hodgsonhorse
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Help!
After the loss of our old codger silkie cocky "Mr.Cocky"
i've recently bought a young silkie cocky "Boris" to replace him & 2 young hens "Tiny Tina" & "Tiny Tina's Sister"!! (from seperate lines - the hens were to add new bloodlines to my stick) all from the same breeder. We've had them since febuary now & all in all they seem to get along quite well with my others & seem to have settled in well...until recently!!!
2 weeks ago 1 of the hens "Tiny Tina" developed a warty growth just at the back of her beak - at the "joint" part, where the face splits into the top beak & bottom beak, so having never come across this problem before, i washed it with warm water, put a dollop of Aloe Vera on it & summond her to the rabbit hutch (isolation box!) with ACV'd water, basic feed & a cosy bed! The wart came up very quickly - she was a very nosey chuckle, always happy to be picked up, so any problems were quickly noticed & the wart seemed to appear within maximum 12hours...although only 12hours after isolating her, she pegged out on us! :!: :!: :?: :?:
So after the death & cremation of Tiny Tina, we simply put it down to experience & scrubbed out all the houses she'd been in incase it was a viral/infectious problem...until...
Tonight while putting the silkies away, i've noticed that young Boris now has a wart on his neck
:?: :?: :?:
I've been over all of the basics - clean well ventilated houses, mites & other nasty bugs, any substances chemicals etc, pecking that may trigger it off, diet, worming...& absolutely anything else that could cause it! All of our houses are cleaned out minimum once a week (as soon as they need it) are washed out with a mild poultry friendly disinfectant that is watered down - floor, walls & ceilings, all of my silkies are free range with no other breeds in a 4acre field with several large houses (32 hens, 2 old cockys & Boris - bantams only) i've checked & double checked the field for any chemical spillage etc, they're all powdered in louse powder on a regular occasion, given AVC in their water each month & wormed regular, any new birds are kept in isolation for minimum 2 weeks (the flock is too large to be having health problems!!!) & every little area has been checked & quadrouple checked just to make sure they're healthy! & i've checked every last bird thoroughly & so far it's only these 2 birds from the same breeder that have warts! Maybe i'm a little over obsessed but this is annoying me now!
Any ideas :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Amy - very confused :? & alarmed :shock:
After the loss of our old codger silkie cocky "Mr.Cocky"
i've recently bought a young silkie cocky "Boris" to replace him & 2 young hens "Tiny Tina" & "Tiny Tina's Sister"!! (from seperate lines - the hens were to add new bloodlines to my stick) all from the same breeder. We've had them since febuary now & all in all they seem to get along quite well with my others & seem to have settled in well...until recently!!!2 weeks ago 1 of the hens "Tiny Tina" developed a warty growth just at the back of her beak - at the "joint" part, where the face splits into the top beak & bottom beak, so having never come across this problem before, i washed it with warm water, put a dollop of Aloe Vera on it & summond her to the rabbit hutch (isolation box!) with ACV'd water, basic feed & a cosy bed! The wart came up very quickly - she was a very nosey chuckle, always happy to be picked up, so any problems were quickly noticed & the wart seemed to appear within maximum 12hours...although only 12hours after isolating her, she pegged out on us!
:!: :!: :?: :?: So after the death & cremation of Tiny Tina, we simply put it down to experience & scrubbed out all the houses she'd been in incase it was a viral/infectious problem...until...
Tonight while putting the silkies away, i've noticed that young Boris now has a wart on his neck
:?: :?: :?: I've been over all of the basics - clean well ventilated houses, mites & other nasty bugs, any substances chemicals etc, pecking that may trigger it off, diet, worming...& absolutely anything else that could cause it! All of our houses are cleaned out minimum once a week (as soon as they need it) are washed out with a mild poultry friendly disinfectant that is watered down - floor, walls & ceilings, all of my silkies are free range with no other breeds in a 4acre field with several large houses (32 hens, 2 old cockys & Boris - bantams only) i've checked & double checked the field for any chemical spillage etc, they're all powdered in louse powder on a regular occasion, given AVC in their water each month & wormed regular, any new birds are kept in isolation for minimum 2 weeks (the flock is too large to be having health problems!!!) & every little area has been checked & quadrouple checked just to make sure they're healthy! & i've checked every last bird thoroughly & so far it's only these 2 birds from the same breeder that have warts! Maybe i'm a little over obsessed but this is annoying me now!
Any ideas :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Amy - very confused :? & alarmed :shock:
,Boris's.