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[Acornewell]

I'm just south of Lafayette and have a 2 week old chick that appears to have a slipped tendon. I've been trying, but can't seem to get it back in. Does anyone have good advice regarding slipped tendon? Does anyone around Lafayette have experience and could possibly help me get it fixed?

I don't know for certain if the chick may be too old to get it back in place at this point. We had success with taping the leg and putting our chick in a chair/sling so his legs didn't touch the ground, because you want to take the pressure off of the joint. Did the chick have the problem when it hatched? or shortly after?

 

[Acornewell]

Rico is a Silver Phoenix Orpington cross. He is not super super aggressive, he goes through spurts. I did remove his spurs this morning. He spurred me opening the barn door, and I had just had it.

OMG a bantam cochin rooster. I love the name WokWok. Do you ever breed your cochin? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a cochin rooster husband for my 3 cochin hens.

 

[chickiebaby1]

Rico is a Silver Phoenix Orpington cross. He is not super super aggressive, he goes through spurts. I did remove his spurs this morning. He spurred me opening the barn door, and I had just had it.

OMG a bantam cochin rooster. I love the name WokWok. Do you ever breed your cochin? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a cochin rooster husband for my 3 cochin hens.

I have 2 bantam cochin roos I am planning rehoming, but you are almost 4 hours from me. Didn't know if you would still be interested.


This little guy is about 7 months old. I just think he is gourgous, but I am keeping his twin.


This guy is closer to 2 maybe, but I am selling him with his mate as a pair.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Anyone headed down south to TN this summer? I would like to arrange a purchase of chickens from Red Ridge but I don't think I'll be making the trip anytime soon.

 

[pbirdhaven]

Rico is a Silver Phoenix Orpington cross. He is not super super aggressive, he goes through spurts. I did remove his spurs this morning. He spurred me opening the barn door, and I had just had it.

OMG a bantam cochin rooster. I love the name WokWok. Do you ever breed your cochin? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a cochin rooster husband for my 3 cochin hens.

I have black and blue bantam cochins, but nothing except my breeders right now. And I'm a looong way away--southern Indiana.

The meanest roosters I ever had were silver phoenix. There were two of them in a group of chicks that I got. Finally had to cage them--they went for whatever part of me they could, and if they were up high and I didn't see them..... They were caged just long enough to give them to a man who thought he could handle them; never knew how that turned out. The hens were super sweet girls, but those guys! I don't think that is typical of phoenix; they're usually pretty docile. These were hatchery chicks, and no telling what kind of inbreeding was there.

 

[bradselig]

Rico is a Silver Phoenix Orpington cross. He is not super super aggressive, he goes through spurts.  I did remove his spurs this morning.  He spurred me opening the barn door, and I had just had it.  

OMG a bantam cochin rooster.  I love the name WokWok.  Do you ever breed your cochin? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a cochin rooster husband for my 3 cochin hens.

I may have some buff or buff barred cockerels available here soon. I will also have partridge and lavender/lavender barred available later this year.

 

[kittydoc]

Don't know who else has heard--I just literally got this email in my professional capacity. Can I just say sh*t once? (I know there are a few kids on here, but really, this is literally worsening by the day.)

HPAI is officially in the Midwest/Central flyway. It is only a matter of time, folks. If you have not made a plan, better start thinking on it.

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic H5N2 Avian Influenza in Backyard Flock in Kansas
CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks and commercial poultry, to be low.
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WASHINGTON, March 13, 2015 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken and duck flock in Leavenworth County, Kansas. This is the first finding of HPAI in the Central flyway. CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks and commercial poultry, to be low. No human infections with the virus have been detected at this time.
Samples from the flock, which experienced increased mortality, were tested at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. APHIS is working closely with the Kansas Department of Agriculture to respond to the finding. State officials quarantined the affected premises and birds on the property will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
As a reminder, the proper handling and cooking of poultry and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 ˚F kills bacteria and viruses.
As part of existing avian influenza response plans, Federal and State partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in the nearby area. The United States has the strongest AI surveillance program in the world, and USDA is working with its partners to actively look for the disease in commercial poultry operations, live bird markets and in migratory wild bird populations.
USDA will be informing the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as international trading partners of this finding. USDA also continues to communicate with trading partners to encourage adherence to OIE standards and minimize trade impacts. OIE trade guidelines call on countries to base trade restrictions on sound science and, whenever possible, limit restrictions to those animals and animal products within a defined region that pose a risk of spreading disease of concern.
These virus strains can travel in wild birds without them appearing sick. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. If contact occurs, wash your hands with soap and water and change clothing before having any contact with healthy domestic poultry and birds.
All bird owners, whether commercial producers or backyard enthusiasts, should continue to practice good biosecurity, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds, and report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to State/Federal officials, either through their state veterinarian or through USDA’s toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593. Additional information on biosecurity for backyard flocks can be found at http://healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov.

