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[Audio51]

Quote: Two types of pox, wet and dry and they can get both at the same time, so check the insides of the mouth. There is no "treatment", but the following pictures show what to do if you get a bad case of it.

This is a hen with a bad case of dry before I removed the scabs.




This is after removal and putting iodine on the sores:





This hen has a bad case of both wet and dry pox






Inside of mouth before pus removal.




Pus removed from roof of mouth.




After removal of scabs/growths and application of iodine



This side still needs more work.


After removal of pus/plaque and application of iodine.




De-worming orally with Safeguard liquid (fenbendazole 10%)





Note that there is no reason to remove the scabs/warts if they aren't infected or covering up the eyes or nostrils. Any pus/plaque from the inside of the mouth must be removed. Birds with a mild case of the dry form will usually survive, just keep an eye on them and make sure they're eating and drinking. Birds with severe cases or the wet form will need supportive care (tube feeding and fluid therapy).

-Kathy

OMG...those poor chickens! THey sure are lucky to have a great Chicken Mama like you to take care of them!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

So, I moved Nameless to the nest box in the getting-to-know-you pen (I knew there was a reason I hadn't gotten around to taking it down

) I put one of the eggs that she'd been sitting on in it. Today, she's out of the nest. She is, however, pacing at the end of the pen closest to the regular nest boxes. Did I break her broodiness, or is she trying to get back to where she was yesterday? Should I let her out of the pen to see what she does?

 

[ronott1]

So, I moved Nameless to the nest box in the getting-to-know-you pen (I knew there was a reason I hadn't gotten around to taking it down

) I put one of the eggs that she'd been sitting on in it. Today, she's out of the nest. She is, however, pacing at the end of the pen closest to the regular nest boxes. Did I break her broodiness, or is she trying to get back to where she was yesterday? Should I let her out of the pen to see what she does?

Do you want to break her? If so, leave her in the getting to know you pen.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

No--I'm arranging to get eggs if she's broody (cheap ones, so if she doesn't stick or is a bad mom...)

 

[tridentk9]

chickens do better with incandescent or LED lights. Cool white to slightly orange light is best for laying hens.

Thanks, I appreciate the answer.

Hmmmm, thinking out loud here, not questioning your advice......

Since we're at a latitude that light angles changes with seasons, the change could signal the chicken to slow down/stop laying, giving her a chance to recharge. Does it signal her to stop or does it signal her to start? Wild birds it's when to start. Is the timing or length of laying season different or the same in chickens in equatorial areas? How do chickens in those areas tell the different seasons? Does the Jungle Fowl have seasonal laying? Though triggers could be anything from rainy season to the ripening of a certain fruit?

LOL, and is there any connection between preferred lighting and those two extra cones?

One of the ways that can indicate a parrot, cockatoo, etc was born in the southern hemisphere is their laying season is off. Great, I've just disproved the lighting angles theory for those species. If it was current lighting the change in hemisphere would change laying season.

Ah hah-an answer. Combo of length of light, food availability and normal season for the species? Individual? It appears that differences in levels needed of each influence depends on species. Found a short essay? notes? from Stanford that answered a lot of the questions.
http://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Breeding_Season.html

Since we provide the food to chickens, that's not their trigger. So either light or hemisphere of hatch. How often are chicks or adults imported versus eggs?

Thanks Ronott- amazing how a seemingly simple question/answer can quickly lead me to more off the wall questions

 

[ronott1]

No--I'm arranging to get eggs if she's broody (cheap ones, so if she doesn't stick or is a bad mom...)

Put her back then. Wait a week before trying to move her and she may stick with the new nest. Some Broody hens become fixated on the one nest box though.

 

[tridentk9]

So, I moved Nameless to the nest box in the getting-to-know-you pen (I knew there was a reason I hadn't gotten around to taking it down ) I put one of the eggs that she'd been sitting on in it. Today, she's out of the nest. She is, however, pacing at the end of the pen closest to the regular nest boxes. Did I break her broodiness, or is she trying to get back to where she was yesterday? Should I let her out of the pen to see what she does?

Maybe she just likes THAT nestbox and doesn't want anyone else in *her* nestbox.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Darn. Well, I let her back into the coop again, and she's filling her crop (yes, I did feed her this morning, but probably not enough). I'll go out in a bit and see if she goes back to either nest. She's towards the bottom of the pecking order, though, so she's already had some feathers removed for not getting out of the "best" box.

 

[Audio51]

Darn. Well, I let her back into the coop again, and she's filling her crop (yes, I did feed her this morning, but probably not enough). I'll go out in a bit and see if she goes back to either nest. She's towards the bottom of the pecking order, though, so she's already had some feathers removed for not getting out of the "best" box.

Are you able to "isolate" that nest box? I took a hand towel and tacked it up over the entrance to the "chosen" nest box when I had a broody using it. It helped for about a week or so, then the others caught on. Now I have them over all 3 nest boxes ans they don't seem to fight over one as much anymore.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

That's a good idea! Especially since, when I just checked, Nameless was settling back into the original nest box. I'll check again later to see if she pancakes out, or if she was foolong me long term, and is just in there to lay. Her face, comb, and wattles are still pale, though.