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

[MyHaven]

Those that survive remain carriers but that is in the case of MG the problem with these upper respiratory diseases is that the symptoms are very similar. Fingers crossed its just the milder bronchitis.
The birds tend to relapse when they are stressed, sometimes it will just be the ' rales ' or rattling in their chest and others might just get the mucous . At this stage antibiotics will help, but you can't eat the eggs.

I was thinking that I would discard all the eggs collected from the past week or so. Let alone when treatment starts.

 

[MyHaven]

 I was thinking about how we say clucky chook here not broody.  When we grew up my grandparents had chooks and so did we and it was always the chook pen. That seemed to encompass the coop and run. I still just call it a chook pen. Just wondered what others called there chook palaces.

I remember my grandparents best. It was a dairy farm. There were no runs just pens with perches for night time. They just had the yard where the cows wondered about. I recall how the neighbours back then would exchange a dozen eggs every now and then to mix up the blood lines and of course there were roosters about.

At home we had something similar. It did have a run but I don't recall calling it anything. Maybe pen. What I remember is my mother bought spangled hamburgs. Rare back then I think. Hatch after hatch after hatch she got nothing but roosters. Only the Italian down the road was happy with them. She never got a single pullet.

 

[LuckysMum]

And to consider how we can support our vets better so we loose less of them after they return home.

I'd just never get over loosing a child.

MyHaven Sorry to hear about Buttercup I hope the antibiotics clear the rest up quickly.

I totally agree out vets need all the help they can get. We were very lucky no-one in our family had any problems. I know people who have.

I have lost a brother and sister to illness, going through that was horrible, seeing my parents, their spouses and children try and battle on was heart breaking.
So yes it's not just the vets but their families that need our support.

I do think we are very fortunate that war and sickness does not touch us like it did our families even 50 years ago, and hopefully our serving men and women get better support form the general public then they did back then. I know we can't rely on the government to do much.

Sorry I think ANZAC day and the anniversary of my sister passing makes me a bit sad.

 

[Anniebee]

Good morning folks

Hey Anniebee regarding the ‘???’s’ on your ovation to my post about Martyn’s .. was I confusing you with someone else mentioning they did not like to order online? Apologies if that was the case.

I thought Dusty was only going to do a soft moult this year as she normally moults in March and very hard, just on ready for basting and the roasting pan

A few weeks ago she dropped a few head feathers and a couple off her legs but nothing dramatic and I was pleased she was going to be spared the discomfort of a full hard moult … bzzzzzt, wrong! Saturday night she went to bed looking normal .. Sunday morning she had multiple bald patches with pin feathers .. here we go again, poor Dusty

Yes Teila ... it was me who won't buy online - unless I absolutely totally have to .... and that would be a real rarity. Like maybe once every two years, cos I can't get something any other way ????

I so understand about Dusty. My girls never start with head or neck feathers .... usually start dropping them from the fluffy butts to begin with. Mindy has moulted, has grown pin feathers and is feathered up reasonably well, but ...... oops !! I forgot about me head. . She is dropping feathers again, mainly from the hackles and around her face ( I think ) unless she has decided on a second moult for the season ?

.... Thinking she had finished her moult, I collected all the feathers, the wood shavings - everything perfect in the coop ...... and bang - off she goes again, shedding feathers all over the place. Poor wee soul. But as I said, I think it is mainly now from her neck and head. She looks a bit moth-eaten around there .... has re-grown a beautiful pair of flight wings though

Must clip them before she decides to go a-wandering ....

Cheers ........

 

[Anniebee]

MyHaven Sorry to hear about Buttercup I hope the antibiotics clear the rest up quickly.

I totally agree out vets need all the help they can get. We were very lucky no-one in our family had any problems. I know people who have.

I have lost a brother and sister to illness, going through that was horrible, seeing my parents, their spouses and children try and battle on was heart breaking.
So yes it's not just the vets but their families that need our support.

I do think we are very fortunate that war and sickness does not touch us like it did our families even 50 years ago, and hopefully our serving men and women get better support form the general public then they did back then. I know we can't rely on the government to do much.

