Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[TweetyNPetey]

One of my youngest splash blue partridge brahma, she is so cute, but she hates me so I named her Darling! HA!

Got a little 'evil eye' face going on there.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I know she does! She is standing her ground when the rest went outside! the little snip!

 

[rbaker0345]

lol

i am not trying to contadict you.

I actually also carry a larger "kit" but as a a starter - my 4 item list is great for under 30 bucks. I also have 30 years experience in blood guts and drugs

my war chest.....

Antibiotics/Coccidistats/Anthelmintics/Paracytics
Di-Methox Soluble Powder 107gm
LinxMed SP Powder(40gm) 1.41oz
NeoMed 325 100gm
BMD Soluble/Solu-tracin-200 4.1oz
Amprol 128 10oz
Aureomycin Sol Pwdr Con 25.6oz
Tetroxy HCA-280 9.87oz
Agrimectin 250ml
Safe-Guard Medicated Dewormer 1.1lb
Permethrin
Supplies
18 ga x 1" Poly Hub Needle
18 ga x 1.5" Poly Hub Needle
20 ga x 1" Poly Hub Needle
20 ga x 1/2" Poly Hub Needle
20 ga x 1.5" Poly Hub Needle
3cc L.L. Syringe w/o Needle
6cc L.L. Syringe w/o Needle
12cc L.L. Syringe w/o Needle
Vetrap 1"
Vetrap 3"
2x2 gauze
q tips
2/0 silk suture
4/0 silk suture
3/0 vicryl suture
dermabond
Additives
Vitamins & Electrolytes "PLUS"
Ferrodex (Iron Inj) 100mg/100cc
GroGel Plus-B 100/ds pkt
Coconut Vinegar
VetRx - Poultry 2oz
Vaccines
Chick-N-Pox TC 1000/d
Coccivac-D 1000/d
MD-Vac CFL 1000/d
NCD-Vac B1 Type, LaSota Strain
Newcastle Disease(B1-Type, B1 Strain)& Bronchitis(Massachusetts Type & Connecticut Strain)
Cleaners Fumigation and Disinfectants
Formalyn 40%
Potassium Permangenate
Hydrogen Peroxide
Bleach
Ammonia
Hibicleans hand scrub
Alcohol hand rub
Betadine
Iodine tincture
Epsoms Salts

Do you keep anything on hand to nebulize for aspergillosis or candidiasis? I have always felt that for the very little ones (kittens, chicks, puppies) where aspiration is a danger, it is good to have a nebulizer with a chamber and a variety of drugs appropriate for nebulization (hence the gentamicin). But I cant decide between nystatin and amphoteracin for fungal/yeast infections of the respiratory tract.

 

[rbaker0345]

Sally, I think that with the CCL's there is a split between the US school where they should have upright combs and be faulted for flopping, and the European school which thinks that as long as they have a nice big crest and comb, the flop is okay.

I am no expert, that's just what I've picked up.

Sorry for irritating you Oz, seems that you and I just don't communicate well and since we're both professionals, I sincerely regret any emnity (how do you spell that word?) between us. I really wasn't trying to antagonize you while you were worrying about the hurricane and your family and all. I just really get excited when people start making medical supply lists.

 

[ozexpat]

Do you keep anything on hand to nebulize for aspergillosis or candidiasis? I have always felt that for the very little ones (kittens, chicks, puppies) where aspiration is a danger, it is good to have a nebulizer with a chamber and a variety of drugs appropriate for nebulization (hence the gentamicin). But I cant decide between nystatin and amphoteracin for fungal/yeast infections of the respiratory tract.

I have a nebulizer in my human kit. My human chest could treat a small village lol.

My issue is diagnosis. I am not with my chickens so I have to diagnose using broken English in statements limited to a text message or a 12 mile dash to decent Internet to upload photos. I have to stick to more broad spectrum type treatments.

I have yet to have issues with fungals or anything requiring a nebulizer. Though there are some antibiotics that are used across the board, I am also pretty cautious in using antibiotics - especially those designated for humans - in off label applications in animals. Watching bugs become resistant is scary.

Amphotericin B is a very high powered drug that in humans, is only used in life threatening situations. I am the clinical director in a hospital over the respiratory therapists and have only seen lung transplant patient getting the drug via nebulizer. We don't see AIDS patients like we used to 20 years ago. Most other fungal infections are caused by antibacterials/antibiotics knocking off normal "good" bacteria.

I cant imagine whipping out the nebulizer for a chicken but I would use Nystatin - and make sure I was wearing an N91 mask. I would want these antifungals to work on me if I ever needed them.

