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[pennyJo1960]

Has anyone had less eggs over this smoke? it is so think here and they only gave me 6 last time it is around the numbers went down also

 

[mixedbreeds]

Has anyone had less eggs over this smoke? it is so think here and they only gave me 6 last time it is around the numbers went down also

Yes it's been going down over the last 3 days today was the worst

 

[Hinotori]

Mine have been fine, but that may be because they can give much less.

 

[Anansi]

I would expect egg production to be down since the smoke would stress them out. It would make sense because egg laying takes up energy that could be better used to be ready to escape a fire if it got too close. It's part of survival instinct, don't use any more energy than you have to when something is potentially life threatening.

 

[Hinotori]

Half hour of waiting for a thin enough spot in the smoke and this is what I got

 

[pennyJo1960]

that is just what we have had here cannot look long enough to take the photo
I know how it affects our breathing after a few days then egg numbers go down also with the heat no matter how hard I try to cool them

 

[Chickielady]

Good Morning


WSDA has received reports of avian influenza H5 (AIV H5) detection in wild waterfowl during routine surveillance sampling in Whatcom and Yakima Counties. The avian influenza H5 viruses detected were NOT the American/Eurasian highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that caused the 2014-2015 outbreaks. However, this recent detection of AIV H5 is a reminder that wild waterfowl have commenced their southern migration and are carrying avian influenza H5 that can spread to domestic poultry. I have place a link below to USDA resources on biosecurity for poultry.


Sincerely, Lyndon


USDA Defend the Flock - Biosecurity Information for Commercial Poultry

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...-flock/defend-the-flock-bio-info-comm-poultry


USDA Biosecurity for Birds

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou...ation/avian-influenza-disease/birdbiosecurity


Lyndon Badcoe BVSc, MVS, DVSc

Avian Health Veterinarian and Epidemiologist

Washington State Department of Agriculture

1111 Washington St. SE

Olympia WA 98504


Office phone: 360-725-5763

Fax: 360-902-2087

Cell phone: 360-507-6219

E-mail: http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AvianHealth/AvianNPIP.aspx

 

[Chickielady]

Penny1960...............

ALL of my birds are either too young to lay, or moulting, and regardless, when it gets this hot, most ALL breeds stop laying. I believe only the top egg layers continue to lay during such high heat, which would be like the Leghorns.
Mine lay everyday....all other breeds are too hot.
But no the smoke does not seem to bother them at all.
I did see on the news that the higher your elevation, the worse the air quality.
Hold your breath !

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are suppose to have air clearing the next day or so had a fun episode with my lead hen she would not leave where many lay their eggs and was not letting them I ended up physically removing her not letting her go back she went into another box to lay her egg

 

[junebuggena]

Definitely fewer eggs. Only got 4 yesterday out of 8 layers. A few more hens have started molting, and most of my young pullets haven't started laying yet. Red flag warning issued for Pacific county. We were supposed to have rain move in today, but it's turning out to be more of a lightning storm.