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  1. LoneStarHen

    Houston Chicken Swap Meet, Lets Start One!

    Anyone need a drake? I've got 2 extra black runner drakes that are about 6-7 months old. Sell or swap. South of Houston. Whatcha got?
  2. LoneStarHen

    Bear attack!

    Holy picnic basket Batman. I am now happy in the fact that the worst predator I have to deal with is raccoons.
  3. LoneStarHen

    Eye infection?

    Thanks everyone for all of your comments. I pulled the little guy out of the pen last night, it is a male. I flushed his eye really well last night with some sterile saline. I think it must be a pecking injury. I am assuming there is an abscess really close to the eye itself because once I...
  4. LoneStarHen

    Eye infection?

    I did not have a chance to get a picture last night or this morning. There is no foul odor or nasal discharge at all. When I got these birds there was one in the cage that had been pecking the others around the eyes and ear area. A couple of them had bloody spots. We watched them before I...
  5. LoneStarHen

    Eye infection?

    I examined them tonight, it looks like I've only got one with an eye issue but it's a doozy. The others that looked gooey yesterday don't look so bad today. I think I may cull this one that looks so bad. I'm going to sit down after dinner and study up. These are my first quail.
  6. LoneStarHen

    Electric Fence

    I haven't had many hawk problems. I'm not sure why... They're abundant here. We also have the occasional eagle. I've read that the cd on a string works. I remember my grandma putting pie pans in her fruit trees to scare the birds away.
  7. LoneStarHen

    Eye infection?

    Interesting - and thanks! I'll have to read up on Coryza. I thought infected chickens had symptoms. The chicks that are in with the quail were hatched indoors and raised in the house until I put them into the quail cage - they've had no other exposure to the flock. They are still tiny and...
  8. LoneStarHen

    Eye infection?

    I picked up a dozen white coturnix about a month ago from a very reputable farm. They are all doing fine, laying, eating, getting fat... But some of them have what looks like an eye infection. I can't decide if I have a dominant bird pecking, or if they have something going on. They are in...
  9. LoneStarHen

    Electric Fence

    I moved my coop to a different part of the yard. It isn't very far from where it was originally - maybe 25 feet. However, the raccoons are giving me a hard time for some reason since the move. They got in the coop last week and killed a rooster. Then the other night they got in and mortally...
  10. LoneStarHen

    DIY HUMANE way to Kill Slaughter Chicken (Stun-kill, Gas)

    It has been a while since I've read this thread. I avoid this thread because of the rudeness I experienced while posting here. I am glad to see that some other folks are exploring the controlled atmosphere killing method. It works well. For those of you researching the gas method - there...
  11. LoneStarHen

    Anyone nervous about Bird Flu?

    The method itself is actually very humane - if they use the right gas. It looks like they are intending to use straight up carbon dioxide - which is not the most humane choice. A mixture of argon, carbon dioxide and low level of oxygen would be a much better choice. They simply place the...
  12. LoneStarHen

    Sudden sick bird--neurological?

    Ugh. Sorry about your hen. I have been lucky with my layers and not had any big problems with egg binding and other stuff.
  13. LoneStarHen

    I hit my rooster in the head what do I do

    I had a group of New Hampshire Red roosters that I received from a hatchery one year. They were the meanest darn roosters that I have ever owned. They would be looking for you when you walked out the door. They were young and didn't have nice spurs on them, but they would bite and scratch...
  14. LoneStarHen

    Eggs on a Plane (?)

    I emailed the TSA and got the standard response just now. I am going to try it and see what happens. I guess worst case scenario I have to chunk them. Which would stink. This was their response - which I've seen posted all over the place. Thank you for your e-mail regarding the...
  15. LoneStarHen

    Eggs on a Plane (?)

    Not entirely sure where to post this. Anyone have any recent experiences with eggs on a plane? I've found some older posts on the forum, but I'm trying to figure out more recent experiences. The TSA web site has lots of information on food, but not fresh eggs. Would fresh eggs be considered...
  16. LoneStarHen

    Sudden sick bird--neurological?

    I am south of Houston. My roo continues to improve. He has lost some weight during all of this. His keel bone is very prominent right now. I have him on some starter crumbles and he has been getting some boiled eggs. He is walking now, his wings are less droopy and he doesn't seem to...
  17. LoneStarHen

    Help! New here...coccidiosis??

    This year I've had major problems with coccidia. When we first started with the problem, I began treating as soon as I figured out what was wrong. Now I have all chicks on medicated feed and they are getting a dose of corrid or sulmet (depending on what I have on hand) a day or two after their...
  18. LoneStarHen

    I hit my rooster in the head what do I do

    I don't tolerate aggressive Roos. Into the stewpot they go. We haven't had mean rooster pot pie in a long time. I've culled mean roosters and been left with really good tempered boys who've passed on their nice manners to their babies.
  19. LoneStarHen

    Sudden sick bird--neurological?

    I have a three year old rooster who had similar symptoms. He was always bottom of the pecking order. I had him in a coop with two hens separate from the flock. One day another rooster got out while I had him free ranging and attacked him. A few days later he started having trouble walking. I...
  20. LoneStarHen

    Is My Black Copper Marans Pullet Egg Bound With her 1st Egg?

    I love gavage needles. If you have to tube feed these are helpful. They look like this: http://cadenceinc.com/catalog/productgroups/view/non-flexible_stainless_steel_needles_(reusable)
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