Peeps in Europe!

[maceleneo]

What do you mean with (if hatched in a healthy environment)?

Do you mean that if you buy eggs laid by a hen who survived Marek, and give these to your own broody, there is still a small risk to get sick Marek-chicks. Especially when the broody hatches the eggs in a environment where the flock may have other diseases or parasites?

Sorry for my English, yes I meant that (as I read) the disease is not transmitted from mother to eggs, so if I buy eggs from a place affected by the disease and my hens hatch them, chicks will be fine. This according to info that I read online this morning, I clearly know less than anyone here on the subject! Of course I'm not suggesting to do it, I was just wondering if it could be possible to bring the disease to my own coop through eggs (I don't usually buy chicks or chickens, usually I buy eggs and my broodies hatch them) and apparently it's not. I'm not sure I understand your last question because I wouldn't define "healthy environment" a place with parasites or other diseases, so I'm afraid that I'm missing something!

 

[BDutch]

not. I'm not sure I understand your last question because I wouldn't define "healthy environment" a place with parasites or other diseases, so I'm afraid that I'm missing something!

I found a good site-page about the requirements for a healthy environment.

https://azbigmedia.com/lifestyle/ho...ore-productive-environment-for-your-chickens/

Of course its best if you tick all the boxes. But in the case of a healthy environment for chicks, I thinks its most important the broody isn’t sick, the chicks have proper chick food and plenty of fresh air. It doesn’t have to be ultra clean continuously at all.

My experience with broodies is that she fanatically start to search for little worms, insects eggs and such for the chicks, as soon as the chicks start walking around outside the brooder. Usually after 5 days. She stays outside with the chicks the whole day and return to the brooder sometime before sunset. I like to think that the broody knows best.

 

[BDutch]

Sorry for my English,

Forgot to say. Your English is excellent as far as I can see. English isn't my native language either. Sometimes I prefer to ask instead of misunderstand.

 

[Snoopchick]

Hello! Im new to the site
Any English people living in France?
Lovely to meet everyone

 

[BDutch]

Hello! Im new to the site
Any English people living in France?
Lovely to meet everyone

Not sure. But welcome to this thread anyway!
@PouleChick ?

If you like to play by ‘the rules’ you can introduce yourself in New member introductions. Ask there for English in France there too. Please do link or copy the intro here. Bc I love to know more about you and the poultry you have.

 

[Snoopchick]

Not sure. But welcome to this thread anyway!
@PouleChick ?

If you like to play by ‘the rules’ you can introduce yourself in New member introductions. Ask there for English in France there too. Please do link or copy the intro here. Bc I love to know more about you and the poultry you have.

Thank you
Just posted into introductions.

 

[BDutch]

I posted this in Snoopchick introduction, hoping one of the visitors here can help what breeds she has or can recommend a site to look for more info:

If you want to know what breeds you have, best look on a kind of Craigslist you have in France to see which breeds are common in your region.
Naked necks are quite common in France. Production reds too. But Australops and Delaware not so common in Europe. Big chance they are crossbreeds too. Which only makes them stronger.
If you post a few photos in the peeps in Europe thread, you might get a good answer too. Or tag a few people you find who know much about common breeds in Europe.
Unfortunately the online chicken encyclopaedia we have in the Netherlands is no longer safe to visit. It was a super website to dive into breeds with good descriptions and photos. Maybe there is a French one too?

 

[Snoopchick]

Im not sure there is a chicken website in France but they are famous for the chickens (poulet de bresse) here in Bourgogne, they are small with blue legs. I dont have any of those because they are expensive and bred mainly for their meat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresse_chicken

 

[BDutch]

Im not sure there is a chicken website in France but they are famous for the chickens (poulet de bresse) here in Bourgogne, they are small with blue legs. I dont have any of those because they are expensive and bred mainly for their meat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresse_chicken

I didn’t mean a chicken website but a buy and sell, for consumers.
In the Netherlands we have marketplace.nl.

 

[niazai_thechickenlife]

Hi guys! Hello from our flock in Belgium!