Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

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That is hilarious! I wish I knew how to photoshop. Way cool!

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Yeah, that's right ..... just needed a little heat.

Bob's Henhouse :

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Ok Kathy, now I don't feel so bad!

That is a familiar sight in my house. However, I'm not used to having to keep track of who is who, so when the Icelandic did it before I got them tagged, it was an issue. I don't usually move them outside till they start hopping OUT of the box onto the floor though. They are my amusement.

It's better than live TV, isn't it? I always miss them when I move them out ........................ for about 5 minutes.

That's because you have replacements moving from the bator to the brooder about every 5 minutes!! You are the hatching queen, you know!

 

[awesomefowl]

Wow, these chickens are very beautiful!!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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That's because you have replacements moving from the bator to the brooder about every 5 minutes!! You are the hatching queen, you know!

It's an awful illness, to be sure. The 12 step program is slow going ..... I am on step 2 now, though.

 

[The Sheriff]

Just popped in to say that first episode of babysitting went well.

Except the little bugger stole my chicken Wellies!

 

[greatergraceoffbg]

Kathy, You are perfect for this Icelandic venture....do you have any Viking ancestry? You are sure hatching an adventure and every chick is like a new discovery! Such fun!

Andy in Fredericksburg

 

[NotAFarm]

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Way to go Mary! Nothing like gettin 'em hooked while they are little!!

 

[The Sheriff]

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Way to go Mary! Nothing like gettin 'em hooked while they are little!!

Hooked on chickens or stealing: lau?

 

[greatergraceoffbg]

Mary,

Where can i get boots like that? I have a pair of boots that I keep tucked between the bed and cab of my truck, but those you have are so "chicken cool" that i'd like to just have em at the back door for guests!

Kathy,

Your biddies are getting bigger daily! My fav is the one little Texedo. Yep.... in Texas he's gona be a Texedo

Everyone,

A little chicken edu 101 ... have you ever heard of MG? Ok it is a HIGHLY contagious bacterial infection, and can even be carried in OUR nostrils after exposure in an area such as an auction or outdoor sale that includes but may not be limited to Poultry. It is so important to our flocks to prevent contamination by requiring visitors to remove shoes, not introducing birds from shows, sales etc. without a proper, secure quarantine period in isolation and in an are that is totally kept disinfected, and the tough part is that if you find a new bird has a problem you must treat it and isolate all of its bedding straw, shavings, or whatever for three weeks before disposal or burn it to prevent transmission to other local chickens. Here is a link with a summary and description. This is getting more common as more and more people get chickens and it is nasty and kills everything and once you get it in the soil it is nearly impossible to get rid of it, so an ounce of prevention is worth a Trillion tons of cure in this case!

http://ehow.com/how_5682676_treat-mycoplasma-galliseptum-chicken.html

Hope this is usefule information to everyone!
Andy in Fredericksburg

 

[The Sheriff]

You can get the boots here Andy. Last I heard they were on backorder but they may be available again.

http://www.gardeners.com/Gardeners-Wellies/ClogsShoesBoots_Cat,38-812,default,cp.html

 

[Happy Chooks]

How funny Mary! It cracks me up how early they want to be "grown up".