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No idea why anyone would use pain killers on these. We used to caponize, the only thing is that you don't feed or water for 12 hours before and you're good to go. Dad refused to listen to me on a bird and tried to caponize a pullet. Let's just say it didn't go well. He learned to listen to me...

I need to do that this week...I forgot about them until now. The wing bands are SO much easier to use than leg bands on chicks. Easy to do by yourself, just grab a seat or a tree trunk, sit down and put the legs between your knees and clip it in with the banding pliers. I use whatever is...

Vaccinating for Fowl Pox is super easy. Up in PA I had to do it with each hatch. Down here in OK, I haven't had a single issue. I wonder if there's just something about more birds in that area carrying it? Mine were inside of an enclosed barn and never allowed outside. One day of above 40*...

Looks like no more fertile eggs for me until September at the earliest. It's so hot here I haven't had to fill the feed bins in 3 days. Usually I have to refill them every day. Males are breeding, hens are laying but zero fertile eggs from my LF birds. Anyone else getting the effects of this...

Yes I did. I will NEVER use another shampoo again.

I can't tell you how hard and long the search was. It just happened that I came across a photo of a bird that had been shown recently. I recognized the line instantly and wanted to know who had shown the bird. Tracked that person down and they said they got the bird from another person...

Fred, I'm definitely not Bob but just to give my opinion on this: I refused to introduce any new blood into my Langshans. I knew that Forrest's line was out there somewhere. After years of searching, and reduced fertility and some really "eeek" things happening to unhatched embryos, I was...

Well pin a rose on my nose! I know who you are now! HAHA!

THAT is cool. Very interesting, especially that it helps the leg color. I would not have thought of that. I wonder if I could put up a part of a garden that grows alfalfa. Hmm....the possibilities are endless! :D I have a question that is bugging the absolute heck out of me. My white bantams...

Forrest told me about the corn helping put purple barring to show in the feathers. He showed me one pen that was fed corn, one that had no corn. I've found through the years that this was more or less correct. Feeding Sunflower seeds seems to combat this a bit. Mainly though, the genetics have...

Went outside...apparently my bantam Langshans did a better than "well" in their broodiness. Had a bantam white Langshan chick hatched out and peeping under the two hens. Only 4 days early. Tell me that freezing temperatures kills embryos. Bah. I had pulled all those eggs at Day 2 until I could...

Thanks for the info! You won't see me there, but you MAY see some of my line shown by Kelly Corley. She's done a great job in conditioning them. She may have some bantams being shown there as well. I don't know if she is planning on showing them there or not?

Let me see, where is this show at? Do you know the exact date? My cock is in NO condition, but the hens and pullets have never looked better. I just plucked out every tail feather on that cock. Should have done it much sooner, but didn't want to get all of them out when he was replacing the...

I would, but we will be in the middle of moving and keeping our budget close to home. I don't think we will be able to go to any more shows until after we move!

Any time Bentley! Jon, ferrets are awesome!

That's how it was on the way up here! Now, we're going back with: 1 Moving truck 4 different cars 1 U-haul trailer full of chickens 1 horse trailer full of a butt-headed horse that people apparently like to take pictures of as we drive? Seriously? Has nobody seen a horse in a trailer before...

Woohoo! Just found out I get to move back to God's country sooner rather than later! The end of February we get to come back home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ewww.... Sorry. Cabbage. That ranks up there with celery!

NanaKat, if you can find someone anywhere along our route, preferrably in the PA area that has some Columbian Wyandottes like what you are after, we may be able to bring them down to you when we move. I am not a fan of Wyandottes myself. Every single one I have had has been vicious to other...

I'm pretty sure that's because one of the main exhibitors left the area. I think I remember meeting you WAY long back. Went to a small Mexican restaurant just down the road? I was too young then to enjoy the Casino nearby. Bentley, I can't wait to get back. People up here just can't...