Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

[AyaBlodgett]

Well, Trisha, the male gene is alive and well in your gene pool. This a.m. the total (so far) is 8 cockerals! So cute. Now how do I start a breeding program??

 

[tls_ranch]

Aya,
Some of those may be girls. One in the back left looks like it has a darker breast. Males usually have really white breasts, but females can vary inbetween. Breast down sexing is not 100%...it just helps one to get an idea. You'll find that some can fool you. Most of my hatches run 50%/50% and I still have ones that fool me.

Trisha

 

[Meg2000000]

I got my necropsy full report back! It looks like the chick had Aspergillosis. They found lesions in its trachea that probably caused the chick to suffocate. It sounds like it's from inhaling something bad. So sad! I wish I knew what it was that caused it. The Pathologist said that Asperigillosis isn't contagious so I don't have to worry about my other chicks contracting it. But the worst part is that one of my two remaining Barnevelder chicks is acting sick today. They're 4 1/2 weeks old. I put Save-A-Chick (both the vitamin/mineral supplement AND the probiotic supplement) in their water today. I was able to get the little guy to drink a little. He starting eating right after so that makes me hopeful. There was a medicine the feed store recommended (started with a D and helps fight fungal infections) but both feed stories near me are out! I'm going to see if I can get some tomorrow if the little guy makes it. Keep your fingers crossed!

 

[tls_ranch]

Here's some more info about it: hope it helps
Aspergillosis

Synonyms: brooder pneumonia, mycotic pneumonia, fungal pneumonia, Aspergillus . When the source of the disease is the hatchery, the disease is called brooder pneumonia. In older birds, the disease is called aspergillosis.
Species affected: All birds (domestic poultry, pigeons, canary and zoo bird species), animals, humans, and plants are susceptible.
Clinical signs: Aspergillosis occurs as an acute disease of young birds and a chronic disease in mature birds. Young birds have trouble breathing and gasp for air. Characteristically, there are no rales or respiratory sounds associated with aspergillosis. Feed consumption decreases. Occasionally there is paralysis or convulsions caused by the fungal toxin. Mortality in young birds averages 5-20 percent, but may be as high as 50 percent. Mature birds also have respiratory distress, reduced feed consumption, and may have a bluish and dark color of the skin (cyanosis). Nervous disorders, such as twisted necks, may occur in a few birds (see Table 1). Mortality in mature birds is usually less than 5 percent.
Transmission: Aspergillosis is caused by a fungus. The fungus grows well at room temperature and higher. All litter and nest materials (peat moss, peanut hulls, sawdust, peat, bark, straw) have been known to have been contaminated with aspergillus. Feed and water should be suspect when attempting to identify the source of contamination.
Treatment : There is no cure for infected birds. The spread can be controlled by improving ventilation, eliminating the source of the infection, and adding a fungistat (mycostatin, mold curb, sodium or calcium propionate, or gentian violet) to the feed and/or copper sulfate or acidified copper in the drinking water for 3 days. The litter can be sprayed lightly with an oil-base germicide to control dust and air movement of fungal spores.
Prevention: It is important to thoroughly clean and disinfect the brooding area between broods. Use only clean litter, preferably soft wood shavings. Do not use sawdust, litter high in bark content, or shavings that have been wet.

 

[RachaelS]

Lots of good info! Thank you Trisha!

 

[Meg2000000]

Here's some more info about it: hope it helps
Aspergillosis

Synonyms: brooder pneumonia, mycotic pneumonia, fungal pneumonia, Aspergillus . When the source of the disease is the hatchery, the disease is called brooder pneumonia. In older birds, the disease is called aspergillosis.
Species affected: All birds (domestic poultry, pigeons, canary and zoo bird species), animals, humans, and plants are susceptible.
Clinical signs: Aspergillosis occurs as an acute disease of young birds and a chronic disease in mature birds. Young birds have trouble breathing and gasp for air. Characteristically, there are no rales or respiratory sounds associated with aspergillosis. Feed consumption decreases. Occasionally there is paralysis or convulsions caused by the fungal toxin. Mortality in young birds averages 5-20 percent, but may be as high as 50 percent. Mature birds also have respiratory distress, reduced feed consumption, and may have a bluish and dark color of the skin (cyanosis). Nervous disorders, such as twisted necks, may occur in a few birds (see Table 1). Mortality in mature birds is usually less than 5 percent.
Transmission: Aspergillosis is caused by a fungus. The fungus grows well at room temperature and higher. All litter and nest materials (peat moss, peanut hulls, sawdust, peat, bark, straw) have been known to have been contaminated with aspergillus. Feed and water should be suspect when attempting to identify the source of contamination.
Treatment : There is no cure for infected birds. The spread can be controlled by improving ventilation, eliminating the source of the infection, and adding a fungistat (mycostatin, mold curb, sodium or calcium propionate, or gentian violet) to the feed and/or copper sulfate or acidified copper in the drinking water for 3 days. The litter can be sprayed lightly with an oil-base germicide to control dust and air movement of fungal spores.
Prevention: It is important to thoroughly clean and disinfect the brooding area between broods. Use only clean litter, preferably soft wood shavings. Do not use sawdust, litter high in bark content, or shavings that have been wet.

Wow thank you Trisha!! I've been using pine stall bedding (the pellet looking things) and cleaning the brooder, feeder and waterer every 3 days at least. I change the water at least once a day. Is that bedding not ok? The man I got them from said that was totally fine.

 

[enggass]

Aya,
Some of those may be girls. One in the back left looks like it has a darker breast. Males usually have really white breasts, but females can vary inbetween. Breast down sexing is not 100%...it just helps one to get an idea. You'll find that some can fool you. Most of my hatches run 50%/50% and I still have ones that fool me.

Trisha

I hatched 8 out of 10 eggs last Spring from Trisha - 4 boys, 4 girls...

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: I got all the boys last spring.

 

[AyaBlodgett]

Well two more hatched today, and one looks like it might be a girl, but very weak. Probably the one that wouldn't have survived under a hen as she would have left it to tend to the 8 busy boys. They are doing great, all drinking, eating, and learning to walk. We will see how many come up girls later, I guess. It was my first experience with hatching. Always before bought the 5 day olds from the feed store. This was fun. I'm ready to do it again. Aya

 

[tls_ranch]

Quote: I got all the boys last spring.

Well, I did say "MY" hatches run about 50/50 . With shipped eggs...it can mess with the statistics. All you can do is

and hope you get girls when you want girls and boys when you want boys... With breeding sometimes having enough cockerels to choose breeders from is just as important as getting enough pullets

Trisha