Posts by Fishwife

Wow, thanks guys..I was just worried the fish would hurt the Gander I guess, but he's still out there fishing around for snacks, so I guess he knows best what he wants.  This has been such an adventure.  

Hello All...   So when we bought this place, there were three geese on the pond, and they would come up to the dock to eat the floating catfish feed when the old owner would be feeding the fish.. Fine.  An occasional...

I'm going with something wrong with her leg(s).  Try not to wiggle it around; if it is broken, that could lessen chances of recovery.   One of my chicken books showed an illustration with a hen in a box.. like sitting on...

Thanks for your kind thoughts, Chic..  Hen is still with us, and walking around a little, so we are just hoping she will pull through this.. Another thunderstorm and flashflooding on the horizon, so everyone is locked down tightly..

It's okay.. you are very kind.    At this point all I can do is wait to see if she can pull out of it.  Oddly enough, I was thinking.. if this were a person, what would you do if you couldn't do mouth to mouth.. and...

To anyone who believes it is impossible for a chicken to drown in a rainstorm, I'm here to say they are incorrect.    I said, forget this, I can hear liquid in her, turned her upside down and water, mixed with a thin...

Well, granny was wrong.. Chickens apparently cannot drown in rain..    So, I have a chicken that just sounds like she got water in her lungs and she is apparently just resting up after the pool party.   Outstanding.

If he did not die overnight, he may not.    Is there swelling on his neck?  If so that could complicate breathing and would be a bad way to die slowly.    If not, I would say isolate him, make sure he...

http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/ballistic_penises_and_corkscrew_vaginas_-_the_sexual_battles.php   Maybe you just need to wait a bit.. warm water may cause it to swell and it may be even harder for him to...

Long story short, we had a hellacious thunderstorm w/lightening here two nights ago.. Texas Hill Country   chickens got out.. one had gash over back thatI  treated with hydrogen peroxide, dried her off, and others, back...