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[casportpony]

[/quote]Good info. I have recently cut my flock from 24 to 9 and still trying to home the rest. I will take my best efforts to segregate the poults from the chickens until the chickens are homed. We are hoping to keep the house but no guarantee, which is why I'm parting with most all the birds. If we are able to keep the home I will have to start with a fresh flock obviously but more organized. As mentioned about separating the chickens from Turkeys. I want to till the whole area and clear all the old hay here and there. Any other suggestions on how to clear of most possibility of virus about please suggest. Until then this is the agenda. It'll be at least till next spring before we do chickens again. I'm taking that should be plenty time to get situated with the house issue, new baby and clearing the yard of possible contaminates.[/quote]

Apologies in advance as I'm not very good at explaining things. Blackhead is not a virus, it's a protozoa, and I believe it's very similar to giardia, but don't quote me on that. Even if you got rid of all of your chickens, their poop and a top layer or dirt they can still get it from earthworms. I'll post more on it later from the computer.

Maybe someone else can explain it better?

-Kathy

 

[tommysgirl]

Apologies....still learning where all the taps are to get where I want. Lol. I'm in Sacramento and always distinguish myself as a Northern Cali ...but agree reality is I'm Central.

However.....spending 1/2 my life in the Tahoe area....I shall call my a Cali Mtn Gal then as that's where I'd live year round if I could.

(I did come across someone nearby up there who had chickens. Was impressed as bears have always been an issue)

Hi there and welcome! Sacramento is definitely Northern California no matter how you slice it. There are lots of Sacramento area people here. I am about 2 hours North west of you.

How many and what types of chickens do you have? Any questions come here to get the kindest and most well informed answers we have several peeps in the Tahoe area...you have to be a very dedicated chicken keeper to have them where there are bears!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

I might post some videos later, if Nameless is still on the nestbox tonight. It's probably just another broody false alarm, though

 

[Audio51]

Very interesting necropsy report. I had heard someone say that there was a connection between paralysis and coccidiosis, just hadn't ever seen proof of it? IMO, there is no reason not to treat with amprolium, so I sure would and I'd start by giving it an oral dose of the liquid at .02ml per 100 grams. If you have the powder, you could place 1 teaspoon in a 12 ml syringe, fill that syringe with water to the 10ml mark, mix well and give .074ml per 100 grams.

-Kathy

Unfortunatley, the new sick one just died about 30 minutes ago. I am getting very frustrated at this point. He was just linping yesterday and now dead today. No external injuries I could find. I though maybe he dislocated otherwise traumatized a joint as he was walking better last eveing that he had been earlier in the day. Could this be coccidiosis too? Do I need to treat the entire flock?

Apologies....still learning where all the taps are to get where I want. Lol. I'm in Sacramento and always distinguish myself as a Northern Cali ...but agree reality is I'm Central.

However.....spending 1/2 my life in the Tahoe area....I shall call my a Cali Mtn Gal then as that's where I'd live year round if I could.

(I did come across someone nearby up there who had chickens. Was impressed as bears have always been an issue)

When I lived in San Jose, I considered myself a Northern Californian ans Sac is definitley more north than that is. Welcome to the thread!

Here are some pictures of my size 30 french tube and it in the hen of mine that died. I tried to get a picture that showed it placed into the crop, but she had eaten a whole bunch the day she died, so her crop was too full.

Look closely at the tube and you'll see the holes are big enough for crumble mixed in water to flow through. A size 30 can be used on most large birds, but it's way too big for banties.





-Kathy

So a 30 at least. Are they like some things where the higher the number the smaller the tube? I might try to get a selection

Does anybody know what causes porous eggs?

Anybody had luck treating them with something that works?

Usually it is lack of calcium or the calcium is not being absorbed. Lack of vitamin D3 can prevent them from making use of calcium even of it is plentiful. They get Vit D3 from sun or you can supplement it. Some birds may have other issues that cannot be corrected with either. I have a red sex-link that laid porous eggs or shelless ones all last year. After her molt though, she has been laying perfect ones again. I have seen some posts here with a link to info about common egg problems. Maybe someone can re-post that link for you.

 

[tridentk9]

Does anybody know what causes porous eggs?

Anybody had luck treating them with something that works?

If the problem is caused by a lack of calcium available to the eggs- while a bit off topic- African Greys are notorious for low calcium levels. It's not unusual to supplement calcium or feed certain foods to help increase calcium absorption. This article may help http://www.africangreys.com/articles/nutrition/calcium.htm

Edited to add: The information here is great!!! Almost makes me think I should have stayed in California. Almost I'm very happy to leave all those 100+ ° days behind.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

I might post some videos later, if Nameless is still on the nestbox tonight. It's probably just another broody false alarm, though

Darn her! False alarm again.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I wish I could leave the 100 degrees behind....but I have to be happy with them going away until next summer.

Quote: I think it's time for her to get a stern lecture and maybe a time out....

 

[KristyAnn]

Just a thought, but what're the turkey regulations in the county part of San Jose ?

 

[KristyAnn]

Good info. I have recently cut my flock from 24 to 9 and still trying to home the rest. I will take my best efforts to segregate the poults from the chickens until the chickens are homed. We are hoping to keep the house but no guarantee, which is why I'm parting with most all the birds. If we are able to keep the home I will have to start with a fresh flock obviously but more organized. As mentioned about separating the chickens from Turkeys. I want to till the whole area and clear all the old hay here and there. Any other suggestions on how to clear of most possibility of virus about please suggest. Until then this is the agenda. It'll be at least till next spring before we do chickens again. I'm taking that should be plenty time to get situated with the house issue, new baby and clearing the yard of possible contaminates.[/quote]

Apologies in advance as I'm not very good at explaining things. Blackhead is not a virus, it's a protozoa, and I believe it's very similar to giardia, but don't quote me on that. Even if you got rid of all of your chickens, their poop and a top layer or dirt they can still get it from earthworms. I'll post more on it later from the computer.

Maybe someone else can explain it better?

-Kathy[/quote] oh got it! So it'd be in the best interest to keep my garden as far away from them as possible I'm guessing. I know that just yesterday when I was pulling potatoes, there were a few up in that dirt.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Good info. I have recently cut my flock from 24 to 9 and still trying to home the rest. I will take my best efforts to segregate the poults from the chickens until the chickens are homed. We are hoping to keep the house but no guarantee, which is why I'm parting with most all the birds. If we are able to keep the home I will have to start with a fresh flock obviously but more organized. As mentioned about separating the chickens from Turkeys. I want to till the whole area and clear all the old hay here and there. Any other suggestions on how to clear of most possibility of virus about please suggest. Until then this is the agenda. It'll be at least till next spring before we do chickens again. I'm taking that should be plenty time to get situated with the house issue, new baby and clearing the yard of possible contaminates.

Look at the extension sites; they suggest that keeping turkeys and chickens on the same property if you have had blackhead outbreaks is inadvisable.