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[Papa Brooder]

Does anyone have Marans or any other dark egg laying chicks hatching this week? I want to add dark eggs to the eating eggs we sell and I have broodies starting to hatch, hopefully tomorrow. I figured I could just give them to one of the moms to raise.

I put a fan on my Polish broody and when I checked on her she wasn't panting!

For those of you who have broodies, I came into the hay barn to check on one of the other broodies and there were several of the 2 1/2 month olds in there with her and a broken eggs about a foot away from mom. I don't know if she moved it out and the others pecked at it or if she stepped on it chasing the others away.....but it was rotten with an early quiter in it. Maybe 9 days? I decided it was a good time to take the two eggs that she pushed aside about a week ago and eggtopsy them too. They were both about a week and a half in gestation so I'm not sure why she moved them out. They were kind of under the outer mound of the nest so maybe she didn't mean to move them. What causes an early quiter (besides mom moving them out of the nest)?

i have FBCM and Blue coppers hatching labor day weekend so not close enough for you. beautiful parents which I bought from someone downsizing and one of the blue copper hens lays the most amazingly dark eggs, STILLL now toward the end of the laying season. amazing!

Has anyone seen or heard from Paul Pleece (Paul's Rare Poultry) lately? I have been trying to reach him for the past three weeks to schedule some repair work that he owes me on a coop that he built for me with defective siding, but haven't received any response to my calls, emails, or texts (other than his "we will respond in a timely manner" auto-response). It has been three weeks now and I am starting to get worried that something might have happened to him. It looks like he has been "pinning" things on pinterest, but not sure if someone else is using his account to do that? Anyway, if you do see or hear from him please let me know!

He did mention at the gathering at Cheryl's that he was having some serious email problems and was backed up with literally a month or more of unanswered emails. not sure if he's turned it around since then...

 

[debs_flock]

Deb - I have a couple Isbar boys if you find yourself needing them.

(they are splashes)

Let me see, to go with the six cockerels I have? (3 blue, 2 splash & 1 black). I only have two girls (both blue).

Deb

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Cackle Hatchery charges a dollar extra per bird for Mareks and you have to request it.

Keep us updated! I am still waiting for the preliminary report on my Golden Comet.

Ron

 

[zooweemama]

What do you think? I see it on a couple of the young Orps. Sheesh. I'm a sick magnet. No one is acting lame yet.

Fresh litter day- they go nuts scratching. Lol


Excuse my typos. Sent from my iPhone.

 

[ronott1]

What do you think? I see it on a couple of the young Orps. Sheesh. I'm a sick magnet. No one is acting lame yet.

Fresh litter day- they go nuts scratching. Lol


Excuse my typos. Sent from my iPhone.

They look like chicken feet to me...

I haven't had any chickens with Bumble Foot(knock on wood), but that is an infection under the pad of the foot that swells. Yours look like one joint might be bigger than the other, so a stressed joint.

If they are not acting lame I would not worry about them.

Wait until spring and give them some leaves. They will work over a pile of leaves in short order. You will wonder where those leaves went! Chickens love to be busy.

Bye,

 

[chickee]

Sorry you are having so many problems with your chickens

The legs look too scaly for young birds and I see redness. Possibly mites. Look online at some pictures of birds with scaly leg mites and see if it looks like what they have

What do you think? I see it on a couple of the young Orps. Sheesh. I'm a sick magnet. No one is acting lame yet.

Fresh litter day- they go nuts scratching. Lol
Excuse my typos. Sent from my iPhone.

 

[zooweemama]

Sorry you are having so many problems with your chickens

The legs look too scaly for young birds and I see redness. Possibly mites. Look online at some pictures of birds with scaly leg mites and see if it looks like what they have

Shut the front door! It looks much more likely than bumble foot actually (and much nicer to get rid of). It's not on the bottom of the feet which makes sense it were leg mites. I was going to treat them with Ivermectin anyyyyyway- shouldn't this take care of it then? None of my chickens are laying yet anyway...

 

[ronott1]

Quote:
Yes!

Ivermectin and use either poultry dust or poultry protector on the coop. Mites live in the coop.

Ron

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Quote: Shut the front door! It looks much more likely than bumble foot actually (and much nicer to get rid of). It's not on the bottom of the feet which makes sense it were leg mites. I was going to treat them with Ivermectin anyyyyyway- shouldn't this take care of it then? None of my chickens are laying yet anyway...

That's what my guess is too. I don't think the wormer fixes it. I've never had it but I think you rub vaseline on their legs but don't quote me.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: That's what my guess is too. I don't think the wormer fixes it. I've never had it but I think you rub vaseline on their legs but don't quote me.

Ivermectin is the Treatment:

Cheri, you're confusing leg mites with body or feather mites. They are very different, and leg mites rarely cause the death of the bird. They may cause long term reduction of egg production due mainly from the stress of frequent irritation, but that's about it.
Once the birds have them, leg mites are somewhat difficult to eradicate. The treatment of choice is ivermectin, available through your veterinarian. You'll find all sorts of old time remedies, most consist of some sort of oil applied to the feet and legs with the intent of smothering the mites. Like most of those remedies, they have questionable effectiveness. Prevention of future outbreaks is more difficult, and requires some dedication. You'll need to break the life cycle by several treatments of the birds themselves and also by treating the environment. Unfortunately most wooden coops just can't be treated thoroughly enough to get at every possible nook and cranny. You'll need to use an insecticidal poultry dust, available at any grain store. Ideally, you should remove the birds to another location, and continue to treat the area every ten days for several months or more to be sure to get every new hatch that comes along. Like many insects, the adults can survive on their own away from the bird for a long time. Of course you'll need to establish proper quarantine procedures for new birds in the future. Good luck.

Ron