"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

Speaking of my roo... I guess he has dry pox? I noticed today he was puffy around the eyes.

These chickens, I swear... :/

I have some vet rx that I've heard mixed reviews about. Will that help his symptoms any? I understand it's a virus that has to run it's course. It's just a never-ending process.

I don't foresee anymore flock restructuring, so hopefully by spring they will all be immune to everything.

I thought dry pox had dark spots on the comb. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

My neighbor told me she likes my biggest hen because she's so friendly. Here's a pic.

LMAO!!!

 

[campingshaws]

Are you talking about your Sussx or the white ones? Those are RIWs? Friendly chickens are the best!

Ok, they were sold to me as RIW but they don't totally meet the breed standard. So I'll keep calling them that, though I only halfway believe it.

The RIWs are the tamest. I can walk right up and handle any one of them, and they're always underfoot. They're super bullies to the other hens/pullets but there is enough room in the backyard for everyone to hide or get away.

The sussex are gentle all around, but not as easy to handle. They flap a lot if you don't hold their wings down when you pick them up, and I've read that across the breed. They also follow me around, but I can only pick up one without using food or tricks. I'm hoping when they start laying they'll tame a little more.

I've found that the longer a chicken spends in a dog crate or tractor, the faster they warm up. Stockholm syndrome.

 

[campingshaws]

I thought dry pox had dark spots on the comb. Pam

He had dark spots on his comb a few days ago, and today has whitish patches on his comb and wattles. His eyes look slightly swollen also. I've seen some pretty severe pics on fb chicken groups recently, and this looks like some of the less severe cases.

Of course, as always, I'm mostly making educated guesses.

 

[Ron Skekel]

He had dark spots on his comb a few days ago, and today has whitish patches on his comb and wattles. His eyes look slightly swollen also. I've seen some pretty severe pics on fb chicken groups recently, and this looks like some of the less severe cases.

Of course, as always, I'm mostly making educated guesses.

The spots usually last longer than a day, and are all over the comb a wattles. They get it from mosiqutoes. They can just have bites that turn black then go away without the pocks.Most the time when you get it there isn't any question about it. Pam

 

[campingshaws]

From this morning.

 

[campingshaws]

Also from this morning, one of the alleged RIW. This is the one with the misshapen beak. One has an unusual eye (pupil never dilates) and one has a darkish beak. These are their identifying marks.

 

[JennieRD]

Also from this morning, one of the alleged RIW. This is the one with the misshapen beak. One has an unusual eye (pupil never dilates) and one has a darkish beak. These are their identifying marks.

In humans no restriction / dialation means the eyes nerves are seperated from the brain completely meaning blindness from a birth defect, or stroke

Slow restriction / dialation is nerve damage. Leaving color perception only! But still blind to see clear objects. Also caused by injury, stroke,or birth defect. I don't know if if let him breed, if it's a birth defect he could pass it on to his off spring.

But he sure is a nice riw cross kind of a white laced buff of a sort!

 

[topdog24]

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/livestock-and-pets/fowl-pox-in-chickens.aspx


He had dark spots on his comb a few days ago, and today has whitish patches on his comb and wattles. His eyes look slightly swollen also. I've seen some pretty severe pics on fb chicken groups recently, and this looks like some of the less severe cases.



Of course, as always, I'm mostly making educated guesses.

 

[campingshaws]

In humans no restriction / dialation means the eyes nerves are seperated from the brain completely meaning blindness from a birth defect, or stroke

Slow restriction / dialation is nerve damage. Leaving color perception only! But still blind to see clear objects. Also caused by injury, stroke,or birth defect. I don't know if if let him breed, if it's a birth defect he could pass it on to his off spring.

But he sure is a nice riw cross kind of a white laced buff of a sort!

They're actually all hens! There was a lot of doubt at first because of their giant combs, but I've gotten eggs from each of them.

That's so neat about the eyes. These were auction birds and we were late, so didn't get a good look at them beforehand. And there were 48; they were going for $15-18 a piece. We got ours for $11. We bid on three and were charged for three, but there were four in the cage. I tried to say something but was totally ignored, so their loss my gain. The whole thing made me feel a little weird, because they looked and acted like battery hens.

But like I said before, they're super friendly and tame. And their eggs are lovely. They are thriving in the sunshine and just need a good molt to get some nice, healthy feathers in.