Back again

After spending two weeks busy being a career woman :P it's time to return to my real life, being a loveable chicken doctor :) All my chickens misses me already..

After the election and the incumbent president won again (no surprise) I miss my peaceful Indonesia without all those campaign flags on the side of the streets (looks dirty, you know?)

After a hectic night last night, somebody gets into my house while I wasn't there. Yea, thieves!! Have no idea where am I gonna live anymore :(

Tired

I really really feel knocked out this week.
Have you ever felt like you are the ONLY employee in the company so all of the assignments goes to you?
Presentation in Bandung, Sukabumi, Surabaya and the last one in Makassar infront of the FAO the United Nations. All of those things in one week!!!

Oh well, Im complaining again. I really deserve some rest

Think solemnly about Infectious Bronchitis

This coming monday, I will have to do a presentation about Infectious Bronchitis.
Well, presentation is not a new thing for me. But I must say, this Infectious Bronchitis thing that makes me worry. Worry so much.

Infectious Bronchitis (IB) is a disease that cause respiratory and reproductive problems in chickens. It is a difficult and complicated disease. IB has sooo many strains, and not all of the strains are cross protection to each other. My hands are shaky everytime I think about all the question that would come up during the presentation..

Wish me luck :p

bigger responsibilities makes me nervous

have anybody ever feel this kind of feelings?
Sometimes I think that I am too young, too small, to have bigger responsibilities. I know it's not good, but that's how I feel right now.
What if I can't bring any good result in this responsibilities?
Sooo many "what if" now hanging in my brain.

Can't go back to sleep-natural alarm

something is wrong
usually my eyes will open around 5 am, but lately it opens 30 minutes earlier.
and wont close anymore...aaaaarggggh
weird

In the middle of Crossroad

Por toi, mon ami
Je me suis perdue...
pouvez-vou m'aider, s'il vouz plait?

[sigh]

Broiler case today

I was in a commercial broiler chicken farm today.
Those 19 days chickens are suffering respiratory disturbance and leg weakness.
It is not normal to have a respiratory noise in that age.
The farmer will always think that is a form of an microorganism infection.
My suggestion : Before you are suspicious on a disease infection, make sure that your farm management is under good control.

What is happening in this farm :
This farm has a high level of ammonia smell inside the chicken house --> it explains where they gets the respiratory disturbance. Leg weakness is from the ammonia burn from the bedding or litter..

So what makes this ammonia ?
This ammonia is coming from the NH3 of the chicken droppings, the more chicken have watery droppings in the bedding material, it will form Ammonia.

So what makes this watery droppings?
I checked the temperature (HOT), the relative humidity (DRY), and chicken feed (Yes, they switched the feed raw material for a day yesterday). That explains all. Hot temp and dry humidity will makes the chickens open their beak (panting), they will drink more. The feed change will disturb their digestive system balance.

Okay, one case solved today.