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[alibra]

Anyone here have Swedish flowers?

 

[chrissyr]

ok, on bumblefoot: is it possible to have other little scab like things on the foot? I'm not sure if I could get a good pick but i'll try to describe it. So there are a few sections on each foot where the top layer seems gone and underneath is a darker KIND of scab like skin layer. One is definitely harder. I would hate to cut open these for the wrong thing. They aren't swollen. He has always had a limp for the last 4 months. I thought he just jumped down and hurt something. He grew REALLY FAST, so I chalked it up to an issue with that. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow. I just know my family will freak out if i try to get them to help me with surgery. That would be the last straw, lol! So I would be doing this myself, while everyone is gone

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I had a rooster attack me while I was delivering mail last year. The lady had him in her front yard (separated from her 3 hens in the back) because he was "mean" to them. I don't know he was there at first and he got me when I was walking away. He hit me on the back of my let with his spur. I went through my pants and my sock, and put a little hole in my leg.

he'd been butchered right there and thrown on the ladies door

Anyone here have Swedish flowers?

Miss Molly and Deann ( Just Struttin ) I believe still does

 

[ronott1]

ok, on bumblefoot: is it possible to have other little scab like things on the foot? I'm not sure if I could get a good pick but i'll try to describe it. So there are a few sections on each foot where the top layer seems gone and underneath is a darker KIND of scab like skin layer. One is definitely harder. I would hate to cut open these for the wrong thing. They aren't swollen. He has always had a limp for the last 4 months. I thought he just jumped down and hurt something. He grew REALLY FAST, so I chalked it up to an issue with that. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow. I just know my family will freak out if i try to get them to help me with surgery. That would be the last straw, lol! So I would be doing this myself, while everyone is gone

If there is no swelling it does not sound like bumble foot. I would spray twice a day with Vetricyn gel and see how it goes.

 

[chrissyr]

If there is no swelling it does not sound like bumble foot. I would spray twice a day with Vetricyn gel and see how it goes.

Thanks Ron. I'll try that. He is getting pretty tame with all his handling here. He won't grow a tail cause his girls keep pecking it bad. So i got him a saddle, lol! I added onto it to make it cover the tail. I would add a pic, but he'd be horrified haha! So it should be easier to do the Vetricyn now.

 

[chrissyr]

It is more of a behavior thing and is likely more genetic than learned. You are not trying to attack him but gaining dominance over him. Pushing him back with a broom does that without hurting them. The reason many Show Quality or lines of a breed that are shown have less aggression is because they have been selectively bred for being less aggressive. If you really like the way this one looks, work with him this year and get a bunch of boy offspring. Cull the aggressive ones and breed from the one or two that are less aggressive next year. They will become much nicer quickly that way.

When one of them pecks me, I pick them up and carry them around for a bit. I do not know if it causes dominance in their minds but they usually calm down. Some do not though and then they do become soup no matter what! Life gets to be much simpler when a mean Boy is gone. The other chickens are happier too.

So handling them will make them better? I just figured not to tame them at all. But it sounds like if you pick them up, almost like you're examining them (feet, wings, mouth), may make it better. As oppose to just hand feeding or petting. Is that right Ron?

 

[tommysgirl]

He's a blue English Orpington. That's expensive soup

That's what I think about showing one or both of my Silver Penciled Wyandottes the cone

It is more of a behavior thing and is likely more genetic than learned. You are not trying to attack him but gaining dominance over him. Pushing him back with a broom does that without hurting them. The reason many Show Quality or lines of a breed that are shown have less aggression is because they have been selectively bred for being less aggressive. If you really like the way this one looks, work with him this year and get a bunch of boy offspring. Cull the aggressive ones and breed from the one or two that are less aggressive next year. They will become much nicer quickly that way.

When one of them pecks me, I pick them up and carry them around for a bit. I do not know if it causes dominance in their minds but they usually calm down. Some do not though and then they do become soup no matter what! Life gets to be much simpler when a mean Boy is gone. The other chickens are happier too.

