Arizona Chickens

[Sonoran Silkies]

Desertmarcy. You are correct. After I get my shed cleaned out, and I put a supper over a hole in the floor, I will have to wait. Eventually they will find the sugar water offering in the top part. I will start with on supper and 8 starter frames, when they start to move in I will add the second supper. When I find a queen has moved in or my nephews hive has queen cells, I will harvest a couple of them. By then I should know what I am doing and I will tweak my plan. It will work, if you are willing to take the time. The part I will not like is killing the original hive and removing all the comb. All of that will have to be done in one day, I think. The time of year I think is important. I will learn when it is best to remove my new hive. Right now I am guesting winter or early spring to remove an active hive to the out side. And they are very happy under my shed. I am not happy, but they are harmless and I have time.

Maddbaggens She looks like she has broken claws, she has no control. I do not think you can put a chicken foot in a cast, amputation is not a solution for just to many reasons.

the dear little thing, if only I could help her.

You can tape the toes in proper position. Heavy cloth tape under and over the foot holding the toes in the proper position, then cardboard on the bottom to keep them spread and more tape to hold onto the cardboard. In an older bird you will need quite a few weeks or even 2-3 months of holding it in the proper position. With a young chick a few days can work. However, you also need t correct the nutritional issue. Add B vitamins and a multi-vitamin.

 

[Bill Matthews]

To City Farm I wouldn't personally go that far since I didn't talk to him myself..But people have been known to do that with hatcheries like McMurray which used to have a very unquestioning policy on replacements several years ago. Especially be careful if the dollar amount is significant or if the birds are very rare or valuable. I'm like you on this one: never knew anyone who has a 100% survival rate with significant numbers involved. Best of wishes.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

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The price of a necropsy for a chicken at the State Veterinary Diagnostics Lab. is $256.50.  That expense is so disappointing, especially in light of states that offer it for free or very little charge.   It would be nice to be able to figure out the cause of the sniffles and eliminate those symptoms from your flock.

I sent my birds to the UofM, if I remember right, did necropsy at the time, The Veterinary Collage at the UofM (Minnasota). I was told that I could send (or bring in) my bird to them or take it to a department that was doing a study, it was free. Their students needed specimens to work on. Did you call the Schools? I am surprised the it casts at all. I would think the state would be interested in knowing them selves in the light of all the fear of disease that can be transferred, that deadly needle in the haystack thing,

I guess they would go broke if the production chicken farmers sent in all the young chicks that die Dayley. I have a feeling heart and liver disease would be at the top with lungs and throat next. Do to the ammonia burning away tissue over their short life. If there were Chicken Psychiatrist, mental cruelty, depression, insanity would be up there to. I wonder just what would happen to Tyson Farms if everyone knew really what they are eating from factory farms.

Now knowing what I do more realistically, I once thought paying twice as much for true organize range chicken, turkey and goose was to much. Now I think it is a bargain. It takes a lot of land to make a happy healthy bird.

 

[Mahonri]

See below...

 

[City farm]

Just went out to give the flock a treat, our broody hen was off the eggs!! I got to take a peek.. No pipping..
However the little d u'lcce Millie Fluer Claire started to attack her, along with the larger E.E. faith.. Clair is at the bottom
on the other hand I have no idea who's on top.. The never peck when I am around or when they are hanging out in th
front yard.. Of course I steeped in and gave a swat to break it up.. Thay all knew I was upset.. It old them so!
No really I am cranking myself up...

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

The U of A does not have a veterinary school. They have a Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology but you must go elsewhere after four years if you wanted to become a veterinarian. It is sad, but the Arizona state schools system does not have a DVM program. There is new talk of expanding the program to include a DVM, but it's in the hands of the state legislature.

 

[City farm]

Day 19.. We have a joke in the neighborhood/ block.. This old neighbor would talk to his wild cats.. The boys that go
to ASU & live next to us & next to their run..
Whenever I hear them out in the yard I would talk to the chickens... Give them something to talk about... At first
I would think what am I going to say to them... That is why I am cracking myself up today.. Those brats picking on our soon to
be mom... She is probably exhausted from not eating or drinking like the others..

 

[City farm]

If anyone has a set of extra or free to good homes chicks or hens.. A friend has a ministry that takes food,clothing, gardening supplies
& now chickens !!! To Mexico.. They pick a few neighbors in a neighhood & help them get established.. They only have two coops built
for them.. their next trip is may 30TH..

 

[Mahonri]

YEAH!!! Just put a dozen Aloha eggs in the incubator with the other 16 for a total of 28 eggs.

So nice to meet Sommer and see all of her marvelous Aloha chickens!

Her roos in the breeding pen are just GORGEOUS eye candy! Unbelievable! As she increases their size and works on keeping those that lay best, she'll have a NEW breed that everyone will want!

Wish I could have a back yard like hers!!!! With ROOS!!!

THANKS!!!!

 

[flower]

The U of A does not have a veterinary school. They have a Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology but you must go elsewhere after four years if you wanted to become a veterinarian. It is sad, but the Arizona state schools system does not have a DVM program. There is new talk of expanding the program to include a DVM, but it's in the hands of the state legislature.

Viewing the problems to be a Veterinary Doctor I am thinking the the legislators are being paid to keep the number of school limited just as becoming medical doctor is controlled by the AMA. I just do not trust anyone with political connections or politicians for that matter. One reason to limit the number of Vet Docs is to allow them to continue to charge extreme amounts for their service. After all it is extemely expensive to go throught school and training. And I do believe that the reason the cost is so high is to keep the field exclusive and costly.