The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Mumsy]

You just reminded me of a question I was wondering about. Can hatching eggs bring things into your flock? I mean, can the chicks that subsequently hatch from those eggs carry diseases? There are many times on BYC I have heard similar stories about people bringing in adult birds from somewhere, and Armageddon of diseases break loose. Makes me think I would never want to bring in an adult bird.

MB

I honestly don't know about Mareks and eggs from birds that are carriers. There are a number of nasty diseases of poultry that can leave survivors and they remain carriers for life. If Mareks gets into your flock you can have devastating losses. Birds will be survivors but will infect any new birds or chicks you bring on to your property. Maybe someone else knows first hand knowledge about Mareks, NewCastle, and if it affects eggs? There is lots of information to google but first hand knowlege is best in my opinion.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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I lived there for 7 years. Been in outlying area outside of Oregon City for 8 years now. Portland is just too busy for me. That is why we loved Maui, it is laid back like us.

 

[delisha]

Quote: Some can be carried in eggs. Another reason I usually put my own eggs in the incubator with shipped eggs. I have just learned of this with all of my reading. There is a chemical some have dipped the eggs in to kill the bacteria and diseased embryo.s.

 

[pigeonguy]

Some can be carried in eggs. Another reason I usually put my own eggs in the incubator with shipped eggs. I have just learned of this with all of my reading. There is a chemical some have dipped the eggs in to kill the bacteria and diseased embryo.s.

More on this please.

 

[Leahs Mom]

One more point about the electric fencing or maybe two or three...

I also plan to get a propane weed burner for weed control.... before I put up the fence It's natural and lasts longer I think.

That's a great idea! I wonder if you could just use a regular hand-held tank? I've never seen the weed burner before. I'll have to look that one up.

What did you miss?? A detailed conversation about culling, a bunch of information on electric fences, loanwizard in a loincloth, Stony went off topic and some cruddy weather throughout much of the continental US. Aside from that, not much...

Just another day in the life of the Natural Chicken Keeping Thread

I heard peeping in the coop tonight when I went to close up. The eggs are talking..they should hatch in the next few days..

 

[Leahs Mom]

We went from 60 degrees this morning to 19 degrees by 6:00 am tomorrow. It's currently 29 (after having been 60). How is a little bird to acclimate to that kind of change!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

We went from 60 degrees this morning to 19 degrees by 6:00 am tomorrow. It's currently 29 (after having been 60). How is a little bird to acclimate to that kind of change!

I just put our orphan LF and wife's Silkie chicks out in the tractor today. They were ok during the day with 52* but now it is below 45* which is 20* less than they are used to. So I have a small clamp light with a 60W bulb out there and am going to wean them off that over the next week, then they will be fine.

 

[jockeyeba]

I was ignoring you AND I don't have any pictures to show.....

OK "loin"wizard

 

[jockeyeba]

Could someone put a good picture up of "scaly leg mites" please

You can see a picture HERE - scroll down to the 3rd 4th and 5th pictures. That is a good representation of what scaly leg mites look like.

 

Thanks

 

[jockeyeba]

OK I pulled these off the internet..easy to do. I chose a variety of stages of leg mites

but thanks