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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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Question Vaccines

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:13 pm
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by Jezzy_Blue88 » Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:58 am

Hello All,

New here just intro'd myself and in short order I'm already filled with questions!

1/ Who here vaccinates? (something I want to start...

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Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:13 pm
Question Is a messy bottom sometimes just a messy bottom?

Last post by WLLady « Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:26 pm
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by Penny » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:01 pm

I've noticed 2 of my hens have quite dirty bottoms. Poop stuck all over. The others backsides seem normal. I did notice a sneeze from one of the...

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Last post by WLLady
Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:26 pm
Information Advisory from OMAFRA for small flocks 2018 Mar 07

Last post by WLLady « Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:19 am
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by modern17 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:14 pm

Just a FYI from OMAFRA
TL

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Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:19 am
Antibiotic availability

Last post by WLLady « Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:02 pm
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by thejonesboy » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:01 pm

I was in the feed store on Saturday and was told new regulations on the sale of antibiotics are coming next January. They said you will have to buy...

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Last post by WLLady
Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:02 pm
Question winter cleaning

Last post by KimChick « Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:51 pm
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by KimChick » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:06 pm
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I have heard some folks do not clean under the roosts in the hen house until March or April.... probably because all the droppings freeze.
How does...
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Last post by KimChick
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:51 pm
Have you ever had a chicken NOT molt?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:08 pm
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by Happy » Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:40 pm
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I'm not sure if I'm worrying about nothing so here's the story:
17 month old barred rock (Phoebe), still laying daily...My only adult not...
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:08 pm
Dried Mealworms

Last post by KimChick « Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:30 am
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by KimChick » Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:18 am

Did everyone see the dried mealworms on sale at Home Hardware? I bought some and left some for others so as not to be too greedy. Going to put some...

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Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:30 am
Question Cooked Salmon Bones/Carcass?

Last post by muffin57 « Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:59 pm

by muffin57 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:59 pm

Is it ok to give the ducks and chickens the leftover bones and carcass from a baked salmon or would they choke on the bones?

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Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:59 pm
Diet and Health

Last post by Happy « Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:06 pm
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by scottishpet » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:57 am

I have been pouring over seed catalogues planning for spring. It got me thinking about if there are any plants I should avoid if chickens have...

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Last post by Happy
Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:06 pm
Question Vent gleet?

Last post by Jaye « Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:12 am
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by Moonhippie » Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:11 pm

Hello! I THINK my 1.5 yr old EE has vent gleet. her abdomen is doughy but not hard. She's eating and drinking and not hiding. I cleaned her up...

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Last post by Jaye
Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:12 am
Messy drinker

Last post by Happy « Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:07 pm
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by Happy » Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:53 pm

For the second evening in a row I've had to take my hair dryer out and melt the icicles hanging off Harley's chest and dry him off before going to...

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Last post by Happy
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:07 pm
Bird heat bulb warning

Last post by Home Grown Poultry « Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:56 pm
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by ross » Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:54 pm

Timely warning with this cold if using heat bulbs. DONT USE shatter resistant. Toxic to birds , poultry .
Doesn't warn on pkg but says shatter...

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Last post by Home Grown Poultry
Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:56 pm
Rubbery egg

Last post by G Williams « Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:34 am
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by Colleen Kinzie » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:55 pm
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I have a young hen that started to lay about 1 month ago or a bit longer
She is a blue egg layer
First few eggs were double yolk
Very long thin eggs...
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Last post by G Williams
Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:34 am
Antibiotic Rule Changes

Last post by kenya « Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:02 pm
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by Cuttlefish » Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:58 pm

Hello all,

I work at a feed store and we just got notification (and posters to decorate with) that as of Dec 1st 2018 we will no longer be able to...

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Last post by kenya
Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:02 pm
Question Long oval eggs?

Last post by Ontario Chick « Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:04 am
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by SadieGH » Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:06 pm

About 3 weeks ago I brought home a mix of 8 hens and 1 rooster. Non of them were laying in the first week, but with their new hen house and new...

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Last post by Ontario Chick
Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:04 am
Question When candled, spots appear inside egg?

Last post by SadieGH « Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:24 am
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by SadieGH » Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:42 pm

The four pictures I’ve attached are of four different eggs from four of my chickens. This morning when I was pulling my eggs out of the fridge, I...

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Last post by SadieGH
Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:24 am
Bloody eggs

Last post by kenya « Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:14 am
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by kenya » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:26 am

I have one hen always gives bloody eggs. Gorgeous girl would like to hatch some eggs from her. But if thats not possible at least get eatable eggs....

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Last post by kenya
Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:14 am
Culled for being stupid?

Last post by Skinny rooster « Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:17 am
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by Skinny rooster » Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:11 am

Last night I put a pullet down. This young hen had been sick about two months ago, she was a sack of bones and I figured something like Marek's but...

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Last post by Skinny rooster
Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:17 am
Question Sleepy chicken ???

Last post by Ontario Chick « Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:34 am
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by Fancyfeathers » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:02 am
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One of my laying hens has Ben sleepy with lately. She perks up when I touch her and walks away. Sh seems to have her feathers fluffed up and her eyes...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:34 am
"New" Winter Treat

Last post by Happy « Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:35 pm
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by KimChick » Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:07 pm
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OK, this is probably not new to a lot of people, but I had just thought of it today.
For a cold day, like these past few days, a warm treat is nice...
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Last post by Happy
Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:35 pm
I lost one!

Last post by Ontario Chick « Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:19 am
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by Skinny rooster » Sat Nov 04, 2017 5:52 pm
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Oh for Pete's sake!
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I lost a hen today!
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It's that frigging Marek's. I thought I got rid of that. The easter...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:19 am
Fowl Pox?

Last post by JimW « Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:15 pm
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by JimW » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:08 pm

Anyone have any knowledge or experience with Fowl Pox?

My birds do not have it, but I am considering buying a pair of birds that the farm recently...

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Last post by JimW
Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:15 pm
Scrawny chicken, yellow spots on liver

Last post by Killerbunny « Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:52 am
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by Zlorfik » Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:46 pm

Hi everyone, just processed 62 meat birds today - I'm exhausted - and 1 of them, and only one, had yellow spots on the liver and was rather scrawny....

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Last post by Killerbunny
Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:52 am
A L E R T ! ILT in Prescott Russell (7 Oct 2017)

Last post by Happy « Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:25 pm
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by Zlorfik » Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:44 pm
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Fbcc warning came out today for an outbreak in western Prescott Russell. Be careful out there!
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Last post by Happy
Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:25 pm
Administering vaccine through the eyes...

Last post by Killerbunny « Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:21 am
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by Zlorfik » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:13 am
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Alright, it took a while... a good while... for me to finally get my hands on some LT IVAX. I now I have two small bottles and two bottles of purple...
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Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:21 am

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