California - Northern

[Gomes Bantams]

Ooh! picture please!!!

 

[ronott1]

Today I did my afternoon "chicken walk". Basically, it's just part of my husbandry practice; walk through and observe the birds in each pen. I check feeders, waterers, check for eggs, look at the birds, head count, etc.

I was so excited! When I got to my pen of Araucana, there in the corner of the run was a bright blue spot..................their first egg!

It is just beautiful!

Deb

Please post a picture

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Today I did my afternoon "chicken walk". Basically, it's just part of my husbandry practice; walk through and observe the birds in each pen. I check feeders, waterers, check for eggs, look at the birds, head count, etc.

I was so excited! When I got to my pen of Araucana, there in the corner of the run was a bright blue spot..................their first egg!

It is just beautiful!

Deb

awsome. congrats .. PICTURES PLEASE !!!!!

 

[debs_flock]

I'll have to take a picture tomorrow, in the meantime, here's one the roos from that pen.

Deb

 

[Gomes Bantams]

he is adorable!!!

 

[HighNDryFarm]

So the UC Davis necropsy on my 6 week old Marans:
"10-16-12. This juvenile chicken was emaciated. There was a terminal bacterial septicemia. We isolated E. coli from the tissues but there was not much reaction indicating the inflammation was very acute. The source may have been the gizzard in which there was inflammation and bacteria. This would not have caused the emaciation, however. It may be helpful to check into the feed situation to see if these chicks are able to get full access to the feed and know where it is. I don 't see any other reason for the emaciated state of the chicken such as chronic infection. If any more chickens die, it may be helpful to submit another. This chicken may not have been representative of the flock."

The chick had 100% access to food and all the other chicks grew and have continued to grow and eat an appropriate amount of starter feed. I think it sounds like the chick tried to fight of the black mold and ecoli it was exposed to prior to coming to me and it lost ground. The other chicks that died both lost size right before dying, exactly like this one.

Unless someone reads something I missed in here saying this was a contagious thing then they're getting moved into the grow out pen tomorrow, get use to my flock and I'll mark this up as not so fun, bumpy start to my desire to have a dark egg layer.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I'll have to take a picture tomorrow, in the meantime, here's one the roos from that pen.

Deb

nice. Like him alot

 

[Hangtown Farms]

So the UC Davis necropsy on my 6 week old Marans:
"10-16-12. This juvenile chicken was emaciated. There was a terminal bacterial septicemia. We isolated E. coli from the tissues but there was not much reaction indicating the inflammation was very acute. The source may have been the gizzard in which there was inflammation and bacteria. This would not have caused the emaciation, however. It may be helpful to check into the feed situation to see if these chicks are able to get full access to the feed and know where it is. I don 't see any other reason for the emaciated state of the chicken such as chronic infection. If any more chickens die, it may be helpful to submit another. This chicken may not have been representative of the flock."

The chick had 100% access to food and all the other chicks grew and have continued to grow and eat an appropriate amount of starter feed. I think it sounds like the chick tried to fight of the black mold and ecoli it was exposed to prior to coming to me and it lost ground. The other chicks that died both lost size right before dying, exactly like this one.

Unless someone reads something I missed in here saying this was a contagious thing then they're getting moved into the grow out pen tomorrow, get use to my flock and I'll mark this up as not so fun, bumpy start to my desire to have a dark egg layer.

sounds like a case of bad luck. Hopefully my penedesenca or emp's will be laying in the next few months and you can try some of those dark eggers

 

[Papa Brooder]

So the UC Davis necropsy on my 6 week old Marans:
"10-16-12. This juvenile chicken was emaciated. There was a terminal bacterial septicemia. We isolated E. coli from the tissues but there was not much reaction indicating the inflammation was very acute. The source may have been the gizzard in which there was inflammation and bacteria. This would not have caused the emaciation, however. It may be helpful to check into the feed situation to see if these chicks are able to get full access to the feed and know where it is. I don 't see any other reason for the emaciated state of the chicken such as chronic infection. If any more chickens die, it may be helpful to submit another. This chicken may not have been representative of the flock."

The chick had 100% access to food and all the other chicks grew and have continued to grow and eat an appropriate amount of starter feed. I think it sounds like the chick tried to fight of the black mold and ecoli it was exposed to prior to coming to me and it lost ground. The other chicks that died both lost size right before dying, exactly like this one.

Unless someone reads something I missed in here saying this was a contagious thing then they're getting moved into the grow out pen tomorrow, get use to my flock and I'll mark this up as not so fun, bumpy start to my desire to have a dark egg layer.

I really like how they worded that for you. All my reports were very factual with little actual "advice" or suggestion from the person writing it.

I've been so swamped lately so I haven't been on here in many days.

Had a bad chicken day. Coon got one I had isolated because it was getting picked on to point of bloody tail feathers. Bummer was it had just healed enough to get put back in pen today then I found it without the head typical coon or skunk. Then when I got back later today found a chicken drowned in a bucket of water. I stick them out as supplement to the auto waterers. I've seen them fall in before but they always manage to get out, not this one. So sad.

Looking forward to a better chicken day tomorrow. Just had more rhodebars, jubilee orps, and my first BLRWs hatch yesterday so that was good news!

 

[zooweemama]

Keep the pullet. She sounds like she is disease resistant.

It wouldn't hurt to give her a chance - she's doesn't have a contagious disease, so she can't infect the rest of your flock.

I agree. she may pass a resistance down

Oh ok- really? I was worried I would pass something bad into my flock. Which is a huge concern for me. I hadn't considered passing on a resistance which would be a good thing. I'm so glad I asked! I haven't bred ANYthing ever (except myself bahahaha!) so I have no idea what I am doing. I mean sure- I know the basics but not this stuff. Thanks you guys!