"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[kuntrygirl]

Just got 5 laying hens after a few years without any chickens. Would love to know if there are breeders around Monroe and the north part of the state.

I am in Haughton Welcome Hi all been busiern a one legged man in a but kikin contest around here. Had to rehome me a couple coyotes and 1 fox but my awesome pyrenees Sheba made sure no one was a casualty this time

She ratted em out though real fast 1 just stood there looking at her raising 6 sundays of cane at it up to the rehoming by express I came around the corner with

Julie have your girls call off the broodism. I am havin heck finding my girls until feeding time Got babies runnin everywhere Hope all them babies grow out nice for you Ashley and all your eggs hatch Twiley

LOL @

been busiern a one legged man in a but kikin contest around here.

You always kill me with that. Way to go Sheba baby. Good dog! LOL @ call off broodism. Ok, I'll call it off. NOT !!!! Congrats on all of the babies !!!!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Well Julie, it looks like I have converted Twiley over to the dark side. No, I did not send her home with any showgirl silkies!

I think we have a future hair sheep lover on our hands! She is going to be taking one of my newborn ram lambs later this year. We got to the property yesterday to find 3 new babies. A single and a set of twins! That puts my total up to 3 boys and one girl. I wish I would have had more ewe lambs, but I can't complain since they are all healthy. This is our new little girl. She will most definitely be staying with us. This is the little ram born last Saturday. I love the color on him. Someone is coming to take a look at him on Friday, but if they pass on him I think we will keep him! This is my favorite girl and her twins. They were very vigorous babies, and momma seems to be taking very good care of them. One of the twins was all tuckered out. Love these little guys!

Congrats on the babies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! e I LOVE THEM !!!!!!! They are sooooooo cute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on getting Twiley over to the dark side. She will LOVE IT over here. I love the pic of the little tuckered out baby. Those pics are nice !!!!! I love seeing babies! Congrats again. You are sooooooooooo lucky!

 

[kuntrygirl]

A little rain this way. I welcome the rain now that I have all of that sand.

 

[luvmychicken]

I wish I could have more animals. But seeing I live in town. I think I am pushing my luck with my chickens and dogs. I keep telling my hubby I want a bigger place with room to grow but it's not in the budget.

 

[chickenbelle]

Gracie--you need to tell me about your babies! Do you raise them out of love? For any profits? I LOVE those sheep babies! I just don't think DH would agree to feeding many more critters in the winter when there isn't enough grass. I have to have animals as a food source or profitable enough to justify feed costs.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Fowl Dry Pox

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/63/fowl-pox-pox-avian-pox

Introduction

A relatively slow-spreading viral disease characterised by skin lesions and/or plaques in the pharynx and affecting chickens, turkeys, pigeons and canaries worldwide. Morbidity is 10-95% and mortality usually low to moderate, 0-50%. Infection occurs through skin abrasions and bites, or by the respiratory route. It is transmitted by birds, fomites, and mosquitoes (infected for 6 weeks).

The virus persists in the environment for months. It is more common in males because of their tendency to fight and cause skin damage, and where there are biting insects. The duration of the disease is about 14 days on an individual bird basis.

Signs

Warty, spreading eruptions and scabs on comb and wattles.
Caseous deposits in mouth, throat and sometimes trachea.
Depression.
Inappetance.
Poor growth.
Poor egg production.
Post-mortem lesions

Papules progressing to vesicles then pustules and scabs with distribution described above.
Less commonly there may, in the diptheritic form, be caseous plaques in mouth, pharynx, trachea and/or nasal cavities.
Microscopically - intra-cytoplasmic inclusions (Bollinger bodies) with elementary bodies (Borrel bodies).
Diagnosis

A presumptive diagnosis may be made on history, signs and post-mortem lesions. It is confirmed by IC inclusions in sections/ scrapings, reproduction in susceptible birds, isolation (pocks on CE CAM) with IC inclusions. DNA probes.

Differentiate from Trichomoniasis or physical damage to skin.

Treatment

None. Flocks and individuals still unaffected may be vaccinated, usually with chicken strain by wing web puncture. If there is evidence of secondary bacterial infection broad-spectrum antibiotics may be of some benefit.

Prevention

By vaccination (except canary). Chickens well before production. Turkeys by thigh-stick at 2-3 months, check take at 7-10 days post vaccination. There is good cross-immunity among the different viral strains.

Fowl Wet Pox

I found this pic of a chicken with wet pox online.

Wet pox is associated with the oral cavity and the upper respiratory tract, particularly the larynx and trachea. The lesions are diphtheritic in character and involve the mucous membranes to such a degree that when removed, an ulcerated or eroded area is left.

There is no treatment for fowl pox. Disease control is accomplished best by preventative vaccination since ordinary management and sanitation practices will not prevent it. Several kinds of vaccines are available and are effective if used properly.

Avan Pox Vaccines
http://www.jefferspet.com/chick-n-pox-tc/camid/LIV/cp/F7-JE/cn/3501/

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/pox_vaccine.html

 

[mzstre]

Gracie - those are some seriously adorable babies!

 

[Gracie9205]

I am in Haughton Welcome

Hi all been busiern a one legged man in a but kikin contest around here.
Had to rehome me a couple coyotes and 1 fox but my awesome pyrenees Sheba made sure no one was a casualty this time

She ratted em out though real fast 1 just stood there looking at her raising 6 sundays of cane at it up to the rehoming by express I came around the corner with

Julie have your girls call off the broodism. I am havin heck finding my girls until feeding time Got babies runnin everywhere

Hope all them babies grow out nice for you Ashley and all your eggs hatch Twiley

I am in love with my babies I got from you Mike! I can't wait to see how they grow out! I'll post some updated pics in a couple weeks!

 

[Gracie9205]

Gracie--you need to tell me about your babies! Do you raise them out of love? For any profits? I LOVE those sheep babies! I just don't think DH would agree to feeding many more critters in the winter when there isn't enough grass. I have to have animals as a food source or profitable enough to justify feed costs.

I don't find that my sheep turn a profit, but they cost next to nothing to keep. I raise Katahdins, and they are extremely hardy. Katahdin mixed with any other hair sheep (painted desert, barbado, dorper), are also very good sheep. The breed is known for its hair coat which needs no shearing, parasite resistance (I worm once a year and only if I think they need it), meat production, and mothering ability. I keep all my females, keep an unrelated ram for breeding, and either sell or eat any extra boys. They have a very mild flavor meat which I really enjoy. I was concerned about the cost of feeding them over the winter, but they did very well on the pasture with little grain supplementation. I went to the property every few days and threw them a couple scoops of sweet feed, and as you can see by the pictures, they fared remarkably well! I plan to buy a couple bags of rye grass for the pastures next fall so I won't have to supplement their diet with anything but free choice minerals. If you are looking for a low cost source of quality red meat, then you can't go wrong with a Katahdin!

I have a friend who raises Gulf Coast natives, and while they are equally as hardy they do require shearing once a year. I also don't know if their wool effects the taste of the meat. I know the wool breeds tend to have a stronger flavored meat.

Honestly, I'd love to find a few more females if possible. I have people contacting me all the time wanting lambs, or withers for eating. I really enjoy my flock!

 

[TerriLaChicks]

The lambs are adorable!
Jeff thanks for the info on the other breeds; I'll check them out.
Julie if those pics don't make a person want to run for a needle & vaccinate, I don't know what would! those poor birds!

We didn't get much rain here either, just enough to wet the ground & mess up your shoes. It sure is a beautiful day today. Have a good one everybody!