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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Congratulations on the great hatch! I love all of the variety in the chicks you hatched! 🥰 It is so hot and humid here, I am thankful to not be hatching right now. I am not complaining about the heat at all, as I prefer the heat to the cold, but the brooder building gets way too hot in the...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    The temperament of the Browns from Don and the Buffs from Curtis Oakes line are a nice change of pace from the spastic hatchery Brown Leghorn hens I currently have. Our hatchery Whites are used to us and aren't spastic acting anymore, but the hatchery Browns have always been super spastic and...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    The two lines of Brown Leghorns I have are as different as daylight and dark. The line from Don Schrider have slower developing combs and calmer dispositions, while the other line have huge combs and are very flightly. So far, the flighty line seems more close to the European standard, with...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    That is why I am strongly resisting the urge to add more varieties of Leghorns than I have now. I'm sure I will let some varieties go as I get deeper into it and only focus on my favorites.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    The only thing I can think of is that the line of birds they are referring to are Dutch in origin, and have more of a European type, and not the type/conformation that the U.S. standard calls for. European Leghorns have pinched tails and huge oversized combs, so are very different in...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I think we got a handle on the coccidiosis before we lost any more chicks. I experimented with metronidazole in their water, and after a full 24 hours you couldn't even tell any were ever drooped up. I am so relieved. We must be dealing with a strain of coccidiosis that is resistant to amprolium.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I really hate to hear that, but if you're going to lose some it's always a relief when it isn't your favorites. If my Silvers survive to laying age, I can send you some eggs from them in the Spring. :hugs
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Oh ouch… I felt this post in my chest. I am so sorry! That is devastating!!! 😭 I sure hope you find the rooster and other hen.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I am really sorry you are losing your Silvers. Some breeds/lines/varieties are naturally more robust and resistant to coccidiosis, while some are very susceptible to it. The Silver Leghorns have been just as prone to it as the Games, while the Legbars and Marans, and random crosses are very...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I am going to invest in a microscope one of these days so I can run my own fecals on the animals. I would be a supreme nerd then, for sure. lol
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Are you seeing that coccidia in your area is becoming resistant to Corid? I am thinking about doing a trial of metronidazole in their water to see if that helps. It is an antibiotic that has antiprotozoal properties as well.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    That is insane! Laying hens for $1 each!! :eek: That would be worth it just to butcher them and eat them or feed to the dogs at that price! I don't even try to sell any roosters around here. You can give them away, but I would rather eat them myself or feed them to my dogs.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I hear that. We have a ton of roosters to butcher, and will have even more when the young cockerels free ranging grow out more. We were going to butcher the Sussex roosters and 2 more White Legbar roosters today, but it was so miserably drenching hot, and my husband and son had to finish up a...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Lost a Silver Leghorn rooster yesterday. He just seemed to fail to thrive as he didn’t seem to be ill and none of the others in the large group he is in are ill. Luckily I have 9 others. I am also losing a juvenile free ranging here and there, mainly because they just can’t resist finding a...
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