Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

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That is a good roo! Like a guard chicken! too funny!

I don't even know what I would do with things like fowl pox and the like. For the most part here there is not much to worry about...its really a matter of keeping the coops clean, keepin them wormed (they loooove pumpkin) and keep other parasites like mites and such down. No real other dangers for diseases since I don't let people wander down to the pens. I hope your birchens come out of it alright. How long does it usually take to get over FP?

 

[flgardengirl]

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Illia she is a nice looking girl. I love her markings. Most of mine are so dark I need more nicely marked girls. Hey maybe you could use her towards a bantam marans project if she stays smaller. How is that pretty blue wheaten boy of yours doing? Is he molting yet? Alot of mine are all going through the molt right now and getting some pretty blue feathers and all thier old nasty brownish blue sunbleached feathers are falling out.

 

[flgardengirl]

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That is a good roo! Like a guard chicken! too funny!

I don't even know what I would do with things like fowl pox and the like. For the most part here there is not much to worry about...its really a matter of keeping the coops clean, keepin them wormed (they loooove pumpkin) and keep other parasites like mites and such down. No real other dangers for diseases since I don't let people wander down to the pens. I hope your birchens come out of it alright. How long does it usually take to get over FP?

Yeah FP is bad here due to the mosquitos that spread it. Unless you can get rid of all the mosquitos which is pretty much impossible in FL due to the rain, ditches, rivers, water reclaimation reservoirs, warm winters that don't really kill off the mosquito populations etc. The best you can do is get rid of standing water in your own yard and use mosquito dunks in your pond...but then they just fly in from the next property, ditch, etc.. lol It usually occurs in the fall because the mosquitos will go into the coops at night to stay warm. I tried putting screen on the windows last year but then they just go in through the door during the day and stay in there so kinda worthless.

FP is naturally occuring and usually not too hard on the birds unless thier get wet pox in thier throat and make it difficult to eat and breath. This is especially bad for younger chicks. The good thing is, once they get it they will be immune but any new birds or chicks can get it. If you had a large flock of chickens in several coops, then the FP can take a month or so getting passed around to the other birds. Also, If a bird pecks another birds pox area then that bird can catch it fron the infected bird. The infection seems to only last a week or two at the most for each bird unless they have some sort of complication. If I get any with wet pox or close to thier eyes, I will put them on an antibiotic but other than that there isn't really a treatment neccessary except possibly isolation if only one bird has it but usually due to mosquitos they all will if they are outside.. I never had fowl pox in any of my birds before I moved to FL and I've had chickens off and on since I was 5 lol.

 

[pinkchick]

Flgarden~

I want a guard rooster.....mine just follow me around and expect treats.

I hope your birds come through the FP without any hitches.


Vicki~


Here is the only photo I could snap this morning. They are very unsure of their new digs and very unsure of me. They would not stand still and would only try to hide. I suspect they will be better once they have had an opportunity to settle in.

The big boy has the silver hackle and has the goldish silver saddles. The younger one is just starting to get a couple saddle feathers with some color the same as the older boy.

 

[snowbird]

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That is a good roo! Like a guard chicken! too funny!

I don't even know what I would do with things like fowl pox and the like. For the most part here there is not much to worry about...its really a matter of keeping the coops clean, keepin them wormed (they loooove pumpkin) and keep other parasites like mites and such down. No real other dangers for diseases since I don't let people wander down to the pens. I hope your birchens come out of it alright. How long does it usually take to get over FP?

Yeah FP is bad here due to the mosquitos that spread it. Unless you can get rid of all the mosquitos which is pretty much impossible in FL due to the rain, ditches, rivers, water reclaimation reservoirs, warm winters that don't really kill off the mosquito populations etc. The best you can do is get rid of standing water in your own yard and use mosquito dunks in your pond...but then they just fly in from the next property, ditch, etc.. lol It usually occurs in the fall because the mosquitos will go into the coops at night to stay warm. I tried putting screen on the windows last year but then they just go in through the door during the day and stay in there so kinda worthless.

FP is naturally occuring and usually not too hard on the birds unless thier get wet pox in thier throat and make it difficult to eat and breath. This is especially bad for younger chicks. The good thing is, once they get it they will be immune but any new birds or chicks can get it. If you had a large flock of chickens in several coops, then the FP can take a month or so getting passed around to the other birds. Also, If a bird pecks another birds pox area then that bird can catch it fron the infected bird. The infection seems to only last a week or two at the most for each bird unless they have some sort of complication. If I get any with wet pox or close to thier eyes, I will put them on an antibiotic but other than that there isn't really a treatment neccessary except possibly isolation if only one bird has it but usually due to mosquitos they all will if they are outside.. I never had fowl pox in any of my birds before I moved to FL and I've had chickens off and on since I was 5 lol.

Fowl Pox is one of the easiest disease's to vaccinate for and very little stress related to the vaccine. I have always did mine in october when I do the fall Worming and lice removal. Much easier that trying to keep fowl alive after they have Pox, the wet pox is no fun period.

 

[flgardengirl]

Oh Pink!!! What pretty birchens you got! I just know they are gonna love it at your place

Snowbird, Yes I am definitely gonna vaccinate any new chicks and any new birds I get for FP and alot of other things from now on. Its too much trouble when they all get sick at once lol. I feel really sorry for them thier combs looks so hideous.

 

[Debbi]

Mornin' all !


Pretty boys there Pink! I can see Blue Birchens in your future

 

[stoopid]

how's the tooth?

 

[Debbi]

It's all better, thanks! It's an ongoing thing with me, I grind my teeth in my sleep when any kind of stress shows up in the day. I can awake assured of an absess. Colloidal Silver and Aspirin clear it up in a couple of days...thankfully!

 

[stoopid]

I have heard stories of tooth infections spreading to the brain....Please be careful with that!