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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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Help! Something is wrong.

Last post by Shnookie « Sat Jun 17, 2017 11:37 am
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by Skinny rooster » Sat Jun 10, 2017 1:40 pm
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Last night all the chicks were happy and healthy. This morning two were going paralyzed, now five are going paralyzed. Everything is the same, I have...
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Last post by Shnookie
Sat Jun 17, 2017 11:37 am
Good news for Grey County

Last post by poultry_admin « Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:02 pm
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by modern17 » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:01 pm

FYI

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Last post by poultry_admin
Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:02 pm
Question chicken saddle question

Last post by Killerbunny « Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:44 pm
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by KimChick » Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:13 pm

This may be a silly question but...
If there is anyone out there who has used chicken saddles, and your hens have access to the outdoors, what if it...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:44 pm
Good News for Leeds Grenville Situation

Last post by labradors « Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:04 am
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by modern17 » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:29 pm

FYI Standown notice given for ILT situation in Leeds Grenville area of Ontario
TL

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Last post by labradors
Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:04 am
Question finicky with calcium

Last post by KimChick « Mon May 29, 2017 8:56 pm
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by KimChick » Thu May 25, 2017 10:04 pm

Because I cannot keep up with feeding them egg shells, I decided to get oyster shells. Since the limestone pieces are the last things they consume...

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Last post by KimChick
Mon May 29, 2017 8:56 pm
ILT or something else?

Last post by Zlorfik « Thu May 25, 2017 3:00 pm
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by Zlorfik » Sat May 20, 2017 4:30 pm
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Hi everyone, your usual person freaking out following his ILT episode. One of my meaties is doing a classic ilt syndrome, extending its neck and...
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Last post by Zlorfik
Thu May 25, 2017 3:00 pm
Anybody interested in pooling for LT-IVAX in SDG/Prescott&Russell ?

Last post by Killerbunny « Thu May 25, 2017 10:02 am
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by Zlorfik » Thu May 25, 2017 9:25 am

Hi everyone, I want to vaccinate my small flock of 60 birds for ILT. Both small flocks vets in the area can get it but only 10,000 doses at a time...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Thu May 25, 2017 10:02 am
Question wry neck treatment for injured silkie

Last post by kenya « Sun May 21, 2017 6:51 am
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by Poultryprincess » Fri May 19, 2017 10:37 pm

I have a 64 square foot pen with a 40 square foot enclosed outside yard.
5 birds total (2 silkie hens, 2 NN silkie hens & a NN silkie rooster)

My...

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Last post by kenya
Sun May 21, 2017 6:51 am
closed eyes?

Last post by ChickenLittle « Fri May 19, 2017 2:27 pm
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by ChickenLittle » Mon May 15, 2017 3:20 pm

Hey all, I have nine chicks who are about 6 weeks old. They had coccidiosis which I treated and it cleared up quickly (yay). They have al been lovely...

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Last post by ChickenLittle
Fri May 19, 2017 2:27 pm
Baby duckling

Last post by Home Grown Poultry « Fri May 19, 2017 10:05 am
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by Colleen Kinzie » Thu May 18, 2017 7:44 pm

I have one baby duckling that was in our swamp with no parents or other babies
I left it over 1/2 hour nothing
Soooooo it's in my chick box on our...

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Last post by Home Grown Poultry
Fri May 19, 2017 10:05 am
Question Where to procure ILT TCO vaccine

Last post by Zlorfik « Fri May 19, 2017 6:50 am
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by Zlorfik » Tue May 16, 2017 6:37 am

Hello, I would like to provide our new layers with the ILT TCO vaccine since we are recovering from an outbreak last winter. Question is, where can I...

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Last post by Zlorfik
Fri May 19, 2017 6:50 am
Post ILT broilers, moderate sneezing

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Wed May 17, 2017 12:43 am
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by Zlorfik » Mon May 15, 2017 9:27 pm

Hi everyone, I posted a while back about a lucky ILT outbreak... fast forward now, I'm doing my first batch of chickens. Pen was disinfected well...

