California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

I've got a pip on a phoenix bantam! Didn't see it or it happen after 6:30 this morning. It would be nice if they were done before I have to go to work Sat. Night.

 

[PetRock]

The necropsy report on my hen that died last week came in this morning. It is good news for my flock, I think.

Laboratory Findings/Diagnosis

Coelomitis/salpingitis, pleocellular (granulocytic, histiocytic, lymphocytic) with intralesional bacterial and vascular
fibrinocellular thrombi; coliforms and mixed flora isolated from the liver.

Ancillary test results:
a. Negative for enteric Salmonella.
b. Negative for avian influenza.
c. Bacillus sp. isolated from the lungs.

Case Summary

04-02-14. This chicken had a coelomitis and salpingitis. We were only able to isolated mixed flora and coliforms from the liver .
Infection was likely ascending infection of the oviduct which spread to the abdomen. This is very common in laying hens .
Salmonella was not detected in intestine and PCR test results for avian influenza was negative. This completes testing.

Gross Observations

This hen is submitted in good postmortem condition. She moderately fleshed. There is mash in the crop. The lungs are
slightly wet. There is exudate in the abdominal cavity on some serosal surfaces. The oviduct is distended with exudate .
There is a soft shell egg loose in the abdomen. The liver has some exudate on the capsule. The kidneys are swollen and
loops of intestine are adherent to each other. The trachea is clear. The keel is straight. No busa is visible grossly.

 

[redneckchic]

Welcome to the thread.

I'm in the Placerville area and getting ready to do some serious downsizing of my flock.  Out of your list, I have seramas for sure that I plan to reduce my numbers.

Great... ill PM you

 

[redneckchic]

I've got
I've got some seramas under a broody right now as well as an Amercauna and Silkie which I'm sure are from a D'Uccle roo. I'm in Sac. PM me if you want a road trip. They should be hatching in a week.

Do you have any pics of your seramas... & what would you be asking for the chicks? The D'uccle x AM sound like it could be a cute mix im up for a trip to Sac its only about 45 mins from me

 

[lawatt]

Always go for the photo with an "Awww" factor, it's what gets votes.

Good luck.

x2

 

[chiqita]

No really! Someone tell me! They are bbs orphs and I've never hatches the split colors - thus my idiot question...

That one in the back is not bbs. No idea what it is. Where did you get the eggs from? Id send a pic and ask perhsps it was a surpise extra. If im guessing the ft is splash. That was the color of taft and co.

A picture Of eggs from this week. I actually shipped the darkest to someone. These are for a pu customer. Im happy the color is so strong! They get really red with the flash however its annoying.

They did not take a full break over winter. Layed 2-3 a week. But spring has made them go crazy and they are laying every day like this! 4-7 eggs a day from 7 hens. The pullets are taking the job seriuosly and the hens are responding to the compitition!

 

[ronott1]

I have always thought that BCMs eggs were the darkest but if your camera shot does them justice those eggs are great & darker than my BCMs. Lucky you....................LOL

Penedesncas have some almost black eggs sometimes.

They do not need special treatment in the Heat and they lay through 100 plus weather.

The combs can need help in places that get to 0 in the winter.

 

[ronott1]

The necropsy report on my hen that died last week came in this morning. It is good news for my flock, I think.

Laboratory Findings/Diagnosis

Coelomitis/salpingitis, pleocellular (granulocytic, histiocytic, lymphocytic) with intralesional bacterial and vascular
fibrinocellular thrombi; coliforms and mixed flora isolated from the liver.

Ancillary test results:
a. Negative for enteric Salmonella.
b. Negative for avian influenza.
c. Bacillus sp. isolated from the lungs.

Case Summary

04-02-14. This chicken had a coelomitis and salpingitis. We were only able to isolated mixed flora and coliforms from the liver .
Infection was likely ascending infection of the oviduct which spread to the abdomen. This is very common in laying hens .
Salmonella was not detected in intestine and PCR test results for avian influenza was negative. This completes testing.

Gross Observations

This hen is submitted in good postmortem condition. She moderately fleshed. There is mash in the crop. The lungs are
slightly wet. There is exudate in the abdominal cavity on some serosal surfaces. The oviduct is distended with exudate .
There is a soft shell egg loose in the abdomen. The liver has some exudate on the capsule. The kidneys are swollen and
loops of intestine are adherent to each other. The trachea is clear. The keel is straight. No busa is visible grossly.

Yes, good news!

Well sad for the Hen but good for the Flock!

Have you looked into NPIP? Should be a piece of cake for you given the test results.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Are these from shipped eggs? My first order of shipped eggs was from Ebay and was for FBCM. I ended up with with some of those chipmunk stripped chicks in that clutch. Alos had some very light ones (picture below) Clearly she was either not keeping her birds separated or not paying attention to what eggs she packed. I emailed her about them and never got a response at all.

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[ronott1]

Quote:

Sorry....................I wasn't ignoring your question. I didn't answer because I didn't know. I have B/B/S Orpingtons & have had no chicks hatch out with those bars on them. I have regular blue, blacks & splashes. I am not really good at the genetics of it all though.

Sorry Flowers! BBS is Blue Genetics, so the offspring, depending on the parent cross will different percentages of Blue, Black and Splash chicks. The UofA blues are Blue Genetics so I get all of those since I have a Blue rooster x 2 blue and 2 splash pullets.

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