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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
Question crooked hooked beak, does it need intervention?

Last post by kenya « Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:51 am
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by mucm » Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:33 pm
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These chickens are 14 wk old, and one has a crooked beak. When viewed from the top, it veers slightly to the left (say points to 11:30, if a straight...
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Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:51 am
Question Swollen Feet

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:55 pm
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by Nome89 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:22 pm
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Has anyone see this before of know what it could be? Her feet have doubled in size in a month and just keep getting bigger. She's otherwise seems OK....
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Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:55 pm
Question Is this Bumble Foot?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:08 am
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by Birdock co-op12 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:29 pm

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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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:08 am
Question One eyed chicken?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:47 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:32 am
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Went to do chores last night, and sort of dazed outside the coop was this girl with blood all down one side of the face. I caught her, came from the...
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Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:47 pm
ILT Stand Down Advisory

Last post by modern17 « Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:04 am

by modern17 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:04 am

Good news for a change
Biosecurity Stand down advisory ( things are getting better )

Troy
ps Sorry to post this here but the health section was...

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:04 am
Question To Medicate or Not to Medicate

Last post by kenya « Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:12 am
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by ThePluckyHen » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:35 pm
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I'm new to poultry rearing, I've had some experience and a lot of knowledge gain through my boyfriend's flock but this is my first time as an...
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Last post by kenya
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:12 am
Poor baby

Last post by kenya « Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:41 pm
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by kenya » Thu Jun 18, 2020 6:34 pm

Noticed this 2 month old lavender silkie had crooked toes, poor baby, I put splints on her feet to straighten her toes. She's taking it really well....

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Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:41 pm
A L E R T ! ILT North Western Kawartha Lakes Region June 3,2020

Last post by modern17 « Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:12 pm

by modern17 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:12 pm

Just a FYI ...
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Last post by modern17
Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:12 pm
Help! Feather lice!

Last post by Penny « Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:30 am
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by Nanuqsaurus » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:48 pm
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I picked up some birds last weekend (a no-contact pickup due to coronavirus - just grabbed the cardboard box in the driveway and scooted off), and...
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Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:30 am
A L E R T ! ILT Wellington County ( New Case) 26 May 2020

Last post by modern17 « Tue May 26, 2020 1:08 pm

by modern17 » Tue May 26, 2020 1:08 pm

Another case of ILT in Wellington Co
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Last post by modern17
Tue May 26, 2020 1:08 pm
Sour crop

Last post by Happy « Wed May 20, 2020 7:47 am
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by Blizblaz » Tue May 19, 2020 9:49 am

I have a chicken with sour crop. I’ve massaged her a few times, but only had some green liquid come out. Am I supposed to be able to get food bits...

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Last post by Happy
Wed May 20, 2020 7:47 am
Problems with laying egg

Last post by Jetsko « Sat May 16, 2020 8:13 pm
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by Jetsko » Thu May 14, 2020 2:07 pm

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Need Advice - my hen Elvis is about 4 yrs old, yesterday she spent all day in the nesting box. Today she is out but not her usual bitchy bully...

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Sat May 16, 2020 8:13 pm
A L E R T ! Advisory ILT Halton Region 14 May 2020

Last post by modern17 « Thu May 14, 2020 1:27 pm

by modern17 » Thu May 14, 2020 1:27 pm

FYI
This is not me but close to me . Keep vigilant and keep them safe
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Last post by modern17
Thu May 14, 2020 1:27 pm
What should be done with ILT survivors?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Sat May 09, 2020 11:59 am
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by Nanuqsaurus » Thu May 07, 2020 1:04 am
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I brought home my first 3 chickens last month, and unfortunately as of today they've tested positive for ILT. At this point, it seems like all 3 will...
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Sat May 09, 2020 11:59 am
Healthy beak?

Last post by Nanuqsaurus « Fri May 08, 2020 3:19 pm
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by Nanuqsaurus » Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:10 pm
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So I recently brought home 3 chickens (my first birds!)

Of the 3, one was crawling with feather lice (on this forum's advice, I bought Bronco Equine...
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Fri May 08, 2020 3:19 pm
ILT In North Western Flamborough ( Hamilton ) Ontario

Last post by modern17 « Thu May 07, 2020 8:19 pm

by modern17 » Thu May 07, 2020 8:19 pm

More ILT found in North Western Flamborough Ontario ( near Hamilton)

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Thu May 07, 2020 8:19 pm
ILT vaccine?

Last post by Nanuqsaurus « Wed May 06, 2020 1:59 pm
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by Nanuqsaurus » Wed May 06, 2020 11:11 am

Does anyone know of any vet clinics within an hour's drive of Guelph that have the ILT vaccine?

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Last post by Nanuqsaurus
Wed May 06, 2020 1:59 pm
FYI ILT in Wellington County Ontario

Last post by modern17 « Mon May 04, 2020 8:51 am

by modern17 » Mon May 04, 2020 8:51 am

FYI
Be vigilant !
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Last post by modern17
Mon May 04, 2020 8:51 am
Deworming

Last post by KimChick « Sun May 03, 2020 10:10 am
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by KimChick » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:53 pm

A few months ago, I bought some deworming meds for my small flock. I got Piperazdine 52 powder.
Nowhere on the package or online: does it say...

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Last post by KimChick
Sun May 03, 2020 10:10 am
FBCC World Disease update April 2020

Last post by modern17 « Fri May 01, 2020 2:03 pm

by modern17 » Fri May 01, 2020 2:03 pm

Just a FYI on disease outbreaks from Feather Board Command Centre
Gives a summary of what is going on in the world in the way of poultry diseases....

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Last post by modern17
Fri May 01, 2020 2:03 pm
FYI ILT in Northumberland County

Last post by Killerbunny « Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:38 am
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by modern17 » Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:10 am

FYI
ILT in Northumberland County .. sorry I got this on the weekend and forgot to share it here
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Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:38 am
Necropsy Fatty Liver Disease? (graphic post mortem images warning)

Last post by KimChick « Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:21 am
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by Reboot » Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:49 pm
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While building my goat barn yesterday I saw one of our Wyandottes ( 2 yr old) off by herself sitting out in the open apparently looking pretty...
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Last post by KimChick
Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:21 am
Canker?

Last post by Jaye « Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:24 pm
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by windwalkingwolf » Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:06 pm

I think I've got two hens with canker. Last year, after my resident crows moved next door, a pair of pigeons moved into the barn. I always intended...

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Last post by Jaye
Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:24 pm
Wheezing and Sneezing Hen

Last post by Kbr42 « Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:33 pm
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by Jenny d » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:45 am

Hello All,
I'm hoping for some advice. One of my favourite easter egger hens has been wheezing and sneezing the last couple of days.
No other birds...

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Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:33 pm

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