The drugs I use are


Di-Methox Soluble Powder 107gm - 1st choice for sick chick with off poop, adults with resp issues
Tetroxy HCA-280 9.87oz - second line for resp illness
LinxMed SP Powder(40gm) 1.41oz - for bloody poop chickens or pigletts
NeoMed 325 100gm - - for bloody poop chickens or pigletts
BMD Soluble/Solu-tracin-200 4.1oz - For prevention of ulcerative enteritis in growing quail
Amprol 128 10oz - For prevention of coccidiasis
Aureomycin Sol Pwdr Con 25.6oz - prevention of resp and poop problems in piglets

 

[loveourbirds]

I was reading through the CCL thread and all it did was thoroughly confuse me lmao! like I said most that want CCL want them for the looks and those eggs.

Brian what is your breed list currently?

ask about quality on the breeds you are interested in: not all are laying

standard fowl:
dominiques, buckeyes, white rocks, silver laced wyandottes, partridge rocks, lemon cuckoo orpingtons, buff orpingtons, white brahmas, black australorps, jersey giants, basque, white laced red cornish, dark cornish, turken, legbar, (rhodebar growing), black araucana, delaware, heritage RIR, SQ heritage barred rocks coming soon, white crested black polish, russian orloff, salmon faverolle, silver phoenix, -sweedish flower coming soon.

bantams:
silver pencilled rock, white leghorn, black rosecomb, partridge wyandotte (sq), lavender araucanas in the incubator, white and black blue split silkies, silver sebrites, golden sebrites (not doing well with weather changes), millie fleure d'uccle, light quail d'anver (silver quail?)
cochins: black, buff, blue splashed, blue over blue mottled, lemon cuckoo - coming soon calico, blue calico, silkied cochin (cochinxsilkie selected for cochin trait with silkie feathering)
old english game: bb red, fawn red, silver duckwing, fawn silver duckwing, black, white, crele, spangled, quail, cuckoo (barred rock color), self blue/ lavender, blue, lemon blue, brassy blue, red pyle

blue slate turkeys
pharoah quail

im sure i've missed something, thats just off the top of my head

 

[loveourbirds]

its gonna be pic overload today! I have time for pics and now posting works!!

Brian, My WFS roo doesnt have red above the eys at all, none, he has it above his earlobes though does that matter? it looks like it belongs there. His comb looks ok as far as droop and wrinkles. Not sure I get the beak stuff though.

This is a bunch you will have to open them to see the parts closer. I just let them out and all he wanted to do is fight with the other roosters and have a crowing competition!

i dont know for sure how they judge the earlobes, i know porcelain white is what your looking for. a small red spot toward the top of the earlobe shouldnt matter more than 1/2 point if at all. all white faced spanish i have seen show just a touch of red somewhere. i dont get the whole face/beak shape thing either, i think your just trying to avoid a concave look. the floppy combed hens may be ok for the hen line breeding - if you seperated out lines. usually only show breeders do this.


to everyone else:
for the record, when i "nit pick" someone's chickens- its for education of the person. when asked i will do my best to tell you problems i see- i am not a judge and my advice is not always golden.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, I think that with the CCL's there is a split between the US school where they should have upright combs and be faulted for flopping, and the European school which thinks that as long as they have a nice big crest and comb, the flop is okay.

I am no expert, that's just what I've picked up.

Sorry for irritating you Oz, seems that you and I just don't communicate well and since we're both professionals, I sincerely regret any emnity (how do you spell that word?) between us. I really wasn't trying to antagonize you while you were worrying about the hurricane and your family and all. I just really get excited when people start making medical supply lists.

Thanks, its the one WFS hen that has a flopped comb though

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Do you have pics of your turkens by chance? I would love to see how you have everything set up with that many breeds. I take it you have a huge property. I always wanted a farm, I guess I should have married one eh? oh well

Also what do you raise the pharoahs for? meat? are they also dark meat?

Is there any breed of fowl that is small with white meat that grows fast and eats little like quail? We really didnt like the cots we processed. I forget if you ever told me if you have a website?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thanks Brian, I have googled and every roo I see has the same red at the lobe so I am not worried. https://www.google.com/search?q=goo...20#newwindow=1&q=white+faced+spanish&tbm=isch


I dont have room, nor do I want to make more room on this property to separate them. I often thought of selling them off and trying some bantams of somesort that are rare, but I have so many that want me to hatch wfs for them come spring. It seems that everyone falls for them before my brahama, go figure. I think people dont know the beauty of them until they are right in front of them, they are extremely majestic looking, not sure if thats the right word, I just cant explain. They are tough looking birds for sure, extremely unique from any other. My husband really likes them so for now they stay.