Featured Breeds
Rhode Island Red
250-300 eggs/year | Brown
Leghorn (White)
280-320 eggs/year | White
Orpington (Buff)
200-280 eggs/year | Light Brown
Plymouth Rock (Barred)
200-280 eggs/year | Light Brown to Pinkish
Silkie
100-120 eggs/year | Cream to Tinted (small)
Australorp (Black)
250-300 eggs/year | Light Brown
Health Reference
Avian Influenza
ExtremeHPAI: sudden high mortality, swollen blue combs, hemorrhages on legs....
Newcastle Disease
Very HighRespiratory distress, green/white diarrhea, twisted neck, egg production drop....
Marek's Disease
HighParalysis of legs/wings/neck, grey pupils, weight loss, tumors. Affects birds 6-20 weeks....
Fowl Cholera
HighAcute: sudden death, green diarrhea. Chronic: swollen joints, twisted neck....
Coccidiosis
High in young birdsBloody/mucoid diarrhea, lethargy, ruffled feathers, weight loss....
Climate Zones
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