It's dogs here so I don't clip either. My girls need every chance to get away.Congrats on the egg! Well done Dr Tacky
I've always been too afraid of clipping wings because I want the hens to fly away from a predator. It's not an issue in many places, I know @Ribh has very few predators. But at my place, hawks, foxes and pet dogs are a threat to the hens, so I don't clip their wings.
He had great medical prayer!
Woohoo! Yay, Dr. Tacky!Guess what happened today!
First....Naenae escaped the chicken yard. This is 2 different chickens that accomplished it in as many days.
We clipped everyone's wings. They are flying over 7ft fencing.
Second... we had a surprise gift.
I believe this is Dr Tacky's doing. Hubby found it where she has been playing under one of the benches.
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and for reference, next to a large grocery store egg
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Our first egg!!
I’m soooo glsd to hear Rich is feeling good again!!!Rich and I would like to thank everyone on here and off here that prayed or sent good thoughts our way.
Rich is feeling the best he has in quite some time. He still has to follow up for the aneurysm but as of now he is happily back to baseline.
We celebrated with a lovely dinner out. He said after eating an entire T-Bone steak that he finally felt alive again.
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This has absolutely made my dayRich and I would like to thank everyone on here and off here that prayed or sent good thoughts our way.
Rich is feeling the best he has in quite some time. He still has to follow up for the aneurysm but as of now he is happily back to baseline.
We celebrated with a lovely dinner out. He said after eating an entire T-Bone steak that he finally felt alive again.
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) but she sat with me holding her wings down with the towel over her back and I sprayed and gently clipped dags off, gently stripped the caked in stuff off as best I could with my gloves fingers, then towel dried her and let her down. at least it’s not with poop!
Hi Rich. It's good to see you eating that yummy meal , now I'm hungryRich and I would like to thank everyone on here and off here that prayed or sent good thoughts our way.
Rich is feeling the best he has in quite some time. He still has to follow up for the aneurysm but as of now he is happily back to baseline.
We celebrated with a lovely dinner out. He said after eating an entire T-Bone steak that he finally felt alive again.
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I would never buy a white car, (Too hard to keep clean) Just saying!We have had 2 nice sunny days in a row here so this afternoon I decided to fix Snow’s sorry butt. It is so unbecoming on any hen but on a white one with so much pure white fluff it was unbearable.
I decided to go the spray bottle route because although it was sunny it’s not in any way hot. I caught her up in a towel and sat on the chair in their run, flipping a corner of the towel over her head.
Belle was bakawking in worry then stopped and I saw Snow had flicked the towel back off her head (fair enough, I would too
SO, what does she instantly decide to do out of spite? (That’s my reasoning anyway, to poo poo my bathing methods, yes pun was intended)
Dust bath under the coop so the damp feathers now are dirty
I think she’s so large that she physically cannot reach to those feathers, is this possible?
I checked under her wings and vent area for mites while I had her caught up, all good there
She’s so red in her wattles (they are so big they dangle in the water when she drinks) and her comb which is very plump. I wish it was spring already so eggs might be on the way but I think my big girl will now wait until spring. They are about 29 weeks so I think the timing just sucks for maturity vs daylight etc.
Belle is no where near as developed but maybe she will never have the same sized comb etc
I weighed that worry too. We clipped both sides, and not all the feathers. I've witnessed them since still getting waist high lift (vs over the head heights).Congrats on the egg! Well done Dr Tacky
I've always been too afraid of clipping wings because I want the hens to fly away from a predator. It's not an issue in many places, I know @Ribh has very few predators. But at my place, hawks, foxes and pet dogs are a threat to the hens, so I don't clip their wings.
Doesn't matter what color the car is...dog nose prints have no restrictionsI would never buy a white car, (Too hard to keep clean) Just saying!
