Eastern Tennessee Thread

[stanglover2001]

Figured I'd give everyone a heads up, on FB my friend posted a picture of a recall on my wall and it was over Purina feed. Purina has a recall for inadequate amounts of Vitamin D in their feed, fortunately it says as long as the chickens are getting at least 30 minutes of daylight they will be fine.

 

[chigger bait]

Figured I'd give everyone a heads up, on FB my friend posted a picture of a recall on my wall and it was over Purina feed. Purina has a recall for inadequate amounts of Vitamin D in their feed, fortunately it says as long as the chickens are getting at least 30 minutes of daylight they will be fine.

I wonder if it was confined to just one feed mill or all of them?

At the present time Purina is also making all of Tractor Supplies Dumor Poultry Feeds, under contract.

Same feed, just a different bag and 2 bucks a shot cheaper too.

 

[stanglover2001]

I wonder if it was confined to just one feed mill or all of them?

At the present time Purina is also making all of Tractor Supplies Dumor Poultry Feeds, under contract.

Same feed, just a different bag and 2 bucks a shot cheaper too.

I dunno, she said guinea pig feed is under recall too. In the wall photo it showed the layena and the medicated starter, so I would assume all feed.

 

[bairo]

Quote: I was leaning that direction as well. I wanted to make sure she did not present with Tenosynovitis first. But lacking other symptoms...it is a good chance it is botulism. The toxin is produced in decaying animal (usually carcases) and plant waste, and toxin-containing material (pond-mud, carcases, maggots) is consumed by the birds. Look for any of these sources and remove from their environment. You could have a decomposing animal somewhere where they free range if you can find no other source. About the only treatment that has proven even semi effective is streptomycin (1 g/L in water).

 

[littlechicklet]

I was leaning that direction as well. I wanted to make sure she did not present with Tenosynovitis first. But lacking other symptoms...it is a good chance it is botulism. The toxin is produced in decaying animal (usually carcases) and plant waste, and toxin-containing material (pond-mud, carcases, maggots) is consumed by the birds. Look for any of these sources and remove from their environment. You could have a decomposing animal somewhere where they free range if you can find no other source. About the only treatment that has proven even semi effective is streptomycin (1 g/L in water).

Thanks but I really do not think its Botulism. They are not free range, do not have nor have ever consumed contaminated food, no dead animals in the area (pen or nearby), no plant waste (they get kitchen scraps form supper & bread), I thoroughly cleaned coop yesterday & found nothing it really wasn't that dirty, I also raked the lot. I have 14 chicks & 2 mother hens and none of them have any symptoms. Also her neck is fine its her legs which are not working & she is trying to use her wings for balance. I clean the water containers at least once a week with bleach/detergent combination to remove any algae. I may be wrong but why just her when they all eat the same, live in the same place, drink from the same containers. As for plant waste there is none they eat the scraps & nothing is left to decay.

 

[littlechicklet]

I am sorry if my tone came across as bad it was not my intention. This is the 4th chick out of 8 chicks I purchased from a breeder to have these exact same symptoms. The first was around April after I bought a trio. I stupidly thought it was a fluke & purchased 5 day old chicks at the first of May. Of these 5 I lost 2 at around 5-6 wks of age and now this one and she is around 11 weeks old. All had the same symptoms exactly. As I said I have 2 hatches from broody hens & none of them are sick. I am contacting the Ag Extension office tomorrow to see if I can make arrangements for a necropsy and hopefully find out what is going on. I would like to thank everyone for your thoughts, efforts and support. I will update when and if I find out. Unfortunately I am not in a position to spend hundreds of dollars to take her to UT to find out the cause.

 

[TNBarnQueen]

Thanks but I really do not think its Botulism. They are not free range, do not have nor have ever consumed contaminated food, no dead animals in the area (pen or nearby), no plant waste (they get kitchen scraps form supper & bread), I thoroughly cleaned coop yesterday & found nothing it really wasn't that dirty, I also raked the lot. I have 14 chicks & 2 mother hens and none of them have any symptoms. Also her neck is fine its her legs which are not working & she is trying to use her wings for balance. I clean the water containers at least once a week with bleach/detergent combination to remove any algae. I may be wrong but why just her when they all eat the same, live in the same place, drink from the same containers. As for plant waste there is none they eat the scraps & nothing is left to decay.

Go to Walmart and get some Vitamin B complex. Also try some L-Lysine (think that is how you spell it) Believe me....I have learned a great deal in the last 2 days about leg issues in chickens, Also...I have had chicks contract cocci on medicated feed. 11 weeks is kinda too old but I have read an article that sometimes if the conditions are right...it can still happen. Given we have had so much high humidity cocci has been a huge problem for a lot of people. If you are giving it Corid make sure you add powdered milk 50/50 in the feed. Corid is really hard on their little tummies and the milk coats them. What breed of chicken is it?
I had a huge problem with cocci the first year I started back in chickens. One of the things a member here told me was I was being TOO clean. While chicks are on medicated feed they do need some exposure to germs. I give him tiny pieces of grass the day after they hatch and at least every other day. I am not saying that you let everything stay dirty but do allow them a little dirt.

Believe me...a few people on here know how freaked out when I can not figure out what has happened to one of mine so I feel your pain I would question the breeder they came from.. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[NellaBean]

mareks?

 

[tennesseeckn]

I had an orp with the same symptoms. She just stopped being able to use her legs. I gave her Poly-Vi-Sol without iron and within twenty four hours she was up and walking again. I think it was a vitamin deficiency that was a result of her digging in the compost heap. That was more than a year ago and she's still fine. She walks a little stiffly, but is the boss of the flock.

Hope it all works out.

 

[tennesseeckn]

Bairo, I wish I could take the boys, but I just have too many already. I'm looking for homes for three, maybe four SLW cockerels as we speak.