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[checoukan]

That is what I was going to send you Hawkeye, do you want it or not. I was getting ready to make an order.

 

[Trish44]

Hawkeye, yeah there were at least two big cages of really sick birds at that sale in Yates Center. I honestly couldn't believe they even brought them there in that condition & that the people running the sale let them stay. Who would be crazy enough to buy birds in that condition anyway? My little hen seemed perfectly healthy when I bought her, but she has been really stressed from the traveling to the sale & then home with me 2 hours in the car. Then she's been in a crate since last weekend too. I eventually want to put her in a more open pen to introduce her to my other chickens, but not until I'm sure she's well. She doesn't have any discharge from her eyes or nose or anything like that, just the wheezy sounding breathing, so maybe if I treat her early she will get over it, hopefully anyway. She is a really nice little hen & I would like to be able to integrate her into my flock eventually.

 

[chicken danz]

Trish if it is a virus it will need to run it's course. There's not much you can do but give her VetRX to keep her from getting too congested and then antibitics if she runs a secondary infection.
I've got 2 sick birds in the house right now. I have a hen that the roosters opened her back completely up. Same thing happened to a couple of them last spring. They get them down and all the roosters pile on. And I have a duck who kept going across the road playing in the nasty culvert water, that caused an eye infection and is now blind. So it's colds in winter and breeding injuries and infections in spring.
I've been trying to do income tax and can't get a fricking answer to a tax question. Free HRBlock my butt. I paid for the program but the key code wouldn't work and now the new one they gave me is one letter too long. It says it is supposed to be 10 digits long but the blank on the computer will only allow 9 digits!
I don't pay a tax guy so I can't pick up the phone and ask a simple question.
I've just wasted 3 hours and gotten no where! Grrrr! They advertise free tax consultation but you can't get into them so what the heck??
I tried reading the government publication but it really isn't clear either.
It was another messed up day. I didn't feel good. I feel like I am getting a cold again. Geez!

 

[Ivywoods]

Hi Danz

Wow. You have sure had a crappy winter. I hope things improve for you.

BamaProud-Congrats on your new incubator. If you need more hatching eggs let me know. I'm sure I will have some since I'm not going to set any for at least a month.

Checoukan-Good luck at the show this weekend. I will be eager to hear how it goes for you.

Trish-That's a bummer that your little hen got sick and most likely from the other sick birds at the show. It's pretty irresponsible for someone to bring sick birds into a place with all those other birds!

We got quite a bit done in the barn today, but didn't finish. I helped DH trim some goat's feet, and now my hands and fingers are sore from clipping those hard hooves.

I need to go down and get some chicks out of the hatcher. I had a pretty good hatch this time. Black, wheaten and lavender ameraucana, and one serama. Cute little guys. I got some different liner to put in my hatching trays. I want to see if that makes any difference with some of the splay legged chicks. I still think the real problem is the height of the hatching trays.

 

[chicken danz]

So you never did reply how your trays were set up and if they had tops on them. You could post a pic or something. I think I might be able to help.

 

[averytds]

really! okay, so what was the difference with those kids? Did they just know more, or what? I'm completely clueless. My 4-H handed out a workbook that touched on Showmanship, but didn't go into any real detail-- it's the 1st year beginners guide. You'd think they would be more detailed in what you should know!

Here's the link to the Kansas scorecard. http://kansas4h.org/p.aspx?tabid=67 Not sure where the 50's book thing is at, sorry. Ours and many others I've seen, we recommend the kids dress nice and neat, hair back, but don't require the lab coats. We don't have a table set up w/or without a cage. That is observed as each kid takes their bird in and out of their show cage. We don't have the kids walk the birds. Rarely do you see a judging stick and no positioning. The bird never leaves the kids' hands. Now keep in mind, we are also outside in a park next to a zoo and wooded area and so long as we are, I'll fight to not change that. A loose bird makes for a bad situation.



I don't remember everything DS told me, and it was done individually in a separate place, also not something we're used to, but I saw kids dressed for a wedding, wearing lab coats, many covered in patches, with judging sticks, some wearing safety glasses, carrying birds many adult breeders would be thrilled to have.....

My kids joined the youth ABA-APA. Here's a link to the educational info including showmanship checklists by age group. http://www.apa-abayouthpoultryclub.org/educational_material.htm We also recently had an email saying questions about NPIP could be asked and kids needed to be familiar with it as well. Different levels for different age groups, but there's quite a bit expected I'm sure many adults would need to look up.

 

[tazcat70]

Okay, Wichita trip retake: I'm looking at Thursday, I think.

Guess what tomorrow is? Did you guess?



It is hatcher time on the pea eggs!!!!!! I will candle them again when I move them over and let you know.

 

[Ivywoods]

Danz-My hatcher trays are the ones that came in it. I don't have pics. I have tops on them. The tops are made of lightweight screen that I cut and laid on top of the trays. There wasn't enough room between the sides of the trays and the hatcher walls to put "edges" or lips on the lids so they would fit on securely. I belileve the trays are about 2" deep, but I haven't measured them. I put some linoleum down in the bottom to keep the shell pieces and dust more contained, and then since that was slick, I put some thick, rough paper down in the bottom that is about the size of a napkin. I'm wondering if maybe I should just take all that stuff out and not worry about the mess until I clean out the whole tray. I bought some of that drawer or shelf liner that is some kind of plastic and has a woven like texture. I'm thinking maybe I will take the other stuff out and then just use the drawer liner stuff, and if that doesn't work I might just take it all out and just let them be on the wire in the bottom of the trays.

 

[Hawkeye95]

That is what I was going to send you Hawkeye, do you want it or not. I was getting ready to make an order.

about ready to go to bed-- we just got home! Been out all evening. I guess if we already have the same book-- then no need to send me one. But if you have something special I don't have, then yeah, I'd appreciate it.

 

[JosieChick]

Hi all,
I posted on here ages ago when I was new to BYC and never subscribed to the thread! I lived in Wichita but am in Rantoul now with my chickens who are greatly enjoying being country girls. Here are a few pics of my recent babies from Chookschick.

Sorry for all the pics but I need her help with color identification on the babies!

Orps





And the one silkie and one olive egger