Posts by Working Dog Doc

That's exactly what that means...

  Quote: Originally Posted by naillikwj82  Several thoughts to consider: Not being familiar with parrot anatomy, how long will the feed in their crop last?  Chickens may still have food in the crop 4...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Minniechickmama  I would agree that taking water away more than 12 hours is not a good idea, they become lethargic, especially if they are small for attempting the surgery....

I am quite new to avian surgery, but my sources suggest more than 12 hours before surgery is excessive.  For example, in a baby parrot that would be of comparable age to a young chicken, 6 hours seems to be plenty.

I am also most interested in this thread.  I just have a small number of birds (2 nearly six week old salmon Favorelles pullets, 4 two week old Cornish crosses, 2 two week old production red cockerels destined for caponizing...

While there is likely differences in carcass composition between the breeds, it's also what they are eating that is important.

Here's my Malinois/Sibe girl at about 3 months old.  She's 4 months old now and significantly darker and more sable.    

Quote: Originally Posted by LIBERTYNY   I agree with most of what you said    but this law targets small farm owners -  most small farm owners do not engauge in that type of "over...

Has nothing to do with government interference and everything to do with preventing producers from unnecessarily and incorrectly using antibiotics leading to nasty antibiotic resistance.  I'll give you an example...about two...

Thanks Oregon Blues, I'll give that a try for this bag.