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Wed May 17, 2017 12:43 am
GOod news FYI

Last post by modern17 « Tue May 16, 2017 11:29 am

by modern17 » Tue May 16, 2017 11:29 am

Just a FYI Good news
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Last post by modern17
Tue May 16, 2017 11:29 am
A L E R T ! ILT - Leeds and Grenville (2017 Apr 28)

Last post by Killerbunny « Tue May 09, 2017 8:09 am
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by JimW » Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:46 pm

Just saw this posted on FB. Have not seen a map of 10 km zone.

ILT Leeds.jpg

JimW

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Last post by Killerbunny
Tue May 09, 2017 8:09 am
A L E R T ! ILT Grey County (2017 May 8)

Last post by poultry_admin « Tue May 09, 2017 6:38 am
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by modern17 » Mon May 08, 2017 8:39 pm

FYI
ILT_Grey County_May 2017_Industry_Advisory.pdf

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Last post by poultry_admin
Tue May 09, 2017 6:38 am
help! coccidiosis! :(

Last post by poultry_admin « Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:24 am
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by ChickenLittle » Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:31 pm
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So I have 9 chicks that are almost 4 weeks old. I let them out in the run on a warm day about 5 days ago. I did not start them with medicated chick...
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Last post by poultry_admin
Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:24 am
Solved Locked How often are your chicks getting lice, scaly leg mites and bumblefoot?

Last post by ross « Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:46 pm
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by Satellite » Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:06 pm
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I am in my second year of chickens and it is one after the otherr after the other, despite what I thought was reasonable precautions. ....are they...
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Last post by ross
Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:46 pm
Information Wild birds and our poultry Attn Hunters !

Last post by modern17 « Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:52 am

by modern17 » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:52 am

A Note from OMAFRA
As turkey hunting season started out this week, OMAFRA and the groups that deal with wild birds ,( Ministry of Natural Resources...

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Last post by modern17
Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:52 am
A L E R T ! ILT Shelburne (2017 April 19)

Last post by poultry_admin « Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:56 am
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by Happy » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:31 pm

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Last post by poultry_admin
Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:56 am
Crooked beak in chick

Last post by madison174 « Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:26 pm
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by ChickenLittle » Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:56 am

I just noticed that one of my almost 2 week old EE chicks has an offset beak. The bottom and top don't quite line up. Seems to be eating and drinking...

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Last post by madison174
Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:26 pm
Experienced opinions needed!

Last post by Skinny rooster « Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:14 pm
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by Skinny rooster » Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:42 pm

Uh oh! Two weeks ago I bought a pair of young bantams. They were mixed and my intention was to kill the rooster as soon as I got home. When I took...

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Last post by Skinny rooster
Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:14 pm
Graphic poop pic

Last post by WLLady « Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:54 am
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by Happy » Tue Apr 11, 2017 5:13 pm

This can't be good...

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That yellowy part was thick and very stinky. Def not just caecal poop. Not positive who pooped it but I...

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Last post by WLLady
Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:54 am
GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE

Last post by kenya « Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:59 am
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by modern17 » Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:14 am

Please see in the attachment that the stand down statement has been rescinded for the ILT situation in eastern Ontario. Regular biosecurity measures...

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Last post by kenya
Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:59 am
What on earth did this chicken lay?

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Apr 11, 2017 6:21 am
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by Country Bumkin » Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:08 pm

I've attached two pictures of smthg a chicken layed. Could it be the product of an egg bound hen?

Looking forward to hearing about this....

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Apr 11, 2017 6:21 am
Removing Bluekote. Ideas?

Last post by WLLady « Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:30 am
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by Farrier1987 » Wed Apr 05, 2017 6:11 am

So the bruekote bottle wasn't spraying, but still lots in it. I threw it in the garbage in the barn.

Yesterday I was dealing with garbage, and the...

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Last post by WLLady
Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:30 am

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