California - Northern

[Ali707]

Oh, pshaw! This assistance and camaraderie is what BYC is all about - being there for others. Many of us have had similar needs, or WILL, and are just paying it forward. As have you on other occasions.

Don't struggle alone.

X2

 

[ChickNmamma]

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I was kinda thinking about that - black light sexable chicks - wouldn't that be awesome???
I don't quite understand the genetics on whites. So there's a white that would cover barring? Is that what's called "dominant white"?
Yes, dominant white, which is carried by... LEGHORNS! However, I don't know if the other breed could be barred...

and unless they used leghorns for the rooster and barred birds for the hens the barring won't be sex linked. If they did it the other way around half of the chicks will be barred - no sex difference... also I just realized this would be F2.. I don't know if anything is tellable at this stage - sex links are not the same as autosexing and nothing shows up correctly in the second generation. Still great laying birds though.

 

[threadgeek]

Quote: Thanks for the suggestion! I will try this tomorrow.

Welcome to the world baby chicks! Six are Blue Laced Barnevelders, and ten are regular Barnies (don't ask me which is which, they move too fast for me to compare

). 100% hatch of Trisha's (TLS Ranch) eggs!

I think these three are boys. (Blue, regular, regular?)

Soooo cute! I just LOVE watching baby chicks... I will hopefully have my own pictures to share on Saturday when my hatch is due!

I was worried the big group of chickens we got wouldn't be as friendly, since there are 27 of them they don't get held as much as I would like. But yesterday when I got home from errands some of them ran over to me and "talked" to me, and a few of them perched on my arm for a while. Today when I went to the brooder to take them outside over half ran -to- me and let me lift them into the tote I use to carry them outside (some are still scared and run away). Later one of the little roosters sat and looked at me for a few minutes and walked onto my arm and hung out. Then a little Australorp hen jumped on my shoulder and sat there for a while. They like me! They really like me!

The baby lambs and Barnevelders are so sweet!

I love this! Um, can you please get a picture of yourself as the "chicken whisperer" next time this happens? I would love to see this!

And the drama continues...There are some days that I am so discouraged that I think about rehoming all of my chickens. Sigh... One of my little 4 wk old OE chicks is sick again. The 6 days of treatment with Sulmet for Coccidiosis ended last Thursday. Since then, they have been getting probiotics and electrolytes in their water. All have been healthy and thriving. Then this morning, when I checked on them, I heard a big sneeze. It was one of the biggest OE chicks. I'm pretty sure he is a he! When I picked him up, he was gurgling/crackling so I immediately separated him from the rest of the chicks. He is kicking back in his own private cat kennel with food and Denagard in his water. He doesn't have any nasal discharge or any signs of eye problems. He just sneezes occasionally and sound horrible when he breathes. I haven't seen him eat at all and I have twice given him medicated water by syringe being careful to drip it on the end of his beak so he wouldn't aspirate it. I just checked on him and found a large bloody poo. Coccidiosis, again? I have been feeding them King natural starter crumbles dry and also fermented. They do make a mess with the fermented feed and I waited an extra day to clean out their brooder so it was day 3 on the same pine shavings. Does it sound like a respiratory infection or maybe mold? The other chicks seem fine but I am dosing them with a preventative dosage of Denagard. Any advice for me?

I'm so sorry this is happening, you sure have had a bad streak of luck. I was sad to read about your hen, I too tend to favor the underdogs. I wish I had more to offer besides internet hugs...

 

[PetRock]

Just a quick update on my little OE boy! I've given him 2 Oxine humidifier treatments plus left the Denagard in his water. I haven't heard him sneeze since mid-day and the only way I can hear a tiny bit of gurgling/crackling noise is if I hold him up to my ear. Before, I could hear it from 4 feet away. It makes me think that he does have a mold problem. I'm not sure if he is out of the woods yet but I'm encouraged!

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and encouragement! I'm going to give him another Oxine treatment first thing tomorrow morning and if he is crackle free, I will probably put him back with his buddies. He is so lonely and is crying for them. He is also pecking all over inside the cat kennel. I think he is looking for a weak place that he can escape out of!

 

[ronott1]

Just a quick update on my little OE boy! I've given him 2 Oxine humidifier treatments plus left the Denagard in his water. I haven't heard him sneeze since mid-day and the only way I can hear a tiny bit of gurgling/crackling noise is if I hold him up to my ear. Before, I could hear it from 4 feet away. It makes me think that he does have a mold problem. I'm not sure if he is out of the woods yet but I'm encouraged!

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and encouragement! I'm going to give him another Oxine treatment first thing tomorrow morning and if he is crackle free, I will probably put him back with his buddies. He is so lonely and is crying for them. He is also pecking all over inside the cat kennel. I think he is looking for a weak place that he can escape out of!

That is great news!

 

[mendocinosunris]

Just a quick update on my little OE boy! I've given him 2 Oxine humidifier treatments plus left the Denagard in his water. I haven't heard him sneeze since mid-day and the only way I can hear a tiny bit of gurgling/crackling noise is if I hold him up to my ear. Before, I could hear it from 4 feet away. It makes me think that he does have a mold problem. I'm not sure if he is out of the woods yet but I'm encouraged!

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and encouragement! I'm going to give him another Oxine treatment first thing tomorrow morning and if he is crackle free, I will probably put him back with his buddies. He is so lonely and is crying for them. He is also pecking all over inside the cat kennel. I think he is looking for a weak place that he can escape out of!

*chickie cheering squad*

 

[Ali707]

Just a quick update on my little OE boy! I've given him 2 Oxine humidifier treatments plus left the Denagard in his water. I haven't heard him sneeze since mid-day and the only way I can hear a tiny bit of gurgling/crackling noise is if I hold him up to my ear. Before, I could hear it from 4 feet away. It makes me think that he does have a mold problem. I'm not sure if he is out of the woods yet but I'm encouraged!

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and encouragement! I'm going to give him another Oxine treatment first thing tomorrow morning and if he is crackle free, I will probably put him back with his buddies. He is so lonely and is crying for them. He is also pecking all over inside the cat kennel. I think he is looking for a weak place that he can escape out of!

Well that is good news that there was such a quick response. I have a question though. The chicken has mold? As in moldy chicken? I have never heard of that except when I leave it too long in my fridge....... How does that happen and aside from respirtory issues what other problems can come from it?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Welcome to the world baby chicks! Six are Blue Laced Barnevelders, and ten are regular Barnies (don't ask me which is which, they move too fast for me to compare

). 100% hatch of Trisha's (TLS Ranch) eggs!

I think these three are boys. (Blue, regular, regular?)

Congrats! You won't know the blacks from the blues until they feather in.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: They can get a fungal respiratory infection from being exposed to mold in their environment.

Oxine has proven effective against fungus, bacteria and viruses.............it's VERY broad spectrum and totally non-toxic.

 

[juststruttin]

Welcome to the world baby chicks! Six are Blue Laced Barnevelders, and ten are regular Barnies (don't ask me which is which, they move too fast for me to compare

). 100% hatch of Trisha's (TLS Ranch) eggs!

I think these three are boys. (Blue, regular, regular?)

Congrats, nice looking bunch o chicks. I love barnies and Trisha has some beauties - no doubt. I've noticed Barnies seem to mature "Psychologically" faster than other breeds. My young pullets and roo seem to fit right in to the flock sooner than most of the other breeds I raise. At first I thought it was just individual birds, but now I am thinking its the breeds. They are of Sound Mind. LOL