D24-Lancaster Farming Saturday, December 8,1990
Chick Mortality
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sequently used for breeders. Ideal
ly day-old started breeder chicks
should be given a choice of heat
and a cool room.
• Leg and foot disorders of
breeders hinder the fertilization
and hatch of more strong chicks
than most managers realize. A
weak-legged breeder, sitting down
more than half the time, has very
poor health and also may have
weak sperm or egg cells.
The opening of many thousand
unhatched embryos has made it
obvious that most are weak late
embryos unable to cut out of a
shell or are early-dead that have
been reported as infertile.
Breeders must exercise, and
therefore must be given the space
to move.
• Although yet unproven, giz
zard function seems to relate to
bird health and reproductive
performance.
• Gizzard size, strength and
function in some turkey, chicken
and game birds such as pheasants,
appear to be abnormal. Gizzards
may be small, pale, flabby, fat and
having poor function. Look for
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WM. HOBENSACK’S
SONS
Ivyland, PA
215-675-1610
R.S. HOLLINGER &
SON, INC.
Mountvllle, PA
717-285-4538
ECKROTH BROS.
FARM EQUIPMENT
New Ringgold, PA
717-943-2131
this in all dead birds,
Birds on a high-fiber diet plus
granite or insoluble grit and some
clean litter-for-eating show giz
zards that are larger, red, lean,
firm, and with little adhering fat.
• Nervous system disorders,
both behavioral and brain inflam
mation, appear to be on the
increase and may result in poor
breeders. Diagnostic veterinarians
have reported more incidences of
slight brain inflammation to me in
the last 10 years than in the previ
ous 10 years. It may be that veter
inarians are reporting it more, or
that the incidence of it is greater.
The answer may be in the con
ditioning of a breeder to be a
breeder. Some farmers believe
that the care, feed and environ
ment of a breeder during its
growing-up period can produce a
better breeder and, hence, a better
chick from her egg. Young pullets
given a roost will, as adult breed
ers, seek a nest, thus preventing
dirty-floor eggs.
• Abnormal nitrogen metabolism
may lead to several disorders, as
well as produce abnormal manure,
THOMAS POWER
EQUIPMENT
Avondale, PA
215-268-2181
PIPERSVILLE
GARDEN
CENTER
Pipersvllle, PA
215-766-0414
RW KELLER SALES
Perkasle, PA
215-257-0101
whose problems we have already
considered.
Nitrogen in a normal bird’s
body is effectively handled by the
urinary, digestive or other sys
tems. Abnormal nitrogen diges
tion, assimilation, metabolism or
passage in waste is evident in one
or more of the following; white,
viscous liquid in manure rather
than normal whiter, pasty urates;
overabundance of white, pasty
urates compared to percentage of
dark manure (this occurred in
adult Bobwhite quail fed a high
protein starter ration); gout or
bumblefoot.
• Many of us know 100 little
about the mechanism by which an
unhealthy breeder bird prevents or
recovers from disease, but the
glandular, endocrine and immune
systems may each or all be
involved.
Some nutritionists are advising
that nutrients can sometimes
replace medicines to maintain
healthy birds and prevent disease,
or shorten the recovery period of a
bird that already is ill. Codliver
oil, molasses, VME, essential fat
ty acids, essential amino acids and
fiber have been used from time to
time to improve bird health. Put
all sick birds in a hospital pen;
they will improve and so will the
manager.
LAMBS FARM
MACHINERY
Thorndale, PA
215-269-2676
N.H. FLICKER &
SONS, INC.
Maxatawney, PA
215-683-7252
NESLEY
EQUIPMENT CO.
PotUtown, PA
215-460-6391
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215-367-9084 HambUM
SHARTLESVIIXE
FARM SERVICE
RDI, Box 13*2
215-488-1025
Jonestown
East Earl
GOODS LAWN & GARDEN
CENTER
Routt 23
717-354-4026 Ext. 34
Eim/Lebanon
BOMBERGER’S LAWN
& GARDEN
Elm: 717-664-4683
Ltbarton: 717-272-4155
WES STAUFFER
ENGINES & EQUIPMENT
23 Plauttnl Vtllty Rd.
717-738-4215
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EphtMt, PA 717-738-1131
Htithty, PA 717-533-4060
Ltncatttr, PA 717-658-2710
In summary, our goals remain:
• To eliminate or minimize ear
ly death of young animals by
studying the amount and cause of
weak or dead breeders or young.
Health of each chick must be
recorded, simply reporting dead or
alive at day old is of little or no
value. Quality, not just quantity
Company Opens
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
P. Lebzelter and Son Company
recently opened their fifth Good
year location at 199 Mens Drive
in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
The location will do business as
Lebzelter’s Field and Fleet Center
and will specialize in serving the
agricultural and commercial/
trucking segment of the tire and
service market. They will provide
service at the site as well as on
the-farm or off-the-road with a
fleet of vehicles equipped to pro
vide this service. Lebzelter's also
has installed a computerized
alignment machine capable of
aligning all vehicles.
The location will also carry a
full line of passenger and light
truck tires and will offer a menu of
services to the automotive and
light truck market.
QUALITY
BLUE MOUNTAIN
ENTERPRISES, INC,
Rt. 72 South
717-865-2994
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THE FARM WORKSHOP
1611 Pondtrwhltt Rd.
717-273-9540
Mverstown
EBLING LAWN &
GARDEN SERVICE
694 E. Lincoln Ava.
717-866-6720
Ono
SHUEY’S SALES & SERVICE
incaster
Oxford
OXFORD GREENLINE, INC,
1100 Limttlona Rd.
215-032-2573
must be our goal.
• To improve future hatches by
opening and diagnosing qualita
tively all late or unhatched eggs.
Make necessary changes when
cause and effect are discovered.
• Evaluate breeders by evaluat
ing their offspring the entire way
to market.
The location will be managed
by James R. Reed who has been
with Lebzelter’s since 1985 and
who has served in several posi
tions in the company, the most
recent of which was manager of
the Lebzelter’s Downtown loca
tion. He and his wife Linda reside
at 244 Doe Run Road in Manheim
and are the parents of a daughter,
Mindy, a student at York College
of Pennsylvania.
P. Lebzelter and Son is the old
est Goodyear dealer in the world
having just recorded 90 years
affiliation with the international
tire manufacturer. They have
served the Lancaster transporta
tion industry since 1854 and have
locations at 1601 Manheim Pike,
1543 Oregon Pike, 300 N. Queen
Street, Lancaster, and 237 Manor
Avenue, Millersville.
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Jonaotown Rd.
717-466-4615
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WAKEFIELD SAW SHOP
742 Nottingham Rd
Ronks
A & B SALES & SERVICE
370 Newport Road
2 Milo* South of Rt. 23 Along 772
Thru Monloroy
McCoole. MD
LINCOLN SUPPLY &
EQUIPMENT CO.
Soitwratt, PA 814-443-1691
McCoolo, MD 301-786-6800
Watsontown
SEILER’S REPAIR
1 Ml. W. ol Turbolvlllo
On Rt. 44
RD 2, Box 54
West Chester
M.S. YEARSLEY & SONS
110-120 E. Market SI.
215-696-2990
Oakland Md.
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COUNTRY STORE
RD 2
301-334-4361
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