r/poultry

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a small personal project I’ve been working on.

I’m a swine veterinarian working on pig farms in Germany, and I originally built this app for myself and my colleagues to make everyday work a bit easier. Over time it grew into something I thought others might find useful too.
-News
-Market snapshot
-Tools (light and sound quality estimation, water flow, FCR etc)
-Calendar for recurring tasks
-Notes

Google has just approved it on the Play Store. 🎉

At the moment it’s available only on Android. An iPhone version is planned, but Apple development is significantly more expensive, so it will take a little longer.

The app will stay free for quitez a while because my main goal right now is to collect feedback and ideas from people who actually use it.
If you have a minute to try it, I’d really appreciate any suggestions for features or improvements.

Google Play: Farm Flow (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.emergent.hoghubda9578a6)

These are 8 weeks old and I believe them to be royal palms as one has a black feather growing in. They are from a feed store which gets from cackle hatchery and they do have white heritage breeds available from cackle. I feel for this size and age they are heritage but I want to be sure. They are currently being socialized to eventually live with my chickens but they don’t spend all day with them yet and are just switching to a 20% protein food. I’m hoping for heritage as they would be nice to help deter hawks and they have wonderful personalities but iam able to give them a proper diet to live full lives if they are meat birds. It was a mixed bin of turkey breeds.

J'ai une poule qui vient d'avoir ses poussins sous un tas de ronces. Je ne l'avais plus vue depuis plusieurs semaines et je viens de la trouver ce matin. J'aimerais la déplacer dans un poulaillet ou elle et ses poussins seront à l'abris d'éventuels prédateurs et du coq qui peut se montrer agressif. Comment procéder ? Si je prends les poussins dans une boîte en carton est-ce que la maman va suivre ? C'est ma première fois avec des poussins et la question est stupide. Désolée...

or is it some kind of GMO ass shit.

Hello, I created a prototype for a system that monitors chickens as well as identifying predators. This system uses a computer vision to count the number of chickens in the coop before closing the coop at night. If this system identifies that a chicken is missing, it will send a notification to the owner so they can search for it. Furthermore, when a predator is identified, the system will send a notification to the owner and play the sound the predator makes, alerting the chickens of the danger so they can hide from the danger. This system allows me to leave the house and let my chickens free range in my backyard with increased safety… and less anxiety!

If you could fill out this form about any interest in it would be greatly appreciated: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScEJZ0l1LE.../viewform...

I went to the yard to feed my girls and I could not find Madonna anywhere. It’s really hot outside and I was looking for her everywhere in the yard. No dice. I grew pretty desperate because she is by far my favorite. Very, very, smart and friendly. I went inside to change my t-shirt and this is what I found…

Found this odd tiny egg today collecting eggs my first fairy egg in the 7 years I’ve been raising poultry, debating on preserving it since it’s so silly

My hens are not very old, haven’t even started laying eggs yet but should be very close to it. I went outside to check on my hens and one of them was dead asleep. I talked loudly and even pat her to wake her up and she only did once I nudged her quite a bit. She is breathing and will wake up for a few seconds if I move her around but other than that she is pretty much unable to stand or stay awake. I don’t think she’s egg bound, and I don’t know what it could be or what to do really. I currently have her inside on a heating blanket and towel, with her head propped up to help her breathe correctly. She’s had a bit of water after I dipped her beak in it, and she pooped white on her towel. It wasn’t very hot outside today and she had plenty of shade+cold water, but she could be dehydrated. I added some vitamin B to the water I’ve given her but she hasn’t had much.
Also every once in a great while she will wake up suddenly, and then go right back to sleep.
Has anyone had this happen to them or is it very common? I’m fairly new to this. She seems stable enough to wait until morning to bring her to the vet.
Thank you

I grew up in the suburbs and so this is all so new to me, sorry if this is a silly question. We have about 30 chickens, 4 ducks and one turkey (had bought 4 as babes but something got to them in the barn) and she is the best pet I think I've ever had. It's crazy. She sleeps on the porch, waits for me to get my coffee in the morning and then walks around with me. She singles to the radio and will perch on the fence while my husband works on the cars. I have a three year old and they are BEST friends. Garfunkel, the turkey not my daughter, will like lay down when she gets near and be very submissive. She lets us pet her. Is this normal behavior for these dinosaurs???

For those of you who have actually logged your flocks egg count I’ve been wondering if a simple egg log is actually worth keeping for a small flock?

Like I don’t want to use a full spreadsheet just daily egg count, weather and maybe any weird shell days.

I don’t want a system that takes any longer than collecting the eggs but part of me feels like it would make it easier to spot a real laying drop bs just guessing from memory and part of me thinks I’d do it for 4 days and forget.

If you actually track eggs, what do you log that ends up being useful later and if you tired and dropped it what made it not with the hassle?

Welsh harlequins are these both boys they don’t honk it’s not raspy either I can’t tell

Two chicks were snacking on some COOHGRUBS BSFL when their mama joined the fight. Eventually, the rooster stepped in to break up the conflict. I guess both of those chicks must be his kids! 😂

One of my hens, Wig, has slowly stopped eating over the last month. She used to be my largest chicken, but now she’s basically bones. She fully refuses to eat the feed pellets, but she will eat treats and scrapes but not more than a hand full. The last 2 days I’ve been force feeding her with a catheter in the afternoons to give her a chance to eat before I force it down. But her crop is always empty.

I do not have the money right now to take her to the vet, and I can’t find anything wrong myself. She is between 7-9 years old now. She is a rescue so we had to guess her age, but I’ve had her for at least 7. I separated her from the flock, and when she stands she shakes, so she mostly lays down.

Is there a way to nurse her back to health? Or should I just cull her now and not prolong her suffering? I would have culled her by now, but when I put her back out with the flock today while I was cleaning her cage, she seemed to really enjoy walking around with them and even did some pecking.