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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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Solved clipping wings

Last post by ross « Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:02 pm
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by Home Grown Poultry » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:42 pm
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thats the next step! LOL. I have a turkey hen that wont stay off the road and she has 2 poults with her. im worried about her causing...
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Last post by ross
Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:02 pm
Necropsy Fatty Liver Autopsy- Part 2- guts part- WARNING- GRAPHIC!!! Advice needed

Last post by Robbie « Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:45 pm
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by Robbie » Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:14 pm
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OK here is what things look like, skinned. That blister thing was just a lump of fat under the skin. But as it was growing it was thinning the skin...
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Last post by Robbie
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:45 pm
Split tail?

Last post by ross « Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:19 pm
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by Colleen Kinzie » Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:56 pm
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Is this a disqualification for show?
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Last post by ross
Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:19 pm
Necropsy Fatty Liver- Autopsy- Part 1 Not too bad yet but WARNING GRAPHIC advice needed

Last post by Robbie « Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:03 pm

by Robbie » Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:03 pm

One of my Buckeye hens has not been doing that well. I've been monitoring this large blister thing on her bum for a few weeks, and it was growing. To...

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Last post by Robbie
Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:03 pm
Solved Please help - sick chick

Last post by Robbie « Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:48 pm
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by nekoatsume » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:40 pm
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Have a listless, crying chick. Is it the heat? Her companions are panting, she is not. Closing her eyes and twitching her head a bit to the side....
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Last post by Robbie
Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:48 pm
Good News On AI in Niagara

Last post by modern17 « Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:43 pm
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by modern17 » Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:58 pm

Please see in the attachments , there are notes from a conference call I was invited onto this AM .. as long as nothing further is found .. looks...

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Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:43 pm
Solved Duck weed

Last post by goatgal35 « Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:28 am
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by goatgal35 » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:23 pm

Does anyone have any experience using duck weed as feed for their birds. All my guys love it. I wonder how much of their normal feed can be replaced...

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Last post by goatgal35
Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:28 am
Surgery Rather nasty impacted crop

Last post by Ontario Chick « Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:11 am
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by MuskokaMaiden » Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:00 pm
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Well, it seems that I've got a girl in quite the pickle. She has a heavily impacted crop that just isn't loosening up. I am at my wits end & have...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:11 am
Information Tics , flys , lice etc FYI

Last post by ross « Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:21 pm
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by ross » Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:41 pm
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FYI ... A product I've been using for years on my pigeons under wings for lice & all my chickens & 4 legged gritters during bug season . Also comes...
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Last post by ross
Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:21 pm
Question Poopy bum on chick?

Last post by Maximus « Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:52 pm
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by nekoatsume » Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:43 pm

Chick is eating and drinking well - still in the brooder (dog kennel) in our moderately cool garage (it gets some a/c off the house). Just noticed...

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Last post by Maximus
Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:52 pm
Avian Influenza In Niagara

Last post by Robbie « Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:17 am
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by modern17 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:42 pm

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news again.. it has been confirmed that an case of Low Path Avian Influenza has been found in a commercial duck farm in...

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Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:17 am
Question Marek's vaccine.

Last post by Maximus « Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:59 am
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by Skinny rooster » Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:44 am
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I'm thinking of using the Marek's eye drops, anyone use them? My vet can get them, I'm wondering about price per bird, I only have about 50 chicks to...
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Last post by Maximus
Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:59 am
Question Copper deficiency?

Last post by WLLady « Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:37 pm
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by Robbie » Sat May 28, 2016 9:08 am
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I'm wondering if my hens are showing signs of copper deficiency. I have been getting very wrinkled eggs from my Cornish, and some of the other eggs...
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Last post by WLLady
Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:37 pm
Locked Does Marek's Vaccine Shed?

Last post by NormaK « Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:04 am
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by Lori » Sat Jun 25, 2016 3:52 pm
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We're getting some white rock day olds on Tuesday, and they apparently all come vaccinated against Marek's. We already have some Silkies, some Easter...
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Last post by NormaK
Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:04 am
Question Split Wing

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:18 am
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by Ontario Chick » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:35 am
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This is a first time I have come across this, parent stock used before.
At 2 days old, it was obvious the primaries didn't tuck in the way they...
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:18 am
Solved Pinworms - help

Last post by Maximus « Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:39 am
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by Maximus » Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:10 pm

I have a friend .. See below.

Suggestions? Will ivermectin do?
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Last post by Maximus
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:39 am
Solved Speckled Eggs

Last post by Maximus « Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:03 am
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by SandyM » Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:11 am
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I have a few layers that give me speckled eggs. Even an EE gives me speckled eggs. I had a customer show up last evening (unannounced) to return 8 of...
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Last post by Maximus
Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:03 am
one eye closed, eating and drinking but tired

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:26 pm
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by Alleyb » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:44 pm
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We just attempted to add to our new flock after figuring out a number of our chicks were male. We picked up 4 speckeled sussex pillets (8 weeks old)...
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:26 pm
Necropsy Warning! Graphic pictures! Necropsy - Ascites / egg peritonitis

Last post by Ontario Chick « Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:46 am
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by HnH Farm » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:37 pm
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We have had 3 hens die in the past 3-6 months. Unfortunately we did not think of doing our own necropsy to the previous hens. This time we did. When...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:46 am
chick with bad foot

Last post by Giffen Farms « Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:13 pm
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by Giffen Farms » Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:15 pm

I have a month old lemon cuckoo orpington chick that has found a hidden and forgotten about wood mouse trap that was buried in the shavings, it's...

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Last post by Giffen Farms
Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:13 pm
Probiotics containing Vitamin C - is it okay for chickens?

Last post by Jaye « Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:50 pm
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by Jaye » Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:37 pm

I've been dealing with a severe case of vent gleet in one of my hens for the past week or so. I clean her up every night, apply an anti-fungal cream...

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Last post by Jaye
Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:50 pm
Safe chicken handling

Last post by Robbie « Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:49 am

by Robbie » Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:49 am

Just a reminder to take precautions when handling chickens, particularly sick or diseased ones. Even healthy Chickens carry diseases and bacteria...

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Last post by Robbie
Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:49 am
Ever hear of this????

Last post by Flat Rock Farm « Fri May 20, 2016 6:40 am
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by Skinny rooster » Thu May 19, 2016 7:54 pm

Yesterday a chick hatched and was healthy etc. The problem was when I picked it up I see that not all the guts went back inside. I don't know if it's...

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Last post by Flat Rock Farm
Fri May 20, 2016 6:40 am
Information Announcing New Testing and Surveillance Program

Last post by modern17 « Thu May 19, 2016 1:37 pm
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by modern17 » Tue May 17, 2016 1:31 pm

OMAFRA & The Animal Health Lab in Guelph Ontario have asked me push out the information on a new Small Flock Subsidized Surveillance Program being...

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Last post by modern17
Thu May 19, 2016 1:37 pm
Solved Worm - Help identify Pls

Last post by Seastar « Wed May 18, 2016 1:56 pm
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by SandyM » Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:13 pm
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So as much as I have hated the poop tarp, i now love the poop tarp. I never would of caught this if it went into the bedding/litter.

Rooster...
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Wed May 18, 2016 1:56 pm

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