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    Treatment protocol for sudden heavy breathing + swollen eyes (avian metapneumovirus)

    I'm seeing a lot of posts about fowl suddenly getting heavy labored breathing. I believe this is avian metapneumovirus. My flock (chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys) all had it last month. We are in Ohio. According to UPenn Extension, the virus is carried by wild birds and is spreading out from...
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    How to restart collecting eggs now that duck hut is (almost) complete?

    Hi, I've almost finished this duck hut, it might take another two weeks for all the finishes (doors, roof ridge, etc.) I haven't been able to collect any eggs at all from my flock of 50 ducks (of which maybe 8 are mature layers). Does this setup look inviting to duck hens to lay their eggs...
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    Egg production and overcrowding

    Hi. I guess this is more of an observation than a question, but am interested in feedback. I have a barn divided into 900sq ft for the goats and around 25 hens who voluntarily stay in there. There is also a garage space 240 sqft with a fenced 200 sq ft run, and around 100 chickens (80Female...
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    Looking to adopt or buy colored egg laying hens in NE Ohio

    Hi. I am looking for 10-20 colored egg laying hens (ideally younger than one year) - Easter Egger, Whiting True Blue or Green, Olive Egger, Marans, Welsummer. Thanks!
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    Fastest design for 10 coops

    Hi. I have about 150 chickens who have reduced health and production due, probably due to overcrowding and poor air in the barn. My egg business is growing so I'll need 50+ more hens. I'd like to get them all outside, and grouped by egg color, Asap. Here's what I have: an acre or more of pasture...
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    Square aluminum frame for Suscovich tractor?

    What do you think of replacing the wooden elements of the Suscovich tractor with 1" square aluminum pipe? They run $28 for a 10' length. Amazon sells three-way connectors in bulk. I liked aluminum because it's lightweight and won't rot or warp.
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    Deck for duck hut?

    Hi, this duck hut under construction is 6*14' by 7' tall. I can make the interior floorspace 6*14, or, recess the door 2' to leave a little space 2*6 like a front porch with an overhang. This is largely to accommodate the horse stall mat dimensions. (6*4'). I was planning on putting 3 stall mats...
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    Roofing design question

    Hi, I've posted here before about turkey housing. Here are a couple of recent progress photos. There is an electric fence around the pond, and a 6*14' a-frame cabin. The cabin may only accomodate the ducks, so I may have to build a second structure for the turkeys. In the meantime before the...
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    Happy future for disabled duck hen

    This silver swedish duck became mostly paralyzed in the legs after some illness last month (either botulism or avian metapneumovirus... Ongoing frustration). She can swim but gets harassed by the muscovies and cries, so I put her in a cage with a couple other failure to thrive birds. There was...
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    Worm identification

    I found this worm in my layer hens' droppings today. The hens have been struggling with back-to-back respiratory illnesses. Any idea what this worm is, and how to treat the flock? Thank you
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    Profit from surplus quail eggs?

    Hi, any ideas how to profit from surplus quail eggs? Hatching eggs ok. Pickled quail eggs sound nice but are restricted for sale without a permit in my state due to pH of brine.
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    How to control food waste on floor under quail hutch

    Hi, this is my super duper quail hutch. The cages are yaheetech which actually work pretty well. The only issue is, they came with plastic trays that slide into slots under the cages, but rats get in there and literally nest there at night and attack the quail. So I took out the trays, but now...
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    How to manage respiratory infection outbreak

    Ok so there's some disease that's running its course through my layers now. I suspect it is from the coop floor dander that I raked up a few days ago. Two hens died this morning, probably from asphyxiation. Probably another 30-40 chickens are sick. How do I manage this to prevent additional...
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    First the poultry, now the rats are sick

    My flock has had some losses recently, likely due to avian metapneumovirus and/or botulism (as per lab tests from a local friend experiencing the same). The symptoms were paralysis, eye and nose discharge. We each lost a dozen or so waterfowl and poultry. I thought it was cleaned up but now all...
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    Avian metapneumovirus

    Hi. Just wanted to share that this appears to be spreading from PA to other areas of the country. My friend in Ohio had a duck tested. Symptoms include upper respiratory (sneezing, discharge from eyes and nostrils), and paralysis. From what I've seen it appears to affect turkeys, geese, ducks...
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    Better horizontal waterer / nipple?

    Hi, I ordered these from Amazon (Rent a Coop) and installed them on various containers (55 gallon drum, 3 gallon bucket, 4" pvc pipe). They all got clogged after 3-4 days and stopped working. The cups of the ones installed on the drum detached and fell off. Is there a better more reliable...
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    Suspect botulism carried by Hoover's meat birds

    Hi, my colleague and I, about 40 miles apart in NE Ohio, both started losing waterfowl to botulism about 12 days after bring home $0.50 Hoover's meat birds from family farm and home. She had one of her ducks tested by the state authority and it came back as botulism. My turkeys have bloody noses...
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    Would it be safe & secure to let 2mo commercial poults pasture in duck enclosure?

    Hi! I have 22 poults about 2 months old. 19 are commercial broad breasted and 3 are royal palm. A few roost at about 3' off the ground, the rest sleep on the floor of the barn. It seems like they really want to go outside and they like eating grass clippings. Would it be ok to place them in this...
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    Is anyone else having issues with Hoover's Hatchery waterfowl?

    This is my first season buying from them. So far, Golden 300 and African geese are thriving, but Silver Swedish and Embden Geese really high mortality rates. Of 4 Silver Swedish only one is healthy enough to join the other ducks on the pond; 1 died after a few weeks the same size as a newborn, 2...
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    Impetigo on gosling

    This two week old gosling suddenly displayed swelling on his cheek like impetigo. Any ideas what this could be? Could this provide a clue as to why this clutch has such a high mortality rate? One of the 15 died in the store (Family Farm and Home), 6 more have died over the past two weeks, and...
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