- Nov 14, 2012
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Hey Ruthster..I am far from an expert at this, but in my trials I have found the two following non-surgery-related tactics to help:
1. Pre-pluck the boys you plan to do a few days in advance, rather than on surgery day.
2. When you withhold food/water, use a small wire transfer cage, or an empty rabbit hutch. If they have ground contact, they will find something to ingest....
glad you understand a fence that will hold goats.. haha
my friend says if a fence wont hold water it wont hold goats..
She had milking goats i came to enjoy< i do not have goats > but the idea of making a good escape proof area came from her..and goats!
I saw yesterday where they were getting thru the bird netting.. oh well.
I cooped up 6 more that i'll start tonight.. they had am food - while i was catching them.
The others completed are going from the house to the mini pen - just standing chicken wire and a smaller 3' gate w/n the garden, and if they get out great!
I just want to see how they get along be for they can go hide. I'll let them out after a few hours. every one is eating drinking and .. the other..
the Test roos of 7 or 8 wks from the w/s are out in the mini coop/run < amazon pchs for 4 hens> getting to know the others while protected from pecks.
Lessons learned ..
Banding is good.. I banded everyone in the big coop last nigh. mostly McMurray birds I picked yellow for that source.
I was looking for SOP < what i know of so far> and Faults..
some of my EE roos have ? no toe nails.? or stubs.. but that may be an advantage to my 7 hens that are looking a bit feather/thread bear on the back.
so I'll leave them for last .. for the "treatment".
I'm just learning about banding.. with the Capons.. i find numbering them .. helps me to recall .. the slips. and other problems.. that i can track for the future.
I wish i had done this at the w/s as i tried one time the alternate incision spot between ribs.. and that could have been the slower one to rebound.
if i recall on that one.. i believe i broke a rib while using the spreader.. and that certainly could be why he was not as active.
I decided to use banding of same color on L and R legs.. if there is a fault.. and its already easier to tell them apart walking in the yard.
< i'm sure there is some one that's figured out a system
if you see a specific post on methods of banding .. it would help ....
pm me with the post # or right click & copy that post >
well gotta go..