Arizona Chickens

[LarryPQ]

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X2 with what Mahonri said. Valley fever does not effect chickens like a cold. I am not even sure they can get it---as most fungal infections tend to be immediate death sentences for birds.

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

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X3 what Mahonri said, and I'd put it on chlorotetracycline or oxytetracycline (sp), I also use sulfamethazine. I don't know which,if any, works, but it seems to clear up.

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

to the newbies.

I sympathize with those those with losses. I've been trying keep up with the reading, but unable to keep up with the replies. Been pretty crazy with work.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their Friday the 13th.

 

[Kristopher]

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BE CERTAIN TO ISOLATE THE HEN WITH THE RUNNY NOSE AWAY FROM YOUR OTHER CHICKENS.
If it has infectious bronchitis, it could devastate your entire flock.

Eek. Is this fatal? This is my pet house chicken, I would be devestated.

 

[LarryPQ]

Infectious Bronchitis is almost always fatal. Those that survive usually lay at 50-80% of previous laying ability, are susceptable to recurrances, and have a damaged reproductive tract (evidenced by "folded" or misshapen eggs)

 

[nurseshelly]

Laree,
I love your stink eye cake - it's adorable!

 

[nurseshelly]

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BE CERTAIN TO ISOLATE THE HEN WITH THE RUNNY NOSE AWAY FROM YOUR OTHER CHICKENS.
If it has infectious bronchitis, it could devastate your entire flock.

Eek. Is this fatal? This is my pet house chicken, I would be devestated.

You could always look up a chicken vet in your area. Most reptile vets also see birds and chickens (as well as bunnies and rats). Dr. Richard Funk (Mesa), and Dr. Todd Driggers (Gilbert) are both great vets that see exotics.
Keeping her away from your others would be a good idea too, like everyone has said. You could use a 50 gallon rubbermaid and make a top for it out of wood and hardware cloth (we used long wood pieces meant to make trellis out of, we used them to reinforce our pepper plants, and now for the chick brooder). That is what we do for our brooder once the chicks are outside. We use a bungie cord so the top can't get knocked off by the labrador, or by neighborhood cats ... and to keep the chicks in when they are older.

 

[nurseshelly]

We have 3 pips and 2 zips

Can see their cute little beaks in the zip lines

I guess my temp was slightly high since they're a day early ... or maybe they are just early birds! Oh, pips are 2 wheaten ameraucanas, 1 marans. The zips are 2 wheaten ameraucanas

 

[mclevinson]

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Exciting!

 

[stevensonm]

Anyone else doing coffee tomorrow?
I will be there at 8

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Exciting!