Additional background
Avian influenza (AI) is caused by an influenza type A virus which can infect poultry (such as chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, domestic ducks, geese and guinea fowl) and is carried by free flying waterfowl such as ducks, geese and shorebirds. AI viruses are classified by a combination of two groups of proteins: hemagglutinin or “H” proteins, of which there are 16 (H1–H16), and neuraminidase or “N” proteins, of which there are 9 (N1–N9). Many different combinations of “H” and “N” proteins are possible. Each combination is considered a different subtype, and can be further broken down into different strains. AI viruses are further classified by their pathogenicity (low or high)— the ability of a particular virus strain to produce disease in domestic chickens.
The HPAI H5N8 virus originated in Asia and spread rapidly along wild bird migratory pathways during 2014, including the Pacific flyway. In the Pacific flyway, the HPAI H5N8 virus has mixed with North American avian influenza viruses, creating new mixed-origin viruses. These mixed-origin viruses contain the Asian-origin H5 part of the virus, which is highly pathogenic to poultry. The N parts of these viruses came from North American low pathogenic avian influenza viruses.
USDA has identified two mixed-origin viruses in the Pacific Flyway: the HPAI H5N2 virus and new HPAI H5N1 virus. The new HPAI H5N1 virus is not the same virus as the HPAI H5N1 virus found in Asia, Europe and Africa that has caused some human illness. Only the HPAI H5N2 virus has been detected in the Pacific, Mississippi and Central Flyways.
Detailed analysis of the virus is underway in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. None of these viruses have been identified in humans, nor are expected to pose a public health risk. For more information about the ongoing avian influenza disease incident visit the APHIS website. More information about avian influenza can be found on the USDA avian influenza.

 

[kittydoc]

@SallyinIndiana Where in TN? Right now, there is a chance I may be headed to Nashville, possibly to pick up some birds myself. Haven't seen photos or settled on a price yet, but if I do, I will drive to get them b/c I have free lodging (aka a sibling) there.

 

[kittydoc]

Rico is a Silver Phoenix Orpington cross. He is not super super aggressive, he goes through spurts. I did remove his spurs this morning. He spurred me opening the barn door, and I had just had it.

OMG a bantam cochin rooster. I love the name WokWok. Do you ever breed your cochin? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a cochin rooster husband for my 3 cochin hens.

Wow, I thought one of our boys was bad. All he ever does is sneak peck the back of our knees from behind, which you only barely feel through jeans (though in shorts, it would probably smart). We just culled his brother earlier this week, and the same hour we put a "crow less" collar on him and dremeled his spurs (short, but sharp enough to hurt the girls). You know, since we did those things, he stays the heck away from us. Whenever he made unwanted contact, we made sure he knew we were highly displeased. Roosters that are acting aggressively only understand physical response back. Not "no." Not a time out. They need to be deterred about 3X harder than what you got. Kicking them just enough to launch them a little from the rear bothers them, but does not injure them. Swatting them with a light bamboo rod definitely smarts (we got squawks from doing that). MOST IMPORTANT is to watch them like a hawk once they have started, and don't give them a chance whenever avoidable. DH always locks him out of the coop so he can gather eggs, fill the waterers, etc., without watching his back. He is not as bad with me as with DH, so I mostly let him go about his business as long as he allows me to do the same. I love this baby. I hatched him and knew he was a cockerel from Day 2, so I am not surprised that he is "macho." I do NOT turn my back to him knowingly, and if I bend down, I make sure I can see him. He is smart and can tell when we are "occupied" with tasks. He had been slowly reducing his attempts before we got rid of his brother/best buddy, but he seems to have lost heart over it. I culled his brother for good reasons (wrong body type), but we let him stick around until I knew we were getting chicks from an unrelated cockerel in one of our breeding pens. The one who was pecking the backs of our knees is doing almost all the breeding in our layer flock, and the one we culled "helped" him; it was an interesting dynamic.

I hope he remains a good boy now until his testosterone levels out. The brothers were "teenagers," and I think he will settle down as he gets older. He's been the only remotely troublesome roo we've had, but I swear I would not tolerate more than one deliberate spurring (never had it, hope I never will). We have four roos now (oldest over a year, youngest almost 6 months), but have had a total of 9 over five years, and only that one has ever looked at us as anything but a nice two-legged feeder!

BTW, if you ever need a chicken sitter, I also highly recommend that you crate/cage any questionable roo. We did this the last time we went out of town so we could KEEP our chicken sitter. Roos are usually worse with strangers or rarely seen people than full-time members of your household, which makes sense. It's their job to be suspicious/protective, sort of...

 

[SallyinIndiana]

@SallyinIndiana Where in TN? Right now, there is a chance I may be headed to Nashville, possibly to pick up some birds myself. Haven't seen photos or settled on a price yet, but if I do, I will drive to get them b/c I have free lodging (aka a sibling) there.

Knoxville area. I have not spoken with her recently about the birds but the last time I checked she said it would be around summer before she had any available.