This is great advice!...I had to pick up one of my roos and cart him around. I took him in the house under my arm, he pecked Tom and I gave him a flick. Got a little guff from my uncle who said, "He's trying to show you who's boss." "
" I know," I told him "but he isn't"
"I don't think he agrees with you." he said
"Yeah, Well you don't see him carrying me under his wing do you."
end of conversation. My uncle has interesting ideas about animal husbandry...

Oh, and get some Rocks!

Did you mean Plymouth Rocks because I think my Choc Rock pullet has laid an egg a day for a couple of months straight...She is huge, her egg is small but she gives us one every darned day..Love that bird!

Anyone here have Swedish flowers?

Jeff, @Papa Brooder does. I got a gorgeous one from Deann @juststruttin . I picked the week old chick with the cutest personality as a buddy to the OE I was getting from her and of course it was a cockerel but he was amazing. The guy I sold him to contacted me recently too and said he is a good boy.


I want @debs_flock to get back stateside so that I can negotiate an egg or chick deal I got the fever.

 

[chiqita]

Ha ha I bet you WOULD. Brawny's our feathered beach ball... and yesterday he got bounced around lol. Don't feed my desire to collect chickens.

What I need is a couple more hens to offset the two roosters we have.

He could come with some breese pullets <<

Also, in case anyone is curious, NEVER EVER EVER get ice cream and based on oatmeal instead of dairy.

DEEEEguisting!

 

[ronott1]

That's what I think about showing one or both of my Silver Penciled Wyandottes the cone

This is great advice!...I had to pick up one of my roos and cart him around. I took him in the house under my arm, he pecked Tom and I gave him a flick. Got a little guff from my uncle who said, "He's trying to show you who's boss." "
" I know," I told him "but he isn't"
"I don't think he agrees with you." he said
"Yeah, Well you don't see him carrying me under his wing do you."
end of conversation. My uncle has interesting ideas about animal husbandry...


Did you mean Plymouth Rocks because I think my Choc Rock pullet has laid an egg a day for a couple of months straight...She is huge, her egg is small but she gives us one every darned day..Love that bird!
Jeff, @Papa Brooder does. I got a gorgeous one from Deann @juststruttin . I picked the week old chick with the cutest personality as a buddy to the OE I was getting from her and of course it was a cockerel but he was amazing. The guy I sold him to contacted me recently too and said he is a good boy.


I want @debs_flock to get back stateside so that I can negotiate an egg or chick deal I got the fever.

Yes, picking them up seems to tame them if they will be tamed. Petting is a bad idea since they can peck you quickly that way.

All Rocks are winter layers. I like the Partridge Rocks and the Silver Pencil Rocks since they are smaller and have a better feed conversion.

 

[tls_ranch]

My flock is really starting to lay again I have 6 pullets now laying. One " older" hen re-started laying today and several more hens and pullets are now staking out the nest boxes acting all excited about eggs. I love my fresh eggs...the yolks are marigold/ mandarin orange and they taste SO much better than store bought.


I might just have to start hatching early this year. Maybe I can sell some extras at the March show in red bluff.

Trisha

It is so nice to get them laying again!

Try to time some hatches so that the pullet start laying in Late august to Early Sept. You should get them to lay through the winter that way.

Well, I did hatch early, mid and late this year. But I ended up only keeping pullets from my last hatches in early summer. Next time I will be sure to keep some early hatched pullets too. I kept the late hatched pullets this year because I wanted genetics from hens that kept egg color the longest without fading, didn't go broody early on and laid well into the hotter temps. I also hatched in fall from the hens that laid all summer without stopping because of heat stress or going broody. This spring I will hatch from the pullets that were the first to lay and hens that needed no added light to re-start. Hopefully I will keep improving egg traits that I want this way.

I only keep barnevelders, so no rocks for me. I only want to keep my focus on one breed. I did have some silver pencilled rocks from show lines and the ones I got were horrible layers. Small eggs for their size and went broody after about 2 weeks of laying. My sis still has a huge gorgeous silver penciled hen...she has only gotten about 40 eggs out of her I have one rock / barnie pullet. She did the same thing...went broody after 20+ eggs this year. Must be the strain of rocks I got... Maybe the next generation will be better, if not I will cull the whole silver project and start over.

Trisha