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[Fire Ant Farm]

I just walked back to check on the pullet - she died some time in the past 30 minutes or so. That went fast. Poor thing.

I need to get her ready to send for necropsy. Than I'd better get out there and get some more chores done. Staying busy is the key...

- Ant Farm

 

[runt325]

I am back

 

[BullChick]

I just walked back to check on the pullet - she died some time in the past 30 minutes or so. That went fast. Poor thing. 

I need to get her ready to send for necropsy. Than I'd better get out there and get some more chores done. Staying busy is the key... 

- Ant Farm

I am sorry, but at least it is over.

 

[runt325]

Yep did anybody see that pic I posted about that yellow thing

 

[h2oratt]

I just walked back to check on the pullet - she died some time in the past 30 minutes or so. That went fast. Poor thing. 

I need to get her ready to send for necropsy. Than I'd better get out there and get some more chores done. Staying busy is the key... 

- Ant Farm

I am so sorry. What breed was she.

 

[runt325]

Is kathy still on he re

 

[runt325]

Is kathy still on he re

 

[5Sons Coop]

I really think it belongs to the neighbors. I have had a few hens acting broody for a few days at a time, but I don't think that they could hide a chick this long!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

My first thought when reading was orpingtons so I'm going to x2 it on these lovely suggestions

I like them too but there are so many breeds that need breeders and protection from extinction. Orps aren't one of them.

Uggghhh It's already 85 degrees at 10am. It is supposed to go up to 100. I have some work to do out in the coops. I'm wishing I had gone out earlier!!

Have a great day everyone!

We had a few 99s last week. Then a couple highs of 87 which was glorious but back into the mid 90s again.

The other hen who has it has unequivocal ocular Mareks, and this pullet's mother got sick in just this way and died within a day or so (totally surprised me), and when I opened her up (thinking worms or something), she was full of lymphoma-like tumors - liver massively enlarged with tumors throughout, and huge tumors all along the lymph nodes in the abdomen. The sample I took wasn't quite handled right by me, so I opted not to try to send for testing (test probably wouldn't have worked) - I will send this girl for necropsy if/when she passes. It's likely either Marek's or Avian Leukosis, and I'm thinking the former because of the coop-mate's classic ocular Mareks. But I need to know because of some differences in egg transmission.

I always knew that this breed was susceptible to it (vaccination didn't help Paula or Jenny), and so breeding for resistance was the plan from the very beginning. It's just kinda sad to have to deal with (though I've tried not to get attached to them). Five of the pullets are daughters of Paula who died less than 2 weeks after they hatched - the other two are from the girl with ocular Mareks. They are looking good (and good body condition) right now. Perhaps some will be resistant. And I have four younger pullets from the CL hen who is not ill - hanging my hopes on them if the worst happens with the older crew. But unless disaster strikes (e.g., loss of rooster - worry about which is why these were hatched in the first place), I'm not hatching from any of them until they are at least over a year old or older going forward. Same for the other potential mommies and daddies in my flock. I'm waiting until everyone is older and has declared themselves healthy and sturdy through all seasons. I'm watching them all VERY carefully as for many of them, this is their first summer here (I have a young flock).

Of course, getting it down to the most blunt point, no matter WHAT it is for this particular pullet, the rest in her coop are thriving, and she is not, so she does not have the vigor I want in my birds... But yeah. it sucks.

- Ant Farm

Fingers crossed for you.
Since that is the case, I would go ahead and send the live bird for euthanasia and necropsy. Put her out of her misery and get better lab results.
The only 2 suggestions that come to mind would be to obtain some birds from a couple different sources (not easy with this breed) and/or hatch as many as you can. Some percentage should be naturally resistant. The more birds you have, the more likely you will be to get the diamond in the rough.

Geez....don't know how you guys do this heat stuff....

I don't do it well.

Oh I know a lot of people don't realize a smaller motor in a bigger car doesn't equal Better gas mileage....unless your driving all hiway miles down hill....

My daughter used to visit a friend in KC and swore she got better gas mileage coming back to St. L. that going to KC.
My first thought is that KC is at higher elevation but probably not significant enough.
Then I realized that coming home, she is travelling with the prevailing wind, not against it.

What about Bresse

Great DP breed but I don't know if they tend to be broody. Do you?

 

[5Sons Coop]

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Congrats!!  @5Sons Coop
are they getting around ok in shavings?  if not put some papertowels over it for the first week, and the feed you may need to crush a bit more for them, I always put a empty papertowel tube in there they love running through it lol

I agree the food in that picture was not ground (little behind) but some was ground right after that picture. The pine I am using is not standard. It is finer and has not causes any issues thus far. The Coffee can lid is where they start in the brooder. I figure if they can manage there way over the lip of the lid they can handle the fine pine.