BYC Café

[sourland]

Good morning, Café - coffee was bitter so I brewed another pot.

Mixed flock. Can a little Bantam mate with large fowl hens?

Generally where there's a will there's a way, but a Serama cross may be too small. Sometimes size does matter.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning, Café - coffee was bitter so I brewed another pot.



Generally where there's a will there's a way, but a Serama cross may be too small. Sometimes size does matter.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning my friends. Today is supposed to be the last rain free day for a week. How depressing. Not much energy, these allergies are dragging me down. Yesterday it got up to 66°, it was just lovely!

 

[igorsMistress]

Dear Universe,

Is that a flicker of of light at the end of the tunnel? Oh please, say yes! Thank you!

IM

 

[Bamabexchicks]

X2

 

[N F C]

Good morning again everyone! Thanks for the fresh coffee Sour

 

[igorsMistress]

Dear Universe

Oh My! It's a glimmer of hope!

THANK YOU!!!!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

I've never clipped wings here. They free range and a clipped wing could make that fraction of a second difference in escaping a predator.
Also, a couple of the chicken keepers I know locally have bantams and Minorcans. They tried wing clipping; they read about it on the Internet . It didn't stop the bantams or Minorcans going up the trees, on the roofs etc. It just made flying more difficult.
The Marans here have never shown the slightest interest in tree climbing. The local Catalan breed will and do roost up trees.
I think, although I've never kept the breeds that are common in the US, the heavier dual purpose fowl are less prone to roosting in trees for obvious reasons.
I would try to find out which breeds that you can get where you are @Bamabexchicks don't have a reputation for being flighty. That might be a good starting point for your rooster choice.

Yes, this is something I'm not going to rush into. I dont want to have anything happen to him or have to get rid of a rooster for any reason.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Sorry, meant to say good morning,and thanks for the yummy coffee Sour!

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks for the coffee, Sour. I'll take a small thermos for the drive home.

My other half, Dave, was participating in a clinical trial for an AD drug. Hence my frequent road trips. The trial site is a 1.5 hour drive away. We received notice from the clinic that the company is aborting the trial. The drug wasn't working.
I didn't really think it was helping as Dave continues to very slowly decline. But I was still disappointed about the termination.
HOWEVER, I read about an even more promising drug called COR388. The company that developed it, Cortexyme, if going into it's Phase 2 trial and will start recruiting April 1.
But they haven't announced trial locations. So I mentioned my desire for Dave to enter this new CT to Dave's neurologist, Dr. C, and Dr. C said he's already been contacted by Cortexyme to be a trial site!!!!!
Dave is a qualified candidate so will be called in just as soon as possible to enroll in that trial! I could not possibly be more excited for him!
This is a such a huge deal for us.