California - Northern

[alibra]

You might try PMing Lorilyn farms, she's just over the border in Rogue River, OR. I've not seen her birds and I remember she was working on a Lemon project.

We just started corresponding

 

[Kikwi]

the good news is you don't have to be worried about them bringing in IB, Maraks, or any of the stuff like that you get from wild birds since you will have been exposed to it already if they are down the street for you. SO you are just being safe when you q. I would treat them for mites regardless if you see them, and worm or float test the poo. The just watch for any sniffles like a hawk and give her lots of treats and protein to grow those feathers back.

Hey thanks, and Ron too for the advice. I'll have to pick up some sevin (sp?) dust then, but I should have it around anyway, as well as do some research on the float test. It's great having all your experience that a new chicken keeper like me can tap into! I guess I'll have a white egg layer along with the brown and blue.

So if you can picture a hen colored like a dark-bodied Welsummer but with white ears and lays white eggs, what breed could she be? (Sorry I have no pics of her yet.)

edit: pretty sure she's a brown leghorn after a quick search

 

[chiqita]

Well it sounds like you are having fun! I wonder if that stuff would look good on my 1942 soft-wood (pine) floors. They need something....

Lapis is copper based, Sodalite is too - but I believe both are neutral and non-toxic in that form. They used to use ground lapis for eye shadow in Egypt. Ty-D Bol does a beautiful Turquoise - but is probably toxic...

There is Quartz with Tourmaline that is pink and white (from So.Cal too).. and mica for silver flecks.. Not sure if its big enough for counter tops though. You could try Lepidolite (Africa, purple or blue with pink Tourmaline and mica flecks) - that comes in huge chunks sometimes but you better save your pennies for several years!

I think Bloodstone would be too dark, most of the stuff I have seen is super dark green, almost black - not much red in there at all.

P.S. - I love rocks....

oh, I FOUND quartz/silver mica and tourmaline countertops for the peninsula. its from Brazil, was sold as soft granite. Granite and quartz are ( as Im sure you know) kissing cousins in terms of the actual minerals . They were mining the tourmaline out of these mines until the countertop craze. With the pieces that have low quality tourmaline they make more money polishing it ans selling it as giant slabs. You have to know what you are looking at to find this stuff. But if you go to the direct importers and look at the slabs there is amazing things. They had a few that had bloodstone in them, but mario and yve vetoed them. And I have the worst taste in the house, I get vetoed, lol.

Most of the bloodstone I've seen in slabs is light red and mossy green, not as pretty as the hunter green higher grade.

They might not be safe if they are both coppers, I know malachite powder is not good when inhaled or digested.

Im starting to wonder if I know you from Tuscon shows! I also have some Awesome lepodolite carvings, but it is too soft for practical use. You can do coffee tables in Lab, but not used surfaces. I have seen 4 ft slabs but not 10 foot. Saw some amazing peach moonstone tables once, and some really nice geodes turned into table bases. But now I'm REALLY digressing.

 

[ronott1]

Hey thanks, and Ron too for the advice. I'll have to pick up some sevin (sp?) dust then, but I should have it around anyway, as well as do some research on the float test. It's great having all your experience that a new chicken keeper like me can tap into! I guess I'll have a white egg layer along with the brown and blue.

So if you can picture a hen colored like a dark-bodied Welsummer but with white ears and lays white eggs, what breed could she be? (Sorry I have no pics of her yet.)

Your are welcome!

Check out Brown Leghorns and see if she looks like on of them.

 

[chrissyr]

I have two pullets. I am not breeding them and will be focusing on the Fogel Reds like you have. They are nice pullets though.

The tails need more black in them and they are not quite long enough. They do have a nice shape to them

Ron,
your birds always look so healthy and fabulous! Do you give vitamins, Omega Oils? They just look so great all of the time

 

[ronott1]

Ron,
your birds always look so healthy and fabulous! Do you give vitamins, Omega Oils? They just look so great all of the time

They get something green each day and King Feed Freedom Starter or Layer and Lots of clean water. I do give them Big Ole Bird. It is a pro biotic sold by Southland Organics. They get it starting at 2 weeks old. I need to give them some this week. BOB is mixed into their water for two days, every two weeks.

 

[Kikwi]

...and this is just too funny not to share

 

[ronott1]

...and this is just too funny not to share

That is so funny!

 

[alibra]

Can I make a confession?

...I've never wormed... Where do I start? How often should one worm and at what age? :O

 

[Audio51]

Me neither......never even thought about it. I think I need to do that this week......