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

[SilkieChickStar]

One of my Buff Sussex lays double yolker S every few weeks today's egg I think is the biggest she has laid yet lol

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@Fancychooklady what does body checked mean?

 

[Fancychooklady]

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@Fancychooklady what does body checked mean?

It means that the egg may have had hairline cracks and the hens body has recognised this and attempted to mend or fill the cracks. Hence the crease lines. This can be a result of a faulty shell gland , but can also be the result of a previous illness.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Fancy ..... thank you again for your input. 

It's often difficult to 'detach' from a favoured vet, and while I was aware he is not a specialist in this field, he is excellent, if a little gung-ho at times.   If anything further erupts with Mandy, I will take her to the avian specialist who is about 30 minutes away from here.   He charges a fortune I believe, but I will get around that somehow.   Just hope nothing else occurs.   And you are so right - when loved animals are sick, any help is welcome.  

I said in my 3rd last paragraph the following :   " [COLOR=333333] But I will be cautious about that. [/COLOR]"  ( re : his advice about ivermectin ). 

I agree with always seeking the best advice, which is specialist at any time - especially for my pets.  That however, had a dreadful outcome for our first Golden Retriever, Murphy Brown - who was referred to a 'whizz bang' surgeon for surgery on her spine.   The surgeon ( ugh !!  ) ... did advise that the surgery had 'never been attempted before' ...  and we ( foolishly in hindsight ) said ok - go ahead, because he came so very highly recommended.    Yeah - right !!  ... so I carry an understandable 'wariness' when it comes to specialist anything ( including for humans - but that's another story, one that damb-ed near cost me my life ).     

$4000 + later, we found him hailing his own work on her ( even though she died prematurely a short while later ) on his own damb-ed website.   To say I was furious would be an understatement, not to mention broken hearted.   But - we live and learn, don't we.    The money was nothing at the time, if she had been relieved of the situation, and had lived longer.   But money now is a bit of a  problem, which is why I sought first the advice of our own vet - considering Mandy was eating and drinking well and doing her normal thing - except for the slow walk and sit. ...  And then a susbsequent conversation about worming mixtures !!  

There seems to be so much diverse opinion about worming fluids / tablets / drops / whatever.    I use levamisole - pink fluid in a specific dose in water - and they loathe the stuff. Will not touch it ... no matter how thirsty they might be.  Eventually they obviously do have some, and it is thrown out after 2.5 days.   Not ideal, but there's nothing much else I can do.  I can only 'guess' that they have been wormed !!! :/  

Am thinking to put something naturally sweet in with the next lot ( some form of pure fruit juice I can make myself  - sweet apple  ? )...... I have NO idea if that would be good or not - can anyone advise on that - or on a home made fruit juice that would be best ).  

Would also appreciate your advice - and anyones' advice at all, as to some form of tablet - - -  or liquid that can be put onto a small amount of food.   I know this subject has been discussed many times here, but cannot trawl back through so many posts to find them.    

I will contact the avian vet. to see if they sell tablet form worming .... and if they do, that will be good enough for me, and will get it.   .... Will let you all know about that,  if they have.

Again thank you ... 

Cheers ..... 

p.s. I can only imagine the folder you have for all equine specialist attention ~ !!   I adore horses, been around them most of my life, but know just how expensive treatment for them can be, and the trouble they can sometimes get themselves into.   !!   

Avitrol plus comes in tablet form.

I have just wormed mine with Big L a levamisole product and the chickens seem to enjoy it. ( in their water )

 

[Anniebee]

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@Fancychooklady what does body checked mean?

I wanted to know too ... so I googled it !!

Here is what I found : http://www.mypetchicken.com/backyar...y-hen-sometimes-lay-eggs-with-ridges-H82.aspx

Hope the link works for you.

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[Anniebee]

Avitrol plus comes in tablet form.

I have just wormed mine with Big L a levamisole product and the chickens seem to enjoy it. ( in their water )

Thanks so much for that info. Will try and find it - from the avian vet, or even on line !! ...

Now that would be a big leap for me. I do ultra-little on-line purchasing. !!

Will also have a look for Big L .... ta muchly.

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[Fancychooklady]

Thanks so much for that info.   Will try and find it - from the avian vet, or even on line !! ...  

Now that would be a big leap for me.   I do ultra-little on-line purchasing. !!

Will also have a look for Big L .... ta muchly.    

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This should help

http://www.planetpoultry.com.au/medications/64-avitrol-plus-wormer-tablets-100tabs.html

 

[Ashburnham]

Both incubators are full again. This time Light Sussex, Indian Game and 3rd cross Olive Eggers.
Last week I hatched 50 Araucanas.

 

[LuckysMum]

Anniebee

They are my nephews but they will be mine on the weekend. He can't take them with him. Though some will have to be rehomed. At the moment I have 4 australorps, 4 silkies of which 3 are now clucky after a month of starting to lay, I have 8 aruacana eggs under them. I also have baby leghorns, bantam australorps and light sussexs.

After I have quarantined them for a while and I integrate them I will use a spray called cetrigen apparently one of the things it does is stops other chooks picking on chooks that are being integrated. A friend told me about it. I had to integrate 1 Isa into a flock of 4 and they didn't bother it.

 

[jessbonnitcha]

This is Derpy. She is the only aracauna that survived out of 10 chicks that I hatched . She lays normal blue eggs but as her name states, she is very Derpy. She moonwalks, flicks her head, and runs into fences. But she is my chicky

 

[Fancychooklady]

This is Derpy. She is the only aracauna that survived out of 10 chicks that I hatched . She lays normal blue eggs but as her name states, she is very Derpy. She moonwalks, flicks her head, and runs into fences. But she is my chicky

Hehe, she's cute. Perhaps a good poultry multi vitamin is in order. Easy to administer , just add to water. I grew up in unanderra and went to Dapto high.