Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Coram]

No new birds recently. I don't want to wait for any online purchases so will take Billy to the vet on Monday (hopefully he will be at the local feed store then - the vet didn't have time to see him on Friday). Otherwise, I might have to drive the 75 kms to the surgery. Unfortunately, it has turned quite cold here on the Tablelands but I am trying to keep them warm. Thanks for the advice.

Whenever mine sneeze I treat for cocci and then worm, the fluffing can be a cocci symptom. You can get the birds pooh checked by a vet for the parasite. Hope I am not telling you stuff you know. Cheers.

 

[Coram]

From Coram  ....... 

[COLOR=333333]Thanks Anniebee. It has been down to -3 some mornings in the Valley. The blues cope fine with the weather, he free ranges. He pretty much stays in the backyard and is fully flighted! I am penning him with a pied hen later in the year to breed some pieds and whites. I am in the process of building two large pens. One for the chickens and one for the peafowl. I am getting two brothers to free range, a blue and a pied. Your blue eggs look fantastic![/COLOR]

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[COLOR=333333]The blue eggs you refer to are in fact not mine .... I think you are looking at blues from Deej211, or from SilkieChickStar.   [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]No matter, I have one white and coffee coloured arauacana ( Mindy ) .... who has not laid an egg for several months now ( long staggered moulting )   But when she does, they are mostly a lovely blue, a few  greenish blue and a couple have been olive green.   It is always exciting to pick up a blue egg, and she lays good sized eggs, with huge yolks.   [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]I think many here have hens that are on strike at the moment  .... mine all are now, and I have had to purchase 1 dozen eggs in the past couple of weeks.   !!   I had a few remaining from the last lot laid by Molly ( or Mandy ? ) .... up to about 6 weeks ago.   After that it was[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]I think it would very exciting to breed peafowl .... especially crossing the colours as I believe you are going to do ??    Will be most interested to see the chicks, and ultimately what colours they express.   [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]Cheers .......  [/COLOR]

I'm thinking of getting Aracuanas toward the end of the year. It's a toss up between them or Gold Spangled Hamburgs. How frustrating having to buy eggs!! My flock shut down over summer in response to the terrible heat. Only three are up and running again, although another three will be laying again any day. I am unable to eat the eggs though as I am mid worming cycle.

 

[Coram]

Oh how gorgeous is she! Wow!

Woah!!!

 

[SilkieChickStar]

I am assuming you are running on solar power. Having lived on the water for almost 30 years we are used to its idiosyncrasies. Just check that the batteries are actually fully charged because solar charging itself will not always charge up to full capacity. Especially at this time of year when most of the sun is in the northern hemisphere. Also we have found that it's not always as effective as people think it is, particularly if there are trees or clouds. You generally get four hours maximum productivity out of solar a day and we were using multiple large panels despite all the talk from the retailers, most of whom haven't actually lived with it. If it is a solar problem, you might find a second solar panel just sitting around at someone's place, not being used and you could add that in to give more solar power. But you need to check that the amperage and wattage is correct. But if you are going on holidays and you are using a big battery perhaps you could hook a cheap battery charger up to it while you are away, just to be on the safe side. It's worked for us.  Living on boats we had to live on solar, wind and fuel generators. Unfortunately, that's the truth of the matter. Good luck. Keep us all up to date on your progress. (This info came from Henrietta's DAD)

We came to this conclusion today. Thankfully we have both an extra solar panel and a few deep cycle batteries around that we use for when we go onextended camping trips, that I think we can use

 

[Fancychooklady]

Whenever mine sneeze I treat for cocci and then worm, the fluffing can be a cocci symptom. You can get the birds pooh checked by a vet for the parasite. Hope I am not telling you stuff you know. Cheers.

Chickens can occasionally sneeze as a result of dusty conditions but they don't get colds. Coccidiosis is a protozoan that effects the intestines . A bird that has a serious burden of worms or parasites will have a compromised immune system and could eventually have upper respiratory symptoms, but you would usually see other signs first.

 

[Henriettasmum]

We came to this conclusion today. Thankfully we have both an extra solar panel and a few deep cycle batteries around that we use for when we go onextended camping trips, that I think we can use

That's great to see you had already figured it out. Have a great time away without having to worry about your babies.

 

[Henriettasmum]

Whenever mine sneeze I treat for cocci and then worm, the fluffing can be a cocci symptom. You can get the birds pooh checked by a vet for the parasite. Hope I am not telling you stuff you know. Cheers.

Thanks for the info. No, I don't already know this. Still quite new to this caper. Having just a few pets around is different to when the flock just keeps expanding, and expanding ... This is the first time I've experienced sneezing chickens. I am worming them all now, but Billy is still looking very sad so he's off to see the vet on Monday. The others, while sneezing, are still chatty but I have isolated them anyway, just to be sure. Thanks again. Cheers. Rosemary

 

[Coram]

Thanks for the info. No, I don't already know this. Still quite new to this caper. Having just a few pets around is different to when the flock just keeps expanding, and expanding ... This is the first time I've experienced sneezing chickens. I am worming them all now, but Billy is still looking very sad so he's off to see the vet on Monday. The others, while sneezing, are still chatty but I have isolated them anyway, just to be sure. Thanks again. Cheers. Rosemary

Good call going to the vet. Yes. There is a lot to learn. My peafowl are particularly succebtible to cocci on my property. I can pick it at 50 paces. Chooklady has followed up with a spot on comment re the parasite. Good luck and keep us posted!!

 

[Henriettasmum]

Good call going to the vet. Yes. There is a lot to learn. My peafowl are particularly succebtible to cocci on my property. I can pick it at 50 paces. Chooklady has followed up with a spot on comment re the parasite. Good luck and keep us posted!!

Will do.

 

[SilkieChickStar]

I'm so confused about this silkie. Every time I think I know the sex something changes. Last week he looked like he had a massive comb, so I though boy. But then all of a sudden he has a fluffy round top. Though the wattles are the biggest out of all three. What do you think??? He is nearly 10 weeks.