Cochin Thread!!!

[thecochincoop]

Beth G. :

I also took a pic of my Cookie girl. She's still going through a long moult but, I still think she's the cutest Fluff Butt ever. I hope the few of her offspring I hatched out turn out just like her!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61583_img-20111021-005671.jpg

too cute

 

[Beth G.]

Thank you

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too cute

 

[Elinor's chicks]

Beth G. :

I think the two BYC Peeps that posted after you are right. Don't be so hard on yourself over this. I think you really need to try and get the test done. Until then don't doubt yourself that you did anything wrong. As my friend tells me, He shares this information to help backyard poultry keepers not discourage them. I hope you don't take his input in my postings as negative or discouraging. Look at them as constructive critism/ and information only. Don't do anything drastic until you have concrete evidence showing exactly if that is the cause.

If for some reason it comes back that she does have it, I wouldn't blame yourself. As thecochincoop said this stuff is in the enviroment everywhere. Even in places you visit often and do not even think twice about possible contamination.

Like for instance going to a grocery store in a heavy farm community. Who would think to worry about contracting Mareks, CRD, MG, Etc... after going to pick up some groceries. Then you come home and your babies are outside clucking away and you can't help but, run over and say hi to your babies. I think we've all done it. I personally only where the same slip on boots in my pen and have a spray bottle of oxine hanging on the gate of the only way in. But, it could still be on my clothes!!!

Be postive like everyone has said

Best Wishes

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Thanks for your help. I guess I am looking at the whole situation right now, eggs that were in the incubator with this hen's eggs, babies that were raised together, birds I've sold that were exposed possibly, ALL the birds in my coop. I'm absolutely in shock and fear right now for the future of my birds.
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I'm going to try to get my girl tested too. I found the State Ag/Vet office for KY on-line but got a bounce-back response to my e-mail that they are out of the office until next week (big Alpaca Show in the area this weekend). There is a place here in town at UK that does the test, but I would still have to have someone draw the blood so I could take it to them - $25. I'm hoping the State Vet in Frankfort will do the draw and be less expensive. If both birds test negative for MG, we'll just have to assume it's, well.....narrow feathers.

From everything I'm reading, there is no known effect to humans. My birds aren't showing any respiratory symptoms, and are just pets anyway, and won't be bred. So I don't feel the sense of urgency I did a day or two ago. One site said most back-yard flocks have MG, either active or dormant. Like Twila, I haven't found anything about a genetic mutation componant. If I thought - as I think I understood from one of the earlier posts - that my pullet's feathers would get progressively more deformed and necrotic, I would have her put down. At this point I will let her carry on and keep an eye out for degeneration.

Like I've read over and over here - it always happens to your favorites ................

 

[Beth G.]

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Wish I could find a cockrel like your pullet around my neck of the woods

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She reminds me of my little maran cuckoo I have. She was supposed to be a large fowl but is border line bantam

Where did you get her from? Just curious

 

[Beth G.]

I would wait for yout local dept of ag tester and not pay the $25 I think you have the right outlook and at this point even if my friend Stu is right your not breeding so I wouldn't worry. MG from my outlook does not transfer from chicken/egg to humans. But, I try not to speak of things I'm not 100%
Of so that is why I didn't mention it before. I would still eat the eggs if I were in your situation bc I haven't found any information to say not to.

I hope you can inexpensively get a test done just for piece of mind if nothing else

I feel like my state is here all the time but that's bc I have over 300 hundred poultry and I signed up for a voluntary survalliance (sp) program to help research with Avian Influenza. Knock on wood I've had them here every three months for the last year and a half and no positive tests

hope it stays that way! I let my birds free range everyday for 10-16 hours daylight permitting.

Best wishes and

to you!!

Elinor's chicks :

Beth G. :

I think the two BYC Peeps that posted after you are right. Don't be so hard on yourself over this. I think you really need to try and get the test done. Until then don't doubt yourself that you did anything wrong. As my friend tells me, He shares this information to help backyard poultry keepers not discourage them. I hope you don't take his input in my postings as negative or discouraging. Look at them as constructive critism/ and information only. Don't do anything drastic until you have concrete evidence showing exactly if that is the cause.

If for some reason it comes back that she does have it, I wouldn't blame yourself. As thecochincoop said this stuff is in the enviroment everywhere. Even in places you visit often and do not even think twice about possible contamination.

Like for instance going to a grocery store in a heavy farm community. Who would think to worry about contracting Mareks, CRD, MG, Etc... after going to pick up some groceries. Then you come home and your babies are outside clucking away and you can't help but, run over and say hi to your babies. I think we've all done it. I personally only where the same slip on boots in my pen and have a spray bottle of oxine hanging on the gate of the only way in. But, it could still be on my clothes!!!

Be postive like everyone has said

Best Wishes

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I'm going to try to get my girl tested too. I found the State Ag/Vet office for KY on-line but got a bounce-back response to my e-mail that they are out of the office until next week (big Alpaca Show in the area this weekend). There is a place here in town at UK that does the test, but I would still have to have someone draw the blood so I could take it to them - $25. I'm hoping the State Vet in Frankfort will do the draw and be less expensive. If both birds test negative for MG, we'll just have to assume it's, well.....narrow feathers.

From everything I'm reading, there is no known effect to humans. My birds aren't showing any respiratory symptoms, and are just pets anyway, and won't be bred. So I don't feel the sense of urgency I did a day or two ago. One site said most back-yard flocks have MG, either active or dormant. Like Twila, I haven't found anything about a genetic mutation componant. If I thought - as I think I understood from one of the earlier posts - that my pullet's feathers would get progressively more deformed and necrotic, I would have her put down. At this point I will let her carry on and keep an eye out for degeneration.

Like I've read over and over here - it always happens to your favorites ................​

 

[ziL]

Beth G. :

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Wish I could find a cockrel like your pullet around my neck of the woods

.

She reminds me of my little maran cuckoo I have. She was supposed to be a large fowl but is border line bantam

Where did you get her from? Just curious

One of my 4H club members gave her (and the frizzles) to me, but they only had a couple and were getting rid of them (I think). I got them over the summer so if there were others they are probably gone. I don't know anyone near us that breeds them professionally, though, sorry.​

 

[Beth G.]

Oh ok. Well I guess all I can hope for is that someone will have one forsale at the Boston Poulty Show

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Wish I could find a cockrel like your pullet around my neck of the woods

.

She reminds me of my little maran cuckoo I have. She was supposed to be a large fowl but is border line bantam

Where did you get her from? Just curious

One of my 4H club members gave her (and the frizzles) to me, but they only had a couple and were getting rid of them (I think). I got them over the summer so if there were others they are probably gone. I don't know anyone near us that breeds them professionally, though, sorry.

 

[wildwoodcochins]

I think we have plans to go to the Crossroads show, it will be my first show ever! Not showing anything (to late now anyway) but looking forward to seeing some beautiful birds and meeting some folks!
Anyone else on here going??

 

[NellaBean]

Can anyone tell me if there is a connection between the whole "hysterical mottling" thing and slow feathering. I have a young cockerel who is very overly mottled....he was also last to feather in....he is still working on getting tons of new feathers in. His wing bows and back/butt were bare way longer than usual.

And a bad picture but it shows how much more mottled he is than a hatchmate.

 

[Beth G.]

Wow interesting I have a little mottle too that is 9 wks old and has way less feathering in the same places as yours! Hmmm now I want to know too

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