Arizona Chickens

[igorsMistress]

Cant help but I had to chime in.

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There is common ground. Get a set of these from Amazon. These are training eggs.
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Spoiler: TRUTH

Caveman In Favor of neutering/spaying

Hubs wants to know why the dog can't get a vasectomy like humans. At least leave his balls intact so he looks like a boy. Leave him some dignity

 

[meetthebubus]

It's after 8 am and I haven't had to go outside yet! In the hot months I would be going for the 2nd time already! Thank you winter I get to sleep in

I dont lock up my bubus so they are free to range in the run as soon as they can see, I'll join them later maybe 9ish for a bit of scratch and cuddles. Its so nice though in the summer im up at 5 am


I'm planning on expanding the side of the run where the buffs reside another 20 ft out, maybe next week, so they have more roaming space they'll love it!

 

[City farm]

Wow you've been gona awhile.... where did you move to??


That's awful..... I'm so sorry...... Hope the rest are ok!!

Hay, yes it’s been a bit since I posted.. we moved to East Mesa 2 years ago in July.. we were in construction for year and a half, then my dad got sick and moved in with us. We were not going to get any more chickens but the two new ducklings that were raised by Lorraine started picking on Cheryl our 5 to 6-year-old silkie hen.. we let her have some chicks under her last time she went broody in May. Out of 6 5 hens.. we might get rid of the cockerel. They are BBS Araucan & E.E.. happy to get reen & blue egg’s soon.. ..

 

[City farm]

Well, I know this isn't chicken related, but I also know you guys will understand. One week and two days ago, my beloved Schipperke went from being lively and healthy to suddenly not eating (Saturday night). By Sunday morning he didn't even want to move so we drove an hour to take him to the emergency vet and were somewhat unprepared when they told us we had to leave him there. For the past week he fought hard to recover and we drove up there and home every single day to visit with him so he'd know we hadn't abandoned him, but last night his condition took a significant turn for the worse, and this morning we had to have him euthanized. He was my heart, and though he loved my husband and son, we all knew he was MY dog and bonded with me from the moment we met.

Those of you who've loved and lost fur babies know how deeply it hurts. Morgan got me through a lot of really hard times and I miss him terribly. My heart is broken.

This is one of the last photos I took of him, last week on one of his 'good' days.

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Awe, bless your heart.. sad for you guy’s.. did they say what made him get sick?

 

[FeatherPugs]

Hi @City farm! Still have the seed box? Many new folks probably don't know about the box. It is a take some, leave some when you can type of box. Maybe we can start it on its way again if you still have it........just a thought. It indeed was cumbersome but it had some much fun in it!! Glad things are doing okay with you. @meetthebubus wish I could expand out a bit. Not because there's not enough room - just because I want them to have more room. Might talk with the hubby about it again. Have a wonderful day folks. Stay happy! BTW a Pisces here - could ya guess - "Be in perfect unity..."

 

[City farm]

Hi @City farm! Still have the seed box? Many new folks probably don't know about the box. It is a take some, leave some when you can type of box. Maybe we can start it on its way again if you still have it........just a thought. It indeed was cumbersome but it had some much fun in it!! Glad things are doing okay with you. @meetthebubus wish I could expand out a bit. Not because there's not enough room - just because I want them to have more room. Might talk with the hubby about it again. Have a wonderful day folks. Stay happy! BTW a Pisces here - could ya guess - "Be in perfect unity..."

Morning feather pugs, yes and no. I should be getting it back this Sunday.. A FB BYC member has it currently.. I will host a event here if people are interested? In order for me to keep track of who wants to come email me [email protected] if some of you are far and cant’s make it maybe at the event we could set up some envelopes & mail you seed’s or come down and grab the box.. either way works.. another person from here are planning a trip to a nursery.. We can meet up and do a swap at a restaurant that day?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hubs wants to know why the dog can't get a vasectomy like humans. At least leave his balls intact so he looks like a boy. Leave him some dignity

Believe it or not there are vets that do those as well as ovary sparing spays lol I'm not sure it's the exact same thing as a human vasectomy but they cut a tube or something. Idk if you have any vets that do it near you though and sometimes they are more expensive and sometimes not. They actually say these types of sterilization or leaving them intact are better for the dog, at least until they mature, because they need the hormones to grow. Otherwise the growth plates don't close properly. Causes them to be taller than they should and sometimes ACL/ligament issues because of it and possibly other health issues. Though not always. But more research is finding the potential issues for early neutering especially for large breed dogs. How old is Frank? And how big? If possible, I would wait until at least 18 months or at the very very least a year but I know that you are getting the new puppy soon so I understand wanting to get it done sooner, especially since you already made the appointment and the hormone saving ones do keep intact animal behaviors usually. Although if you have a vet that does it near you you might try it. I believe vasectomies are less common than the ovary sparing surgeries though. Idk why.

 

[ShrekDawg]

This website may help

https://www.parsemus.org

https://www.parsemus.org/projects/hormone-sparing-male-sterilization/

https://www.parsemus.org/projects/veterinarian-list/

 

[ShrekDawg]

But sorry, I do not mean to scare you or anything. I think if he is over 6 months old it should be okay but if at all possible, I would consider at least rescheduling his full neuter until later or trying to find someone to do an alternative one. Understandable if not though. Could also leave him be and do ovary sparing on the female when she's older instead.

 

[Geranium]

Those windy cold nights left me worried about the chickens so I installed a wind break to stop the prevailing winds. It's doubled now, but I can let it down all the way in bad weather, or bring it up further for extra breezes during the summer nights.

Also, my ladies enjoy sunbathing! So cute.