Arizona Chickens

[Mikey D]

How in hell does this forum work? I post things and give replys.... and I rarely seem them. And when I do, they're in the middle of nowhere and not connected to what I replied to. They don't make sense. You people probably all think I'm mental and have unpredictable outbursts. (Well, that too!) Can someone help me out? Tomas Gospel Birds 6/05/12

On the bottom right side of each post are three buttons "multi", "quote" and "reply"

Click the quote button and you will be brought down to the bottom of that page in the standard reply window with the original post(s). You can use the cursor keys to move above or below the quote and type to your hearts content!

Below the reply window there is a preview and submit button - chose the most appropriate!

 

[hemet dennis]

On the bottom right side of each post are three buttons "multi", "quote" and "reply"

Click the quote button and you will be brought down to the bottom of that page in the standard reply window with the original post(s). You can use the cursor keys to move above or below the quote and type to your hearts content!

Below the reply window there is a preview and submit button - chose the most appropriate!

Well that's one way to do it.

 

[Billiam]

How in hell does this forum work? I post things and give replys.... and I rarely seem them. And when I do, they're in the middle of nowhere and not connected to what I replied to. They don't make sense. You people probably all think I'm mental and have unpredictable outbursts. (Well, that too!) Can someone help me out? Tomas Gospel Birds 6/05/12

Watch out everyone! Gospel's having an episode again.

What Mikey said.

 

[pdx2phx]

Next topic:

Please meet Twisty.



She has just finished a snack of organic layer mash and forgot to wipe her beak.



She is appropriately name due to her cross beak.



I am concerned that the tip of her beak that doesn't meet the bottom is growing into a hook.

Is this something that should be trimmed or should I just let it take it's own overgrown twisted route?

And if it should be trimmed...how?

*** Edited cause I haven't edited in a while because the new editor sux ***

DH and I did find some advice on trimming chicken beaks online, which we used when we had one of ours 'convalescing' indoors for a long period of time. She got quite a hook beak as she wasn't wearing it down by pecking the dirt, rocks, etc.


We used clean dog nail clippers, the type that have the guillotine type opening. We had her backlit so the light kinda showed through her beak so we would know where to trim to, and did it slowly in little stages to see how she did (like trimming toenails kinda-don't want to trim too close to the quick)

She had a much easier time eating afterward, although she really didn't care for the clipping I can say! We only had to do the upper beak, but the lower beak looks like it could be the biggest problem for your girl......I would think it'd be the same sort of process to trim it, but who knows?

Good luck!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I just use regular nail clppers. If you look closely, you can see where the quick is; don;t cut into that. Generally cut an angle from one side, cut across the middle and then an angle form the other side. File or trim a bit closer as needed. Either hold her beak closed while you trim or put a finger in to hold it open and hold her tongue down. Both work equally well, depending on hte particular bird and what she is less uncomfortable with.

Crossbeaks tend to grow longer and longer, so you have to keep them trimmed. A few other birds aso tend to have beaks that grow pretty rapidly. My araucana is one whose beak needs to be trimmed pretty often. It sounds a lot harder than it really is.

 

[pimachickens]

How in hell does this forum work? I post things and give replys.... and I rarely seem them. And when I do, they're in the middle of nowhere and not connected to what I replied to. They don't make sense. You people probably all think I'm mental and have unpredictable outbursts. (Well, that too!) Can someone help me out? Tomas Gospel Birds 6/05/12

Quote:

That's OK Gospel, we accept the mental on this thread.

 

[Mikey D]

Quote:

That's OK Gospel, we accept the mental on this thread.
Accept?

How about enthusiastically encourage and embrace!

 

[Mikey D]

Quote: I just use regular nail clppers. If you look closely, you can see where the quick is; don;t cut into that. Generally cut an angle from one side, cut across the middle and then an angle form the other side. File or trim a bit closer as needed. Either hold her beak closed while you trim or put a finger in to hold it open and hold her tongue down. Both work equally well, depending on hte particular bird and what she is less uncomfortable with.

Crossbeaks tend to grow longer and longer, so you have to keep them trimmed. A few other birds aso tend to have beaks that grow pretty rapidly. My araucana is one whose beak needs to be trimmed pretty often. It sounds a lot harder than it really is.
Thanks PDX and Sonoran. I guess I'll try the trim job tomorrow.

Why do I always seem to be trimming somthing or another off a chicken these days?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I just use regular nail clppers. If you look closely, you can see where the quick is; don;t cut into that. Generally cut an angle from one side, cut across the middle and then an angle form the other side. File or trim a bit closer as needed. Either hold her beak closed while you trim or put a finger in to hold it open and hold her tongue down. Both work equally well, depending on hte particular bird and what she is less uncomfortable with.

Crossbeaks tend to grow longer and longer, so you have to keep them trimmed. A few other birds aso tend to have beaks that grow pretty rapidly. My araucana is one whose beak needs to be trimmed pretty often. It sounds a lot harder than it really is.
Thanks PDX and Sonoran. I guess I'll try the trim job tomorrow.

Why do I always seem to be trimming somthing or another off a chicken these days?
Just wait until you start acquiring Old English, Modern and American Game boys

 

[Novaleigh]

Information source of the 45 day old store eggs info:

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateN&navID=PYEggCartonLabeling1Nav1-200&rightNav1=PYEggCartonLabeling1Nav1-200&topNav=&leftNav=CommodityAreas&page=PYEggCartonLabeling2&resultType

"Another type of code dating used indicates the recommended maximum length of time that the consumer can expect eggs to maintain their quality when stored under ideal conditions. Terminology such as "Use by", Use before", "Best before" indicates a period that the eggs should be consumed before overall quality diminishes. Code dating using these terms may not exceed 45 days including the day the eggs were packed into the carton."

*note, this does not include the 1-7 day packing period...so your eggs could be older! YUM! LOL


Sorry for the late response, was visiting Tuscon for the very first time in all the 6 years we have lived here! =D