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Ah Jessica so nice to hear your heroic tale! You guys are awesome! I have less than 100 (need a quota here if you have more ) chickens and turkeys. 1 goose left and no, Ralph, I'm not replacing him when he goes. He follows me everywhere and nips the turkeys if I don't shoo him away. I know how...

Perfect! LMAO!!!

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Good luck with that! I have 7 hens and 3 jakes I think and I reckon we have about another 6 weeks before the mating urges start. Last year January was an turkey orgy - not funny! We just moved 8 of them to the lower pastures and they were in prison in the barn for a day or two to get them used...

Hey LindaB220 and everyone else Been a while since I've been on this blog. Work is crazy busy and chickens are my therapy! Time for a gin and tonic at the bar and grill You mentioned you would be interested in the 'pithing' tool. I finally ordered 2 from France and they arrived (the postage...

my lodger has/had 200 laying ducks and she had more demand than she could handle. So I think you're onto a good thing there for sure!

more likely to get a non STD that way, sorry to tell you that.... In one of the wards in a hospital I used to work in (trained as a registered nurse) in the UK there was a poem scratched onto the staff washroom. "It's no good standing on the seat, the bugs in here can jump 10 feet" Of course...

SO sorry to hear this!

yikes! glad the fox didn't turn up! I had some English relatives over for a week and that happened one night to me too. Im blaming the drinks at the bar and grill... Just hatched out 10 sweet blue slate poults. This turkey thing is getting out of hand.... We also have 20 new Mistral Gris chicks...

sorry to have missed you! Yes it's pretty dang hot here at the moment. Have just had some English relatives over for a week so finally relaxing today. It was lovely to see them but tiring. hatched out 16 more MG chicks & 11 blue slate poults. Here are some pictures. I can imagine how happy your...

holm25 I am very sorry to hear your news. You have been wonderful to hear about your escapades on this thread. Hugs to you.

So sorry to hear it Jessica that is very upsetting

MM, PM me and when you get to Nanaimo if you're serious about getting some MG eggs I reckon we can work something out LOL! I had one of those but he has calmed right down now. Me too! Working like crazy at the moment so just dipping in and out but i love this thread.I'm sure I would have...

TT first off I want to smack u lol jkjk. Only cuz I am jealous its only 40 degrees there. And my geese and ducks aren't honking or quacking. But the geese r as big as the pekins!! And they were hatched on May 16th. But 2 Muscovys r Lilac and 2 r chocolates. All r boys but one I mean 40 degrees...

Duluth really sorry to hear about Bert.He will be missed for sure. One of my big black meatie hens died on the same day -due to the heat I think. It's been 40 degrees here and so hard for them. Jessica it sounds like you did a great job taking the (madame) bull by the horns. Bring it on! I have...

Drat - lost message, will retype reply. Today's rate us dollar is 1.14 euros. the idea is that when the chicken doesn't have time to pour out adrenaline into their system, the muscles aren't tensed and therefore don't hold on to the feathers as tightly. Lots of info on pithing on BYC

Looking at today's rate 1 us dollar is 1.14 euros. I plan to buy a couple when I return home. The idea is that if the fear response is not invoked, then the muscles don't have adrenaline pouring into them, making them tense up. If they are relaxed then the feathers slide out more easily.there is...

I agree!

I can't buy one here but I am planning to buy one or more online when I return. you can buy them from that website

http://www.alliance-elevage.com/dept63_63_01_004_0601007_fiche_pince_a_tuer_volailles_c141900.html#.VYXMIXManqB GRAPHIC WARNING! this is the tool. You put the sharp side into the slit in the roof of their mouth and the other part on the top of their head. Apply force quickly. Then cut their...