Eastern Tennessee Thread

[tnchickenut]

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WOW! Thank you!!! Dandridge is still a drive but I will put this in my phone incase I ever need it!

 

[laughingdog]

trying to find were to appropriately look up or ask my questions, but no luck, so you get them... got this new roo, who is frostbitten terribly to the point of looks like someone attacked his legs and face with a blow torch, and shivers and shakes whenever he is exposed to cool temps for minutes. he has begun to crow (unfortunately very loudly for such a scrawny, tiny thing), and seemingly has only limited interest so far very slowly in my hen, and other rooster (odd as new one is old english red, but if faced, he turns and runs screaming. hehehe how i got him, and i think adorable if not somewhat sad, though found he will try to sneak attack my show rosecomb, but neither fuss hardly and both are taking care to hint up tasty treats for my hen, and watch out for her for danger (she needs it as a gimp...). is this roo possibly damaged, or maybe just to old to be interested in mating. I was hoping to breed out more old english red looking ones as most beautiful cocks and hens ive seen, and supposedly most hardy of all. the rrosecomb is young, and starting to really "cover my maybe austrolorp hen. though mean as any game hen ive heard of, my hen even learned to attack with her crippled casted in metal coat hanger foot as weapon of doom! and swore she was cockrel with her crowing flapping, strutting, and flaring out hackels and taking cockrel fighting stance and attacking relentlessly, till she went broody, and started laying eggs every other day so far, and is now pussy cat unless company comes to close to her nest. this old english red, seems more red jungle foul, but wasnt dubbed like the ones in area usually are for show and fighting, but wondering if maybe done for cold too, with as bad a frostbite as he has, im wondering if i should have him dubbed? should i worry about bleeding, or pain, though he seems shy of it being touched and just catches it on everything, and then yells and runs around like crazy, and keeps making these odd cat sounds and paces (i think he sounds like the pet snail of sponge bob, and sometimes call him gary). my neighbor has one cockrel he had dubbed or it was already dubbed, and it looks good, happy and healthier than his non dubbed ones, and has better foraging skills or heat retention or something it seems. i know the combs and waddles seemed to get in way of my white leghorns, till one got his comb tore halfway off, then he seemed better than before, but guessed he would have died from initial bleeding, but was right as rain after a good hearty meal the next day, and healed in days with antibiotic cream. any reasoning behind this, or just show and myth?

 

[tnchickenut]

Laughingdog...

It's my understanding (and games are not my strong point) that dubbing is for usually one of two reasons... first, if they get frost bite bad and need it dubbed for their own comfort in the cold months or preventive of frost bite.... OR for fighting as one less thing the other rooster can get your rooster on.

For your boy, I would try that vet listed up above. I wouldn't say he is too old... how old is he? I have 4 year old roosters still "doing" things. He might just not be a Alpha male. I have had success with multiple roos in one small flock because one is just not "alpha" in their behavior.

Hope that helps a bit... for the frostbite... I'd ask a vet, and maybe get them to do it. The way chickens jerk around it would make me nervous. I can imagine, though, that come winter he would be thankful.

 

[bairo]

Thought I would repost this for the new folks and the talk of the shows recently. Please PM me if you have any other info on local poultry events so I can work on the calender and get it posted also.

May 7 2011 Newport Cocke County A & I Fairgrounds
Something to Crow About Show Spring Poultry Show
Ruth Murchison
3231 Buck Horn Road
Sevierville, Tennessee 37876
865-414-7565


May 22nd
ETGBA Spring Poultry Show at the A&I Fairground.
http://www.cockecounty.com/Calendar.html

Department 01 - Division 06
Poultry Show August 7-14
http://www.cockecountyfair.com/catalog/D0106.htm

 

[bairo]

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WOW! Thank you!!! Dandridge is still a drive but I will put this in my phone incase I ever need it!

Great info...I am pretty close to the Dandridge location, glad to see the info posted here

 

[wegotchickens]

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What does GBA stand for? And why is the May 22 show listed on the calendar and not the May 7th show? Weird.
May 7th is the only TN show I can do. I'm doing one in KY the next weekend, and then attending a different KY event on the 22nd.

 

[cybercat]

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I would not worry too much about the roo. Those that get hit with frostbite take alot of time to recover and it will kill mating drive for a bit. But he will come back and be his old self in no time. Just figure around late spring.

 

[TNChick82]

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Thanks for the Info!!


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Thank!!!!

 

[TNBarnQueen]

Hi everyone!! I am looking for some laying hens or some who are pretty close to laying. Would like to find marans if reasonably priced. My flock can't keep up with the egg demand my customers need. Hope to find some here in my area...would consider Welsummer. Reason being my customers love the dark eggs..they say it is a different taste and to be honest I think the same thing.
I am going to throw this out to everyone in our area. A friend and I are considering having a little event for people here spring of 2012. Calling it Chickapaloosa. I would like to have it here on my farm. Have an area that was where my greenhouse business was and need to do some major clean up from when I closed. So,...what does everyone think?? I am thinking around sometime in May if I can work it around the shows that take place. Or.,,if the weather would cooperate..April.
I also have some hens I am going to list for sale and some chicks. SO...look for them on the Auction page!!

 

[bairo]

Not sure what is going on with their cal. I will email Ruth Murchison to find out and post the answer when I receive it. Here is another great link though that I forgot about. http://www.exhibitionpoultry.net/
Interesting that the May 7th one is listed but not the May 22 ETGBA on Exhibition Poultry Cal.

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What does GBA stand for? And why is the May 22 show listed on the calendar and not the May 7th show? Weird.
May 7th is the only TN show I can do. I'm doing one in KY the next weekend, and then attending a different KY event on the 22nd.