California - Northern

[BCollie]

I'm glad you were happy with the pullet! But what is SOP?

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I'm glad you were happy with the pullet! But what is SOP?

standard of perfection

 

[BCollie]

Necropsy results for Carolina...sounds like she was in decent condition but an egg yolk was loose in her abdominal cavity and caused an infection?

Backyard hen -
Diagnosis: Yolk peritonitis/coelomitis, with secondary bacterial infection.
Other laboratory test results:
- Negative AI and Salmonella PCR.

C a s e S u m m a r y
9/13/2014: Egg yolk peritonitis is a common cause of abdominal distension and sickness in birds. Because yolk is an excellent
growth medium for bacteria, a secondary bacterial peritonitis may develop as a result of bacterial infection (usually E. coli from
the oviduct). Egg yolk peritonitis usually affects one or a few chickens in a flock, although sometimes may present as an
outbreak.


G r o s s O b s e r v a t i o n s
Necropsy of a backyard hen was performed on September 9th, 2014 beginning at 3:45 p.m. The carcass was moderately
fleshed, had moderate amount of fat deposits and the tissues were in a mild state of postmortem decomposition. The
coelomic cavity was filled with abundant amount of yellow, creamy exudate (yolk material) and a shriveled egg was
present in the oviduct. All else was unremarkable.

D1411029-01 Carolina Feces No salmonella detected

 

[ronott1]

Necropsy results for Carolina...sounds like she was in decent condition but an egg yolk was loose in her abdominal cavity and caused an infection?

Backyard hen -
Diagnosis: Yolk peritonitis/coelomitis, with secondary bacterial infection.
Other laboratory test results:
- Negative AI and Salmonella PCR.

C a s e S u m m a r y
9/13/2014: Egg yolk peritonitis is a common cause of abdominal distension and sickness in birds. Because yolk is an excellent
growth medium for bacteria, a secondary bacterial peritonitis may develop as a result of bacterial infection (usually E. coli from
the oviduct). Egg yolk peritonitis usually affects one or a few chickens in a flock, although sometimes may present as an
outbreak.


G r o s s O b s e r v a t i o n s
Necropsy of a backyard hen was performed on September 9th, 2014 beginning at 3:45 p.m. The carcass was moderately
fleshed, had moderate amount of fat deposits and the tissues were in a mild state of postmortem decomposition. The
coelomic cavity was filled with abundant amount of yellow, creamy exudate (yolk material) and a shriveled egg was
present in the oviduct. All else was unremarkable.

D1411029-01 Carolina Feces No salmonella detected

yes, you are correct. She had egg laying problems.

She was a hatchery Hen?

If so, that stuff is common for them.

 

[SpringPeeper]

LOL!!!! I'm glad they all arrived safely. I had to put them in 3 boxes and wasn;t sure they would all fit in the car since they had the fog in the back seat. Your sister is very nice, BTW. I think she and my daughter would get along well

Guess what I just got back from picking up? lol. Yeah, it didn't occur to me she'd bring the dog up in her tiny little car. The quail are settling into some small brooders. Wow, I've seen lots of nice pictures, but the regular brown ones are just beautiful birds in person! I love them. I think a pair of those will definitely stick around. My niece had half named by the time I got there, and told me that in particular Sancho and Caesar are NOT to be eaten. They look like a pair, so I think she'll get her way on that one. She brought over the gamebird feed- which one do you have them on? I'd like to keep them on what they're used and I forgot to ask. I'm really happy with the quail, though! It may wear off, but I love their call as well.




And now asking the thread for advice- I received a chick today with these toes:


I'm afraid I already know the answer, but I'm wondering if the general consensus is that I should clip the webbing. Both feet are pretty much the same, two toes fully webbed and a third partially webbed. I know the de-webbing is pretty straightforward, but working on tiny chicks makes me nervous still.

Sorry for the dirty fingernails, I blame the ducks.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I am so happy you are pleased with them! Yes...the 2 in the picture look like a pair. The one with the spots is a hen and the one with the redish breast and no spots is the male. Wait until you hear him crow....it is the funniest thing! He hasn't started yet but probably will soon. Be aware that when they sexually mature they will sometimes peck and even scalp other birds, especially other males. So check on them often. I have one male with 4 females for all but the A&Ms. I had just 1 hen to 1 male. He did not scalp her, but because she was the only hen in with him he sure plucked the back of her head. They have grown back now since there are more hens in with him. I have been feeding them the Purina Game Bird Starter from Tractor Supply. My older birds are on the basic turkey feed....not the starter, but I have heard a lot of folks keep them on starter all of thier lives. I am glad to hear they are already being claimed by your niece!

That chick with the webbed feet is interesting. I have never seen or heard of it, but suspect your are right on the webs needing to be clipped. Hope someone here can help you with that.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Congrats SpringPeeper! I think you will be happy with the quail crows, even my DH enjoys their crow. He is OK with the pigeons but he can sure grouch about a few roosters in the morning. (In his defense there used to be 7 of them here with the 3 loudest out in their runs very early in the morning.)

Haven't dealt with fussed toes up here but have heard of it happening.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I just got a phone call from a friend with dying/sick chickens and I'm open to ideas.

The 3 hens were fine earlier this morning when let out into their run, later this afternoon one was dead in the run and the others were wobbling and then had to lay down to rest when she went to lock them up tonight.

She told me last week it looked like her scratch had gotten damp so she left the top off the can to let it dry out.

I suspect mold in the scratch, any other ideas? Possible treatments?

 

[ronott1]

I just got a phone call from a friend with dying/sick chickens and I'm open to ideas.

The 3 hens were fine earlier this morning when let out into their run, later this afternoon one was dead in the run and the others were wobbling and then had to lay down to rest when she went to lock them up tonight.

She told me last week it looked like her scratch had gotten damp so she left the top off the can to let it dry out.

I suspect mold in the scratch, any other ideas? Possible treatments?

Tell her to never ever give them feed like that!

There are some anti fungal meds but they are expensive. The best thing to do would be to get them into a quite pet crate and get them good starter or grower, yogurt and scrambled eggs.

Also, since it will not hurt, Corid might help. The symptoms sound like that too and mold can weaken them letting cocci multiply.

Can she send the dead one in for Necropsy?

 

[OR4-hmom]

Thanks for the quick response Ron.

She has tossed the scratch already. I told her washing the waterers would be a good idea. I suggested water softened food with scrambled eggs and water with ACV. If they make it through the night I'll take her some Corrid and Nutri-drench.

Necropsy up here run around $120 without shipping fees. No local vets to take them to either.