***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[artsyrobin]

after trying various bumble treatments-this i soak in warm water, epson salts added if you have it, then after patting dry i put ichthomal drawing salve, it is sold for people, but also sold at the feed store for horses hooves it will draw the infection to the surface, i put gauze, wrap with vet wrap, and i add duct tape to make sure it doesn't come off. Then i give 250 mg fishflex(cephalexin fish antibiotic targets staph) you can get it in the aquarium supply section- orally, change dressing daily and you will see it heal from the inside to the surface- once done make sure to give probiotics to restore the good bacteria in the crop. I do wrap the bird in a towel mostly because my roo has sharp toes what has worked

 

[SharkmanDan]

after trying various bumble treatments-this i soak in warm water, epson salts added if you have it, then after patting dry i put ichthomal drawing salve, it is sold for people, but also sold at the feed store for horses hooves it will draw the infection to the surface, i put gauze, wrap with vet wrap, and i add duct tape to make sure it doesn't come off. Then i give 250 mg fishflex(cephalexin fish antibiotic targets staph) you can get it in the aquarium supply section- orally, change dressing daily and you will see it heal from the inside to the surface- once done make sure to give probiotics to restore the good bacteria in the crop. I do wrap the bird in a towel mostly because my roo has sharp toes what has worked

Let me concur, with Robin. I just learned of this method, yesterday. It seems to me, to be a more comfortable solution, than surgery. I should have mentioned it, in my previous post. But, I was focused on whether or not removing the kernel, was likely to be successful.
My next bird with Bumblefoot, will get this treatment, first. Surgery will be the secondary effort, only if Epsom salts fail to work.

 

[Sagetown]

Ive got someone coming out tomo to look at and hopefully buy my pullet so now im in the market for 2 pullets about 6 weeks old. Anyone have any close to coweta? What breeds and cost?

This is a great site for moving poultry. In raising my purebred bantams this spring, it became relevant that I needed the space my heinze 57 bantams were accommodating. So, I mentioned it on here, and lo, and behold, I received an e-mail inquiring about them. That person took all 19 of my unwanted bantams, as they had lost most of their chickens to predators. What I thought was a sure impossibility, became a Godsend, because some of those bantams were special, and I hated the thought of having to put them down. Thanks BYC.

 

[SharkmanDan]

Thanks to the generosity of a fellow BYC'er, I have been blessed with a few new, beautiful birds, of a unique breed. I already had a beautiful Basque Hen, named Leah. Yesterday, I acquired two more Basque hens, and two simply gorgeous roosters. All I was told was when she wanted some more Basques, she'd come see me. Fair enough. I never planned to be a breeder, when I first got into this, but I have been toying with the idea,
Obviously, I'm not going to just toss them into the main coop, with my other two roosters and 24 hens & pullets, who are in that main coop. I have them sequestered/quarantined, in two large brooder boxes. But, I don't currently have another coop, and Tuesday, I begin the process of caponizing, about 35 boys. I'm hoping to get 5-7 done, per day (I hope). But, I'm now rethinking my flock, entirely.
I already had two simply gorgeous roosters, Bob (Black Australorp) & Rudy (Rose Comb RIR). Bob is a good boy, to the hens, but not very nice to Rudy. You'd think that with 24 hens, and nearly grown pullets, Bob, would let Rudy have a little fun, with some of the girls. But, that is not happening. Bob wants them all, to himself.
So, my rethinking is this. I have the following grown roos:
Australorp
RIR
2-Basques
And, the following corresponding, purebred hens:
2-Australorps
3-RIR's
3-Basques

So, since I have nearly 30 other hens and pullets (mostly red and black sex links, Delawares and Jersey Giants-some still very young and small) for general purpose egg laying, and 30 meat birds, that will, once they are all laying, provide all the eggs I need for our family and friends, I'm thinking of building 4 small tractor coops, to allow for proper fertilization, of good purebreds, for hatchlings, down the road.
I figure I need to make them each big enough for 4 birds (1-Roo & 3-Hens, each, to allow room to add more Basque and an Australorp hen).
I also have several EE (3-True Ameracaunas, 2-EE's) roosters, and all but one are to be caponized, in the very near future, to keep them from fighting. I'll likely build another tractor coop for the one whom I plan for him to keep his manhood, as I get some Ameracauna hens/pullets.
And, I have 2-Blue Andalusian and 2-Cream Legbar pullets, that are likely to get similar digs, as time goes by, and I get roos, to breed them with.
But, I might be thinking wrongly, so, I thought I'd just put it out there and get some input, from y'all. Thoughts?

