MJ's little flock

[RoyalChick]

Maybe you're right.

Maybe I should flush it out as Bob recommended. I just can't work out how. Maybe I should sacrifice the nozzles and buy new ones after.

It's worth a try.

The nozzles won't disintegrate immediately even with bleach, even less so with vinegar and maybe ot at all with oxine.

 

[MaryJanet]

You know, RC, now there are side fences, the chickens are much safer roaming around the backyard, which gives them access to deep shade. Maybe it's no longer needed by the hens.

I saw ECU theorised the possibility that misting systems may harbour premise-specific opportunistic bacteria. But I haven't seen any lab studies yet (I haven't looked properly yet).

 

[LozzyR]

Friends, I worry about the level of bacterial problems I have. None of you seem to have similar numbers of bacterial infections. On the other hand, few of you have a vet available for diagnosis either.

I'm considering waiting until the current hens die out and then growing something in the run for a year before starting a new flock.

I'll see what Mark advises. If he says there's no point, it'll probably happen again, I'll soldier on.

It's so important to bring in healthy chickens right from the start. I have a feeling Janet wasn't entirely healthy the day I brought her here and I was too inexperienced to see the signs.

I feel like I have lots of issues and no idea what’s causing them. I noticed the henhouse was extremely dusty yesterday and swept out as much as I could, but I don’t know if that’s the issue or other pathogens. Snowy isn’t wheezing and sneezing so I’m guessing Nyssa isn’t contagious. I know how you feel.

 

[MaryJanet]

I feel like I have lots of issues and no idea what’s causing them. I noticed the henhouse was extremely dusty yesterday and swept out as much as I could, but I don’t know if that’s the issue or other pathogens. Snowy isn’t wheezing and sneezing so I’m guessing Nyssa isn’t contagious. I know how you feel.

I talked it over with Mark and he thinks there's an endemic bacterial problem now. He agrees that I should refrain from introducing new stock, then when the chickens have all died, grow a crop in the run (maybe sunflowers, which use up a lot of bacteria) before starting again with an incubator hatch.

I can introduce sunflower crops sooner than that, by rotating the crop through different patches of the run. So that's on the cards for spring.

 

[MaryJanet]

I feel like I have lots of issues and no idea what’s causing them. I noticed the henhouse was extremely dusty yesterday and swept out as much as I could, but I don’t know if that’s the issue or other pathogens. Snowy isn’t wheezing and sneezing so I’m guessing Nyssa isn’t contagious. I know how you feel.

Chickens are just *so* vulnerable Loz.

 

[RoyalChick]

You know, RC, now there are side fences, the chickens are much safer roaming around the backyard, which gives them access to deep shade. Maybe it's no longer needed by the hens.

I saw ECU theorised the possibility that misting systems may harbour premise-specific opportunistic bacteria. But I haven't seen any lab studies yet (I haven't looked properly yet).

Not sure what ECU is but the evidence for humidifying systems harboring bacteria and fungi is pretty strong.
Legionnaires has already been mentioned.
I think you will find plenty of human clinical cases caused by home nebulizers, CPAP machines, home humidifiers etc.

 

[RoyalChick]

Not sure what ECU is but the evidence for humidifying systems harboring bacteria and fungi is pretty strong.
Legionnaires has already been mentioned.
I think you will find plenty of human clinical cases caused by home nebulizers, CPAP machines, home humidifiers etc.

I haven’t read the study but am linking it as it is an Australian study being reported

https://7news.com.au/news/public-he...r-nasty-bacteria-new-research-shows-c-4759182

 

[MaryJanet]

I haven’t read the study but am linking it as it is an Australian study being reported

https://7news.com.au/news/public-he...r-nasty-bacteria-new-research-shows-c-4759182

Yes, that's the first study I found too.

 

[LozzyR]

I talked it over with Mark and he thinks there's an endemic bacterial problem now. He agrees that I should refrain from introducing new stock, then when the chickens have all died, grow a crop in the run (maybe sunflowers, which use up a lot of bacteria) before starting again with an incubator hatch.

I can introduce sunflower crops sooner than that, by rotating the crop through different patches of the run. So that's on the cards for spring.

Sunflowers huh? How do they use up bacteria?

 

[MaryJanet]

Sunflowers huh? How do they use up bacteria?

I don't know, I'm simply repeating what Mark said. He said in my particular situation, a proper crop like hay or sunflowers is better at reducing harmful bacteria than lawn.

He also said till deeply