Zane Made REAL Progress (New Pics Pg 99)!RIP Lorelei...

[Farmer Kitty]

I collected three eggs of concern today.

This one is lined:

This one has a bulge in the middle:

This one is bumby:

They all should be brown eggs.

 

[speckledhen]

Those are some bizarre eggs, Kitty. I see why you'd be concerned. I've never seen anything like that here, thank goodness, at least so far.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

It tells me that I have at least three hens with something wrong and I don't think Zoe is laying-I know she didn't today. I'm going to see if I can get a trap nest door to work on the nest boxes so I can tell who is laying what. I also have a rooster to replace. He is now in lock down and will get visits to the girls to keep the eggs fertile but, that's it. I will pick a rooster from the eggs in the bator and keep him and Sir Roo will go to the soup pot!

 

[hinkjc]

Check out this link - there is some interesting things to consider... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PS052

Jody

 

[rooster-red]

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Mine had a lot of crack at about the center of the egg that radiated outward in all directions, and the egg shell was even more pale than your pic!

 

[rooster-red]

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Thank you Jody, I think I've seen some of these plants not too far from our coops, looks like I'll be doing a seek and destroy mission on weeds very soon!

 

[speckledhen]

Hmm, I dont recall seeing that, but so many plants look alike to me, living in the woods like I do. We have so many wildflowers and weeds. If it was actually in the feed, like the article said, how would I know? Would changing the feed brand be advised, just in case? Sadly, it also says there isn't any treatment for that first type poisoning, so if that's what's happened, they've all been exposed to it already. I've not seen any problems with my younger girls, who are all 20 weeks old now. They are eating the same feed at this point and seem perfectly fine. None are laying yet, but their weights and general health seem fine.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Mine don't free range and I'm very careful about what I pick to give them. I know they haven't had any of those plants or seeds. Like Cyn said, if it's in the feed how do we know? Also all of them would have been exposed.

 

[crzychickenlady]

I have 2 girls I bought from the feed store, have no clue which hatchery they came from, but I'm sure they came from one.

One is a silver phoenix, she is 3 years old now, no egg issues with her. The other is an EE and she is 2 years old, again no issues with her either.

I don't have time to read thru the posts from the last day, but will when I get home from work........slow start this morning and running a bit late.

I hope that Zane is doing ok, and the rest of your girls and especially you Cyn.

Oh, I'm going to call my vet today and see if she will take a look at this thread, I think she just might.

She was listed in last months issue of Back Yard Poultry and I told her about all my lovely friends on this site, so maybe she will help out?!

 

[hinkjc]

Cyn and FK - I just wanted you to consider the feed option. With all of the problems out there with today's markets, it's is certainly a possibility. Gail Damerow even talks about it in her book. All the numerous plants that are ground up into our poultry feed supply in error that can be very toxic to birds.

Remember, according to most scientific studies, an animal can handle certain amounts of a toxin. In excess, you will see problems.

Couple thoughts - start a mollasses flush on all birds with symptoms (including Zane). You have nothing to lose at this point and I think its worth a try.

Remove current feed and switch to something else to protect the others. You may even consider obtaining a completely different feed for now, although sometimes a single stock shipment gets affected and not the rest. Take current feed for laboratory testing. It is likely the only way to confirm a toxin. If one is present, it may initiate a recall and protect others.


Jody