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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 lolotsung « Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:26 pm
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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 Feb 22, 2022 4:26 pm
Nothing works on vent gleet!

Last post by labradors « Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:55 am
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by labradors » Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:55 am

I guess nobody wanted to admit that a long-standing case of vent gleet must be incurable.

Feeling very fed up that we have wasted over a month,...

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Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:55 am
Vent Gleet

Last post by labradors « Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:32 pm

by labradors » Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:32 pm

Has anyone had any luck using Fluconazole orally for Vent Gleet?

I found a great post by Jaye, and copied it down, thinking that I'd look up dosing...

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Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:32 pm
Bald necks

Last post by labradors « Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:36 pm
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by labradors » Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:01 am

My four 3 y.o. chickens have lost a lot of feathers around their necks. I noticed some pecking going on when we removed one of the two nesting boxes,...

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Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:36 pm
A L E R T ! HPAI Update - ORDER EXTENDED

Last post by ross « Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:43 am
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by Killerbunny » Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:38 pm

ANIMAL HEALTH UPDATE
Animal Health and Welfare Branch/
Office of the Chief Veterinarian
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural...

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Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:43 am
A L E R T ! HPAI Found

Last post by Killerbunny « Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:36 pm
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by Killerbunny » Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:56 am

Careful out there folks

Ontario Poultry Industry Urged to Practice Strict Biosecurity: HPAI found on Ontario poultry farm

September 18, 2022

On...

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Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:36 pm
Essential Oils for Poultry

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by lolotsung » Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:35 am

If short for time, look at Table 3:

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Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:35 am
MS in Quebec

Last post by lolotsung « Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:09 am
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by lolotsung » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:07 am

MS was shown to be present in all types of commercial production, although egg layers were principally affected with over 50% of flocks sampled being...

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Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:09 am
ThermoTool

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by lolotsung » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:58 pm

I was looking for poultry apps and found this...

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Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:58 pm
Egg Bound?

Last post by Happy « Sat Jun 25, 2022 7:53 am
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by labradors » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:52 am
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One of my chickens has had a dirty bottom for a while now. I've given her a few baths and she's always been quite lively. Yesterday she seemed a bit...
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Last post by Happy
Sat Jun 25, 2022 7:53 am
Question Cannabis Plants

Last post by Happy « Sat May 28, 2022 10:44 am
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by Killerbunny » Fri May 27, 2022 11:36 am

OK so we had grow op busted down the road from us last year. It was a pretty big one growing plants outdoors. Our weeding exploits now include...

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Sat May 28, 2022 10:44 am
A L E R T ! AI Important Updates

Last post by Killerbunny « Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:09 pm
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by Killerbunny » Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:19 am

Well the webinar last night was scary poop. Please STOP trading/selling birds and eggs. I'll post links when they are up.

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Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:09 pm
A L E R T ! Permits required for moving birds in parts of oxford county

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by WLLady » Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:41 pm

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A L E R T ! AI confirmed in SW Ontario - Updated

Last post by Happy « Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:52 am
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by Killerbunny » Sun Mar 27, 2022 7:19 am

It would be a very good idea to avoid sales and auctions at this point. A devastating disease.

VERSION FRANÇAISE À SUIVRE DÈS QUE POSSIBLE...

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Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:52 am
A L E R T ! FBCC ALert Peterborough

Last post by Happy « Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:18 pm
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by Killerbunny » Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:29 pm

March 31, 2022
RE: High Mortality Incident in Poultry Flock Near Your Farm
This is an important communication regarding biosecurity provisions on...

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Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:18 pm
A L E R T ! FBCC ALert

Last post by lolotsung « Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:54 pm
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by Killerbunny » Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:01 am

High Path Avian Influenza Biosecurity Advisory
March 23, 2022
Current Situation:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has informed the...

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Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:54 pm
A L E R T ! Report for February for HPAI

Last post by Killerbunny « Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:57 am

by Killerbunny » Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:57 am

Please note this and act accordingly with Spring Sales/AUction Season coming up!

FBCC Reportable/Notifiable Disease Summary
February 2022

North...

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Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:57 am
New wormer with no egg withdrawal

Last post by lolotsung « Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:49 pm
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by Colleen Kinzie » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:21 am
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Just received an email from Merck Animal Health
That they now have a wormer for chickens that has no egg withdrawal!!! Woohoo
It is Panacur Aquasol...
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Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:49 pm
A L E R T ! High Path H5N1 AI

Last post by Killerbunny « Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:55 pm
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by Killerbunny » Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:29 pm

Feb. 9, 2022
First Case of HPAI in US hits Indiana Commercial Flock

Today, the USDA APHIS announced that samples taken on Monday, Feb. 7th in a...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:55 pm
Question Is this Bumble Foot?

Last post by lolotsung « Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:51 pm
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by Birdock co-op12 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:29 pm
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Hi all,

Our healthy chicken was pecking her foot recently so I picked her up. I was surprised to see such an advanced scab on her foot!

The foot...
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Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:51 pm
Information Chicken Article of the Day

Last post by Shnookie « Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:27 am
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by Killerbunny » Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:46 am

Since there is so much controversy about this and the weather is cold I decided to post this. For the record mine get oatmeal.

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Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:27 am
Torticollis, wry neck. Article of the day

Last post by Killerbunny « Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:50 am
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by Farrier1987 » Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:44 am

I have had probably three hens over the years develop wry neck and it didn't end well as I recall. And pragmatic hard hearted me, if a chick has it...

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Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:50 am
Toenail injury. Article of the day

Last post by Killerbunny « Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:52 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:45 am

Had a hen sort of rip off a tone nail yesterday, thought I would look it up. Mostly common sense, but here is the article.

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Last post by Killerbunny
Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:52 am
Geriatric Chickens. Article of the day.

Last post by KimChick « Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:54 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:02 am

Not everyone on here, but some of us for sure, have hens that are older, not laying much, but are going to be part of the scenery until they aren't....

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Last post by KimChick
Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:54 pm
Mike the headless chicken, Article

Last post by lolotsung « Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:27 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:44 am

Interesting sort of, for a warped mind like mine.

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Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:27 pm

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