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Thursday, May 29, 2008

[AlpacaTalk] Re:hen- sour crop

Hey Heather,

My gut went to Self Heal and apple cider vinegar. Got someone to muscle test with you?????

T

Be Well

Toni Kester
Spirit Eagle Alpacas
Lakewood, Wa

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] hen- sour crop

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! My hen is doing much better
and has moved back out to the henhouse.

We had but I couldn't find activated charcoal, we had but I couldn't
find my goldenseal. But I did visit the website you suggested, Flossie,
lots of great info there!

So I remembered that I had been giving Self-Heal tea to one of our cats
who was on the brink of death, he hadn't eaten for days and was just
getting worse. The tea fixed him right up! So in addition to the
mineral oil, water, yogurt that I was giving my hen, I added Kyo-Green
and the self-heal tea. I'm not kidding, within 2 hours, her breath was
no longer bad, her poop was pretty close to normal, and she ate all of
the 1/2 cup of tabouli that I offered to her. :)

But now, I have another hen who isn't doing well. We just picked her
and another hen up from my daughter's house. Our other hens almost
immediately attacked her, she began limping and dragging one wing...
poor thing was very stressed out. So now she's in the bathroom till I
figure out if it's anything besides stress. I did give her 6 ml of
mineral oil and 5 ml of self-heal tea just for good measure. But she's
very warm, mouth breathing, and isn't interested in food or water.

We have separated the two meanest girls, so maybe tomorrow I'll try
reintroducing this new girl to the rest of the nice ones. If they
attack again I don't know what to do!

Heather

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RE: [AlpacaTalk] Was "Fill my Brain", now "sources for Eco Friendly products"

Thanks Dani! I'll check it out!

-Brian
Brian Schieber
Battle Ground, WA
360-666-3336
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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Was "Fill my Brain", now "sources for Eco Friendly
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Brian,

Don't have a source for manufacturing, but you might check to see if a
manufacturer is willing to use Seacell blended with alpaca. I haven't
used it personally, but a lot of the knitting/spinning blogs/sites
rave about it. I would expect that Seacell would have similar
properties to Tencel, since it's made from the same process.

About Seacell: http://www.ftc.
<http://www.ftc.com.tw/prod_bodytek_seacell01e.htm>
com.tw/prod_bodytek_seacell01e.htm
About Lyocell processing:
http://www.enotes. <http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/lyocell>
com/how-products-encyclopedia/lyocell

And from treehugger.com: "The fabric was devised in Germany, and has
been certified by the European "Eco-Label", which promotes green
products. " http://www.treehugg
<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/05/seacell_seaweed.php>
er.com/files/2005/05/seacell_seaweed.php

Cheers,
Dani

Dani McKenzie
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Just sayin' "Hiya" - new to group

Hi Jonas!

Nice to meet you. There are lots of nice people here and even some heated discussions, but we all have the best intentions for our alpaca friends and industry. There is always lots to learn and share.

Welcome!

Stephanie
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Creswell, OR
stardustalpacas@yahoo.com

Jonas Read <rusticmaplefarm@yahoo.com> wrote: I'd like to introduce myself and my partner. I'm Jonas and she's Sharon. We have been thinking about buying a farm to raise alpacas. We have been reading, researching, and taking classes/conferences in alpaca raising. We are about a year away from 'buying the farm' and buying our first alpaca. I have a medical background and have been reading a lot of the medical/vet aspects of these wonderful beasts of not so much burden. I had my first experience w/alpacas over 20 years ago when I was working at a zoo as a zookeeper prior to going into school. I fell in love w/them from that first beginning.

My partner has a background in early childhood eduction. I figure she's up for the challenge, too. lol
I introduced her to alpacas over 2 years ago and we have been talking about this idea ever since.

We have been visiting farms in CT, VT, and next in NH. Getting lots of ideas.
Some of bed and breakfasts too so we are close to the animals. We like that.

I was waiting for the DUMMY'S book for raising alpacas but I think I'll have to start a overall basic library for education and everyday workings of ranching/farming, building/barn, field, fencing, vet care, crias, etc - etc - all that is talked about on this great group.

I look forward to hearing/reading about all your experiences.

Jonas and Sharon
New Haven, CT

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[AlpacaTalk] Just sayin' "Hiya" - new to group

I'd like to introduce myself and my partner. I'm Jonas and she's Sharon. We have been thinking about buying a farm to raise alpacas. We have been reading, researching, and taking classes/conferences in alpaca raising. We are about a year away from 'buying the farm' and buying our first alpaca. I have a medical background and have been reading a lot of the medical/vet aspects of these wonderful beasts of not so much burden. I had my first experience w/alpacas over 20 years ago when I was working at a zoo as a zookeeper prior to going into school. I fell in love w/them from that first beginning.

