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[Chickielady]

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I can load ya up. See last week I bought abag of feed it is now gone and 23 LF have only layed 2 doz eggs. Not enough to pay for a bag of feed. Well since I knowthe crows are young they stay and there are a couple others we know are laying. The rest got to draw straws to see who gets to go for a one way ride to town Saturday am. Unless somebody here is interested. And If you want to process them I am ok with that. Short straws this week long straws next week. If interested pm me.
I know I will probably end up getting rid of the few that are laying because I really have no way to tell. But since they are all hatchery birds coming 3 they are probably about done arent they ??

Grab a bird you know to be an old one, flip her upside down & inspect her vent.
A laying bird will have a wide, pinkish & moist vent.
A non layer will have a tighter closed up looking & dry vent.

 

[RedReiner]

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poor Little Girl, hope she will be ok, sounds like she has a good doc helping her out...but that cockerel would have been in the freezer...

He is in the freezer!!

You notice I no longer have dark Cornish on my sig line.

hope he is tasty!! lol do cornish tend to be a little on the ornery side? and the duramycin you have, is it the powder you mix in the water? I just tried using that for a congested girl and she refused to drink the yellow water...go figure. I would say wait for the others to work first, if it stays clean and doesnt get infected probably no need for oral antibiotics

 

[cmsdvm]

Whew!! Rob and I are exhausted but we are officially re-certified NPIP - Salmonella pullorum and Avian Influenza- free. Blood tested 30 birds and cleaned barns and moved feed.
With chickens, who needs an exercise program?

 

[Chickielady]

Show pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this goose!!!!!!!

my boy before he noticed the hen next door........

Larry Urban's narragansett hen.......

Java pullet

java Cockeral (JC)

JC again

Java pullet again

JC again

My Buckeye pullet

My buckeye cockeral

my Tom boy after he noticed Larry's hen next door.......

They were in love!

Buckeye row
OK that is it for now!

 

[Chickielady]

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That is exactly what I am doing come january.
I already had 4 flocks tested at the Fair & it has been forwarded to Julie Walker..but she may want to test again when they come out again.
I still need the Javas & Turkeys tested, all others already are.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

There are a couple of cheap rabbit hutches on Craigslist that I've been eyeing for brooders...but I'm still faced with the same problem: having it warm enough for chicks. I do not want to have my window open to string a heat lamp outside! It's so annoying that the shed electricity here doesn't work. Maybe I should see what's necessary to get it hooked up. Any electrician types nearby?

 

[Chickielady]

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He is in the freezer!!

You notice I no longer have dark Cornish on my sig line.

hope he is tasty!! lol do cornish tend to be a little on the ornery side? and the duramycin you have, is it the powder you mix in the water? I just tried using that for a congested girl and she refused to drink the yellow water...go figure. I would say wait for the others to work first, if it stays clean and doesnt get infected probably no need for oral antibiotics

When my birds get any sort of congested deal, I go straight for the Denagard (in water) they drink it fine!
And if they were really sick with airsacculitis (as in MG) I gave them a shot IM in the breast with Tylan.
Knocks it right out of them
But, I have since decided (as alot of other breeders have) that if a bird gets it bad enough (MG) to need a shot (dying, turning blue from cyanosis) I need to cull the bird & not use it for breeding. (DO NOT TRY TO SAVE)
I have found (as alot of others have) that most birds do not 'get' it.
And some seem to never be able to get rid of it, within a month they have it again..and those birds MUST be culled.
The Dark Cornish (Indian Games) are a bit ornery, and flighty, and some are downright freak out.
I attribute that to the game line, I could be wrong, as alot of games I have seen are placid & very tame.
So who knows?
They are meaty though!
I processed as for a shake n bake...cut up fryer, so we shall see.
Lots of dark meat on the bird, much more than a regular layer.

 

[Chickielady]

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What do you need to do to hook it up?
Is there an electrical line there already?

 

[Rainwolf]

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You missing it each time I post it!

REPOST..... for CHICKIELADY!

1: Black Olive Egger or Ameraucana Hatched 03/14/11 from Chickielady Eggs
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd413/rainwolfbirds/Chickens/Roosters/IMGP2191.jpg

2: Black Olive Egger or Ameraucana Hatched 03/14/11 from Chickielady Eggs
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd413/rainwolfbirds/Chickens/Roosters/IMGP2199.jpg

so far 3 votes that #1 is the OE and #2 is the AM

I would tend to agree with the vote except for:
Both have Am combs, and OEs usually have a higher point in front on their combs and do either have any feathers on their shanks?
I cannot see any in the pic but sometimes it is the smallest few short feathers on the shanks that give the OE away.
If none, you have 2 Black Cockeral Ams.

No feathers on shanks and one from a brown egg one from a blue egg.... I need a toe punch!
I thought when they hatched "well one will have bigger comb so no need to tag"

well they showed me how wrong I was.... bugger the boys..

 

[RedReiner]

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hope he is tasty!! lol do cornish tend to be a little on the ornery side? and the duramycin you have, is it the powder you mix in the water? I just tried using that for a congested girl and she refused to drink the yellow water...go figure. I would say wait for the others to work first, if it stays clean and doesnt get infected probably no need for oral antibiotics

When my birds get any sort of congested deal, I go straight for the Denagard (in water) they drink it fine!
And if they were really sick with airsacculitis (as in MG) I gave them a shot IM in the breast with Tylan.
Knocks it right out of them
But, I have since decided (as alot of other breeders have) that if a bird gets it bad enough (MG) to need a shot (dying, turning blue from cyanosis) I need to cull the bird & not use it for breeding. (DO NOT TRY TO SAVE)
I have found (as alot of others have) that most birds do not 'get' it.
And some seem to never be able to get rid of it, within a month they have it again..and those birds MUST be culled.
The Dark Cornish (Indian Games) are a bit ornery, and flighty, and some are downright freak out.
I attribute that to the game line, I could be wrong, as alot of games I have seen are placid & very tame.
So who knows?
They are meaty though!
I processed as for a shake n bake...cut up fryer, so we shall see.
Lots of dark meat on the bird, much more than a regular layer.

I dont know what she has, she started with the sneezes and then it got really cold and started getting congested, none of the feed stores have any tylan now, not even the powder form. the only thing they have is the duramycin powder. so I got some baytril from the horse vet, she is doing much better. she was always active and eating and no problems, I just didnt like the congestion setting in. she is quite peeved however at being isolated and how dare I drop those things down her gullet...lol SQWAAAAAACK!