California - Northern

[Audio51]

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.

Love those pips!!!

 

[Audio51]

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.

English translation please?

 

[chiqita]

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.

From my understanding you can't intergrate chicks in a npip ca flock. All untested birds need to be far away and no broodies. That is what killed my interest.

 

[ronott1]

English translation please?

It sounds like an infection of the Ova ducts--Internal or soft shell laying pullet\hen.

Kidney and Liver were damaged which are fragile in chickens.

 

[ronott1]

From my understanding you can't intergrate chicks in a npip ca flock. All untested birds need to be far away and no broodies. That is what killed my interest.

Good point.

You are supposed to only hatch NPIP flock eggs too. It is a bit limiting.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Thanks, Ron! I used to know all that stuff from my days as a Vet Tech....but that was nearly 20 years ago and it has all faded away......

 

[PetRock]

It sounds like an infection of the Ova ducts--Internal or soft shell laying pullet\hen.

Kidney and Liver were damaged which are fragile in chickens.

Yep, that's what I got from it. I've been doing some research on it, of course. I found this document with some good info plus it has pics.

http://www.vdl.umn.edu/prod/groups/cvm/@pub/@cvm/@vdl/documents/asset/cvm_asset_350829.pdf

Poor Mabeline. She went really fast and hopefully wasn't in pain for days. I have had someone laying a soft shelled egg but it is light brown and Mabeline laid a beautiful, big, blue egg.

 

[ronott1]

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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Dr. Bramwell, from the UofArkansas presented a lecture at a Poultry show. Research results were given that showed sperm from a previous Rooster becoming less potent quickly when an new Rooster was added.

In the Lecture, Dr. Bramwell said that there would still be chicks fertilized from the old Rooster for several weeks or so but many did not hear that. They are using this lecture to justify collecting eggs one week after putting in a new Rooster.

It is a case of not understanding what is going on and not listening completely to the lecture--especially that part where Dr. Bramwell said to wait longer if you really needed to be sure that the offspring were from the pure mating that you wanted.

You some very nice looking OEs or EEs there though!

 

[caychris]

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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So cute makes me think of sparrows for some reason

 

[casportpony]

Has anyone here kept pigeons with chickens?

I have about 20 pigeons with mine.

-Kathy