Quote: She breeds Naked Necks, but the genes are totally different (for Naked Necks, the gene, Na, is dominant, and just affects the feathers on the neck and part of the body). The gene that causes this is called "scaleless" or sc (because they have no follicles and no scales on their legs) - it is recessive. She has a number of carriers in her flock. But you can have regular fully feathered chickens carrying the scaleless gene - so it's a coincidence.
She likes them. Some folks really like them or think they're super cute. I think it's interesting to see how the body is configured under all the feathers, but with no feathers for insulation, they need protection from both heat and cold, and she makes clothes for them and protects them from weather. Not my cup of tea - I won't even get silkies or frizzles because they don't have normal feathers. I want my chickens hardy.
Quote: Yeah, it needs clothes. The photos are hysterical, though - Kassaundra tried to make a "maternity dress" so one of them could successfully go broody. Quite the fashion statement!!!
Quote: I have hyperacusis, you know what 7 roosters means to me??
Sorry - but it's in my yard, not yours!!! If it helps, when I get my migraines, they usually manifest with super sensitivity to all noise as well as visual stimulation - not painful, per se, just makes me want to climb the walls...
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Didn't you previously have one of Kev's Fm scaleless chicks as your avatar? (You help hatch for him sometimes, right?) If anyone ever doubted the chicken's relation to dinosaurs, it is no mystery now. (Heck, my naked necks look like velociraptors if I don't feed them promptly enough!)
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It is not to severe in my case, but sometimes it can drive me crazy, especially motor sounds and the bas spectrum in music I can't support it, and I can her them from a long distance!
I completely understand!!!!Hope your family is understanding - one benefit I have from living alone is that I can have the house silent very easily if I want.
Quote: Banti, I immediately thought, this would make a GREAT Handyman's Corner on The Red Green Show!!!!
Quote: I've never had bear, but anyone I've ever talked to who has says it's alright; a bit strong, maybe.
Careful - you can get trichinosis (bear is the most common source in the US now that commercial pork in the US doesn't carry it).
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yes my new bcm
They look excellent!!! I've been happy with my Blue and Black Copper Marans girls, and Monkey (the splash boy) has been good. But, even though I thought I'd really like the blue, int eh end, I find the black girl to be gorgeous.
Hope you get him tonight...
Hi guys.... Went fishing on the big lake todayThat's AWESOME!!! Thanks for posting - virtual fishing me me.
Was a real good day on Lake Superior.... We boated about 30 fish mostly coho... But some lake trout and SPLAKE.... But we only kept our five fish limits.... Only coho I didn't want the lake trout or splake.
Thanks - I think I'll try it once things settle down and I get the chicks out (I'm too disorganized to stick to anything right now).
Good to see you, Linda!!!!
Got more done today, but still more to go (it seems to be never ending). Stopped around 8:30 so that I wouldn't end up with bad wrists in the morning - went shopping for emergency supplies instead (it's our tax holiday weekend). Stocked up on batteries, got replacement smoke and CO alarms (I really need new ones), a new fire extinguisher, and a hatchet and an ax. All tax free! (I got my electric/solar generators a couple years ago on the same tax holiday - since they were pricey, I ended up saving a decent chunk, and I have LOVED having them - not only was I able to use during incubation when the power was out, but I can haul them easily by hand all over the yard and plug stuff into them.)
- Ant Farm
I need help with what to do next on an assisted hatch. I have goslings on day 31 and was told that I should start an assisted hatch bc it was beyond wait time and I thought it was internally pipped (turns out I was just seeing movement, but it wasn't actually pipped). I started to assist in the hatch and realized that it had not internally pipped yet (this was last night when I started the assist). As of now it is in the incubator wrapped in a wet paper towel, I do not believe it has finished absorbing everything, so I'm wondering what my next step is or if there's anything to do so I dont lose this baby. It is still alive, im just a wreck over this. I have attached a pic so you can see hopefully whats going on. I cant tell the position of the gosling either. Please help!!
