California - Northern

[Happy Chooks]

Anyone ever seen this the wing feathers on this CLB boy seem to be getting frizzier by the day. This isnt a good pic and is a few days ago. Its even more pronounced now.

It looks like he's rubbing it on something. Damaged feathers have that look.

More cracked eggs in my nest boxes so I ordered the plastic nest box liners hopefully that will fix the problem.

Does anyone use the Purina Layena Omega feed pellets? I got a coupon for a free bag of purina feed so I thought I would try it. Wondering if I should ferment the pellets and keep feeding the king as free choice in the feeders. Ive been fermenting the flock raiser and they seem to really like it.

Ive been working on sprouting trays for the Kaylee Wild birdseed that is at Costco. So far so good. Im hoping to get 4 trays going before I give the first ones to the birds. @PetRock mentioned that there is a chicken forage blend at one of the websites I dont remember which one. I want to sprout that in a planter box for them too.

I have mixed it in with my crumbles, it was fine for a free bag, but it's not something I'd buy on a regular basis.

 

[Audio51]

More eyeball pictures:




-Kathy

Quote: His insides were full of tumors.










His ogans

-Kathy

Wow....poor guy.

 

[Kenduro]

yeah, I guess when my Barred Rock hen was really sick, I should' ve just found the most active thread, rather than posting int the "HELP!" section.

 

[chiqita]

Wow....poor guy. 

Just to quote you. I just wanted to say I don't think the food issue is what got your boy. I just wanted people to think about multiple food sources as a good thing.

yeah, I guess when my Barred Rock hen was really sick, I should' ve just found the most active thread, rather than posting int the "HELP!" section.

Usually if it is clear what your hen might have emergencies is pretty good. But if the symptoms are really generic sometimes people don't want to steer in the wrong direction and are silent.
Sorry about your hen...

 

[casportpony]

Quote:I replied to the thread that you started and suggested that you tube fluids, then fluids and baby bird food and your next post mentioned nothing about tube feeding, so that's why I didn't post there again.

Almost all sick birds will be hypothermic and need to be kept in a warm room in the 80-85 degree range. Then hydration must be corrected before feeding. There are a few wats to hydrate a bird and the one most people can do if they're willing to go buy a few items is tube feeding. Tube feeding with the right sized tube is much safer than syringe feeding, period, and I am will to help anyone learn how.

Here is some helpful info from my favorite book:


Supportive Care

SICK-BIRD ENCLOSURES
Sick birds are often hypothermic and should be placed in heated (brooder-type) enclosures b (Fig 7.7) in a quiet environment (see Chapter 1, Clinical Practice). A temperature of 85° F (29° C) with 70% humidity is desirable for most sick birds. If brooders are not equipped with a humidity source, placing a small dish of water in the enclosure will often supply adequate humidity. A moist towel that is heated and placed on the bottom of a cage or incubator rapidly humidifies the environment, as indicated by the fogging of the acrylic cage front.

FLUID THERAPY
Oral Administration
Oral administration is the ideal method of giving fluids. This method is more commonly used in mildly dehydrated birds or in conjunction with subcutaneous (SC) or intravenous (IV) therapy. Oral rehydration (30 ml/kg PO q 6-8 h) also may be used in larger birds (eg, waterfowl) that are difficult to restrain for parenteral fluid therapy.

"A sick or debilitated bird should always have its hydration corrected prior to attempting to initiate oral gavage-feeding"

Once I stabilize a bird with fluids and calories I can evaluate their poop and choose the next best step of treatment.

-Kathy
Edited to add: Oral gavage feed = tube feeding.

 

[chrissyr]

Here is a rooster with ocular Marek's. He also had cutaneous and visceral tumors.



-Kathy

how do you know it's ocular mareks? is it the contraction of the pupil? or is it the black color outside of the pupil? i thought the color outside was called leakage, but could be wrong

 

[chrissyr]

Ok, here is my Jubilee Pullet. She is 100% fancy chick. I would like to say thank you to @TheKeeper for my other 2 girls. They are so sweet too! It was nice meeting you Lisa, and visiting with you and Shantih. I don't have pics of those girls yet. Taking chicken pictures is harder than one may think

 

[casportpony]

Here is a rooster with ocular Marek's. He also had cutaneous and visceral tumors. -Kathy

how do you know it's ocular mareks? is it the contraction of the pupil? or is it the black color outside of the pupil? i thought the color outside was called leakage, but could be wrong

I had an avian pathologist look at the pictures and that's what he thought. Did you also see the necropsy pictures? They were his. -Kathy

 

[caychris]

With all those eye pics Ill have to get a pic of Lurks Eye (Wont be easy because skittish when approaching the blind side)
Otherwise she seems healthy and happy and so far in 2 weeks seems to lay 5 times a week ( Ill take that)


My daughter confirmed that Penny (My red faced Del that some thought was a roo) and Lurk are my 2 layers right now. Penny's eggs are a bit erratic still with shape shell and color but seem to be settling in.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Ok, here is my Jubilee Pullet. She is 100% fancy chick. I would like to say thank you to @TheKeeper for my other 2 girls. They are so sweet too! It was nice meeting you Lisa, and visiting with you and Shantih. I don't have pics of those girls yet. Taking chicken pictures is harder than one may think

Very pretty girl