got a new game today,, UPDATE post 103

[Riocotesei]

You better move that chick, shrek is going to eat him!!! Ahh

 

[Poohbear]

A very small tooth hacksaw or dremel tool will cut spurs without harming. Make one cut 1/4" from the tip then make the second cut 1/2" from the leg. Make sure you do this at night when the rooster is calm. Safer for the hen as the rooster doesn't make a spur sore on her back when he is topping her.

 

[the1much]

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yuppers,,, thats what i did,, used a dremil,, cut it way back,, you could see where i JUSTTttttt nicked the very tip of the "new" quick inside,, not 1 drop of blood

thankies poobear

 

[the1much]

matt y. :

they big like a BO?

They arent do to hatch til..Nov 11 or so.​

how did them babies turn out?​

 

[ThiefPouter06]

Well 8 hatched out and were fine til saturday. She decided to leave the doghouse and move into the hen house. They were ihn there for a week and something killed all but 1. One missing a head two left with bites the rest gone. Most of them think its a rat , they thought if it was a weasel it would have took them all. I hope its a rat....I am an exterminator and I can fix its wagon.

My luck the only survivor will be a roo lol. Momma is smart she moved back to the doghouse.

 

[the1much]

matt y. :

Well 8 hatched out and were fine til saturday. She decided to leave the doghouse and move into the hen house. They were ihn there for a week and something killed all but 1. One missing a head two left with bites the rest gone. Most of them think its a rat , they thought if it was a weasel it would have took them all. I hope its a rat....I am an exterminator and I can fix its wagon.

My luck the only survivor will be a roo lol. Momma is smart she moved back to the doghouse.

mannnnnnn,,, that sux,,, sorry

skunks are famous for just eating the heads off,,,but i bet the same gun for rats will work

jus be careful of poisons,, if the birds get a bug that walked through it,, their dead too .
i think im up to about 15 or 20 babies from mine,,, just started getting the eggs steady,,, and now they've STOPPED,,,, dang molting ca-ca

now fix a better place for her, for the "next time",,,, again,, sorries

 

[ThiefPouter06]

I have aquired a rat size rodent bait station. This way only a rat sized critter can go in and eat the bait. That rat should die back at its burrow. As far as secondary poisoning poison works on a weight ratio, the bigger the animal the more is needed. So even if the chickens ate their droppings (which do contain poison after consumption) they would need to eat way more than it would produce. Your right about getting her a better place to brood. Last night a possum joined her the dog house...needless to say the only thing harmed was the possum. YAY .22!

 

[the1much]

YAYYYYYy 22

,, does "decon" work the same way?,, i dont know much bout poisins,,, cept for the stuff i used BEFORE i got my birds,,, that stuff killed every living thing within a mile from here,, hehe,, but we had no ticks,, fleas, spiders,,,, birds, cats,,, so i dont use it anymore lol

is cool to find someone that knows bout the "yucky" stuff

 

[ThiefPouter06]

Decon is a bait, meaning they must eat it for it to work. It isnt as strong as the professional but yes it works the same. If I was going to use it you for sure want to putit somewhere that the chickens cant get to it. It is a perafin wax and millet mix so they would love it too. Also remember rats could move it out for your chickens. It works as a blood thinner. Continual doses of vitamin K is the antidote. WHen I put out bait (at a house or business) I never put out more than necessary. There should never be enough poison in your house ,for examplel, to kill a dog or cat. I would use this method in my hen house too. A one ounce block will be all I need at one time in my hen house.

 

[the1much]

Thanks Matt !