Amen to that! And thank you to the OTs who have deposited so many shiney pennies in my pocketbook of knowledge! Happy Birthday t a wonderful thread and great people.The plain, sensible advice is not so plain if you are in your right mind...shines like a new penny to me and to those who apply it.
This OT wants to thank all the Newbies for their questions. You've probably staved off dementia. There is a wonderful quote, but I can't remember who said it (oops !) ..........Happy Birthday to the thread, and a BIG THANK YOU to Bee, Fred, Al, Walt, Bruce, Ridgerunner, Stonykill, thedragonlady, and anyone else that has offered me help/wisdom with my chickens! No kidding, the day I picked up my first batch of chickens at tsc, I met a fellow chicken-keeper who told me about BYC. He said he just stalks the site, and that if I ever had any trouble, to go there first. Without his advice, I probably would have bought a pile of chicken books and never thought to look online for chicken-keeping advice. I used the site for my beginning questions, but found the number of threads with 2-3 responses that were returned to me in every search a bit disappointing and not a little confusing when every opinion contradicted the one before, and I certainly didn't know who to trust. I gave up on BYC, but returned a few months later and spotted a funny-named thread about a rocking chair on the home page. I've read every single post of this thread since July when I discovered it. Now, I don't even bother with the rest of the site - for the most part... I pretty much follow Bee around to the ff thread and her sick chick thread - I exclusively ask my questions here. I'm so grateful that I have a place that I KNOW I can trust. A community of thoughtful, respectful "neighbors" to run to screaming when I'm in distress
THANK YOU! I know you OTs have heard some of the same questions dozens of times, and I appreciate your patience with re-answering them, and maybe more importantly, your experienced, thoughtful input when someone comes here with a true dilemma that I watch you throw around and attack from different angles. The time you devote to help a distant stranger should nominate you ALL for some sort of Good Samaritan Award!
Thanks Bee. My feed is also fermenting and my chooks are also happy. 16 eggs today after the overeating yesterday. Their swollen areas are all back to normal and the roosters were hugging some of the girls tonight. Content in chickenland were the hens are smart, the roosters are handsome and the chickies are all above average!
