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Post by bikerchick on Aug 17, 2010 8:51:32 GMT -6
I just brought 8 new chickens, about 6 months old, onto my property. My chickens are free range so they have been everywhere. I have never wormed, by the way, but I don't seem to have a problem, either.
I have kept the new chickens in a pen by themselves, with shade and water. The second day 1 died, I assumed from heat and stress. About 10 days later, a second one died. I burned the first body, but froze the second one... I am thinking of taking it to the vet to have it checked but don't know what that would cost. My landlord says he thinks my chickens have a worm they are immune to but the new ones aren't. I think the fancy long tails I brought in are more fragile and sensitive to the heat than my farm chickens. Any thoughts out there? I am worried... I don't want to lose any more chickens... I don't want to move them now in case he is right, though... I don't even know if I should worm at this point in the heat... please help!!!
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Post by herb on Aug 17, 2010 11:32:51 GMT -6
Other than stress are there other symptoms?
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8bells
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Chickens are Revolting
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Post by 8bells on Aug 17, 2010 11:56:05 GMT -6
Before spending money @ the Vet, call your County Extension agent. Quite often they can get it done free (usually at the Univ.).
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Post by spamela on Aug 17, 2010 12:59:17 GMT -6
Herb- aren't the Phoenix suppose to be more heat tolerant than some other breeds?
If you are from around Madison Co. you could call and find out who can do the testing. 8bells is right. I'm pretty sure they will test for free.
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Post by bikerchick on Aug 17, 2010 13:29:09 GMT -6
Thanks - I will call the extension agent, I have worked with them before. The chickens showed no other signs than limpness and lethargy. My house sitter (I was gone over the weekend) took him into the house and put him in the empty bathtub (my infirmiry lol) gave him some water and feed - an hour later it was reported he had died. The other chickens appear healthy. He did too when I left on Friday afternoon.
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Post by herb on Aug 17, 2010 16:02:34 GMT -6
It cannot be just the heat, although heat is a major stressor. Wild birds can bring in all kinds of nasties. Sometimes healthy looking chickens are fine until stressed. This excessively wet spring and hades +10 degree summer has stressed everything.
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Post by herb on Aug 17, 2010 16:03:34 GMT -6
Bikerchick got these birds from me and I have put my flock on lockdown until I am confident everything is OK.
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Post by bikerchick on Aug 17, 2010 19:30:53 GMT -6
herb, it's not your birds - it's something here at the "farm" my birds must have developed an immunity to... I feel awful, they are such beautiful birds. My farmer mentor told me to give all the birds shots as a precaution... going in to work late so I can get all this taken care of. Hope the boss doesn't mind... lol
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Post by bikerchick on Aug 24, 2010 20:59:42 GMT -6
By the way, all. UT Martin will take the birds for necropsy but you won't get the bird back. The phone number is 731-881-1071. because I had no vet involved it will take about a week to get the results back. Don't know the difference if a vet is involved. I will probably have to take the results to a vet for interpretation, lol.
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Post by spamela on Sept 9, 2010 14:47:57 GMT -6
bikerchick- What did you find out about your problem?
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