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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 10, 2013 14:58:50 GMT -6
I recently had a roo with symptoms that I was thinking was from Gapeworm. I looked it up and this is what I found. Here is the link everything-poultry.com/gape-worm-in-poultry/I normally use Wazine to worm my poultry but you can't eat the eggs for 2 weeks I think after they have been wormed with Wazine. I know others use different wormers. It would be nice if ya'all posted what you use and if the eggs can be eaten afterwards or how long do we need to wait before consuming their eggs. By the way, my roo has most of the symptoms and since it's almost time to worm them all anyway I'll go ahead and do it now. Maybe it will help egg production.
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Post by Timbo on Mar 11, 2013 9:55:19 GMT -6
Hope your roo makes it ok. We learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info.
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 11, 2013 13:50:05 GMT -6
I first started him on corrid just in case it was a gut issue. I have him on Probiotic at the moment. I'll worm him next. Then another round of probiotic then antibiotic if the worming don't work. Then another round of probiotic. Something has got to fix it. He's still eating and drinking so whatever it is don't seem life threatening. He is my very first silkie roo and i'm attached. He's a great roo all the way around. He does a great job at handling alot ofy oungsters while taking care of his hens and keeping order between the cockerels. He stops them from sparring with each other. When it's feeding time he controls who eats first. I've watched him in action many times and it's pretty cool the way he does it. He has the hens and pullets eat first while he chases the cockerels away. When the ladies are done he lets the boys and himself eat. Last year he managed over 50 youngsters and 5 hens.
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Post by Timbo on Mar 12, 2013 10:53:33 GMT -6
thats awesome
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 19, 2013 15:27:25 GMT -6
I took M.J. to the vet today for a shot of penacillin. I took the report that I had gotten from a necropsy I had done on a roo that died last year from the same symptoms. So he does have the same thing which is Mycoplasma - respitory infection basically but it's not something that isn't serious. I've been giving him terramyacin in his water which the vet said to continue and if he doesn't improve to bring him back for another shot.
Just in case anybody has any chickens that have these symptoms you can nip it in the bud before they get very sick.
Streching their neck and opening their beak as if they have something stuck in their throat. Lethargic Head shaking Mucus in mouth.
He also makes a noise as if he's a squeeky toy and somebody squeezes it one short time. He shakes his head to rid his mouth of the mucus and gets off balance and usually falls down but he gets back up.
Give terramyacin fresh every day 1/2tsp per quart.
My roo is eating and drinking fine but in worse cases they eat very little and every movement causes the squeeky noise as if every movement is painful. Thats what my other roo did not long before he died. I suppose the ecoli was working on his liver by then. If you catch this soon enough the teatment doesn't have to be so drastic.
I hope this helps somebody one day. Or rather I hope nobody's chickens get it in the first place.
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 22, 2013 22:01:57 GMT -6
M.J. lost his battle today. He died at 4:40pm in my arms. Although he was drinking the water that had the antibiotics in it and the shot he got he still didn't make it. Today his poops where normal looking but green which means his liver shut down.
I got 1 last chick from him. I'm hoping it's a boy, a girl will be fine too. Either way I'll still miss M.J. He was a great roo.
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Post by Greathouse on Mar 24, 2013 18:55:09 GMT -6
So sorry to hear this.
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Post by ellisfarms on Mar 25, 2013 17:44:17 GMT -6
Sorry chow
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 25, 2013 20:47:20 GMT -6
Thanks everybody.
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Post by crystal10asee on Mar 26, 2013 21:00:34 GMT -6
I'm very sorry for your loss.I have'nt been on this forum in a few days and did'nt know.this maybe the wrong time,but have you heard of fermeanting feed? I ask because I'm new to chickens and I hear it has awesome health benifits,protects against worms and disease like cocci and saves money on feed cause less waste ,better absorbtion so they eat less.healthier eggs is beneficial to us as well.you prbabally already know about this so I won't ramble.again I'm sorry
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 26, 2013 23:42:19 GMT -6
I would think fermenting feed would be bad for them. I toss out feed everyday, mostly due to mouse poop but when feed gets wet I always toss it out. The Guinea eat what I toss out mostly. Go ahead and ramble on. I'd like to hear about this more.
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Post by crystal10asee on Mar 27, 2013 22:32:30 GMT -6
Well,its not like it just getting wet cause then you get mold.it's more like pickling.there's a web page that I liked called natural chicken keeping: fermenting feed check it out there's other sites as well but I think it was the pumpkin seed inperticular that was good for worms.but the fermenting brings out more of the vitamins and things they need from there feed and its easier digested so there's not much wasted.also they eat less. I tried to do it last night w/ a batch of feed and other stuff in the mix(recipe so to speak) and my chickens really liked it. Also garlic powder,cheynne,oregano,basil to name a few. And just a couple tbl.spoons.also apple cider vinigar with the mother to get it started. Its kinda like when you make yeast bread.anyway I found out about it on backyard chickens on the silkie thread.very interesting what there all saying about it.even found one site where lady took in neglected birds and after a few weeks the before and after pics. Was pretty dramatic.check it out.
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 28, 2013 6:43:56 GMT -6
Thanks I willl
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 28, 2013 7:01:35 GMT -6
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