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[ronott1]

Here is one. The others I didn't take pics of because they needed a bath. I'll get more in the sun tomorrow

That is a beautiful Hen! like a big fluffy ball with a great partridge pattern. Are all of them the same type?

 

[Chickengirl1304]

That is a beautiful Hen! like a big fluffy ball with a great partridge pattern. Are all of them the same type?

Ya all three hens the same and a rooster. This is the smallest of the girls. I love them.

 

[ronott1]

Ya all three hens the same and a rooster. This is the smallest of the girls. I love them.

Yes they are lovely.

I am very happy for you!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Yes they are lovely. I am very happy for you!

Thank you! I am so excited for them to start laying so I can hatch some babies

 

[Ali707]

I hope your Isbar/Splash wanders up and asks - what is all this fuss? I hate it when birds disappear

Poison oak and homeopathic tablets. I have been using them since the mid '80s. I am amazed at how well they work, and how fast. They are called Poison Ivy/Oak Tablets and they are from Hyland: http://www.amazon.com/Hylands-Poison-Ivy-Tablets-Pack/dp/B001EPQ9QY - from Amazon but you can also find them at the local drug stores. I am not an "all natural girl" and I will take regular medication if it works - but I have had bad reactions to cortisone so I was willing to try something different. They work. I keep them with me at all times because I never know when I am going to do something stupid like pull up a root that isn't what I thought it was, go in and wash my hands like regular and find out later I just spread the poison oak all over my hands and arms. Usually I find out when I am somewhere other than home - so they come with me.

I was talking to a lady at a yard sale, she had a little girl with her that looked miserable - all puffed up, red and itchy on her hands, arms and face. The girl had poison oak, badly. She was on her way down to the doctors to get a cortisone shot and just stopped in for a minute because they were waiting for an appointment time, poor kid looked so miserable. I told her mother about the tablets, and offered her two. She accepted and gave them to her daughter. She was going to leave to go to the appointment when she noticed her daughter wasn't hanging around complaining any more, she was over watching the chickens. The lady called and said it was time to go but the daughter didn't want to leave. Then the mother noticed the red was gone, the swelling was almost completely gone and her daughter wasn't itching any more. I think she called the doctors and canceled the appointment, and went up to the local drug store and bought a bottle. This was maybe 5 minutes? I can't think of any better advertisement for it, other than it works for me - if I get poison oak I scratch - look at the bump - go get my tablets and take two and no more scratching and the bump goes away.

Tecnu is a oil remover that was developed to be used to remove radiation. The creator took it home to show his wife, and she asked if it would remove oils. They tested it on poison oak on skin and it took it right off - and unlocked and removed the oils so they didn't spread. I have used the original Tecnu since they brought it out, but there is a new 2 second scrub that stops the itch and removes the oils too. Also at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Tecnu-Extreme...ie=UTF8&qid=1376261040&sr=1-2&keywords=Technu and probably available at local drug stores too.

Well that is pretty darn interesting. I have never had Poison Oak, which most likely means I am not usually hiking or digging in the dirt. Not that I am not allergic. My nephew had it so bad it looked like he bathed in it. His whole face and arms, it was awful. I wish I had known about this stuff then. I will be making a note of it. Thank you for the info on it.

Laura, that sucks. I'm sorry about your loss!

We have been madly cleaning today due to a surprise visit from my mother. The house is a TOTAL disaster, now its only bad. But she knows I have not been home for 3 weeks now, lol. Thank goodness I got that last hatch of breese out with mothers, 40 chicks in the office is hard to hide!

While out cleaning today I found the sad reason for my fertility problem . Herman died this afternoon. he was from the cage that had the merriks chickens, so Id imagine that's it, he had been very skinny and I was worried about him. No other symptoms besides the whole dying thing, however, so it could be something else. All the 4 remaining girls are eating and frisky, so I'm praying that is it. I'm keeping all my remaining chicks just in case however, I had to call 2 people and tell them only silkies from me atm, I have one sad petting zoo, lol.

No one else on the property has had any symptoms whatsoever, so I'm thinking the turkey thing works. I'm putting flame in there with the girls. So its partridge over white and black partridge. Flame is ginger and Josephine's boy, so he has black and partridge genes. Since he sneaks into ever pen I have and contaminates my hens, LORD knows he is fertile. I'm going to start using big ol bird in there too to try and keep the poor things healthy. The poor little money pits are just not having the best luck. Flame is not quite as spectacular as Herman or my silkie black boys are, so I may switch a black silkie boy in there at some point to get some beefier crests and better toe feathering. he is also REALLY red partridge, so his neck and comb have some red to them rather than being 100% black. I'll have to see if that passes on or not. And watch for nekkind butt syndrome. Herman seemed to not be passing that along on the few chicks I got.

Flame is trying to court up a storm but the girls are not having it. They did not seem so fond of Herman, they all preferred Maxx the roo I lost first. It will be an interesting week.

I am sorry your Naked chickens aren't turning out to be the best project for you, however, I had to say I love the way you think.

No other symptoms besides the whole dying thing..... That is one heck of a symptom.

Here is one. The others I didn't take pics of because they needed a bath. I'll get more in the sun tomorrow

What a pretty bird! I love that pattern on the feathers. All of my DLBB's turned out to be boys and one splash girl which didn't give me the double lacing. I need to get one like this. I have 3 Orpingtons, but they are black and blue. Nothing as unique as this.

 

[AlpineButterfly]

My babies laid their first egg today!

I hadn't quite gotten to putting a fake egg in the nest box, but this afternoon when I went to clean out the coop, I found this in the center of the nest box!



They will be 18 weeks old tomorrow. Buff brahma bantams. 22 gram egg. I'm so proud of them!

 

[chiqita]

Huzzah for first eggs!!!

 

[ronott1]

My babies laid their first egg today!

I hadn't quite gotten to putting a fake egg in the nest box, but this afternoon when I went to clean out the coop, I found this in the center of the nest box!



They will be 18 weeks old tomorrow. Buff brahma bantams. 22 gram egg. I'm so proud of them!

That is a nice egg! Smart Chickens for laying in the nest box too.

 

[debs_flock]

Here is one. The others I didn't take pics of because they needed a bath. I'll get more in the sun tomorrow

Beautiful patterning on your girl. Does she bring that wing up or does she normally let it droop like that?

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Beautiful patterning on your girl.  Does she bring that wing up or does she normally let it droop like that?

I just had picked her up and set her up there for a pic. I think I messed her feathers up and she didn't ruffle them to get situated