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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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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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Last post by poultry_admin
Tue May 01, 2018 10:11 am
My beloved Peach is losing weight

Last post by Penny « Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:33 am
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by Penny » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:27 am

She acts fine...foraging and seems normal enough. But when I picked her up last nightI noticed that her breastbone is quite prominent. Dewormed last...

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Last post by Penny
Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:33 am
Dried peas

Last post by Killerbunny « Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:04 pm
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by Happy » Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:24 pm

My neighbor brought me a bucket of dried peas today to see if my chickens would like them. They gobbled them up. I know they are high in protein. My...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:04 pm
Live transport tips

Last post by Dunmohen « Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:12 pm
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by Dunmohen » Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:27 am

I wasn’t sure where to put this... I am picking up about 20 chicks tomorrow. :wee: They are a variety of 3 day olds to week olds. It’s about a 4 hour...

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Last post by Dunmohen
Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:12 pm
Do you worm your chickens and what do you use?

Last post by treerooted « Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:38 pm
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by Penny » Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:38 pm
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I worm my horses regularly, so its in me to think that chickens should be similar.

Do you worm? What do you use and why? And where do you get it?...
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Last post by treerooted
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:38 pm
Question Why did she die so suddenly?!?

Last post by WLLady « Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:06 am
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by SadieGH » Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:23 pm
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Hi everyone

Im feeling quite sad, one of my favourite hens died in my arms this morning. But I have no idea why she died.

When I opened the door...
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Last post by WLLady
Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:06 am
Kick in the pants :(

Last post by kenya « Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:11 am
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by Skinny rooster » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:41 pm
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Sunday morning when I was feeding the Welsummer chicks, I thought they looked so good, all feathered out and healthy. I baby them, I go out every...
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Last post by kenya
Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:11 am
Worming with piperazine

Last post by Brebis « Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:53 am
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by Colleen Kinzie » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:02 am
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Good morning
I wormed my chickens yesterday with piperazine
A few hours later they were passing worms
Which is what it is supposed to do
BUT. As...
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Last post by Brebis
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:53 am
Linseed jelly

Last post by KimChick « Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:44 pm
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by domineckernc » Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:57 am
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Going back through an old poultry book my Mom gave me and ran across a number of references to linseed jelly as a supplement during molt or show...
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Last post by KimChick
Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:44 pm
Quarantine...or lack thereof

Last post by baronrenfrew « Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:48 pm
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by Penny » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:56 pm

I live on a few acres but don't really have a suitable location or set up to quarantine any new birds. I want to grow my flock by adding some...

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Last post by baronrenfrew
Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:48 pm
Question weird egg

Last post by Jaye « Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:20 pm
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by KimChick » Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:43 pm

This egg was laid yesterday; it had a thin shell and was cracked.
Good thing
1. it was cracked because it did not go into a carton with the...

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Last post by Jaye
Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:20 pm
Information ILT IN North West Niagara Region 16 March 2018

Last post by Killerbunny « Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:41 am
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by modern17 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:49 am

Just an FYI ... sales and buy sell trade days are upon us.. please proceed with caution ... reminder from OMAFRA to keep up with biosecurity...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:41 am
Nasty sore on top of foot

Last post by Killerbunny « Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:31 pm
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by Jaye » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:25 pm
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My poor old arthritic girl Twyla has a nasty wound, discovered yesterday. I treated by soaking and applying iodine. I didn't wrap it, but maybe i...
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