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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
Stumped

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:05 pm
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by Kbr42 » Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:16 am

Need some help here! My broody banty RIR, was fine on Thursday morning. When I cleaned out the coop at 6am I kicked her out of the nesting box,...

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Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:05 pm
Hen broke a toe

Last post by Ontario Chick « Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:27 am
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by Happy » Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:15 am
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Pretty sure I've got an old girl with a broken middle toe. Noticed her not feeling well yesterday morning and after checking her over I realized she...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:27 am
Egg production, and lack there of

Last post by Penny « Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:05 am
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by KimChick » Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:38 pm
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For the 2 full years that we've had chickens the hens lay the most eggs in March, April and May, probably similar to most.
However, this summer and...
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Last post by Penny
Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:05 am
Migrating Birds

Last post by Kbr42 « Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:05 am
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by Kbr42 » Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:47 am

Well for the last 2 1/2 weeks I've been battling the fall out from all our migrating birds! The first to go was by 7 month old Black Copper Marin. I...

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Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:05 am
Question Flax Bedding

Last post by Jaye « Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:54 am
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by Kbr42 » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:00 am
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Just wondering if anyone here uses Flax bedding in their coops? Currently, I use construction sand, but I'm always on the look out for...
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Last post by Jaye
Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:54 am
Question Chicken Food

Last post by KimChick « Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:47 am
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by KimChick » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:51 am

I need a good sounding board, and PTO is it!
The chicks that I hatched are now 13 weeks old and are mixed in with all the other hens and rooster....

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Last post by KimChick
Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:47 am
Shell-less eggs

Last post by KimChick « Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:50 pm
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by labradors » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:12 am

I caught one of my chickens eating an egg one day, then it occurred to me that there were no shell fragments to be seen. The next two days, I found a...

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Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:50 pm
I think I'm losing him...

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by Penny » Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:26 pm
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For about the last week I've noticed Alvin's comb getting darker and darker. As of this morning, his comb is dark purple and the tips are getting...
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Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:00 am
Pigeon Canker

Last post by PigeonManNick « Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:55 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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Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:55 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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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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Last post by poultry_admin
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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Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:13 am

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