Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

I just made a grooming appt for Bandit tomorrow at 10. He woke up bleeding and its tiny little seeds.
My heart is still acting up. scared. Im not going to hospital. All my babies will die .

I can handle hard heads being one myself. Comes from my father being Pennsylvania Dutch/German and my mom Irish and Cherokee.

Powerful things those hard head genes! Especially when you are a freckled red head on top of it.

I just got back from taking a second Cattle dog on a walk and obedience lesson. Talk about hard heads, Bentley defines it. For 2 minutes he bucked and reared like a horse with me just standing there holding onto the end of the leash waiting for him to get tired. He finally did and from that point on walked beside me like a perfect little gentleman. We walked to both of our ponds and enjoyed the sunny afternoon.

That is one of the best ways to introduce the leash, IMO. Just let them discover that when they pull, it tightens, and when they yield, they are comfortable. In a matter of minutes the dog is leash trained. So easy.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Sometimes they grow out of the jerk stage. Seems to me they are mostly aggressive in small areas when the hens are present. I got rid of two of my bantam cochin roosters today, they have been jerks for quite a while. Nice to have the rooster jail empty. If they are aggressive, they go into solitary confinement for about a week. They do seem to learn when I take them away from their hens it's associated with jail time.

 

[CapricornFarm]

That is one of the best ways to introduce the leash, IMO. Just let them discover that when they pull, it tightens, and when they yield, they are comfortable. In a matter of minutes the dog is leash trained. So easy.

Shelties are so smart, it's like cheating when you train them because they pick it up so fast. I got a lot of ribbons and trophies showing my Shelties in obedience. I miss them.

 

[CSolis]

Sometimes they grow out of the jerk stage. Seems to me they are mostly aggressive in small areas when the hens are present. I got rid of two of my bantam cochin roosters today, they have been jerks for quite a while. Nice to have the rooster jail empty. If they are aggressive, they go into solitary confinement for about a week. They do seem to learn when I take them away from their hens it's associated with jail time.

Well, thankfully I don't have any jerks around here. Bruiser thought he was gonna be one, but I scolded him in a very loud strong tone.. He jumped up in the air like.. WOT?? BAD BOY... he hasn't been a jerk since.. been very well behaved. Seems to me if they can learn up to 100 words, then tone of voice can work with them as well.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yolks color varies by diet as far as I can tell. Dark means they had lots of bugs or other protein, Yellow means not as good a diet.

Hum. I thought it hsd to do with some of the things they eat. Like if you feed them ... um, marigolds I think it is, for one example, they will have darker yolks. There are other things too but too expensive for me, like ... I think it was saffron or paprika... I know my birds have darker yolks than store eggs and I assumed it is because they free range and get plenty of greens. So, Vitamin A. Shrug. Surely there are threads here on BYC about it.

 

[microchick]

I used to have Appaloosa horses. Loved them because they are so stubborn/intelligent.

Now We have the cattle dogs. Either I like challenges or I just never learn, LOL.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Shelties look awful shaved!

I can only imagine! I had one that needed a portion of his rump shaved for a medical procedure, and it took FOREVER to grow back!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

One of these things is not like the others.
OR: "Funny-Looking Chicken Contest, Entry #1"

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Shelties are so smart, it's like cheating when you train them because they pick it up so fast. I got a lot of ribbons and trophies showing my Shelties in obedience. I miss them.

Shelties do learn fast. You have to be careful not to make mistakes with them because they will learn things you don't intend to teach them.

 

[CSolis]

Oh, I have a question about incubating eggs... I know Cap is an incubating queen, so here goes.
The incubator I have is set to rotate the eggs 45 degrees every two hours.. Is 2 - 3 a day the minimum? I thought every two hours was kind of excessive, but I don't see where I can change that setting. And.. when day 18 rolls around, I have to remove the rotator, and set the eggs so they settle.. which end down? or what angle? If it's pointy end down, how do you get the pointy end to stay down?

And this might sound silly, but how does a hen know to stop rotating the eggs? And how does she regulate the humidity?