BlueTheBrahma’s thread!

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No more deaths, increase in egg numbers again (one is a marans pullet), so things are looking better here, if you ignore the rain.

Not to dredge up past stuff, but I'm late to the party as always...

My 2 cents (partial pounds? is that a thing?) any way they ate moldy feed? Even if not visibly moldy, or did they get under a feeder where is could have been hiding and growing? I don't know if mycotoxin poisoning could take them out that fast either.

The other would be some strain of cocci, it can take them out pretty quick and whatever I have over here doesn't have bloody poop as a warning, but, lethargy, puffed up, and some foamy orange poops.

If you have been having a lot of rain those are my guesses, but, both should show some symptoms.

Or, a predator coming around and caused heart attacks in the boys and the stress put the girls off laying a little?

No matter the cause, I am so sorry for your loss Blue, and I am very glad things seem to be back to normal with the ladies.

 

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It might be a bit of an ambitious project, but I’m thinking about starting a website to sell my hatching eggs, spare cockerels, but also get some feeders and things stocked on it for some income on the side. It will also feature a bit of a blog, some of my own diagrams and photos, and maybe breed standards. It will be marans focussed and other features may come later.
Still the early stages but this is the plan.

I'd read the blogs for sure!