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[Kaylish]

NPR had a Segment on that recently. Just for information, several studies have shown that the coating on seeds, which is a neve toxin that comes from the same nicotine in cigarettes may be the main cause of colony decline in bees. The plant grown from the coated seed has the poison in it! Then there is the bug spray the plants are sprayed with.

But get this! One coated corn seed will kill a sparrow if eaten. A small bit will weaken the egg shell and cause fertility problems. What is the cause of the low fertility in our chickens over the past several years? Maybe some breeds are more sensitive to the poison effects. I wonder if places close to planted fields or even feeding the chickens greens that have the poison in it is a cause?

Nicaloids are banned in Europe.

I buy all my veggie/flower seeds online from certified Non-GMO / Organic farmers; haven't done grass seed yet but am working on filling the lawn area with St. Augustine grass to eliminate the need to reseed every year.

I've also read that the spray will kill 90-95% of all amphibians that come in contact with the residue. Nasty stuff; I wish the US would get with the program and place everyones well being above the almighty Dollar but...I'll stop now.

You can't use seeds with any coating on your lawn if you have either. Or you shouldn't. It makes resedding or buying sod a pita. Id like to break down and resod if we get a el nino this year but im uncertain I can find safe sod.

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Wow! That's great!. I'm not sure my Papa Brooder eggs have fared as well.

For the record; I drove up to get them. Hour and 15 mins in the car and almost half were pulled out of the nesting boxes while I was there. I cracked one of the "clear" bantams (the other 3 I left in the bator to recheck on day 10) and it looked like it quit on day 3 or so

You can find grass seeds that are not coated but most lawn grass now has grass that produce alkaloids to make them bug resistant. It is not clear to me if this grass is bad for chickens or not. I do give mine lawn clippings from grass grown from seeds that were not coated but they do produce the alkaloids. The eggs are fine and fertility has been good this year.

You may be better using a pasture blend of some type:

http://www.alseed.com/pages/CropCategoryListing.aspx?categoryID=179

Thanks for the link!

 

[Audio51]

Quote: She is very striking, isn't she (Says "She" in hopes that saying it will make it true). She is my first silkie and I can't wait to see how she turns out.

Quote: I won't lose a hand by doing that, will I, Ron?

Quote: I remember that you were going to drive up. If I remember right, it was right after I received mine. If I had known you were planning to go I might have asked to ride along and picked mine up too. I know they seem to do better that way...especially when they are shipped from nearby. I think they get bounced more than when they come from further away.

 

[kande]

kande, what a horrible situation so sorry for the loss of a loved one  ....

do you happen to have any photo's of these birds or rabbits as it would be a very fast way for people to see what you have and will greatly aid in someone rescuing them thus reliving a Burdon one and bring joy to another .....  

thanks gander007. I totally agree that pics are needed, I was just anxious to get the ball rolling. I'm up in Petaluma, and if everything works out I'm hoping to get down to their place in San Juan Bautista this weekend to take pics and organize a bit.

kande

 

[chiqita]

thanks gander007. I totally agree that pics are needed, I was just anxious to get the ball rolling. I'm up in Petaluma, and if everything works out I'm hoping to get down to their place in San Juan Bautista this weekend to take pics and organize a bit.

kande

Did you get my email?
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[gander007]

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Petaluma what a nice place to live but I sure bet it has changed in the last 40 or so years ....

Yes some picks and you might want to put them up in the Buy-Sell-Trade trend as well as all the California State Trends and sorry for your loss and hope you find some great homes for your birds .....

 

[Kaylish]

I remember that you were going to drive up.  If I remember right, it  was right after I received mine.   If I had known you were planning to go I might have asked to ride along and picked mine up too.  I know they seem to do better that way...especially when they are shipped from nearby.  I think they get bounced more than when they come from further away.
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Audio51
Next time I head up I'll let you know! (Ran up late after work last Friday to catch him before he left for the week)

 

[Audio51]

I remember that you were going to drive up. If I remember right, it was right after I received mine. If I had known you were planning to go I might have asked to ride along and picked mine up too. I know they seem to do better that way...especially when they are shipped from nearby. I think they get bounced more than when they come from further away.

Audio51
Next time I head up I'll let you know! (Ran up late after work last Friday to catch him before he left for the week)[/QUOTE]

That would be great! Thanks...

 

[Audio51]

Processed my first 2 quail today. The first one was the one with the slipped hock, the other was an obnoxious rooster that was going after the other males. They are much faster than chickens. Man.......those boys are very well endowed. I am surprised they have room for the other internal organs...
These 2 pics are the same bird. He was about 5.5 oz after processing ans the other was 6.0.

 

[casportpony]

Processed my first 2 quail today. The first one was the one with the slipped hock, the other was an obnoxious rooster that was going after the other males. They are much faster than chickens. Man.......those boys are very well endowed. I am surprised they have room for the other internal organs... These 2 pics are the same bird. He was about 5.5 oz after processing ans the other was 6.0.

ROFLMAO! They're huge! Make sure you cook them, they're quite tasty! -Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Processed my first 2 quail today. The first one was the one with the slipped hock, the other was an obnoxious rooster that was going after the other males. They are much faster than chickens. Man.......those boys are very well endowed. I am surprised they have room for the other internal organs...
These 2 pics are the same bird. He was about 5.5 oz after processing ans the other was 6.0.

Thanks for posting the pictures!

Now to process 35 of them in an hour and a half....