Sorry I think ANZAC day and the anniversary of my sister passing makes me a bit sad.

So very sorry to hear about the loss of your dear sister in the past.

 

[Anniebee]

Thanks for the starter feed info. I haven't had a chance to read past page 2829 but I'll get back to it.

I need your help

I have had a rolling sickness through my flock.

The first signs were a little over a week ago. But the birds affected recovered quickly. 1 to 2 days.
It starts with a sneeze, some cough, one has a runny nose (watery not coloured or mucus), some are slowed down but others very lethargic. One had the swinging head/neck movement like they get with the gasp. That didn't last longer than 12 hours. Most appetites are fine. Everyone is eating at least enough to not waste. One d'uccle had a gluggy eye, ointment on it and it came good within the day it showed no other signs of sickness while a couple others look congested - puffy not weeping eyes.

My head hen couldn't hold her head up very well last night. I held my breath when I checked on her this morning. She was up eating and drinking really well.

It is effecting all ages from the oldest 4 years to youngest 8 weeks.

They get sick for a day or two and the come good, then the next one or two get sick.

This morning when feeding my indoor cockatiel it sneezed. Oh no.

I so hope your chickens improve very quickly. From the way you describe the situation, it could be a 'quick' virus that has spread between them .....

Let's hope that is the case, and that you can cease to worry asap.

Cheers ..........

 

[LuckysMum]

So very sorry to hear about the loss of your dear sister in the past.

Thank you I was thinking after I post it that this is a chicken forum.

 

[Anniebee]

Oh no, I'm sorry. I hope it's a minor inconvenience and not something "really bad". Unfortunately I don't know anything and can't help

I don't know how they grow the garlic overseas, all I know is that I bought some once and it never sprouted.... You know, when it gets a bit long in the tooth, it sprouts. No signs of life at all. I found that very odd. (BTW, you can get white-skinned garlic from Australia, the white and purple are just different varieties.)

I have searched and researched the way China in particular ( and no doubt other parts of Asia as well ) grow their garlic. Because I could scarcely believe they could do such a thing from the information I first received.

Yes, there are white skinned varieties grown in Australia, but they are usually sold at a much dearer price than the 'bags' of garlic which distinctly show as grown in China. Check it out for yourself, next time you see a lovely bag of cheap garlic that is all white. Look at the label. Not surprised that some white garlic did not sprout ( as you mentioned ) .... probably the stuff I have been talking about.

There are distinctive Russian type garlics that range from all white to blue/brown skins. I have not seen those myself, but this link will show you the Russian goodies :
https://www.farmhousedirect.com.au/...t1/1000567//&gclid=CKW138-krMwCFQx9vQod5x8Gng

Just for your information, btw.

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[Anniebee]

Thanks will try to source.

First fatality. One buttercup dead when I got home. I was worried the young ones wouldn't be strong enough.

Yes I have introduced birds. They were quarantined for 6weeks. Do you know the incubation period?

Edited to add: I just checked and the antibiotic I ordered today will treat it. Vetafarm triple C. It will be available to collect at 2pm.

I am so sorry to hear you lost one of your beautiful buttercups.

One can only hope the rest of your flock do not succumb to whatever it is ( heaven forbid ).

Good that you are getting them onto anti-biotics.

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[Anniebee]

what chance do we have if it is routinely used in the beef, poultry, pork and lamb industries ?


http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/14/adufa-2014/

Interesting article Fancy ... but specific to the U.S. I don't think we follow like sheeples absolutely everything they do ( or don't do ) over there. Still and all, it is a timely warning, and one that should be taken seriously.

And .... what chance indeed do we have if we are in fact, being filled with chemicals given to beef, poultry, pork and lamb. While I don't trust any government here ( or elsewhere ) to always do the right thing by people, I do think we are still hopefully sufiiciently removed, from the vagaries of the U.S. and their obviously ineffectual departments ( of agriculture, the FDA etc. )

Guess that's all we can do - is hope, that it is all not as rampant as we might imagine. ( although I don't count vegetables in that - they are wantonly sprayed with all kinds of garbage, to yield better crops right here in Australia ).

Very difficult to get a correct handle on it all ....