MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

I think we got confused, I was talking about the picture of your birds, not the potential for infection.

Oh sorry!

 

[MaryJanet]

I think it's from trying to breed in higher egg production. Typically production egg layers only are kept for two years and are processed before they run into these types of issues. But this is just my guess.

But Peggy doesn't have high production genes. I wonder if she sustained an injury somehow.

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning MJ and everyone

Haha, that's funny are you saying they are stinkers otherwise

No, just sweeter than usual

 

[Grammy60]

Oh sorry!

I think we were typing at the same time, so it just happens sometimes. No need to be sorry

 

[rjohns39]

But Peggy doesn't have high production genes. I wonder if she sustained an injury somehow.

Sorry MJ, I was being academic and not suggesting Peggy has a reproductive infection. Has Mark suggested that she has one? If so I missed that.

 

[MaryJanet]

Sorry MJ, I was being academic and not suggesting Peggy has a reproductive infection. Has Mark suggested that she has one? If so I missed that.

It's a "maybe" so I'm just trying to get to the cause in case it's environmental because if so I can reduce it.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think we were typing at the same time, so it just happens sometimes. No need to be sorry

It's an English habit I learned from mum and haven't taken the trouble to unlearn. It's such a reflex that when someone treads on my foot, I'm usually the first one to say "sorry"

 

[BY Bob]

Ohhh! Thank you Bob.

How do hens come down with reproductive infections? Is it from dust bathing in germy bits of dirt?

Not really.

It pretty much happens the same way it does with human women. It's easier for it to happen to chickens as their reproductive tract and alimentary system share the same exit. The wrong bacteria work their way up to where they shouldn't be. Because of how often the chicken releases an egg, the reproductive system in chickens is also way more fragile than in humans. There is no real time available for them to correct a problem as they lay eggs so frequently.

 

[BY Bob]

Janet has worked out how to hop the fence which is not great because a dog might spot her on the driveway. She's out of sight if she stays in the yard. There's still a few weeks before the new run goes up. And I'm only just starting to look into gates. I'm going to have to keep a very close eye on her.

Indeed you are.

 

[MaryJanet]

Not really.

It pretty much hapoens the same way it does with human women. It's easier for it to happen to chickens as their reproductive tract and alimentary system share the same exit. The wrong bacteria work their way up to where they shouldn't be. Because of how often the chicken releases an egg, the reproductive system in chickens is also way more fragile than in humans. There is no real time available for them to correct a problem as they lay eggs so frequently.

It seems so odd that they evolved that way.