Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[ronott1]

Vaccinations via egg...very cool and convenient... means puncturing the egg or would the pores of the egg absorb a 'rub on' type application....I am assuming they avoid the air cell?

It is a very small needle.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I have not doped any of my chickens in 22 years however I have had fowl pox from day one. I never lost a bird with it and my best pullet that I started with had only one eye which she lost to fowl pox so I figured it was self intoxication because of her. I breed by one principle and its number one law in breeding. Fit of the Fittest Principle. if I have to help the chick out of the shell or dope them up to live they are weaklings. I want robust gladiator males and high laying energy females. So that's my rule. However, I just got some silikie females that may get all poxed up and I don't plan to breed them just use them as sitting hens. My Red Bantams are descendants from my large fowl so they got one eyes blood already in them. They I don't worry about it. If I loose a males face because of the pox and he is a good bird I will breed from him. Others will show up some day.

There are only rare occasions and that is the pox or Marixes or Cochi. If you got the bad luck of having this in your line you may have to vaccinate for these dx.

Don't worry its not necessary but sometimrd some may have to do. bob

 

[Matt1616]

No, I m serious. I know all about vaccinating in dogs But there are so many conflicting opinions in the poultry world,
I have not been able to make heads or tails of it. Just which vaccinations are really needed and at what ages?
And what effects do they have on eating birds/eggs and one's flock's reputation?
Best,
Karen

I was just curious....I do agree with what I highlighted in your post and a large portion of those opinions are wrong.

 

[thedragonlady]

I was just curious....I do agree with what I highlighted in your post and a large portion of those opinions are wrong.

Fowl pox is pretty much an opportunistic disease. When you have heavy, flooding rains for weeks, your normal mosquito population multiplies like crazy. The worst of it is yet to come, as areas dry slowly up. If the water stands over 10 days, you have a mosquito hatch where you normally wouldn't.

Fowl pox vaccine is a killed vaccine. The scabs however are contagious for a few weeks. Not a good time to show, or bring in new birds. Any "modified LIVE vaccines" given should have a flock quarantined for at least a month. None of these vaccines, live, or killed, affect eggs, or eating them.

 

[colburg]

Quote: DRY...Very Dry, the last 2 years we're averaging 3-4 inches of rain/yr.
Subby Soil(Clay)
They have 600 pecan trees for shade on 15 acres of alfalfa, clover, weeds. Free range every day.
Coop is 3 sided with open front.

Unless there is a little more consensus or argument for using this information for selection, I think I like the idea of adaptation and survival of the fittest better.

I realize that some breeds may thrive better regarding the soil types etc, but it shouldn't be detrimental either..Should it? Other than avoiding breeds that just flat can't take the heat.

It is very interesting though and I would like to see the literature if you have it handy.

Thanks,
Coley

 

[3riverschick]

Quote: Thank you Dragonlady.
Best,
Karen

 

[Jwhip]

A few XW Poultry Ranch NH males

 

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[har]

Niece looking roosters Jeremy!! What is the breeding behind them? Just wondering since I am not real sure on what direction I should go with the chicks I got from you.

Scott