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

[GriggerMcGrigg]

My hen araucana

 

[Fancychooklady]

Scramble the eggs and feed them back to them Sydney chickens, you can mix some vegemite in it will give them a little boost

The quail should be breeding age by six weeks rexy so they will only need to be in the brooder for a few weeks till they are fully feathered. I have a great quail pen I am building for myself and a lot will be sold or going to auction. The kids love eating quail eggs so I am loving having quarks at the moment. And they are so much more friendly than I had ever imagined

I'm sorry , but I have to disagree with that. Mycoplasma is one of the few upper respitory diseases that is transmitted through the egg. So feeding them back to the chooks would only be perpetuating the problem. Discard the eggs. Mycoplasma responds to gram positive antibiotics such as doxycycline , cephalexin and tetracycline . These are drugs used specifically to target upper resp and pneumonia in humans and animals.

 

[SydneyChickens]

FREAKING OUT! Smelly nasal discharge is apparently coryza! Two of them have that! One has had it for a while now even on the meds! She's growing and acting normal but the discharge and spluttering cough have never gotten better or worse, eyes are clear and she's active.. Now another silkie has the smelly discharge - I'M GOING TO LOOSE MY FLOCK I KNOW IT! THIS IS MY LUCK..

 

[rachmickmurphy]

sydneychickens have you quarantine the sick?

 

[satay]

Congrats on your hatch colourful. Great job. Sorry your chickens are sick Sydneychickens. I hope they have a full recovery soon.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Yeah it's not the flue it's respiratory disease :'( they are all drinking, eating, playing and foraging like normal and super active but 2 of them have smelly and snotty nostrils and one had the eye bubbles today (I cried for about an hour when i saw it). I've put Triple C sulfur in their water and apple cider vinegar.. 3 out of the 6 that all live together have it and the chicks have always been separated they haven't met the chickens yet. Is there anything else i could do for my girls?

And we can't eat the eggs for god knows how long now they are all drinking sulfur water.

Sydney, ACV won't fix a respiratory problem no matter what Google says.

I had a respiratory problem with some of my pullets and I went to the vet. They gave me Oytet Powder that you dissolve in water and it worked a treat. My pullets didn't have as bad symptoms as your girls but they were all fixed and better in 10 days.
Also no with holding period.

As long as you get onto it now they should get all better. Don't worry to much

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[K Spot]

Congrats everyone on their hatches - I love seeing babies!

So yesterday I nearly bought a lovely Dorking hen. Only reason I didn't is hubby was there with me. Must learn to hunt for new chickens by myself as I don't think he'd even know if I put an extra one in the coop.

I also have a question on hatching eggs. When using a broody hen, is it a good idea to remove her and the chicks to a separate cage while they grow, or can you just leave them in with the rest of the flock?

 

[GriggerMcGrigg]

Congrats everyone on their hatches - I love seeing babies!

So yesterday I nearly bought a lovely Dorking hen.  Only reason I didn't is hubby was there with me.  Must learn to hunt for new chickens by myself as I don't think he'd even know if I put an extra one in the coop.

I also have a question on hatching eggs.  When using a broody hen, is it a good idea to remove her and the chicks to a separate cage while they grow, or can you just leave them in with the rest of the flock?

This is my first time and I feel she has done all the work so she can have the benefits. I was going to rehome any roo I got but as he is lavender and so cute I've decided to keep him then I can continue to let her sit in future. Eating fertilised eggs is no different if the are removed the day they are laid correct?

 

[K Spot]

This is my first time and I feel she has done all the work so she can have the benefits. I was going to rehome any roo I got but as he is lavender and so cute I've decided to keep him then I can continue to let her sit in future. Eating fertilised eggs is no different if the are removed the day they are laid correct?

Yes, you can eat fertilised eggs. Just collect every day as normal and they won't get a chance to develop. I don't have a roo myself, so I don't have to worry. But those that do, eat the eggs no trouble.

 

[appps]

Congrats everyone on their hatches - I love seeing babies!

So yesterday I nearly bought a lovely Dorking hen.  Only reason I didn't is hubby was there with me.  Must learn to hunt for new chickens by myself as I don't think he'd even know if I put an extra one in the coop.

I also have a question on hatching eggs.  When using a broody hen, is it a good idea to remove her and the chicks to a separate cage while they grow, or can you just leave them in with the rest of the flock?

Lol. Definatly leave him home next time