California - Northern

[ronott1]

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4 of each right?

I am back from Sacramento and the Feed Store. I picked up 2 bags of Non-Soy Layer pellets. Good News! The Davis Western Pet and Feed is a couple of months from opening. The Sales Clerk said they were down Sheet Rocking yesterday.

The feed was $22.49 per 50# bag.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Pam must be sleep posting...or maybe her cat got a hold of the keyboard????

Kelly, such cute chicks. Congrats!

Molly, that first photo is so great! You should submit it to next year's calendar. I like the bodies on those CL. Some of the nicest that I've seen.

Bwwaaaaahahah I WAS sleeping!

 

[Papa Brooder]

Quote: I have a few speckled sussex chicks (2-3 weeks old) and few young juveniles (10ish weeks old), though I'd have to sort thru my brooders to figure out how many. I also have a breeding pair of light sussex (about 4-5 months old) in your are interested in those. I need to update my webpage to show accurately what I have but am likely to do that this week if you want to check it out. I am taking a break from hatching.... at least 4 weeks so i will be auctioning off any eggs that are laid in the next four weeks, so i won't have any new chicks until the new year. Though I am in Redding, my MIL lives in orangevale and will be coming back after thanksgiving. I could send chicks/chickens with her if you are interested, just PM me if so. Not sure if anyone else has sussex near you. Shannon in vacaville I think still has the penciled plymouth rocks. not sure if anyone else closer has them. I know someone up near redding does but can't recall who and she got her's from either Shannon or Cheryl, the original source.

 

[ronott1]

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That sounds like such a great thing to do! Clay cooking is something I have dabbled with. I like the Vietnamese clay pot foods too.

Thanks Giving in Cabo!

Have a great time there.

 

[capayvalleychick]

That is great information. I may still be hatching for Fully Belly Farms.

You do hatching for Full Belly?

Our pigs were butchered today, so your leaf lard should be ready tomorrow.

 

[ronott1]

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Fantastic!

Oh, I keep getting the name wrong. It is called Chow Down Farms. I guess you get a full belly from Chowing Down.

Should I drive out to get it? I could leave early from work tomorrow, or another evening. Let me know what time and day.

Send a pm for the cost.

Thank you! just in time for Thanks Giving pies.

 

[lawatt]

hmm, one of my big girls, one of the cuckoo marans, has somehow cut her foot -- doesn't look too serious, but is bleeding, and her sister was already pecking at it (vampire!) -- so i've separated her into the little enclosure-within-the-run, at least for the night so it can stop bleeding -- any other suggestions? she's not fond of being handled, so I'm not sure I *can* do much more... but thought i'd ask?

thanks!

 

[ronott1]

hmm, one of my big girls, one of the cuckoo marans, has somehow cut her foot -- doesn't look too serious, but is bleeding, and her sister was already pecking at it (vampire!) -- so i've separated her into the little enclosure-within-the-run, at least for the night so it can stop bleeding -- any other suggestions? she's not fond of being handled, so I'm not sure I *can* do much more... but thought i'd ask?

thanks!

I am so sorry!

Something like this: http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=10856

You could also use not pain reliever anti biotic ointment. Keep it clean and watch for infection. Check the others for Bumble Foot.

 

[juststruttin]

hmm, one of my big girls, one of the cuckoo marans, has somehow cut her foot -- doesn't look too serious, but is bleeding, and her sister was already pecking at it (vampire!) -- so i've separated her into the little enclosure-within-the-run, at least for the night so it can stop bleeding -- any other suggestions? she's not fond of being handled, so I'm not sure I *can* do much more... but thought i'd ask?

thanks!

Hi, if it is still bleeding you should put Styptic powder on it. You can get it at the drug store. I find blue kote is great for stoping chickens from picking on wounds - it is also an anti-sepic. Also, the purple color throws them off. Wear gloves. This stuff stainds.

If the foot is dirty, you may want to soak it and they put anti-septic on it. Its almost dark so you can wait til she perches and is dopey if she is hard to handle.

 

[juststruttin]

hmm, one of my big girls, one of the cuckoo marans, has somehow cut her foot -- doesn't look too serious, but is bleeding, and her sister was already pecking at it (vampire!) -- so i've separated her into the little enclosure-within-the-run, at least for the night so it can stop bleeding -- any other suggestions? she's not fond of being handled, so I'm not sure I *can* do much more... but thought i'd ask?

thanks!

BTW, how did the new birds settle in over the weekend?