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[upcdayz]

I just came in from giving all the girls, and boy, a watermelon treat. They were all over it! It cooled them off enough that they weren't panting when I walked away.

The weatherman just reported that we're at 103 degrees. The digital thermostat stuck to the kitchen window (in the shade) reads 109! Either way, it's too hot.

 

[bethinoklahoma]

Did any one here ever sale chickens to someone just
to have them call back with they were all dead just a
day or two later ???
Thanks

 

[sixshooter60]

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Hi sixhooter you ben treeing any coon or hunting any in this heat . Not much corn plantd this yr but alot of millo fields coon sure like it..The crayfish hole's are dride up an the river is geting low ..

Hey Mike i had to have surgery on my leg so im layed up for awhile so wont be hunting for awhile but its to hot and dry to chase coon anyway i know you are drier than we are down this way hope you get some good rain soon

 

[jcatblum]

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Are these grown chickens or chicks? Is this someone who already has chickens?

 

[bethinoklahoma]

so better yet...
What could cause chickens to be fine and dead with in and hour?

 

[bethinoklahoma]

sorry... April chicks I think...
All seem fine and we are a NPIP 2 year flock.
The rest of the flock are fine here...

 

[poultryand bees]

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Maybe heat stroke caused by being in a small enclosed area in this heat?

On the other hand, I have hens setting nests in the coops, which are metal buildings that get some tree shade, and they seem to be doing fine. I think that broody hens sort of go into a reduced metabolism trance though.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Sounds like human error / neglect to me, especially since the others are fine.

 

[NanaKat]

I'm breaking in with a quick question: Need help for a cannabalized tail....What dressing to use?
Little 12 week old EE pullet got stuck in her pen between a pipe and a 2 x 4 edger. She apparently couldn't back her way out and other chicks literally peeled half of the skin off her tail and have exposed muscle and nerve endings.
Have given her a washcloth bath to get dirt off, rinsed her tail and letting it dry for now. I've given her penicillin. She is inside with me now in a warm towel. Offered water and feed but she is in shock. Will definitely keep her in isolation inside.

As for dressing...too much flesh is exposed to even consider hydrogen peroxide to clean it. The wound opening is about the size of a quarter with good skin underneath the tail.
Am considering several dressing options:
1) using sugar and honey as topical with neosporin under a wrap bandage...changing as often as necessary
2) allowing the wound to air dry, scab over and black salve on the scab. It will wither and shrink and she will have a tiny tuft of feathers.
3) Surgically remove the tail and thus reduce the wound size back to good skin...if necessary, I can cauterize the blood vessels and suture the skin leaving an opening for fluids to drain during healing. (Like puppies that have their tails docked)
Any suggestions.

 

[bethinoklahoma]

Thanks you guys....
I feel the same way since it is so darn hot.
I dont even know where to start with having
the birds tested..... We are on our 2nd year
of being npip tested.