California - Northern

[BCollie]

A temporary pen has been all set up for the little ones, so they're now officially living outside. They'll stay in this pen until they're big enough to live with the big girls. It is housing 3, soon to be 5, babies. This is the biggest I could make it. I put chicken wire on top of it and zip tied it so if a hen jumps on it she won't fall in. It's in a secure, predator proof chicken run.
How long will it take for my pullets to be 3/4 the size of a full grown hen? They're about 6 weeks now. BC Marans, Cream Legbar, and Buff Polish.

 

[casportpony]

I need hekp asap
i foubd another one of my roosters dead this morninb. thats two in two days. my ee roo had a black comb when i foubd him same with my german. hekp? I dont want whatever it is hurting my hens

Sorry for your losses, sounds like having a necropsy done would be a good idea.

-Kathy

 

[chiqita]

I have had no shows..........but I would be sad to think a person would actually toy with you that way....................not nice at all......
Mario             in prison????????   That's a laugh........ we all know he's a good guy.

He would gwt in trouble for being a smart *****.

Sick birds will often have a heavy load of mites and lice just because they are sick, so keep looking for other thing that can cause crop stasis, I doubt it's due to external parasites.

-Kathy

I never thought about that. Silkues just get em because they cant get dust under the fluff.

I need hekp asap
i foubd another one of my roosters dead this morninb. thats two in two days. my ee roo had a black comb when i foubd him same with my german. hekp? I dont want whatever it is hurting my hens

symptoms?

Any snot are they puffed up and lethargic were they walking what did the poop look like were they eating and drinking?

 

[EZFarms]

Last night the newest to die was eating and walking ariund normal tgen today i found him dead.
when i picked him up he was kinda light his keel bone was protruing,crop was empty, no snot,reg poos. he did have kind of a sourish smell come off him when i picked him up but ut wasnt a rotten smell. His comb was also purple but the rest of his face was red like normal. i know they do havr a slight infestation of lice but not baf

 

[casportpony]

Last night the newest to die was eating and walking ariund normal tgen today i found him dead.
when i picked him up he was kinda light his keel bone was protruing,crop was empty, no snot,reg poos. he did have kind of a sourish smell come off him when i picked him up but ut wasnt a rotten smell. His comb was also purple but the rest of his face was red like normal. i know they do havr a slight infestation of lice but not baf

If I were you I would weigh the rest of my birds, then start to weigh them weekly. That way you'll know the next time one is ill as birds don't go from fat to thin overnight. Once a bird is thin like you describe, the chance they'll live, even with aggressive, supportive care, is slim at best.

-Kathy

 

[copperhonk]

I am in Humboldt Count about 200 miles north of S.F. I consider North to be north of S.F. Just my feelings.....Sometimes you hear folks who live in Central CA claiming they are in Northern CA...it just ain't so..We have 14 hens and a rooster and 10 sex link chicks that are about 8 weeks old...Gonna have a lot of eggs next season...

 

[Audio51]

Originally Posted by Audio51

No need to spy on people on this thread....we all come over to the Dark Side. And it is generally sooner than later..

Thanks and this^^^ is funny I have had a Genesis in my cart for months.

Mine was only there for a couple of days before I made the plunge....I have no self control.....

 

[EZFarms]

Im gonna go through and wheb them all wheb i get off work. shouldnt most standdards weigh around 4-5 lbs?

 

[casportpony]

Im gonna go through and wheb them all wheb i get off work. shouldnt most standdards weigh around 4-5 lbs?

Depends on the breed and the bird. For example, peahens are supposed to weigh 3-4kg, but several of mine weigh 4.4kg. Just get a baseline weight on everyone in the morning when their crops are empty. If they're still growing that number should increase, if they're mature, it should stay the same. Any loss or lack of gain in a growing bird is a sure sign of illness. Make sense?

-Kathy

 

[EZFarms]

Yea it does. what would account for the sour smell i smelled when i picked him up?
Also if its gotten both my roos could it kill my hens whatever it is