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BigDaddysMom said:
Thanks Ron for commenting on my chickens!
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I almost broke my arm patting my own back!
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Amy, thanks for confirming. The breeder and I thought this is what you dealt with. The chicks were only about a week old when I got them and they were already infected, so it was nothing on my property. I have 20 some chicks of my running around here and they and my adult flock are all good (well except for all the molting going on).

The breeder thinks the e-coli came from poop on one of the eggs and they were infected in the incubator. The eggs were purchased from another respected BYC member so I'm not blaming anyone or think that things weren't managed properly, although everyone involved is going back and crossing their t's and dotting their i's to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.

I'm happy to know that I don't have to cull (and as always, when I say "I" I mean my husband
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). Since the e-coli is bacterial should I go ahead and treat them with an antibiotic before I move them to the grow out pen? If so, what type of antibiotic. I've never had to treat a sick chicken beyond Rooster Booster or an injury.
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THANKS!
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I'm glad I said don't quote me on the e coli! Read this article ok?
http://www.poultryhub.org/health/disease/types-of-disease/colibacillosis/
 
Pam, I got behind on this thread and missed some stuff. I think your chickens are cute. Didn't mean to be rude.

Congrats to AmyBeth and debs_flock for winning the BYC Friend Award this time!!!
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We kept our bantams quarantined for several weeks. Which turned out to be the right thing since we ended up having issues with mold. Since treating the coop, building the poop deck with roost and treating with ACV - things have been going tentatively well. We still have a couple chickens with rattles (from the mold) but they are hanging in there for now. I would say it only affected a small percentage of my flock. Out of 26 chickens - about 6 chickens total and 3 have already passed (not recently though).

We finally moved the bantams to the coop but in a small dog crate. We left them in there for 2 days. Then moved the crate to run, closed the run door and opened their crate door during the day. We did that for 2 days during the day (back in crate into coop at night). Day 5 we opened their crate, the coop and run and yard to the bantams along side the rest of the flock. We had one run in- but it was Foghorn (the bantam roosters) that gave Copper a flogging. And no other issues for dayssssss. They immediately began roosting with the other chickens at night and really no behavior issues. I am so thrilled!

My 4 oldest pullets are 27 weeks old tomorrow. No eggs. I haven't noticed any mating (my cockerels are only 18 and 16 weeks old though). I do not hear the egg song. I don't see any squatting and they have shown no interest in the nest boxes.

That's our chicken update. :D I am totally loving all these chicken pictures you guys are sharing. I have had to look up dorking and partridge up to stay in the know!
 
zooweemama said:
We kept our bantams quarantined for several weeks. Which turned out to be the right thing since we ended up having issues with mold. Since treating the coop, building the poop deck with roost and treating with ACV - things have been going tentatively well. We still have a couple chickens with rattles (from the mold) but they are hanging in there for now. I would say it only affected a small percentage of my flock. Out of 26 chickens - about 6 chickens total and 3 have already passed (not recently though).

We finally moved the bantams to the coop but in a small dog crate. We left them in there for 2 days. Then moved the crate to run, closed the run door and opened their crate door during the day. We did that for 2 days during the day (back in crate into coop at night). Day 5 we opened their crate, the coop and run and yard to the bantams along side the rest of the flock. We had one run in- but it was Foghorn (the bantam roosters) that gave Copper a flogging. And no other issues for dayssssss. They immediately began roosting with the other chickens at night and really no behavior issues. I am so thrilled!

My 4 oldest pullets are 27 weeks old tomorrow. No eggs. I haven't noticed any mating (my cockerels are only 18 and 16 weeks old though). I do not hear the egg song. I don't see any squatting and they have shown no interest in the nest boxes.

That's our chicken update. :D I am totally loving all these chicken pictures you guys are sharing. I have had to look up dorking and partridge up to stay in the know!
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Thank you so much for the update!

Maybe later today I will post a picture that will really be different. I let my Heritage RIR pullets out into the back yard today and will try to get pictures of them. When I post the picture, see if you can tell how different they are from the ones they call RIRs at the feed store.

Ron
 
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ronott1 said:
Thank you so much for the update!

Maybe later today I will post a picture that will really be different. I let my Heritage RIR pullets out into the back yard today and will try to get pictures of them. When I post the picture, see if you can tell how different they are from the ones they call RIRs at the feed store.

Ron
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I would love that! I am really trying hard to learn to LOOK at chickens and see the details. I really struggle with this!
 
am crazily behind on reading this thread/these forums and just barely keeping my head above water work-wise, but just popping in to say CONGRATS on the awards and WOW such beautiful chickens and ETC!!
crazily,
laura
 

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