My partner has a background in early childhood eduction. I figure she's up for the challenge, too. lol
I introduced her to alpacas over 2 years ago and we have been talking about this idea ever since.

We have been visiting farms in CT, VT, and next in NH. Getting lots of ideas.
Some of bed and breakfasts too so we are close to the animals. We like that.

I was waiting for the DUMMY'S book for raising alpacas but I think I'll have to start a overall basic library for education and everyday workings of ranching/farming, building/barn, field, fencing, vet care, crias, etc - etc - all that is talked about on this great group.

I look forward to hearing/reading about all your experiences.

Jonas and Sharon
New Haven, CT

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[AlpacaTalk] Was "Fill my Brain", now "sources for Eco Friendly products"

Brian,

Don't have a source for manufacturing, but you might check to see if a
manufacturer is willing to use Seacell blended with alpaca. I haven't
used it personally, but a lot of the knitting/spinning blogs/sites
rave about it. I would expect that Seacell would have similar
properties to Tencel, since it's made from the same process.

About Seacell: http://www.ftc.com.tw/prod_bodytek_seacell01e.htm
About Lyocell processing:
http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/lyocell

And from treehugger.com: "The fabric was devised in Germany, and has
been certified by the European "Eco-Label", which promotes green
products. " http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/05/seacell_seaweed.php

Cheers,
Dani

Dani McKenzie
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA

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RE: [AlpacaTalk] hen- sour crop


Go to browneggblueegg.com Click on articles and a long list will appear on your left hand side. I think what you want is impacted crop. Lots of chicken info on this site. Flossie

Flossie and Joe CarmichaelGentleGrangeAlpacasJamison,Pa.Home-215-918-0339Cell-267-614-9620http://www.alpacanation.com/gentlegrange.asp

To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.comFrom: alpacatalk@westwindalpacas.comDate: Wed, 28 May 2008 21:02:10 -0700Subject: [AlpacaTalk] hen- sour crop

Ok, so this isn't about alpacas at all, but does anyone have more advice for a hen with sour crop/previously blocked crop?I gave her mineral oil, raw yoghurt, water, 5 drops GSE and water yesterday. Today I found her not much changed although her crop is smaller. A very long piece of poo which was obviously hers was in the pen. Long grass caused the initial blockage. But her crop is still very sour. I'm forcing water, mineral oil, and yoghurt today, and gave one dose of 6 ml water with 5 drops GSE to help with any infection in the crop. But her tail is still down, she doesn't want to eat, and she appears pretty depressed.Any suggestions besides surgery?Heather

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posted by Chaddo at 8:55 AM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Hen - Sour crop

<<I gave her mineral oil, raw yoghurt, water, 5 drops GSE and water
yesterday. Today I found her not much changed although her crop is
smaller. A very long piece of poo which was obviously hers was in the
pen. Long grass caused the initial blockage. But her crop is still very
sour. I'm forcing water, mineral oil, and yoghurt today, and gave one
dose of 6 ml water with 5 drops GSE to help with any infection in the
crop. But her tail is still down, she doesn't want to eat, and she
appears pretty depressed.

Any suggestions besides surgery?

Heather>>

Maybe she needs a bit of honey for energy? I have given my sick hens
honey in yogurt on a number of occasions and always seems to perk them up.

I used to use a lot of GSE until I experienced the amazing antibiotic
power of (real) goldenseal. Most Goldenseal on the market is not potent
and therefore folks do not have much success with it. I found a great
source with a tested high levels of the active alkaloids from Sleepy
Hollow Herb Farm. There are up here a bit north of me in NW Ga. Their
web site would be something similiar to their name. I highly recommend
it. As a holistic health practitioner I have started suggested to my
clients that they keep a supply of it on hand at all times. It is
perfectly safe to take internally and is effective against pathogenic
bacteria and yeast/fungus (candida), but does not disturb the good gut
bacteria. It can also be used externally on cuts, wounds, etc. Last
summer I cut the top of my finger nearly off with the mower.....ran in
the house bleeding all over the place; cold water, pour on the GS and
tape the finger tip back on and went back to finish mowing. Kept it
clean and goldensealed up and never got an infection even from that
nasty mower blade. It is also effective against the antibiotic
resistant staph that is running rampant (at least around here) and I
have used it to heal up a deep necrotic wound on my arm (likely brown
recluse bite). I put it on everything, both my dds and my animals.

I know you probably can't get it shipped in fast enough to help your
lady, but thought I would mention it for future references.

Good luck Heather.

Warmly, Janice

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