Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[chickachickayea]

Thanks for sharing. That is very good information to have. Was this th chicken case where we suspected botulism? Or was this a different case? I get everything mixed up!

This was a little 4-6 wk old golden laced Wyandotte that had a chronic cough/sneeze and gasping for air. Died on Tuesday after a week of being sick.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Thanks for sharing. That is very good information to have. Was this th chicken case where we suspected botulism? Or was this a different case? I get everything mixed up!

This was a little 4-6 wk old golden laced Wyandotte that had a chronic cough/sneeze and gasping for air. Died on Tuesday after a week of being sick.

Sorry you lost it, but I'm glad you found out why.

 

[ChcknNurse]

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Update: I sent the sick chick in to PADLS for a necropsy. Initial report is aspergillosis, possibly due to mold spores in/around bedding. Lab will be running more tests just to be thorough. Lab was very helpful about answering questions. I will update with other results once I get them.


For the curious: Shipping a dead chick = $42 overnight UPS. You should buy your own styrofoam cooler or make your own box, because if your UPS is like mine, they may not have them in stock. I told them it was an animal specimen for testing, and they were thankfully understanding (and curious) but I still had to do some last minute improvising.

I'm really sorry about this. So much harder to have to keep processing this. Having answers is comforting, I hope.

 

[D13Chickens]

this is my next breed im going to get!!

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150512-bird-grows-face-of-dinosaur?ocid=ww.social.link.facebook

 

[chickachickayea]

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I'm really sorry about this. So much harder to have to keep processing this. Having answers is comforting, I hope.

Yeah, it helps. It's also opened my eyes to benefits of hatching vs buying chicks, and of course biosecurity. I have the remaining 2 chicks still in the brooder and will probably keep them there for the full quarantine period, until the end of the month, before I introduce them to my 3 one y/o girls. In the future if I plan to add more chicks, I think I may hatch them myself or have my Silkie do the job...

 

[Blarneyeggs]

So this happened...

QUADS!! (One not showing) Let's see April do that!

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

So this happened...

QUADS!! (One not showing) Let's see April do that!

Wow! Did you have to assist? How rare is that? So now you'll need to sell some kids now, right?

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Check out this huge egg. I don't know who laid it, but I'm sure it's a double yolker, if not an egg inside an egg. It's also wrinkled! Chicken egg and turkey egg for size comparison.

 

[ChcknNurse]

I sent you 4 reds, 1 black, and 3 red bronze

We have cut them up and added them to eggs. DELICIOUS! we mostly grow the garlic for medicine though. If someone starts getting sick, they eat a clove of garlic at night before bed. Works wonders

I will try this . I'm assuming raw?

 

[ChcknNurse]

Both the Bielefelders and Welbars have terrible fertility (less than 25%), so I have not been offering those eggs for sale. CCL eggs I have a lot of, and they have decent fertility. I don't have any cochins. If you can work out a meet with @emorems0
 then I will send some eggs back and you can see what you get. 

Thank you! I sent the PM