Recent content by HaulnFetch

I'm still around with my 16 ladies and gents. I've just been too busy lately to spend much time on the computer. And I am kinda the quite type anyway.

And it still brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart.

I hope I am not intruding or posting in the wrong spot. I don't post often. We have a Black Copper Maran Rooster that we need to re-home. Oreo was born on May 6th, hatched from an egg from the Garry Farm, http://thegarryfarm.yolasite.com/, by one of our broodies. Unfortunately, we also had...

Sometimes it feels like work. It's cold out but the water still needs changing, the run needs a bit of raking, the girls want to get out of the run for a bit and free range and I have to put on hat, gloves and three layers of clothes. Then I gather the eggs, see them happily digging for...

It's pretty simple really. My wife is the brains behind this outfit but, if anyone tells her I said that I will plead temporary insanity. Haul n Fetch is what I do best. The wife points, I haul it or fetch it.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area Dr. Laurel Johnson Town & Country Animal Hospitals 701 W Highway 11 E New Market, TN 37820 865-475-2000 844 Old Highway 92 Dandridge, TN 37725 865-397-0200

This is Tufus. She was born with a crossed-beak and only one eye. We looked at her and either my wife or I said Lord ! This chicken is Too Ugly For US". Thus, Tufus. She is 2 1/2 years old now and the sweetest, friendliest chicken you could ever want. And a great layer too ! Oh. She...

We didn't find what we were looking for at the show but, it was great meeting some fellow chicken lovers. Tennesseeckn, I think Roo is beautiful. He sure made my wife and I stop and take a look at him. And he's not fat....just big boned !

Goodness gracious. That is expensive. Mine charges around $25.00 for an office visit. We had a sick hen in about 4 weeks ago. They charged another $22.00 for a thorough examination. Drugs were a bit expensive, $40.00 for an antibiotic, a steroid and a drug for digestive system motility...

After reading the information below, Blu-Kote sounds pretty safe to me unless you intend to drink it or take a daily bath in it. From Wikipedia One study in mice demonstrated dose-related carcinogenic potential at several different organ sites.[25][26] The Food and Drug Administration in the...

I wouldn't worry overly much about an over dose. I had a conversation with our vet about vitamins. Thiamine is a water soluble and, as such, is excreted in the urine or urates in the case of a chicken. The body can only use so much at a time and will get rid of what it does not need. Over...

It's possible I suppose though I think the gizzard is a bit hard to feel. Here is a link to photos and other information about the digestive system. Maybe this will help? If nothing else, its interesting reading...

I am not sure if this will help you. We have a Speckled Sussex, Thelma, that also seemed to have repeated crop problems. The first time is was clearly sour crop. The odor was unmistakable. The liquid that came out was green to very dark green and lots of it ! She was treated with an...

I just stumbled across this thread and am real happy to join in. I and my wife are in Strawberry Plains. I thought I would pass on the name of a vet in this area who will actually see chickens. She has saved a couple of our beauties that I was sure were goners. Dr. Laurel Johnson Town &...

I have been thinking about an automatic door too. Here is a link to one I have been looking at. http://www.chickendoors.com/products.php