California - Northern

[fowlman01]

The threat of AI in the North this time of year is probably slim since the water fowl have migrated South (our neck of the woods in SoCA). However benign AI is to humans my concern is for our flock and how deadly it is to them. Is it only water fowl that's spreading AI or has it been found to be traveling via Hawks, Sparrows, Finches, Doves, Phoebes, Hummies, etc, as well? There is absolutely no way to completely net our property from those little pests or the visiting Cooper's Hawks. We use treadle feeders for the chickens and nipple waterers to eliminate the wild birds from mooching the chicken's food but the pesky little wild bird species just keep coming into the yard and dropping their parasitic little poops everywhere! The chickens will chase off the timid Doves but Sparrows are the worst aggressors of all our visiting wildlife birds. Eliminating available chicken feed source has lowered frequent visits but the darn things still come in swarms. They're like locusts!

It can be in any bird. As an example one of the AI positive birds was a falcon.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

Attention! If you are coming to the PPBA show. There has been talk about bringing rescue chickens to the show, possibly for re-homing. We must ask that you do not bring any birds that are not entered in the show or that have registered sale cages. With this high security situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak, it is important to take the health and safety of birds actually entered in the show into the highest consideration. Our show is an event promoting purebred poultry bred to the standard for breeding and exhibition purposes and while we care about all domestic poultry, we owe it to our exhibitors who have worked hard preparing their birds for a long time to ensure a safe healthy environment. Any birds found that do not fit into the categories listed above will need to be removed from show premises. People who bring these birds will also be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
--PPBA Show Committee

 

[Sylvester017]

HELP

I think I have a problem. The two lovely birds I got from Kim do not seem to be interested in eating the pellets the rest of the birds eat.

The attack the small amount of scratch grain I gave them they have dug up the small coop run looking for bugs (i assume) and the love the vegetable scraps we have given then but they do not touch the pellets.

I made a mash out of the pellets and sprinkled a few in. They ate some of the mash but left the pellets.

Do you think crumbles might go better?

Don't know if this will help you but what I did about Layer Pellets is lightly spray them with a fine mist of water and make available no more than 1/4 cup a day per hen because they free-range the yard. The big hens eat the pellets no matter what but still allows the small-mouth Silkies the ability to eat the moistened pellets. One Silkie is dainty and likes to choose a pellet out of the bin and savour it on the side a little at a time. I tried crumbles and all the chickens ignored it for the most part and we had to use it up by mixing with rice and other foods. Pellets turned out less waste for us. Get a small 2 or 5-lb bag of Crumbles to try it and see how it goes or else moisten lightly the Layer Pellets as another option.

 

[caychris]

Attention! If you are coming to the PPBA show. There has been talk about bringing rescue chickens to the show, possibly for re-homing. We must ask that you do not bring any birds that are not entered in the show or that have registered sale cages. With this high security situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak, it is important to take the health and safety of birds actually entered in the show into the highest consideration. Our show is an event promoting purebred poultry bred to the standard for breeding and exhibition purposes and while we care about all domestic poultry, we owe it to our exhibitors who have worked hard preparing their birds for a long time to ensure a safe healthy environment. Any birds found that do not fit into the categories listed above will need to be removed from show premises. People who bring these birds will also be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
--PPBA Show Committee

Are you posting on the CPP and other FB groups. I think they need to hear this too,.

 

[Happy Chooks]

HELP

I think I have a problem. The two lovely birds I got from Kim do not seem to be interested in eating the pellets the rest of the birds eat.

The attack the small amount of scratch grain I gave them they have dug up the small coop run looking for bugs (i assume) and the love the vegetable scraps we have given then but they do not touch the pellets.

I made a mash out of the pellets and sprinkled a few in. They ate some of the mash but left the pellets.

Do you think crumbles might go better?

Mix some crumble with the pellets until they get used to them.

I got to be pleasantly surprised

Cookie was in the gap between the garage and the coop--not sure exactly how wide that is, but it's between 12 and 18 inches. Maybe less. I'm pretty sure she'd been there since Saturday--she's very thin, though her face and comb are still bright red. One of her legs appears useless--she's holding it up off the ground when she stands and hops around, and it's curled when we hold her. I don't see any marks on her leg, except some scuffing on the back just over her foot--if it were my leg, I'd say just above where my achilles tendon attaches to my calf muscle (yes, I know that, anatomically, I'm off by a whole section of leg, but in relation to her foot, that's where the scuffed scales are). Manipulating her toes and leg, she doesn't react like it hurts, though the useless leg moves a lot easier than the one she's using, which she would not let me move (I didn't want to force it, and risk hurting her good leg). She devoured 2 raw eggs (one of which she'd laid while she was missing), a handful of BOSS, a handful of feed, and drank some water, so I don't have to worry about her not eating!

I've got her in the getting-to-know-you/broody-and-chicks pen inside the coop--she was at the bottom of the pecking order before she disappeared for half a week, so I didn't think putting her fully with the others would be a good idea.

So glad you found her!

Attention! If you are coming to the PPBA show. There has been talk about bringing rescue chickens to the show, possibly for re-homing. We must ask that you do not bring any birds that are not entered in the show or that have registered sale cages. With this high security situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak, it is important to take the health and safety of birds actually entered in the show into the highest consideration. Our show is an event promoting purebred poultry bred to the standard for breeding and exhibition purposes and while we care about all domestic poultry, we owe it to our exhibitors who have worked hard preparing their birds for a long time to ensure a safe healthy environment. Any birds found that do not fit into the categories listed above will need to be removed from show premises. People who bring these birds will also be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
--PPBA Show Committee

As someone showing there, THANK YOU!

