d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

glad you got it checked out, and glad to here it wasnt Mg or MS also. at least now you know what your are dealing with and how to treat it all. Good luck

 

[NanaKat]

Thanks. I was beginning to sweat bullets when the number just kept rising. And your comments about dust and MG was helpful. We have had such dry heat here and now strange humidity with raging winds and now extreme 17 degree cold that will bounce back to the 60s this week.

There were just too many questions and possibilities and the treatment programs were so diverse. I have all the mycin meds available but hate to use them for the wrong infection/virus/disease because they can work against you with the development of resistence among the germ world.

 

[KrisH]

Nankat,

that is really interesting, and glad your extra diligence cleaning, seems to be getting you back to healthy birds. I will remember this for future incase we run into some kind of problem.

So Aubrey, my D'anvers shouldnt be laying. I seem to be getting eggs daily from them. Of course it is new to them to lay, so maybe a new thing this year and next I can plan on no winter eggs? My other half, Robert actually put some of them in the incubator. Dont know that was a good idea since they are pullets, but it is exciting to see what I get. Right now all of them are in with a poreclain roo and the goldneck. I didnt plan to seperate until end of winter.

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

Kris from what I have seen pullets lay when they are ready. Mine usually lay 8 or 10 eggs then quit and it seems like forever before they start again.

jj

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

yep same here JJ
and no Kris, geneerally they are a 100% no layer in the winter months for me. So no dont count on it. My longtail stuff will lay some this time of year but not much. Now if you use artifical light and keep them at 12 hours of day light they most likely would keep laying, but I advise against that. It's unnaturla and nature does things for a reason. The hens need this time of year "off" to recoop from all the spring and summer work their systems go threw. They loose a lot producing eggs, especially calcium for obvious reasons. so when they want to take a break, it's best to let them for the over all health of your birds.

Not saying YOU do that, but a lot of folks do. This is why I dont, just wanted to put it out there for others learning.

 

[KrisH]

Thanks for the tip Aubrey. Nope no light, I just think it is their first egg laying. I expect them to quit anytime now. So far they are very good layers.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

yeah like JJ was saying, especially as pullets often they'll hit that maturity age and lay a few. If it's the right time of year they usually keep going, if not, like you are saying, you can get a few and then they'll stop til spring. But yes over all most of them are very good layers for a bantam. Usually they'll lay 8 months or so out of the year barring any broody periods in there

 

[NanaKat]

To avoid the light, do you use a red bulb for heating?
I hung one low over my 7 gallon waterer to keep it from freezing....is that going yto affgect them. My LF don't seem to be bothered by the read bulb.....

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

haha I live in south Georgia! It was 80 + here all last week. Never once used a heat lamp for anything adult wise here.
But no hung low I wouldnt think it would be an issue, I know the reds will not effect them in any way. Basiaclly they need to feel like it's totally day light for it to trigger laying though

 

[NanaKat]

Thanks. I don't want to trigger laying just yet. The flock has seen so much stress with extremes in heat and cold and then the illnesses...I can wait until February.