I've done some home operating for bumblefoot. That's stressful enough, and there's hardly any bleeding. I can only imagine the amount of blood that would occur when dubbing such a large comb, which would be full of blood vessels. The healed pics look great. You clearly made a precise incision, which can be hard.
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Saaniya
thank you so much . :)
cShTiEcVkEeNn
I sure hope its functional with the amount of time and money i have invested.
As of yet, I haven't had any fly the coop. While several of my birds are somewhat flighty, as of yet they haven't demonstrated the ability to get enough lift to make it over either fence. They would have to take off at at least a 45° degree angle from right beside the fence to clear the opposing fence. That's not to say they won't at some point, but they haven't yet. If they do, then i will adjust
As far as bug reduction, i dont know as it's still to early to tell. I can tell you they love Jap beetles and pretty much play rugby when one of them catches one. While i'm sure my recent loss of four birds will reduce their efficiency, I'm still hopeful. If gardening was easy, everyone would have one and no one would use pesticides, but here we are. I am still optimistic that chickens surrounding the garden in conjection with out natural methods will be more rewarding than not.
We to have Japanese beetles, one way to control their number is through the use of milky spore. It is organic and works by infecting the larva with a bacteria that kills them. According to Wikipedia, "Resident spores in the soil are swallowed by grubs during their normal pattern of feeding on roots. This ingestion of the spore by the host activates reproduction of the bacteria inside the grub. Within 7–21 days the grub will eventually die and as the grub decomposes, billions of new spores are released into the soil.
Milky spore in the soil is not harmful to beneficial insects, birds, bees, pets, or people; and milky spore, like other bacteria, is highly survivable in drought conditions but suffers in temperatures of Zone 5 and colder".
As of yet, I haven't had any fly the coop. While several of my birds are somewhat flighty, as of yet they haven't demonstrated the ability to get enough lift to make it over either fence. They would have to take off at at least a 45° degree angle from right beside the fence to clear the opposing fence. That's not to say they won't at some point, but they haven't yet. If they do, then i will adjust
As far as bug reduction, i dont know as it's still to early to tell. I can tell you they love Jap beetles and pretty much play rugby when one of them catches one. While i'm sure my recent loss of four birds will reduce their efficiency, I'm still hopeful. If gardening was easy, everyone would have one and no one would use pesticides, but here we are. I am still optimistic that chickens surrounding the garden in conjection with out natural methods will be more rewarding than not.
We to have Japanese beetles, one way to control their number is through the use of milky spore. It is organic and works by infecting the larva with a bacteria that kills them. According to Wikipedia, "Resident spores in the soil are swallowed by grubs during their normal pattern of feeding on roots. This ingestion of the spore by the host activates reproduction of the bacteria inside the grub. Within 7–21 days the grub will eventually die and as the grub decomposes, billions of new spores are released into the soil.
Milky spore in the soil is not harmful to beneficial insects, birds, bees, pets, or people; and milky spore, like other bacteria, is highly survivable in drought conditions but suffers in temperatures of Zone 5 and colder".
pecker426
Thankyou very much for the review. I agree with what your saying I should of left a gap between the boards to eradicate that possibility. Thanks a lot
Thank you for writing this. I am about to clip the wings on our hens soon because one flew over a 6ft fence into our neighbor's yard while their dog was out. 
The dog got the hen, but she is unharmed... this time at least. Our hens also keep flying over our garden fence which is 3ft tall. Hopefully the clipping helps keep them out of the garden as well. 
The dog got the hen, but she is unharmed... this time at least. Our hens also keep flying over our garden fence which is 3ft tall. Hopefully the clipping helps keep them out of the garden as well.
ILoveSilkieChickens
Thank You
WannaBeHillBilly
You can use a dimmer extension cable to fine-tune the temperature in the cave.
But the idea behind the heat cave is to mimic a mother bird and the chicks should be able to find their sweet spot with the right temperature. I had some larger ducklings just sitting in the entrance to the cave, happily chirping at me while the smaller ones were inside.
The exact temperature is (imho) not so important, important is that the little ones have a choice.
But the idea behind the heat cave is to mimic a mother bird and the chicks should be able to find their sweet spot with the right temperature. I had some larger ducklings just sitting in the entrance to the cave, happily chirping at me while the smaller ones were inside.
The exact temperature is (imho) not so important, important is that the little ones have a choice.
Melky
Thank you for the review. I truly appreciate your support.
WVduckchick
Thank you!
