California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

It can be a real challenge to sort out utility birds. There was a large family with them at the State Fair this year. The judge DQ'd all of them. I gave the kids some chicks when they cooped out at the end of fair.

What does "cooped out" mean and how did the daily hatch display go? What breeds did you hatch and what did you do with them all after?

My Niece placed 5th I believe in FFA showmanship at State Fair but I don't know what animal she used. She has experience with everything from horses to cavies including chickens so it could have been anything!...locally she kicks buns at Round Robin.

 

[MossyoakLane]

Help! I woke up to one of my girls standing in the corner of the run kind of puffed up. There has been no abnormal poo. She did not lay yesterday, but did the day before. She has been completely normal util this morning. She had not interest in scratch this morning, and did not come running as normal.

I removed her and have her in a small carrier. Any ideas? How should I proceed?

 

[ronott1]

Help! I woke up to one of my girls standing in the corner of the run kind of puffed up. There has been no abnormal poo. She did not lay yesterday, but did the day before. She has been completely normal util this morning. She had not interest in scratch this morning, and did not come running as normal.

I removed her and have her in a small carrier. Any ideas? How should I proceed?

They are old enough to lay, so likely not cocci.

I would suspect mites and would treat the coop with liquid pyrethrin and the chickens with Ivermectin.

Mites are hard to see and they live in the coop during the day. They come out to feed on the chickens at night. That might explain the symptoms in the morning.

More than DE is needed to get rid of mites.

 

[chiqita]

Does she have nasel discharge? Can you hear her breath? When you pick her up does she feel thin? Any lumps?( especially in her rear) is there anything attached to the base of her feathers on her chin croup or bottom? Do her eyes look OK?

That is all I know to look for for signs of what is wrong.

 

[MossyoakLane]

They are old enough to lay, so likely not cocci.

I would suspect mites and would treat the coop with liquid pyrethrin and the chickens with Ivermectin.

Mites are hard to see and they live in the coop during the day. They come out to feed on the chickens at night. That might explain the symptoms in the morning.

More than DE is needed to get rid of mites.

Hmmmm, there has been quite a bit of head shaking lately. I would assume that this may be a symptom of mites?

 

[MossyoakLane]

Does she have nasel discharge? Can you hear her breath? When you pick her up does she feel thin? Any lumps?( especially in her rear) is there anything attached to the base of her feathers on her chin croup or bottom? Do her eyes look OK?

That is all I know to look for for signs of what is wrong.

I try to do a feather check at least once a week and did not find anything last week. Her eyes look bright, There does't seem to be any discharge from her nose, but I am i the process of putting all cats and the dog away to be able to pull her out in the light to see better. She doesn't need the stress of all the other critters wanting to check her out too.

 

[MossyoakLane]

They are old enough to lay, so likely not cocci.

I would suspect mites and would treat the coop with liquid pyrethrin and the chickens with Ivermectin.

Mites are hard to see and they live in the coop during the day. They come out to feed on the chickens at night. That might explain the symptoms in the morning.

More than DE is needed to get rid of mites.

I forgot to ask....which ivermectin the oral or topical?

 

[lawatt]

Help! I woke up to one of my girls standing in the corner of the run kind of puffed up. There has been no abnormal poo. She did not lay yesterday, but did the day before. She has been completely normal util this morning. She had not interest in scratch this morning, and did not come running as normal.

I removed her and have her in a small carrier. Any ideas? How should I proceed?

because Corid is a relatively benign medication, it seems, I've gone ahead and put that in their water any time a chicklet seems listless or puffy, regardless of age -- two of my chickens died last year after doing the i'm-just-not-interested-in-anything routine for a few days, and they were completely different ages (one probably 8-10 weeks old, the other very close to point of lay) -- but since i started using Corid more quickly, they've all snapped out of it. (if i'm remembering right, "all" = two more have done the puffy/listless thing, one was a young chick and one was a year old, just recently -- Frances the auntie-broody! she did not have mites after all)

i try not to overmedicate (the birds, my cats, or myself), but i figure, Corid doesn't hurt the healthy birds, and it might help...

 

[MossyoakLane]

because Corid is a relatively benign medication, it seems, I've gone ahead and put that in their water any time a chicklet seems listless or puffy, regardless of age -- two of my chickens died last year after doing the i'm-just-not-interested-in-anything routine for a few days, and they were completely different ages (one probably 8-10 weeks old, the other very close to point of lay) -- but since i started using Corid more quickly, they've all snapped out of it. (if i'm remembering right, "all" = two more have done the puffy/listless thing, one was a young chick and one was a year old, just recently -- Frances the auntie-broody! she did not have mites after all)

i try not to overmedicate (the birds, my cats, or myself), but i figure, Corid doesn't hurt the healthy birds, and it might help...

I was wanting to keep some on hand anyway. Were you able to find it locally?

 

[OR4-hmom]

What does "cooped out" mean and how did the daily hatch display go? What breeds did you hatch and what did you do with them all after?

My Niece placed 5th I believe in FFA showmanship at State Fair but I don't know what animal she used. She has experience with everything from horses to cavies including chickens so it could have been anything!...locally she kicks buns at Round Robin.

I thought I was the only one using the term "Round Robin". Up here I get corrected to "Master Showmanship". It is a big advantage having done so many animals. DD had a heck of a time with steer & swine, she qualified with poultry and did a greatd job with sheep, goat and the other small animals. The judge was forgiving on horse since it was on grass for the first time in a week and only wanted to eat.