Fugly Farm

[igorsMistress]

They sound like busy little ducks...quacking is good!

Yes it is!

 

[drstratton]

Hello there, I see you got caught up I hope you’re having a great day!

Hi...yes finally...I don't know how long it will last... I made my husband drive today, so I could have some BYC time!

 

[igorsMistress]

Hi...yes finally...I don't know how long it will last... I made my husband drive today, so I could have some BYC time!

Been with the baby? I’ve been busy with ducks and garden so haven’t caught up completely yet myself.

 

[igorsMistress]

Frankie

 

[drstratton]

Been with the baby? I’ve been busy with ducks and garden so haven’t caught up completely yet myself.

I wish it was baby time! We've been working on our kitchen remodel and getting ready to help son and family move to Oklahoma this week...

 

[drstratton]

Frankie
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Such a cute pup! Is he all healed up now?

 

[N F C]

Frankie
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What a sweet face

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning IM Have a great day !

Frankie
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Awww, so cute ❤

 

[igorsMistress]

Such a cute pup! Is he all healed up now?

For the most part. He still has a scab but we hope that will be gone by next weekend so he can play at the park. Ugh, moving, I don’t think by that even a little bit!

Good morning IM Have a great day !



Awww, so cute ❤

Thanks Sue, good morning!

 

[igorsMistress]

Did some reading about Fayoumis and disease resistance. While it’s possible, I haven’t read anything that has me 100% convinced yet. It’s more like the studies suggest the possibility, but nothing is confirmed and no one knows how it works. Mortality is lower in some cases also.
Below is a link to another study that cited yet other studies that I went and read. The length of time for the experiments was very short, between Fayoumi and Leghorn; the Fayoumis almost always performed better. The article linked talks about how many backyard flocks are free ranging scavengers in some places, but that bio security, disease resistance, vaccination and genetic manipulation are needed to keep chickens as a secure food source. The whole time I was reading I was wondering why we’d need vaccination with genetically modified, disease resistant chickens in a bio secure environment. How bio secure is your backyard? Good grief But the sources cited provide some excellent info and interesting conclusions about the possibility of disease resistance in Fayoumis.
https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-017-4380-4