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Well I couldn't resist giving the chickens a quick peek when I got home. I braved the rain and mosquitoes (forgot THOSE devils existed) for a good once over.

POX ARE ALL GONE!!
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My last two baby pullets look like grown hens. And even though all the sitters told me there were no eggs, there was a pretty pinkish one waiting for me.



The other one is from before I left, so I'll probably give them both to the dogs. I don't know who laid the pinkish one, but it was on the board underneath the rooster
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Can't wait to snuggle them all tomorrow!
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I can't stop thinking about my poor white hens. When I looked at them earlier, only one was on the roost. Two were on the floor in boxes, and one was perched in the door of the coop. Super pale combs, one comb was flopped over. The one on the roost seems fine.

About a week ago I asked one of the sitters to take pictures of them for me. They were standing in the run with their heads tucked under their wings, and feathers slightly puffed. It looked like coccidiosis to me, so I walked her through how to put the corid in the water. They had five days of that. Saturday I talked to the mom of the teen sitters when she called to tell me about the broken waterer. She said "Two of your white hens are acting sickly," then said she was sure I was aware. I told her yes, that's what the medication was for. She told me she had seen them moving around, eating and drinking. That was the best I could hope for at the time, and I'm glad they were hanging in there. Well tonight I talked to my mom, who house sat for several days, and she said one (or possibly more, because she can't tell them apart) of the white hens was "walking like she was drunk." I asked if she was falling over or had bad balance and she said no, just very, very cautious steps. Lift one foot and hold, then slowly lower and lift the other. So in the morning I'm going to check for bumblefoot first, then see if they're egg bound. I'm going to try to do this one without posting in the emergencies thread, but my knowledge is so very limited.

I got about five books on chickens/herbs/homesteading for Christmas, though, so if I ever get time to read I'll surely learn something. ;)
 
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campingshaws said:
Well I couldn't resist giving the chickens a quick peek when I got home. I braved the rain and mosquitoes (forgot THOSE devils existed) for a good once over.

POX ARE ALL GONE!! :celebrate

My last two baby pullets look like grown hens. And even though all the sitters told me there were no eggs, there was a pretty pinkish one waiting for me.

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The other one is from before I left, so I'll probably give them both to the dogs. I don't know who laid the pinkish one, but it was on the board underneath the rooster :lau

Can't wait to snuggle them all tomorrow!
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So I guess you sent the pox my way? :barnie Went out yesterday my Rooster went from nice dark red comb. 24hrs later covered in black spots. I have a salve I make for porisis.It has all anti inflamtory oils, butters,and essential oils. So I decided to give it a try. Its dry pox so I took a Q-tip and put it on all the scabs. Then I worried all night wondering if I did the right thing. When I went out to day to see if it helped and to see if anyone else had it. I has happliy suprized to find all the scabes were half the size they were yesterday. I have two other hens that have it but only one or two scabs. I did some reading on how contagious it is.If an infected chicken drinks while it has the scabes and backwashes in the waterer it can infect other birds. Their poop and dander are contagious too and can stay that way up to a year. So to morrow I'll treat again. Been washing wateres every day with 10% bleach and water. I'll be gone all day tomorrow. So just treat them and clean the warters. Wed. will be clean and disinfect coops. It's three chickens in two different coops. I'll try to keep my other two coops from getting it. Someone asked me if it they could get it from their chicken, the answer is no you can't. I hope they shrink in half again like last night. Pam :sick
 
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campingshaws said:
I can't stop thinking about my poor white hens. When I looked at them earlier, only one was on the roost. Two were on the floor in boxes, and one was perched in the door of the coop. Super pale combs, one comb was flopped over. The one on the roost seems fine. 

About a week ago I asked one of the sitters to take pictures of them for me. They were standing in the run with their heads tucked under their wings, and feathers slightly puffed. It looked like coccidiosis to me, so I walked her through how to put the corid in the water. They had five days of that. Saturday I talked to the mom of the teen sitters when she called to tell me about the broken waterer. She said "Two of your white hens are acting sickly," then said she was sure I was aware. I told her yes, that's what the medication was for. She told me she had seen them moving around, eating and drinking. That was the best I could hope for at the time, and I'm glad they were hanging in there. Well tonight I talked to my mom, who house sat for several days, and she said one (or possibly more, because she can't tell them apart) of the white hens was "walking like she was drunk." I asked if she was falling over or had bad balance and she said no, just very, very cautious steps. Lift one foot and hold, then slowly lower and lift the other. So in the morning I'm going to check for bumblefoot first, then see if they're egg bound. I'm going to try to do this one without posting in the emergencies thread, but my knowledge is so very limited. 

I got about five books on chickens/herbs/homesteading for Christmas, though, so if I ever get time to read I'll surely learn something. ;)
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I hope the book you have are better than the one I got from TSC. Almost no info on illness. I have a hen with cronic brumble. The only symptom is swollen foot and scab. She started limping not acting drunk. If it is get tricide neo it's for koi fish but will work for brumble foot. You order it from a pond supply shop that deal with koi. Do not pop it with out gloves well lets just say don't mess with it till I get home and can see a pic.Its better if you can get the neo and not home surgery.You can't use the tricide neo on and open infection. It is STAPH infection and is very contagious to everyone. All pets and people included. If your worried and need an answer I'll check on my phone in between appointments. With the pox I read to give electrolites, vitimans,probiotics it could be they never built their immunity back up. Tumeric builds immunity in all animals chickens included. Pam
 
To catch up on good news. The chicks have been nicknamed Mexican jumping beans. They are so vigerious if you walk by them they jump around like crazy for as little as they are they can jump high! lol!!! Turns out one rooster the dot took a day to be well defined. It's already sold well one pair. I may add the rest to my legbar flock we'll see. I am going to hatch more in a few days.well start another hatch Dry hatch this time. Last time I kept the humidity at 40 % that was the recommendation in the directions with the bator out of 12, 5 hatched. So this time I'll try the dry to see if the numbers are better. So glad my legbars are pox free. Knock on wood. And I'll be praying it stays confined to those 3 chickens. Pam
 
It's not bumble foot. I'm not sure what it is, but I don't like it. :(

Two of them are slinking around with their bellies low, like cats in heat. One has a runny nose and bubbly eye. The other is full of pin feathers, so I guess she's having a hard molt. Both are covered in poop from sleeping under the roosts.

EDIT: Here's a video of the hen I call Brown Beak acting strangely. She's the white hen; I was squatting so everyone came over to look for treats.


Here's Jenny:
 
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