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pics? Here's yesterday's cutie for me:
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SO CUTE!!!! wow.....love the little fuzz wings and the coloration is really neat
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Looks like a little fuzzy saddle
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Am I correct to believe that once everything has dried out, is safe to put chicks back out in that coop. I plan to do a good clean down in that coop before hand but I'm unsure of what to even use to clean it. These are the younger chicks I have. I also want to be certain I don't pass this on to anyone else. I had an Opportunity to sell 7 Older chickens but decline because I don't want to risk my birds taking germs over their new place.

Lime is supposed to be pretty good at sanitizing ground. Either Oxine or Virkon-S is supposed to be effective. There was a discussion either here (emergency section) or on another site (probably the asbc yahoo group) about the best thing to kill off the oocysts. I know it was on one with Diana Hedrick, and she is on both of those. The Merck article has been expanded since I last looked at it in detail, so it may give some advice.

As for giving away or selling the birds, unless that particular bird has an active case of coccidiosis, I really don't think it is an issue to the extent that bacterial or viral diseases are. Just be sure to tell the purchaser that others in the flock have had issues with coccidiosis.

Really, if caught and treated early, it is seldom a serious issue. The biggest problem is catching it before a bird becomes seriously ill. Keeping the water and food clean, especially clean of feces goes a huge way towards preventing the problem. Housing birds on wire can help, although it can be difficult to fine wire with small enough spaces to preven chick feet from slipping through, and large enough to let poop fall through Feedig a medicated feed helps build the immune system. Keeping teh ground dry helps.

The pen is wood floored. I'm thinking of laying flooring of some sort in there to make it easier to clean up. Where would I pick up lime?
 
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Am I correct to believe that once everything has dried out, is safe to put chicks back out in that coop. I plan to do a good clean down in that coop before hand but I'm unsure of what to even use to clean it. These are the younger chicks I have. I also want to be certain I don't pass this on to anyone else. I had an Opportunity to sell 7 Older chickens but decline because I don't want to risk my birds taking germs over their new place.

Lime is supposed to be pretty good at sanitizing ground. Either Oxine or Virkon-S is supposed to be effective. There was a discussion either here (emergency section) or on another site (probably the asbc yahoo group) about the best thing to kill off the oocysts. I know it was on one with Diana Hedrick, and she is on both of those. The Merck article has been expanded since I last looked at it in detail, so it may give some advice.

As for giving away or selling the birds, unless that particular bird has an active case of coccidiosis, I really don't think it is an issue to the extent that bacterial or viral diseases are. Just be sure to tell the purchaser that others in the flock have had issues with coccidiosis.

Really, if caught and treated early, it is seldom a serious issue. The biggest problem is catching it before a bird becomes seriously ill. Keeping the water and food clean, especially clean of feces goes a huge way towards preventing the problem. Housing birds on wire can help, although it can be difficult to fine wire with small enough spaces to preven chick feet from slipping through, and large enough to let poop fall through Feedig a medicated feed helps build the immune system. Keeping teh ground dry helps.

The pen is wood floored. I'm thinking of laying flooring of some sort in there to make it easier to clean up. Where would I pick up lime?
 
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Yes, definitely specify. You can probably get it at Home Depot or Lowes, too. Look in the garden department (not construction, which is where you will more likely find hydrated lime). Since the floors are wooden, you can also thoroughly power wash or soak them with a surface disinfectant such as Vircon-S, Oxine, Tektrol, Novalsan or even strong bleach (bleach is not nearly as good as other disinfectants as it rapidly loses its potency, especially in the presence of organic material.
 
I now have collected a dozen tiny new eggs from my girls!
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They are all about the size of quail eggs. Should I have them scrambled or make tiny boiled eggs for my chef salad?

Does anyone know where I can get a pink egg layer?
 
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