 

[Kaylish]

I got to be pleasantly surprised

Cookie was in the gap between the garage and the coop--not sure exactly how wide that is, but it's between 12 and 18 inches. Maybe less. I'm pretty sure she'd been there since Saturday--she's very thin, though her face and comb are still bright red. One of her legs appears useless--she's holding it up off the ground when she stands and hops around, and it's curled when we hold her. I don't see any marks on her leg, except some scuffing on the back just over her foot--if it were my leg, I'd say just above where my achilles tendon attaches to my calf muscle (yes, I know that, anatomically, I'm off by a whole section of leg, but in relation to her foot, that's where the scuffed scales are). Manipulating her toes and leg, she doesn't react like it hurts, though the useless leg moves a lot easier than the one she's using, which she would not let me move (I didn't want to force it, and risk hurting her good leg). She devoured 2 raw eggs (one of which she'd laid while she was missing), a handful of BOSS, a handful of feed, and drank some water, so I don't have to worry about her not eating!

I've got her in the getting-to-know-you/broody-and-chicks pen inside the coop--she was at the bottom of the pecking order before she disappeared for half a week, so I didn't think putting her fully with the others would be a good idea.

I'm so glad she showed up! Hope she recovers quickly.

 

[Kaylish]

My broody family! I've gotten a count of 15 at one time, there should be 19 if they all hatched. There are no unhatched eggs to be found so I have to think they all hatched! If that is true then I would have 35 out of 37 (1 clear, 1 blood ring); and 100% after the day 7 candling. The oldest egg hatched was 17 days (broodies were given the newest eggs).

 

[fowlman01]

Yes, we did.

 

[ronott1]

I got to be pleasantly surprised

Cookie was in the gap between the garage and the coop--not sure exactly how wide that is, but it's between 12 and 18 inches. Maybe less. I'm pretty sure she'd been there since Saturday--she's very thin, though her face and comb are still bright red. One of her legs appears useless--she's holding it up off the ground when she stands and hops around, and it's curled when we hold her. I don't see any marks on her leg, except some scuffing on the back just over her foot--if it were my leg, I'd say just above where my achilles tendon attaches to my calf muscle (yes, I know that, anatomically, I'm off by a whole section of leg, but in relation to her foot, that's where the scuffed scales are). Manipulating her toes and leg, she doesn't react like it hurts, though the useless leg moves a lot easier than the one she's using, which she would not let me move (I didn't want to force it, and risk hurting her good leg). She devoured 2 raw eggs (one of which she'd laid while she was missing), a handful of BOSS, a handful of feed, and drank some water, so I don't have to worry about her not eating!

I've got her in the getting-to-know-you/broody-and-chicks pen inside the coop--she was at the bottom of the pecking order before she disappeared for half a week, so I didn't think putting her fully with the others would be a good idea.

That is great news!

Chickens are pretty tough so hopefully she will get the use back in that leg soon.

 

[SpringPeeper]

I found a wonderful surprise yesterday. I picked up a (pair?) of Modena pigeons Nov. 15. When feeding yesterday there is an egg in the pen! I got at least 1 female, my luck tends to run boy heavy so a female is great news, I'll move a milk crate in and let them construct their nest.

Yay! Congrats.

Here is the chick - the other side is not as bad.

Poor thing. Hopefully just treating the wound will be sufficient.

HELP

I think I have a problem. The two lovely birds I got from Kim do not seem to be interested in eating the pellets the rest of the birds eat.

The attack the small amount of scratch grain I gave them they have dug up the small coop run looking for bugs (i assume) and the love the vegetable scraps we have given then but they do not touch the pellets.

I made a mash out of the pellets and sprinkled a few in. They ate some of the mash but left the pellets.

Do you think crumbles might go better?

If given the options, most of my birds seem to strongly prefer crumble. If not given the option, they are too greedy to keep themselves from competing for the offered food for long.

I got to be pleasantly surprised

Cookie was in the gap between the garage and the coop--not sure exactly how wide that is, but it's between 12 and 18 inches. Maybe less. I'm pretty sure she'd been there since Saturday--she's very thin, though her face and comb are still bright red. One of her legs appears useless--she's holding it up off the ground when she stands and hops around, and it's curled when we hold her. I don't see any marks on her leg, except some scuffing on the back just over her foot--if it were my leg, I'd say just above where my achilles tendon attaches to my calf muscle (yes, I know that, anatomically, I'm off by a whole section of leg, but in relation to her foot, that's where the scuffed scales are). Manipulating her toes and leg, she doesn't react like it hurts, though the useless leg moves a lot easier than the one she's using, which she would not let me move (I didn't want to force it, and risk hurting her good leg). She devoured 2 raw eggs (one of which she'd laid while she was missing), a handful of BOSS, a handful of feed, and drank some water, so I don't have to worry about her not eating!

I've got her in the getting-to-know-you/broody-and-chicks pen inside the coop--she was at the bottom of the pecking order before she disappeared for half a week, so I didn't think putting her fully with the others would be a good idea.

Yay, hope she recovers quickly.