Dixie Chicks

[vehve]

Oh well Sam, let's continue the discussion in the morning. Nighty nite!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Off to the feed store! Brr... snow stopped, wind picked up bad!
Gotta go get food for the kids!

 

[perchie.girl]

Deb, I still can't understand when someone calls a vet to put down their horse that has broken it's leg. In a remote place, the wait can be hours, why on earth don't they have a gun for just that reason?

its not that easy... in order to do it right she showed us how.... in order to do it right you cant do it point blank.... and there is the fact that a horses skull is very very hard and dense.... You have to aim for a v on thier forehad of muscles that operate their facial espression. the muzzel needs to be about an inch or two away. And perpendicular to the skull. A horses brain is only the size of a walnut.... surprising hunh?

The other way would be to open the jugular... Thats the one I would choose. But they will lose a gallon of blood before feeling themselves drowsy. So you have to be prepared to keep them from thrashing some.

If I go out for a long ride I carry my four inch pocket knife.... Its good enough to cut rope or wire or leather or a jugular if necessary. That and a snake bite kit.... Thats all I take.

Of course now days that cell phones are so prevalent... I would take a cell phone too.

deb

 

[Amberjem]

on feeding for the cold:

carbs are great, but watch them, because they can easily lead to lots of fat, like fatty liver disease and shorter life.... and just a waste of feed

fats are actually very good, and transfer less readily to fat (so carbs make you fatter than fat does) and are great at helping them stay warm. So, the suet blocks people put out for the wild birds in the winter are mostly fat, with some carbs added, and they are great.

In the winter I feed my chickens more carbs (simply because all of the garden greens are dead, and they need 'boredom busters' and the easiest one is tossing scratch), but I also feed more fat, like a pan of pellets covered in bacon grease.



For what you need to store in a chicken shed:
- chicken hook (that long thing that looks like a shepherd's hook, to help catch them)
- bunch of different size feeders and waterers
- one chick heater
- dog crates (but maybe better to store them elsewhere)
- at least 3 kinds of feed (chick, flock grower, layer, or what have you)
- oyster shell
- grit (if your ground freezes solid or your animals don't free range
- strong spade and BBQ scraper/brush (to scrape poop off of perches and pry out frozen poop sheets from poop shelves etc.)
- kitty litter scoop (to clean out sand or poop shelves)
- rake (to clean debri out of run)
- pitch fork (to toss deep bedding)
- shovel (to get rid of deep bedding)
- stack of 5, 5 gallon feed buckets, used for seed sprouting, fermenting feed, poop hauling, everything
- a couple 5 or 6 gallon water jugs for water hauling
- some kind of water heater/de-icer (I use a stock tank de-icer that is safe to put on rubber and to run dry)

hummmm, I think that is it

ohh thanks for reminding me been needing to grab a kitty scooop! and great idea for the pirchs wire brush will work great!

hmmm hadnt thought of that as a treat could grab some of their reg feed pour the bacon fat on it then out it in there feed pan?

what about something for the scratch ? or sunflower seeds ?

 

[perchie.girl]

And what if you're going to eat the horse? Can't do it at home either? Weird laws.

its against the law to dispatch a horse for food here in the US.... but dog food its totally OK....

Gawd we are messed up.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Those of you who struggle with frozen poop on poop boards....

All I can say is Boot trays... line em up when time to clean crack em like an icecube tray....

http://www.amazon.com/Gardeners-Supply-Large-Boot-Tray/dp/B00EOW5ZXM




deb

 

[tntchix]

jem-they are almost 10 monts old, how time flies

alaskan- i hear ya I am totally drawing a blank - I can't remember my life either, no worriees. It was NotAFarm's work I have hatchery birds and I adore them
yep all purpose knife from kitchen was used to cull our first 2

vehve- acupuncture has always fascinated me, all those teeny, tiny needles doing so much work

rayvn- great chart
hennible- I just tell folks to crack them into a separate bowl and if there's something they don't like, they can toss it.I tell them sometimes I pick it out or not. It's just part of fresh eggs. Sheesh.
Picky people. Better than store eggs.

outpost, just BOSS before bed as a snack on cold nights

jem and rayvn, I am fascinated how a hen has a sometimes functioning "paint booth" and the egg color changes because of it
i think mine are the 18 gal ones once you rip that label off who knows?
IW works, I think.

ravyn- I love this thread. I'm on a couple I mostly lurk on cuz they get so rude. I'm almost afrid to post.LOL Almost.

Alaskan- once again, another great list

Illegal to put down your own animal? Good lord, how far we've fallen...
Jem- everything is awesome!!! I love this song, when I left the theater after seeing the LEGO movie, I sang it for days. I made it my youngest's ringtone ofr my phone. LOL
RESPECT

night felix

deb, that is what i do with my boots too except mine are on rocks in a tray otherwise kitty plays in poopy water.

ok caught up again i think

 

[perchie.girl]

jem-they are almost 10 monts old, how time flies

alaskan- i hear ya I am totally drawing a blank - I can't remember my life either, no worriees. It was NotAFarm's work I have hatchery birds and I adore them
yep all purpose knife from kitchen was used to cull our first 2

vehve- acupuncture has always fascinated me, all those teeny, tiny needles doing so much work

rayvn- great chart
hennible- I just tell folks to crack them into a separate bowl and if there's something they don't like, they can toss it.I tell them sometimes I pick it out or not. It's just part of fresh eggs. Sheesh.
Picky people. Better than store eggs.

outpost, just BOSS before bed as a snack on cold nights

jem and rayvn, I am fascinated how a hen has a sometimes functioning "paint booth" and the egg color changes because of it
i think mine are the 18 gal ones once you rip that label off who knows?
IW works, I think.

ravyn- I love this thread. I'm on a couple I mostly lurk on cuz they get so rude. I'm almost afrid to post.LOL Almost.

Alaskan- once again, another great list

Illegal to put down your own animal? Good lord, how far we've fallen...
Jem- everything is awesome!!! I love this song, when I left the theater after seeing the LEGO movie, I sang it for days. I made it my youngest's ringtone ofr my phone. LOL
RESPECT

night felix

deb, that is what i do with my boots too except mine are on rocks in a tray otherwise kitty plays in poopy water.

ok caught up again i think

I was showing the boot trays because they can be used as POOP trays.

LOL.

deb

 

[1kluckychik]

@idiotswife Did anyone come up with something to call you? Idiotswife is a bit long to type out, Idiot seems a bit rude, Wife is a bit of a broad term, so should we just use IW, or what? And did you get Bama watching Madventures already?

you guys can make up something to call me if ya want! I hate idiotswife, it's annoying. Bama's been busy cutting firewood all day, I didn't want to distract him. He said it's gonna get down to -4000degreesC tonight....???lol I think

 

[tntchix]

I was showing the boot trays because they can be used as POOP trays.

LOL.

deb

oh silly me. I use em inside.