Dixie Chicks

[Amberjem]

ok so... here is a question for everyone.. An keep in mind this is a rough idea of what I been thinking......so if anyone super clever has the urge to rephrase the question better feel free....but here it is....... When deciding to cull... Besides for FOOD when culling for injury or illness or temperament or whatever.......Yanno how much time effort energy resources do you put into a chicken before you may or may not decide to cull? does the chicken being say a pet as apposed to livestock effect your choices? and if you do decide to not cull what kind of danger are you possibly exposing your other livestock to? if it's a sick chicken whats the risk in exposing pathogens to the rest of the flock or an injury making one animal susceptible to an illness that can be transferred to your healthy stock?

and good morning y'all
@BriardChickens @RavynFallen @hennible @Alaskan
@perchie.girl @Beer can @CanuckBock @vehve @Outpost JWB @Cold Canadian @1kluckychik @Peep_Show @NotAFarm @minihorse927 @Bdaychicks15 @WVduckchick @getaclue @Mahen100 @Latestarter @WalnutGroveFarm and anyone else I forgot

 

[Amberjem]

thanks Jem

yw sorry I was late...kinda frantic here atm getting stuff together

 

[Amberjem]

today I need to get my automatic irrigation figured out......sighs.. I am tempted to dash to store grab some of the brick and such need to help finish off the retaining wall steps and path

 

[minihorse927]

If it is a contagious sickness or a non recoverable injury that will affect quality of life then I cull. Cost, pet, livestock, none of it means anything if the rest of the flock is at risk

 

[WVduckchick]

Those look great! I wanted them, but OH wanted AC's... had to give him something, right?

Whats the light colored girl in the background of the last pic?

 

[perchie.girl]

ok so... here is a question for everyone.. An keep in mind this is a rough idea of what I been thinking......so if anyone super clever has the urge to rephrase the question better feel free....but here it is....... When deciding to cull... Besides for FOOD when culling for injury or illness or temperament or whatever.......Yanno how much time effort energy resources do you put into a chicken before you may or may not decide to cull? does the chicken being say a pet as apposed to livestock effect your choices? and if you do decide to not cull what kind of danger are you possibly exposing your other livestock to? if it's a sick chicken whats the risk in exposing pathogens to the rest of the flock or an injury making one animal susceptible to an illness that can be transferred to your healthy stock?

and good morning y'all
@BriardChickens @RavynFallen @hennible @Alaskan
@perchie.girl @Beer can @CanuckBock @vehve @Outpost JWB @Cold Canadian @1kluckychik @Peep_Show @NotAFarm @minihorse927 @Bdaychicks15 @WVduckchick @getaclue @Mahen100 @Latestarter and anyone else I forgot

so far I havent had to cull.... But I would if one was suffering.

deb

 

[WVduckchick]

ok so... here is  a question for everyone..  An keep in mind this is a rough idea of what I been thinking......so if anyone super clever has the urge to rephrase the question  better feel free....but here it is....... When deciding to cull... Besides for FOOD when culling for injury or illness or temperament or whatever.......Yanno how much time effort energy resources do you  put into a chicken before you may or may not decide to cull?  does the chicken being say a pet as apposed to livestock effect your choices?  and if you do decide to not cull what kind of danger are you possibly exposing your other livestock to? if it's a sick chicken whats the risk in exposing pathogens to the rest of the flock or an injury making one animal susceptible to an illness that can be transferred to your healthy stock? 

and good morning y'all
@BriardChickens
  @RavynFallen
 @hennible
 @Alaskan

@perchie.girl
 @Beer can
  @CanuckBock
  @vehve
  @Outpost JWB
  @Cold Canadian
 @1kluckychik
  @Peep_Show
  @NotAFarm
  @minihorse927
 @Bdaychicks15
 @WVduckchick
 @getaclue
 @Mahen100
 @Latestarter
    and anyone else I forgot  

I was debating whether to cull a blind duckling. (it died on its own before I had to decide) but I have alot on my plate, and taking care of individual animals is difficult, if its a long term project. Working on a recoverable sickness or injury is doable though, as long as its not something that affects the rest of the flock. I guess it comes down to what's best for the majority, what's best for the bird, and sadly, what's easiest for me too.

 

[Amberjem]

so far I havent had to cull.... But I would if one was suffering.

deb

did you start your flock back up? did I miss it I know you sounded like you were going forward a bit back did I miss you got chickies again?

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
its been 4 years now. lost poultry and goats the same summer.... cats went as well... lost my dog too. All I have left is my horse.

I cannot do it again till I can commit to living at home. Long distance husbandry doesnt work. At the time I was going up to the house every three days.... Then the well died.... I had to open the coop so the chickens could get the water I was trucking up... My neighbor said a pack of coyotes came and wiped em out within 48 hours.

I have been planning though on coops and building projects designed to predator proof the yard Deliver water and power to the both the new coop and the horse. Plus make it easy for me to tend them all if the well goes down.

In other words I talk alot.....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

For what its worth when i do get things ready for poultry I will start with
Guineas because my horse loves em.
Then a few egg layers Like Wellies
then some game like Sumatras....

a turkey or two for fun not dinner.

then maybe muscovys for meat and eggs.

But I need to get things "in order" before hand. I am not as able as I used to be.