Summer's chat thread!

[summerb123]

Causes of pale skin/combs

- Infectious Synovitis (most commonly affects the young)

- Infectious Anemia

- Lymphoid Leukosis

- Cholera (acute type)

- Marek's

- Toxoplasmosis

- Coccidiousis (intestinal kind)

- Mites, lice, worms, ect. (treat for these just to rule it out)




Causes of weakness/anemia/ sudden death, the last two explain black patches/scabs.

- Listeriosis

- Gout (visceral)

- Cholera (acute


- Necrotic Dermatitis (explains the black patches but is a secondary issue, your birds would have to have another illness before contracting this one)


- Black Head




Since Cholera explains the main symptoms I decided to paste some info about it, I would recommend giving your birds some probiotics and molasses in their water as a bit of a boost.

Cholera (acute):

Incidence: relatively common poultry ailment worldwide. More likely in warm climates and in free range birds.
System/organ affected: entire body
Symptoms: in mature birds and those approaching maturity, you can have sudden death or fever, loss of appetite, increased thirst, depression, drowsiness, ruffled feathers, head pale and drawn back, increased respiratory rate, mucous discharge from mouth and nose, watery white diarrhea, etc. Cause: bacteria.
Transmission: contagious; contact with mucus from the nose, mouth, or eyes of birds with chronic infection, contaminated feed or drinking water, etc.
Prevention: Vaccination is not effective. You must not introduce possibly infected birds into flock and use good sanitation and management practices.
Treatment: none effective. Isolate and dispose of infected flock.

ok i forgot to add the diarrhea part...it was white and and green? but that sounds like all the symptoms Smokey had

 

[Braxton Brigade]

ok i forgot to add the diarrhea part...it was white and and green? but that sounds like all the symptoms Smokey had

Okay, so after some further research I wondering if we should also put Marek's (cutaneous variety, AKA skin) on the table. Don't linger on it too much, just keep it in mind.

Here is some info about the main symptoms of it
Cutaneous (Skin)

• Lesions around the feather follicles.
• Ulcers and/or scabs around follicles.

 

[Braxton Brigade]

How is everything?
Hope everyone is looking a bit better.

 

[summerb123]

everyone is looking better.........THANK GOD!!!!

 

[Chickensfan]

everyone is looking better.........THANK GOD!!!!

yay!

 

[summerb123]

yay!

 

[Braxton Brigade]

everyone is looking better.........THANK GOD!!!!

great.

 

[summerb123]

yeah still some are a little sick but others hace gotten rid of it and the last EE chick is nice and healthy

 

[summerb123]

yay!! we are getting eggs again! 5 eggs out of 8 hens!! the other 2 are molting and cocktail is getting to the prime laying years

 

[summerb123]

oh no Dori is sick! she is so far having the same symtoms as Smokey