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6/24/12 at 7:54pm
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Rain is all around Tucson, but looks like we'll miss it.  It looks good for Casa Grande though!

 

 

Not happening for Casa Grande, it dissipated...maybe tomorrow :)

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post #29032 of 36928
6/24/12 at 8:15pm
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What the heck just happened?

 

Holy multiple posts Batman!


LOL. I think she rules your computer, too!

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post #29033 of 36928
6/24/12 at 8:31pm
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That's a good reason to rid them.   I'd spray them up in their retreats with Orange Guard, remove the webs the next day with a stick in order to gather up all the silk and then check again in a couple days.   By gathering up the silk you'll be able to know which ones survived the first spray--any new silk means survivors--and you'll be more likely to collect up any surviving egg sacs.  A strong shop-vac also works well at pulling them out.

 

Have you ever been to the Second Street School?  It's at 2nd and Tucson Blvd.   My daughter went to day care/preschool there.   While it is an absolutely amazing place for many reasons, her very favorite part was the chickens they raised.   Because of that, I had to answer the question, "When are we getting chickens, Dad?" for years.   It makes me wonder if those kids that went through there will be more likely to raise chickens as adults.


Thanks for the advice. I'll pull the shop vac out this week. I have heard of Second Street School. On of my friends was going to send her kids there. I had a daycare for about 10 years. We had pygmy goats and rabbits because my kids were in 4H. The daycare kids LOVED the animals. I think that's what sold their parents too. During the County Fair, we spent more time at the fair grounds than at the daycare. I can't wait to get started again, with kids and animals.

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post #29034 of 36928
6/24/12 at 8:55pm

So Hoppy has a swollen eye - why does this have to happen the day before a big trip?

 

Taught Walter how to inject a chicken.

 

Yikers!

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6/24/12 at 9:13pm
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i just rehomed my last  2 laying hens this morning. one of my muscovy drakes kept biting them on their heads and necks and holding them down. he had one pinned on the ground this morning, i could hear her from the kitchen. poor thing. i put up an ad and they were gone within about two hours. i figured it would be easier to rehome laying hens than a mean drake. for some reason he has left the 5 basque pullets alone and he can't get to the silkies since they are in their own coop. i just don't get it. and now, no more eggs until the basque start laying. sad.png

 

bootsie, haven't candled yet. the light i use is attached to the fireman's mountain bike and i dunno how to detach it. hu.gif

Sad days at the pastry house-hold - no more cluckers... sad.png

She still has cluckers, just not her layers.

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adult and started pairs occasionally available;   No eggs or chicks. 
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post #29036 of 36928
6/24/12 at 9:34pm

Mikey, I give my flocks a couple hand fulls of dried cat food during molt for a little protein boost.  Make sure you get a pretty small kibble.  Doing the Heimlich on a choking chook doesn't sound like fun.  The nutrition threads here warn that it can be too high in sodium.  So, probably not good to use it on a regular basis.

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post #29037 of 36928
6/24/12 at 9:36pm

Mycoplasmas can slow down egg production.

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6/24/12 at 9:56pm
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Mycoplasmas can slow down egg production.

Yeah well that too... he.gif

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post #29039 of 36928
6/24/12 at 10:07pm

New AZ member with questions about Phx Chicken laws here :  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/681403/moving-to-arizona-newbie#post_9210057


Edited by AZBootsie - 6/24/12 at 10:28pm

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6/24/12 at 10:09pm
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Mycoplasmas can slow down egg production.

Yeah well that too... he.gif

Sorry hugs.gif

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