I will get a different prize for that one.

Thanks again!

 

[carriebain]

Can I get a prize for being most obsessive?

 

[ronott1]

Can I get a prize for being most obsessive?

So many of us fit that description.

 

[MMGerlinger]

The sick ones should be Quarantined or culled. Send one in for a Necropsy. You live in Nevada, so I think UCD Charges around $90.00 for a Necropsy for you. There may be a State Agency in Nevada that will test one for you for free. Necropsy is free for us in California if we have less than 1000 chickens.

http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu

Once you have the report, you will be able to decide if you should cull the whole flock, treat them and or be able to hatch eggs from them. MG is transferred through the egg so not eggs. Other illnesses do not transfer so you can hatch eggs.

The symptoms you are seeing can also come from Ammonia build up.

MG/MS? What are those?

And ammonia build up? I sure hope not. I have a few gaps in there that can vent air, and seems to be doing well. I don't really notice it being super stinky in there or anything.......

Also, one other question... if i cull them, and they are carriers (or showing symptoms) are they safe to eat if we were to do that, or it is better not to? I'm new to this.

 

[ronott1]

MG/MS? What are those?

And ammonia build up? I sure hope not. I have a few gaps in there that can vent air, and seems to be doing well. I don't really notice it being super stinky in there or anything.......

Also, one other question... if i cull them, and they are carriers (or showing symptoms) are they safe to eat if we were to do that, or it is better not to? I'm new to this.

It probably is not Ammonia--it would sting your eyes.

MG and MS are Respiritory viruses. http://www.thepoultrysite.com/disea...ction-mg-chronic-respiratory-disease-chickens

There is a pull down menu next to the disease name to find MS.


This is a list of guidelines for Processing sick birds:


emaciated birds - pet food only
tumours, organ problems, ascites, egg peritonitis - condemn the carcase
liver conditions - condemn
infection in a limb - condemn the limb
systemic infection - condemn the carcase
breast blister or minor trauma - trim, carcase still ok
toxaemia, septicaemia - condemn the carcase
minor bruising - trim, still ok
major bruising - condemn the carcase
fibrinous deposits on heart or liver (CRD, E.coli, Toxaemia, septicaemia - Condemn organs as unfit for human consumption
Extensive lesions from Toxaemia/Septicaemia - condemn carcase
Intestinal worms - condemn organs
Extensive haemorrhages - condemn carcase
Tumours/Nodules - localised due to MD, LL, Other - trim affected part, and pass remainder for human consumption
Tumours/Nodules - multiple and extensive from MD, LL, Other - condemn carcase
Wounds with no systemic involvement - trim and pass

 

[chiqita]

Oh I hope we get more contests going for the hatch-along. Last year I think there were like 20 plus contests. I can donate a 12+ assortment of mystery eggs, wont be able to ship out til spring though.

Last year the contests were madness don't wish that on ron!!! We want him to do this again.