The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[AmyLynn2374]

My last two, urm, Easter Hal chicks. There were two eggs after the broodies' eggs hatched. The other hens were still trying to lay eggs in the nest. I popped them in the incubator just to see if they would hatch. And they have! The brown one hatched a few days ago and the grey one hatched yesterday. The brown one is a polish frizzle crossed with an EE. She has the puffy cheeks and frizzled feathers but not the head pouf. The other is a Polish crossed with a Barnevelder, and she doesn't have the head pouf either but she is a neat silver color.

Since my two hatched I have found that I am in love with the silver/blue colors! Adorable.

 

[capper2013]

Since my two hatched I have found that I am in love with the silver/blue colors! Adorable.

that colour is quite awesome, it looks similar in colour to a blue dog. be interesting to see how they develop as adults.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

that colour is quite awesome, it looks similar in colour to a blue dog. be interesting to see how they develop as adults.

I know!! I can't wait to see how mine grow out. I hope they are as pretty when they grow as they are now!

 

[CowboysAngel]

Mama Dixie successfully hatched all 14 eggs!

Found them this morning, she left 3 in the nest, one lost wanderer, one still damp, and one chilled ...

Brought them in got them warming, the wanderer I returned to mama, I opened the coop and she heard it and came running, did a lil dance around it and it followed her,back to the others...

The chilled one has settled it's breathing down so it's not so labored, and has been trying to sit up and peep,peep..

The damp one has a toe curled under...so once it dries it will get a sandle...

I forgot to remove the roo but he is being a gentleman and keeping his distance, when he goes to roost tonight I will relocate him...I will keep a

watchful eye today...can't move him unless he is roosting...lil Devil!

 

[Cynthia12]

They say the bird flu isn't a real biggy .. yet. Yes, for the poor farmers and business' that have to cull. What can we do to protect our birds?

http://www.onthebanksofsquawcreek.com/2015/03/how-to-protect-your-backyard-flock-from.html

 

[paris_r]

They day the bird flu isn't a real biggy .. yet. Yes, for the poor farmers and business' that have to cull. What can we do to protect our birds?

http://www.onthebanksofsquawcreek.com/2015/03/how-to-protect-your-backyard-flock-from.html

arent water fowl more susceptible? (although the map notes many a falcon too -so dont take up falconry) by limiting exposure to wild birds it will help. am am trying to get rid of open water bowls in my areas as lots of unwanted (feathered/mostly harmless AND furry/very harmful ) visitors come for that resource alone. reading the data though, it seems they will 'depopulate'-meaning kill all birds -those flocks tested for different strains, not the possibly zoonotic ones, ALL strains of the virus....i wonder though how many positives are retested incase of false positives.

look at this headline!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/us-health-birdflu-minnesota-idUSKBN0NE2JP20150423

 

[ronott1]

arent water fowl more susceptible? (although the map notes many a falcon too -so dont take up falconry) by limiting exposure to wild birds it will help. am am trying to get rid of open water bowls in my areas as lots of unwanted (feathered/mostly harmless AND furry/very harmful ) visitors come for that resource alone. reading the data though, it seems they will 'depopulate'-meaning kill all birds -those flocks tested for different strains, not the possibly zoonotic ones, ALL strains of the virus....i wonder though how many positives are retested incase of false positives.

look at this headline!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/us-health-birdflu-minnesota-idUSKBN0NE2JP20150423

Geese and etc. are more resistant so they live long enough be be carrier's. For example, they live long enough to fly over from Europe which is how it made it over here. Chickens and Turkeys die withing two days of catching it so they are not really able to spread bird flu.

 

[paris_r]

Geese and etc. are more resistant so they live long enough be be carrier's. For example, they live long enough to fly over from Europe which is how it made it over here. Chickens and Turkeys die withing two days of catching it so they are not really able to spread bird flu.

what gets me is they are finding this in sea lions too but you never hear of a 'depopulation' event for them.....

 

[ronott1]

what gets me is they are finding this in sea lions too but you never hear of a 'depopulation' event for them.....

Infected chickens and turkeys--especially those in commercial operations--will die(close to 100%) within two days. They euthanize them to stop spread but also to also stop their suffering.

So far, they only euthanize infected flocks.

 

[paris_r]

Infected chickens and turkeys--especially those in commercial operations--will die(close to 100%) within two days. They euthanize them to stop spread but also to also stop their suffering.

So far, they only euthanize infected flocks.

yeah, but the public would have an outcry if that were to happen to seals, and it has been reported for up to 1400 deaths in one population. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-1675_article
if a bird were to be unaffected it should be of value since resistance can be bred for. if all are culled (in domestic situations-obviously wild populations succumb to selective pressure) then they will always be susceptible -so spread is slowed but no resistance is achieved. my understanding is the euthanize ALL poultry, exhibiting symptoms or not, in the flock. surviving hens would pass on some maternal antibodies in the egg. for large poultry operations the nuclear option is best, but for backyard flocks it compromises the 'gene pool' to the selective pressure of the environment.