"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[LindaB220]

The video of the chicken walking side ways, I hope I am wrong, I hope someone else chimes in with a better answer, but check her symptoms against Marek's Disease. You might be able to find some videos on you tub.

There is a cure for this. I read on another thread that St John's Wart tablets can cure it. Special directions though.

 

[campingshaws]

casportpony suggested they could have ear infections (equilibrium is off) brought on by the sinus infections (runny noses, sneezing, watery eyes) so I've got them isolated under a heat lamp. I'm giving them extra protein for the molt, and tylan for the infections. I don't think it's marek's right now, but I'll see how they do over the next few days. Appetites are still good, which is always how I judge how sick anything is.

Sometimes I think I was someone's Italian grandma in my former life, because my failsafe cures always involve food.

 

[JennieRD]

Where are you getting your vaccine from? I think I'll go ahead and do it too.

All vials come in 1000 doses, maybe someone near can split it with you. Once you open it, it must be used within an hour. The vials then have to be burned to ensure the live virus is dead...I have plenty of stumps I can put them in to burn them....

Be sure to read the manufacture label before ordering on each item. The AE Poxine is used on birds 8 weeks or older, and 4 weeks before egg production. Each Pox Vial has specific recommendations. Just be sure to read before ordering, to make sure you are ordering the right one for your birds, their age, and whether they are broilers, or egg producers.

Jeffers offers three types https://www.jefferspet.com/

Chick-N-Pox 9.95, - Used in broilers, commercial layers and breeder chickens as an initial vaccination.
Approved for wing web administration. For use in 1 day old chicks or older.

Poxine 9.95, (6 weeks of age or older)

AE-Poxine 19.95 Avian Encephalomyelittis and Pox combined)

First State Offers http://www.firststatevetsupply.com two types

Young birds Pox $15.00
Older Birds Pox Vac $11.95

 

[JennieRD]

All vials come in 1000 doses, maybe someone near can split it with you. Once you open it, it must be used within an hour. The vials then have to be burned to ensure the live virus is dead...I have plenty of stumps I can put them in to burn them....

Be sure to read the manufacture label before ordering on each item. The AE Poxine is used on birds 8 weeks or older, and 4 weeks before egg production. Each Pox Vial has specific recommendations. Just be sure to read before ordering, to make sure you are ordering the right one for your birds, their age, and whether they are broilers, or egg producers.

Jeffers offers three types https://www.jefferspet.com/

Chick-N-Pox 9.95, - Used in broilers, commercial layers and breeder chickens as an initial vaccination.
Approved for wing web administration. For use in 1 day old chicks or older.

Poxine 9.95, (6 weeks of age or older)

AE-Poxine 19.95 Avian Encephalomyelittis and Pox combined)

First State Offers http://www.firststatevetsupply.com two types

Young birds Pox $15.00
Older Birds Pox Vac $11.95

Here is the Vaccination Schedule I t follow, I ignored the pox until now! I adopted it from another breeder. I just don't remember who know! Pox is back on my list!

Vaccination #1: MD-Vac CFL (Day Old Chicks)
For: Marek's Disease
Vaccine for day-old chicks to help prevent Marek's disease. Inject 0.2 ml under the skin into the back of the neck.

Vaccination #2: Newcastle-Bronchitis Vaccine (2 Weeks or Older)
For: Newcastle Disease(B1-Type, B1 Strain)& Bronchitis(Massachusetts Type & Connecticut Strain)
Vaccine aids in prevention of Newcastle Disease and infectious bronchitis, Massachusetts Type and Connecticut Strain. Can be given intranasally (1 drop in the nostril), intraocular (1 drop in the eye), or in the drinking water.

Vaccination #3: Chick-N-Pox TC (6 Weeks or Older)
For: Fowl Pox
Immunizes chickens 6 weeks of age or older and turkeys 8 weeks of age or older against fowl pox. Give by puncturing through the wing web with puncturing instrument.

Vaccination #4: Poulvac® Coryza ABC (8 Weeks or Older)
For: Haemophilus paragallinarum Serovars A, B & C Bacterin (KV)
For the vaccination of healthy chickens as an aid in the prevention of clinical signs associated with Haemophilus paragallinarum caused by servars A, B and C. Inject 0.5 ml of vaccine SQ or IM. Vaccinate only healthy chickens 8 weeks of age or older.

Vaccination #5: MG-Bac (10 Weeks or Older)
For: Mycoplasma gallisepticum losses. M gallisepticum is a chronic respiratory disease
Helps with more eggs, better conversion and reduced mortality by helping protect against Mycoplasma gallisepticum losses. M gallisepticum is a chronic respiratory disease found in turkeys, partridges, peafowl, pheasants, as well as many other birds. The disease is most common in large commerical farms during the winter season. For chickens or turkeys 1 to 10 weeks of age inject 0.5 ml SQ in back of the neck, prior to field exposure.

 

[TerriLaChicks]

*Knocking on wood* no signs of pox here. On the other wing, now my Easter Eggers are moulting! - there go my big green eggs!

This morning my bator was at 28% humidity, so added a very tiny bit of water. When I went home at lunch, it was 49 degrees outside & 95% humidity. The bator was at 43% humidity so I opened all the vents for the afternoon - if it hasn't dropped into the lower 30s by the time I get home from work, I'll wick up some more moisture. Just another example of why I like to keep it on the dry side - our humidity is SO variable & it does affect the bator even though it's inside the house!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Yeah, now I get to get up earlier every morning & get them fed & watered & it'll take longer every evening, too. But they are cute & fun to watch!

I had to laugh, one of my coworkers (100% city girl) asked me how "the embryos" were doing. She wasn't sure what to call fertile hatching eggs. I actually had to think about it before I realize what was she talking about. :/

Now, what to hatch next.......??

It's in our blood, no use fighting it. Lol. Jeff was on!!! Yea!!! Lemon is on!!! We need Kuntrygirl.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Anyone know why the pox are going around? My BLRW roo difinetly has dry pox,  hands down, and 5 hens that were in a completely separate coop 20 feet away have it. I've pulled all of them out, and they are in the garage 100 feet from the coops. All have been on Tylan 200, Corrid, and Neosporian for the last 4 days. The pox are clearing up, they are not getting worse, but it is obvious now they do have It and it looks like CRD tried to creep in, I kick it in the rear with the corid before it had a chance to run free.

No other signs of pox in any of the other pens, everyone is healthy and happy. No mosquitoes  here, believe that or not. Its been strange with out them, so I am just trying to figure out where it came from! Is the pox running state wide, or is it regional? Anyone know?

My Pox vaccine comes in tomorrow, I guess ill vaccinate the healthy ones in the coops, and leave these 6 to heal up in the cages. Vaccine  is to late for them....

It only takes one mosquito. Once they have it they are contagious it can be spred by your infected bird drinking and backwash in the waterer. Their dander is contagious so is their poop. It can live in the dander and poop for up to a year. So everyday I'm washing waterers with 10% bleach everyday. Tomorrow I'll be cleaning the coop with bleach too plus shoveling the poop and disposing of it not adding it to the compost.
You could have went somewhere or someone came over stepped in contaminated poop then it was brought to you place, etc. their is a few ways to get it mosquitos are the most common way. Pam

 

[campingshaws]

What a difference two weeks can make! This was one of the babies I was afraid would lose an eye to infection. There's hope everyone! This, too, shall pass!

 

[KimmyIsRad]

Do any of y'all ever have a problem with poop on the eggs? Somehow, poop always gets on the eggs. Even if I stand next to the coop and grab the egg right after it is laid.

 

[campingshaws]

Another before/after, this is my FBCM pullet.