Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[LarryPQ]

Good afternoon all!

Kinda a rough week at my coop. It rained and suddenly my teenagers started getting sick. I quarantined the little roo that looked the worst, and then when the DH went out last night, he found one of the healthy roos had died. very great. (The teenagers still refuse to sleep in the coop, so they had been rained on. Now we are going out every night to move them so they dont get sick/worse)

So my problem is: do I just put down roos rather than trying to make them better? We are going to eat them eventually anyway, and they are banty-banties, so hardly worth the work.

thoughts?

 

[Rathbone]

ah Laree, I am sorry.

 

[daisychick]

Sorry to hear that Larlee

My advice or opinion if it were me.......If they are going to be put down anyway at a later time for eating, I would probably put them down now. But it depends on how sick they are? If they only need a few days to get better then I would give them a chance. If they are going to take weeks of medicine etc....then is it worth it to try and save them?? It wouldn't be worth it for me. Besides I want my birds for eating to healthy as can be. Sorry you have to make a hard decision like this.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sorry Laree. I honestly don't think I'd try to medicate a bird I am going to eat, but that's just me. Not to mention they could make more "healthy" chickens sick.

 

[SteveH]

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So sorry to hear this , and I hope its nothing that spreads . Personally I would isolate the pen of sick as far as possible from those unaffected . Since they were destined for culling anyway , I would do it ASAP .
Many are paranoid about CRD and I was advised on another thread to put my entire flock down after a recently added [ sorry to say I did not quarantine for 30 days ] bird got quite sick . I was also advised my use of tetracycline on the sick bird was absolutely wrong . My vet said otherwise ; the cockeral was only suffering a stress induced sinus infection . He recovered quickly on tetracycline , and my flock remained unaffected .

 

[kathyinmo]

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Which one? Week 1?

CRYSTALCREEK won with picture # 9. I have sent her a PM and have never heard back. I wish she would contact me so I can get her information for the prize. Pictures are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=31282-calendar-pictures-contest

 

[SteveH]

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Which one? Week 1?

CRYSTALCREEK won with picture # 9. I have sent her a PM and have never heard back. I wish she would contact me so I can get her information for the prize. Pictures are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=31282-calendar-pictures-contest

An excellent choice for winner . Congratulations Crystal !

 

[debilorrah]

I am gonna blow a gasket if I get one more phone call asking if we are giving out free rides for Christmas!!!!!!

 

[BlueBirdChick]

yea cool congrats Crystal on winning

 

[BlueBirdChick]

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hey debira can I get a free ride for Christmas