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[runt325]

I have got a chick update my chicks are not dropping anymore there poop is normal now and now they are soft

 

[mlm Mike]

My weird egg pipped this morning and is peeping away.....day 19!

Quote: Inam in vacation the first (OFFICIALLY ) day of it , so I am trying ti slow down and enter to the right mood.
Enjoy your vacation!

Popping in here for an update. I drove to Gonzales this morning to the Texas A&M Poultry Diagnostic Lab (it took about 1.5 hours to get there). The director/vet, Dr. Ficken, came out to get the info and history from me while the person behind the desk was getting my other info. He was great - we talked through what I had seen in Paula's necropsy, and then (since I had told him I was a human pathologist) he told me what findings he would look for that would indicate Avian Leukosis vs. Marek's. He started on it right when I left, and he called me on my phone with results before I even made it back to San Antonio! (That's quick service!).

Preliminary findings indicate it was Avian Leukosis (NOT Mareks). From his description, she looked very similar to Paula - he's sending me some photos. I asked him to go ahead and do histopathology just to be thorough.

I need to digest this and its implications for my flock, and do some more reading. This is the classic time (14-16 weeks or so) for congenitally infected chicks to manifest and die, and babies reared with congenitally infected chicks apparently also have a high likelihood of developing tumors - I may lose all the CL girls in that pen, not sure about the two Aloha Naked Neck girls in there, as they were not put together until 4 weeks old, and they could be more resistant anyhow. Again, I have more reading to do, not sure I will go straight to culling (yet). But I am not going to put any of those girls with other birds. The mercy here is that I had never desired or planned to sell hatching eggs or chicks.

What a drag - but I'm very glad to have gotten the necropsy and to know that I was wrong and it's not Mareks.

- Ant Farm

Sorry to hear your flock is infected. Please keep us updated on what you learn while researching Avian Leukosis.

Quote: Glad the chicks are starting to hatch. Not certain on the one that hasn't gotten up.

For anyone that uses broody hens that you keep separate from the main flock - at what age do you let the babies out into the main coop? I have silkies about 2 weeks old. Mama hen seems very concerned when other chickens come near her.

I don't separate broody hens, most are free range with plenty of space so with the flock right away. Yes, the Mama hen should be protective.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I wasn't kidding when I said earlier that I may contact you for Penedesenca hatching eggs. It just may take me a little while to get everything sorted out...

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- Ant Farm

Take your time. I'll have them and I have to work out some issues. Too many lost to predators so I'm revamping.

Translation?

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For anyone that uses broody hens that you keep separate from the main flock - at what age do you let the babies out into the main coop? I have silkies about 2 weeks old. Mama hen seems very concerned when other chickens come near her.

Normally I keep them separate during incubation. Then about a week after hatch, I return them to the flock. A broody hen is a formidable foe that will protect the chicks to the point that the flock accepts the chicks by the time they are weaned.
That said, the only experience I have with silkie broodies is in a flock of bantams. If there are LF in the flock with the silkie broodies your results may vary.

 

[BullChick]

For anyone that uses broody hens that you keep separate from the main flock - at what age do you let the babies out into the main coop? I have silkies about 2 weeks old. Mama hen seems very concerned when other chickens come near her.

Is a little help better than no help?
Since my broodies were kept with the flock as well, I can't help there. Okay, there was an exception. I separated her until they hatched, then put her right back in. That was because of the whole "others laying in her nest' thing.
But the incubator babies have been going outside at 2-3 weeks. At that time, they have a way to get to the adults through a small hole in the fence. They are out free ranging and often sleeping with the adults within days.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I am not trying to be rude, but I am honestly clueless about what you are talking about. Did I miss some context?

I have to admit, I haven't understood a single post. And I tried.

I have got a chick update my chicks are not dropping anymore there poop is normal now and now they are soft

What is soft? The chicks or the poop?

 

[runt325]

The chicks are soft they felt rough but now soft

 

[runt325]

Oh by the way DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DIRTBIKE THE RIDE

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I know we weren't discussing baseball but @kwhites634 , my daughter drove to Chicago this afternoon and is at the Cardinal-Cub game tonight.

 

[Chaos18]

If Joey has 41 fries in his happy meal and Billy has 39 fries in his happy meal. How many fries does Kevin have?

 

[mlm Mike]

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I found gorilla tape to be less than adequate, too.