 

[ashtree]

after trying various bumble treatments-this i soak in warm water, epson salts added if you have it, then after patting dry i put ichthomal drawing salve, it is sold for people, but also sold at the feed store for horses hooves it will draw the infection to the surface, i put gauze, wrap with vet wrap, and i add duct tape to make sure it doesn't come off. Then i give 250 mg fishflex(cephalexin fish antibiotic targets staph) you can get it in the aquarium supply section- orally, change dressing daily and you will see it heal from the inside to the surface- once done make sure to give probiotics to restore the good bacteria in the crop. I do wrap the bird in a towel mostly because my roo has sharp toes what has worked

I like this idea a lot. I absolutely hate cutting into the poor duck and it's especially worse when the surgery doesn't go as planned and I'm cutting into the same spot later. Feels like torture. I will try this. Thanks!

 

[artsyrobin]

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Quote: the issue i have with cutting is you risk bacteria into the bloodstream- my poor galahad has been battling this every summer, this is finally clearing it out- an alternative technique was shared by nnbreeder,
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[Kyzmette]

My beloved Junebug, the last of my India Red Jungle Fowl, started sleeping in trees the last month, and no matter how many times I move her into the coop, she's back in a tree the next night. For the last week and a half I left her alone, hating the idea something might get her, but I thought I'd move her into the new pen when it's complete. This morning I found her on the ground, not walking. Her feet don't seem to be working, but she can get around on her hocks, and otherwise she seems to be just fine.

I'm considering two different issues, either she damaged her feet coming out ofthe tree, or it's progressive paralysis. Either is possible, because the larger birds may be keeping her away from the feed, so she could be thiamine deficient. I highly doubt Mareks. Can you guys think of anything else that starts with foot problems in both feet?

I have her inside, and I've given her vitamin supplements with an extra B complex, plus a dose of Tylan, just in case.

Here she is showing off her bling; one of the diapers Dusti brought me back from POOPS.

 

[Kassaundra]

My beloved Junebug, the last of my India Red Jungle Fowl, started sleeping in trees the last month, and no matter how many times I move her into the coop, she's back in a tree the next night. For the last week and a half I left her alone, hating the idea something might get her, but I thought I'd move her into the new pen when it's complete. This morning I found her on the ground, not walking. Her feet don't seem to be working, but she can get around on her hocks, and otherwise she seems to be just fine.

I'm considering two different issues, either she damaged her feet coming out ofthe tree, or it's progressive paralysis. Either is possible, because the larger birds may be keeping her away from the feed, so she could be thiamine deficient. I highly doubt Mareks. Can you guys think of anything else that starts with foot problems in both feet?

I have her inside, and I've given her vitamin supplements with an extra B complex, plus a dose of Tylan, just in case.




Here she is showing off her bling; one of the diapers Dusti brought me back from POOPS.

Doesn't sound like mareks to me either, my first bet would be some trauma since she is flying out of trees, second guess since she is small would be the thiamine or other vit. deficiency.

 

[NanaKat]

loriemarler" url="/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/60350#post_14232254"]I hate to say anything just in case I jinx myself with eggs in the incubator right now and all but I may have a weird problem. I don't think I have enough boys. I know crazy right? I lost several chickens and cockerels to a predator and now they are confined to the coops. I only have one blue bantam Cochin cockerel from the spring hatch and he has 13 ladies. 3 are bantam Cochins, 4 are bantam Cochin mixes, 2 are d'uccles, 1 is an OEGB, and 3 are my SFH teenagers ( I thought one was a cockerel but no pointy feathers at all). I was hoping to separate out my SFH 's this spring and hatch eggs from them so should I get a cockerel now or wait till the spring? Noone is laying eggs right now and everyone is getting along and happy even with no more free ranging. How hard will it be to find a nice rooster then introduce him to the flock?

1 is an OEGB what color variety do you have? I may be able to help.

 

[Kassaundra]

@Betsy Thumballina (Bella for short) is in her new home. I think right now Rudy thinks she is a rabbit, she is similar in color and texture! lol I had a special treat I was going to give them, the meaty portion of a baked potato that had butter on it. Rudy was all over it like stink on a bug, but she wasn't impressed at all, until I gave up on the "treat" and gave them some fermented food, and she was all over that like stink on a bug!!!!! lol