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Locked Egg Shell Charts - Summary

Last post by poultry_admin « Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am

by poultry_admin » Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am

Summary of the egg shell charts
Egg Quality Chart
alltech_Egg_Quality_Chart.GIF alltech-egg-shell-quality-poster.pdf Reference

Ameraucana Egg...

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Sticky Coccidiosis treatment

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:04 am
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by WLLady » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:14 pm

10 days of amprolium (5 days at 0.024% and 5 days at 0.012%) and off 5 days. If symptoms return during that 5 days repeat treatment for 10 days at...

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Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:04 am
Pigeon Canker

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:47 pm
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by PigeonManNick » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:53 pm

Hello everyone.

For the past month or so, my pigeons have had bad canker. I've used Ronidazole for 7 days as recommended, which seemed to have made...

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Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:47 pm
Bittersweet nightshade

Last post by WLLady « Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:12 pm
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by Happy » Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:12 pm

I know this is toxic to humans.
My chickens have eaten these berries for years and I haven’t noticed any ill effects but have recently been told I...

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:12 pm
Information Leg Bands

Last post by Penny « Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:46 pm
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by Killerbunny » Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:15 pm

I noticed one of the Wyandotte girls limping today so I picked her up and found that her leg band had slipped, gone around her toe and was digging in...

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Last post by Penny
Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:46 pm
Miss Kitty

Last post by Happy « Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:36 pm
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by Happy » Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:41 pm
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One of my older girls (Kitty) is and always has been a weirdo.
She's been picked on all of her life. It doesn't seem to matter who I put her...
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Last post by Happy
Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:36 pm
Information Vent Gleet! Oh, Vent Gleet! I hate you! You stink!

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:08 pm
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by Jaye » Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:16 am
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I believe that Vent Gleet is a condition of circumstances, and not a sign of inherent weakness in a hen: It’s the end result of a stressful episode...
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Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:08 pm
Scaly Leg Mite Treatment

Last post by Jaye « Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:18 am
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by nekoatsume » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:41 am
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What type of Ivermectin works again, externally? Pour on? What’s the dose for bantam birds? Does anyone still eat the eggs? What can I treat the coop...
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Last post by Jaye
Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:18 am
Meet Boris

Last post by TomK « Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:57 am
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by windwalkingwolf » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:18 am
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This is Boris. He is a Barred Rock/mutt cross. He is friendly as heck with people, and quick but gentle with the hens. I bred him with my layers last...
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Last post by TomK
Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:57 am
New medication rules

Last post by Farrier1987 « Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 am
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by LongCrow » Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:10 pm

Does anyone know if the upcoming stricter rules for medications (set by the Liberals) is still coming into effect in January? Most over the counter...

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Last post by Farrier1987
Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 am
where can I buy CORID 20% SOLUBLE powder in Canada?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:01 am
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by muffin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:40 pm

I can order from USA, but would rather buy in Canada if I can...anyone know where I can buy it?

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:01 am
Question Lice treatment other than Carbaryl and DE

Last post by Kbr42 « Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:00 pm
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by Birdock co-op12 » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:08 pm

Hi Poultry Talk Peeps!

My partner and I are new to backyard hen housing and we have acquired 2 barred rock hens. Neither of them are laying despite...

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Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:00 pm
A L E R T ! ILT alert City of Kawartha Lakes County

Last post by poultry_admin « Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:16 pm
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by WLLady » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:11 am
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Thanks Troy for the attached information ILT-City of Kawartha Lakes-Jun-2018 map.pdf ILT_City_of_Kawartha_Lakes_June_2018_Industry_Advisory.pdf
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Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:16 pm
Heat affecting poop?

Last post by Penny « Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:33 am
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by Penny » Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:24 pm

Been a crazy heat wave here the last while and today I noticed a couple hens with diarrhea type poop. Could it be caused by the heat or could I...

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Last post by Penny
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:33 am
Question Ahhhh!!! Mites! What to treat coop with??

Last post by Jaye « Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:49 pm
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by Penny » Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:25 am

Ugh, My girls have red mites! I feel like a bad chicken Mom and now I'm in for quite the battle I assume!

Ive got dusting powder for the chickens (I...

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Last post by Jaye
Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:49 pm
Fertility

Last post by Killerbunny « Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:55 am
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by kenya » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:24 pm
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Ok I am having fertility problems with 2 of my silkie roos, good for nothings is what I'm thinking except very hard if not impossible to replace. I...
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Last post by Killerbunny
Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:55 am
Coccidiosis maybe?

Last post by Kbr42 « Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:08 pm
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by Skinny rooster » Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:43 pm

Yikes help!
This morning someone crapped blood in the pen that holds five week old chicks. I ran out of medicated feed and was using grower. I moved...

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Last post by Kbr42
Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:08 pm
some yolks break easily

Last post by Farrier1987 « Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:13 am
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by KimChick » Tue May 29, 2018 8:53 am

Just had an egg customer mention that some yolks break easily; then upon relaying this info to DH, he agreed.
I use eggs fairly regularly, and I have...

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Last post by Farrier1987
Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:13 am
Chicks....yukky poop. Disease or ?

Last post by Penny « Mon May 28, 2018 10:02 am
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by Penny » Mon May 28, 2018 7:23 am

5 chicks. Hatched April 15th. Have been outside for the past couple days but brought in at night. This morning I noticed yukky poop...yellowish and...

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Last post by Penny
Mon May 28, 2018 10:02 am
Bloody vent - prolapse

Last post by labradors « Fri May 25, 2018 3:44 pm
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by labradors » Tue May 22, 2018 8:07 am
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I've been getting some bloody eggs recently and yesterday, Isobel stayed on the roost at feeding time mid-afternoon! When I checked, her vent was...
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Last post by labradors
Fri May 25, 2018 3:44 pm
Bald butt

Last post by Kbr42 « Sat May 19, 2018 4:10 pm
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by labradors » Tue May 01, 2018 10:05 am
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One of my four chickens has a balding butt and looks thoroughly dishevelled which I think is due to others pecking her. I have witnessed the others...
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Last post by Kbr42
Sat May 19, 2018 4:10 pm
Laying internally?

Last post by Kbr42 « Sat May 19, 2018 3:49 pm
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by Colleen Kinzie » Sun May 13, 2018 12:59 pm
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Last post by Kbr42
Sat May 19, 2018 3:49 pm
Mysterious death

Last post by Kbr42 « Fri May 18, 2018 2:53 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Thu May 17, 2018 2:55 pm

I set a hen a couple weeks ago. A Wheaten Marans, on 9 eggs. I have a sort of closet thing in the coop, 6 ft long x 18 in wide, 18 high, slats on it...

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Last post by Kbr42
Fri May 18, 2018 2:53 pm
help! Marek’s disease???

Last post by Killerbunny « Sun May 13, 2018 6:46 am
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by baronrenfrew » Sat May 12, 2018 4:42 pm

So i had a rooster go from healthy to limping on one leg in a matter of two days. I got rid of him. Two days ago an adult buckeye hen started...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Sun May 13, 2018 6:46 am
Disease or living conditions?

Last post by modern17 « Wed May 02, 2018 8:32 am
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by Penny » Tue May 01, 2018 12:26 pm

This past winter I heard a few of my chickens sneezing once in awhile, but after I added more ventilation, this seemed to dissapear. There was also a...

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Last post by modern17
Wed May 02, 2018 8:32 am
A L E R T ! ILT in Niagara Update 2nd case

Last post by poultry_admin « Tue May 01, 2018 10:11 am
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by modern17 » Mon Apr 30, 2018 4:50 pm

FYI

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