Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

Raz: Will you be through your certification process by Chickenstock? If so, would you be willing to do a short presentation on the process and your experience. We are looking at eventually pursuing certification and would be really interested in hearing your perspective of the process (and pitfalls to avoid )

I'm sure that I'll have by then, unless something goes horribly wrong.

I don't see too many pitfalls, a lot of the items are common sense things. Documentation is a big thing, though.

 

[Lisa and girls]

Is there anything I can do about one of my hens getting picked on by another? One of my isa browns has it out for my little barred rock which is at the bottom of the pecking order. I moved her to the grow out side of my coop with the younger ones, she's doing good with them, but I let her back in to the other side this morning so she could get to her favorite laying spot. However, peachy (isa brown) ripped her comb to shreds. She's such a blankity blank. I got her inside and got her cleaned up, put some trace minerals on her comb (coagulates blood) and put her back in the grow out side. I am guessing I need to keep them seperated for awhile? Any suggestions to curb this behavior?

 

[Nigellas]

If anyone near Dexter is looking for a full time office position (data entry, phone support, etc), my husbands work is hiring - they would even be willing to teach you programing if you had an interest, though not required. They are also looking for actual PHP developers. If you are interested, PM me and i can get you in contact with them.


Also.. I asked this a few days ago but didn't get a reply, if anyone has any ideas, I'd REALLY appreciate it. i'm not sure what to do for her, Cider Vinegar water isn't helping at all

I have a chicken question... I have a 5 week old Blue/Copper Marans chick that seams to have a crop problem. She is really, hugely swollen. It's not hard (yet?), it feels like a water balloon on her chest. Sour crop? What do I do? Any tips? thanks.

 

[Lisa and girls]

If anyone near Dexter is looking for a full time office position (data entry, phone support, etc), my husbands work is hiring - they would even be willing to teach you programing if you had an interest, though not required. They are also looking for actual PHP developers. If you are interested, PM me and i can get you in contact with them. Also.. I asked this a few days ago but didn't get a reply, if anyone has any ideas, I'd REALLY appreciate it. i'm not sure what to do for her, Cider Vinegar water isn't helping at all I have a chicken question... I have a 5 week old Blue/Copper Marans chick that seams to have a crop problem. She is really, hugely swollen. It's not hard (yet?), it feels like a water balloon on her chest. Sour crop? What do I do? Any tips? thanks.

Would some chick grit help maybe?

 

[Nigellas]

Would some chick grit help maybe?

I have that in there already - I mixed it into their food to make sure she was getting some. Thanks for the idea though.

 

[mikewoods]

Here are my ladies. They're confined to the basement still as they're about 6 weeks old. I thought of moving them to the small coop in the garage. Do you fine folks think are they feathered enough for that?

 

[1muttsfan]

If you are dealing with a bully, try separating her from the rest of the flock for several days - completely separete. Often the flock reorganizes and she will be out of her top position. I personally do not keep birds that are bad bullies, they cause too much disruption in the coop.

Nigellas, you might try treating her for sour crop -
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/714586/sour-crop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/630307/sour-crop-cured-with-monistat

I personally would empty the crop several times daily, and feed yogurt mixed with vegetable baby food ( I usually tube feed this directly into the crop).

 

[NovaAman]

Garlic is good for sour crop also. Personally, I pick up the organic soaked in olive oil...

 

[chickflick]

Pretty birds, Mike. You might want to set up a heat lamp in the garage and see if they sleep under it or away from it. Still gets cold at night.

Nigellas... there's an article in the Feb/March Backyard Poultry. Krisrose has a hen that has a crop that is always huge. Never goes away. It's called Pendulous Crop. The article states a few causes of it. Gorging, causing stretching of the crop. Or damage to a nerve. Or of a fungal infection. Treatment includes probiotics, such as yogurt. Or anti-fungal treatments. Also an infection of trichomoniasis. Look at the water they are drinking. There was someone on BYC, I think that has a treatment for fungal infection. If that person can speak up. I might have printed it out, got to look at my file.

It could be sour crop, but then again, it's a fungal thing, so try feeding her yogurt and see if that helps. I'll go and see if I can find the article.

Found it! Says she treated her hen's sour crop with Clortrimazole (found in Lotrimin and Mycelex) She purchased a generic box of Monistat 3 which contains Miconazole Nitrate.
Box contained 3 suppositories . She cut the suppositories in thirds and fed the hen one third each morning and one third each evening until all 9 pieces were gone. She syringe fed her yogurt, boiled egg yolk and gruel made from finely ground chicken feed and water. Her hen made a full recovery. hope this works for you!

 

[Lisa and girls]

Here are my ladies. They're confined to the basement still as they're about 6 weeks old. I thought of moving them to the small coop in the garage. Do you fine folks think are they feathered enough for that?

My Easters are about that age. I kicked them out of my office and into the garage yesterday. Messy stinky girls at that age. They are doing good. I have a heat lamp set up for them and they were under it this morning. Up and running around like crazy now.