Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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that old one sounds like mine.. I don't know the model numbers of any of mine.. the old one has narrower in height shelves. there are 3 turning shelves and the bottom one is stationary, for a hatching tray.. I borrowed this one about 4 years ago, and still am using it.. the people that I borrowed it from bring me hundreds of eggs each spring .. one time he brought 84 duck eggs.. when they were done hatching, I called him up.. He came over and said, OH, I want only 6 of them, you can have all the rest.. LOL and that is why we bought another freezer...

how tall is the space between the metal pieces at the front of your bator? about 6 or 7 inches? then you have enough height to stack these trays..

I'll have to go out and measure, i haven't looked in it since last year, need to get it out if nothing else to use it as a hatcher, LOL

 

[jvls1942]

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that would be a thought to ponder.. at least the seller might have had it once and is taking no chances..

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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that would be a thought to ponder.. at least the seller might have had it once and is taking no chances..

ya, but won't it cause a problem for anyone that buys them?

 

[jvls1942]

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that would be a thought to ponder.. at least the seller might have had it once and is taking no chances..

ya, but won't it cause a problem for anyone that buys them?

that, believe this or not, I do not know...

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

i went and got nuts yesterday, I set eggs ooh did i set eggs.

16 blue rocks
6 splash silkies
6 partridge silkies
4 white silkies
25 mahogany Faverolles
5 MF Cochin's
ans some serama,MF d'Uccles,Mottled d'Uccles,Gold Neck Booted,Butterscotch booted, modern OE, true Arcanas

and I ordered golden lakenvelders, white d'Uccles, more silkies (I need blue, for the splash, to improve the color), a different line of MF cochins

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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ya, but won't it cause a problem for anyone that buys them?

that, believe this or not, I do not know...

maybe we should find out so we will know, next time LOL

 

[Terri O]

Good morning--WOW BCC you did set some eggs! (I really need 2+ mahogany favs for my Abe roo) Goth--when you develop the purple ones with green speckles I want some of those...I will never have to dye eggs again!

Well it took me so long to catch up that I dont have any time to type! Gotta go to work--talk later...after reading again! Man we are CHatty Kathies and Kens! Have a fantastic day! TErri O

 

[GothChick]

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I will get right on that one! LOL! My grandmother is getting all her Easter Eggs from me this year so she wont have to dye any. She is just going to add some glitter or wraps and be done. So far I only have blue/green and reddish brown until the other girls start laying. The reddish brown ones are really neat looking in person.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

heres what i found on Newcastel vaccine

Newcastle disease
Chickens and turkeys can be immunized against Newcastle disease. Low-virulence live-virus vaccines are administered by a variety of routes such as drinking water, intraocular (eye drops), intranasal (nose drops), spray). Killed-virus oil emulsion vaccines are administered to pullets intramuscularly or subcutaneously as a final vaccine prior to the onset of egg production.

Chicks are often vaccinated at the hatchery against Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis with a combination vaccine. Day-old poultry vaccinated for Newcastle disease can not be shipped through the mail.
The combination Newcastle-Infectious Bronchitis vaccine can also be given at 10-35 days. The vaccine can be administered via the drinking water, intraocular route or intranasal route. For breeder and layer flocks the vaccine needs to be repeated at 3-month intervals to maintain protective immunity. Alternatively, an inactivated vaccine can be given at the time of housing (18-20 weeks). Further vaccinations should not be required with this procedure. In breeder flocks, the high antibody level obtained by repeated vaccinations will assure transmission of a uniform parental immunity to offspring.

If you purchase pullets or mature chickens to add to your vaccinated flock, they can be vaccinated with Newcastle disease (B-1) vaccine via drinking water, intraocular or intranasal routes. The more reactive LaSota Newcastle disease vaccine is then given 4 weeks later.

Turkeys are often vaccinated against Newcastle disease at 4 weeks of age, and again when the breeders are housed.

Miscellaneous Respiratory Diseases Including: Newcastle's Disease, Infectious Bronchitis, Mycoplasmosis, Turkey and Chicken Coryza, and Avian InfluenzaPoultry producers are frequently plagued by long-standing "colds" in their flocks. Symptoms in affected flocks include swelling around the eyes, runny noses, coughing, and poor weight gain. There are a number of diseases which cause respiratory illness in flocks, including the six diseases named above. While there are effective vaccines available to prevent these illnesses, it is important to get an accurate diagnosis first. For example, vaccinating with the Newcastle's disease vaccine when the flock is actually infected with Bronchitis virus can make the disease symptoms worse! Your veterinarian can recommend serology (blood testing), bacterial cultures, and virus isolation to find out what is causing problems on your farm. Many of these tests are available through the Veterinary Diagnostic Center, located at the East Campus of the University of Nebraska.

what that ad says doesn't make sense, they didn't get the vaccines at the hatcheries​

 

[bigzio]

Morning All....The sun sure feels good today, even if it is chilly.

In regards to the egg eaters ( I call em egg suckers) You will want to seperate him from the hens. The biggest problem is that he will teach your hens the eggs are good to eat and then you really have problems.

Pullorum has no vaccination....Prevention-- This is from The Chicken Health Handbook....Purchase certified pullorum-free stock; Hatch eggs from pollurum free breeders; do not mix certified pullorum-free stock with other birds;control frlies, rodents, and wild birds; breed for resistance (heavy breeds such as Rocks and Reds are more susceptible than Leghorns and other light breeds); blood test birds ( home kits are available) and eliminate carriers until two tests, no less than 21 days apart, are negative ( some states require blood testing of all exibition birds)

Treatment- Cull, survivors are carriers; this is a reportable disease in most States.

Transmission- from infected breeders to chicks through hatching eggs; spread from chick to chick in incubator or brooder; occasionally transmitted by contaminated litter, shoes, equipment.

Nothing new here...waiting for Spring. Be Safe.... ~ bigzio