Australorps breed Thread

[DesertChic]

Thanks you ...that makes it feel a bit better. Actually, I did mean that chicks can be born with an infestation of worms...usually round worms. I have always believed this and feel certain I saw some article on line stating just that.

I have a call into The WVU AG department and when they get back to me I will promptly report/re-post what they send me...in fact I will try to get then to email their response.

Cool! I would really like to hear what they say on this, because it just seems to me that a worm in the fertilized egg would dramatically and negatively impact its hatchability.

 

[hellbender]

Cool! I would really like to hear what they say on this, because it just seems to me that a worm in the fertilized egg would dramatically and negatively impact its hatchability.

Perhaps but I'm thinking worm egg(s) So much smaller. Chicks that are infested with worms generally pass them at about 2 to 3 weeks from hatch date...just doing the math. Still anxiously awaiting commo. from Ag dept.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Thanks you ...that makes it feel a bit better. Actually, I did mean that chicks can be born with an infestation of worms...usually round worms. I have always believed this and feel certain I saw some article on line stating just that.

I have a call into The WVU AG department and when they get back to me I will promptly report/re-post what they send me...in fact I will try to get then to email their response.

Excellent! I would be very interested to know the response.

I know bacteria like MG can get passed down to offspring, but worms? Yikes.

MrsB

 

[hellbender]

From my initial call, I was passed through no less than 4 people to get to Mr. Joe Moritz...I got his machine which told me to leave a message.....then said "better yet, send mail to" email address. Hopefully he will respond fairly promptly because this sort of thing grinds on me...right or wrong..I want to know for sure...

 

[jbkirk]

It seems that a chick could hatch with worm eggs, but a worm?

 

[Gramma Chick]

It seems that a chick could hatch with worm eggs, but a worm?

I would think that a hen would have to be VERY Wormy to pass one in a egg

 

[hellbender]

I would think that a hen would have to be VERY Wormy to pass one in a egg

One would think but strange things happen in nature.




EDIT: Then, since the worms travel throughout the bird, even into the lungs, it's only a short hop to the ova duct.

2nd EDIT: A worn could easily scramble into the ovaduct, lay eggs and be gone in fairly short order. The eggs are microscopic and could, I feel certain, be picked up into eggs as the traveled down the tube.

The hen wouldn't have to be carrying an especially heavy load of worms.

Still waiting to hear from Mr. Joe Moritz. I doubt this is high on his list of concerns but I won't rest 'til an expert tells me SOMETHING and I might even double check whatever they say against another expert.

 

[getaclue]

Just my 2¢ worth, but a chicken that is overrun with worms like that has to be showing symptoms, should be wormed, and their coop thoroughly cleaned, especially prior to any attempts to hatch the eggs.

 

[hellbender]

From my initial call, I was passed through no less than 4 people to get to Mr. Joe Moritz...I got his machine which told me to leave a message.....then said "better yet, send mail to" email address. Hopefully he will respond fairly promptly because this sort of thing grinds on me...right or wrong..I want to know for sure...

How are the chicks acclimating to their new 'digs'?

 

[ThatFarmerChick]

We've all eaten worse...but I do agree with you.  Eggs cooked and served 'rare' should be a no-no...but plenty of people will eat them raw. 



Not I!!!   lolol

All of my grandmother's brothers ate raw eggs. Her oldest brother ate them until we explained how hatcheries worked. Then he went to quail eggs. He lived to be 97. Until I was a teenager I really couldn't eat eggs unless they were scrambled hard, so I know a raw one will never go down. I can eat them creamy and that is as far as I go. My father loves them rare. He said that and a chia seed smoothie makes him feel good. I know...I'm related to the weird ppl.