INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[ChickenCanoe]

oops and ......
Welcome to the thread and BYC!!! Let us know whatcha got going on and what you have for a flock!

@biophiliac you are perfect here with me then, as I am also a confirmed hermit!! Seems many of us are pretty much hermitized! So the reach out to others is a plus in my life for sure!

I've become quite the hermit too.

My opinion is that it is only ever okay to have dogs outside when they are dogs plural. They are pack animals. We wouldn't do it to a bird, so why a dog?

Good point. I always had outdoor dogs growing up but there were always 2 or 3.

For something like that how would one expand the gene pool?

Depends on the circumstances but in general; try to find an unrelated line anywhere you can, pedigree eggs and chicks to never breed full brothers and sisters, try to hatch as many quality eggs from the best birds, keep only the most vigorous birds that have the other characteristics you're looking for, then establish 2 or 3 lines from your best birds. Breeding mother to son, grandson, great grandson, etc. from those lines, breed father to daughter, grand daughter, etc.. After 7 generations, cross the lines.
Send birds to other climates in hopes of getting some back generations down the line.
The idea being that growing and reproducing in a different environment, different climate and different nutrition will activate different genetic markers so that over time, they should be genetically unique, at least somewhat.
I've had these birds since March, 2010. I haven't really been able to find another source. I've sent birds all over the country. I sent some to Wisconsin about 4 years ago that have since moved to Washington. The lady that I sold them to is giving my 2 roosters back to me this weekend along with an unrelated cockerel and 3 pullets. 1 of the pullets is from my rooster and one of her hens, another is from the other rooster and another of her hens and the third is completely unrelated to my lines.

Just checked. Those pics are miraculous! Unfortunately can't get diddly squat for avians here without a prescription. Luckily I got a really good vet, and she's only 17-27 euro at most per visit.

Good prices.

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raisins are bad imitation of chocolate chips you know that right?

Not imitation. They stand on their own value.

Actually lucked out on that one. She's shite at dealing with dogs and cats but she's a wiz at poultry and livestock.

That's a real bonus.

 

[BantyChooks]

Well made carafe, the reservoir is filled away from the coffee grounds (no accidentally pouring water on grounds the night before), still has single serve option, better timer, nice look, has the "bold" option.
I needed a new Keurig, but there are too many downsides to them anymore. My coffee pot was trash too. Westley was $75.

If you never fall, it's because you never ride. It sounds like taking time off will be OK in this situation. While it's true that she should not have been put on the horse, it also says that her instructor thinks she is good. Be sure to remind her of that.
So you have a bunch of girls then.

Too much foofaraw for my taste- my coffee maker makes coffee fine, but it aint my best friend.

 

[casportpony]

Good morning!

HI!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Howdy

Hi!

-Kathy

 

[Chaos18]

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Depends on the circumstances but in general; try to find an unrelated line anywhere you can, pedigree eggs and chicks to never breed full brothers and sisters, try to hatch as many quality eggs from the best birds, keep only the most vigorous birds that have the other characteristics you're looking for, send birds to other climates in hopes of getting some back generations down the line.
The idea being that growing and reproducing in a different environment, different climate and different nutrition will activate different genetic markers so that over time, they should be genetically unique, at least somewhat.
I've had these birds since March, 2010. I haven't really been able to find another source. I've sent birds all over the country. I sent some to Wisconsin about 4 years ago that have since moved to Washington. The lady that I sold them to is giving my 2 roosters back to me this weekend along with an unrelated cockerel and 3 pullets. 1 of the pullets is from my rooster and one of her hens, another is from the other rooster and another of her hens and the third is completely unrelated to my lines.

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Good luck with them.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: The pus that's in her sinus cavity needs to be removed... Even the best antibiotic will not treat it. Think of it as an "eye bumble".

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Okay folks, update on the hen: managed to catch her finally, and got a good look. It could be a foreign body in the nasal passage (unlikely but not unheard of) or just avian pinkeye.

Having looked at it up close, the eye is swollen shut and is leaking clear fluid. Deffo pinkeye. Thanks @kwhites634 for convincing me to look into it more on my end, while the foreign body thing is a possibility with these things it IS a pretty uncommon thing. I've only heard of it being common in places like West Texas and farms out in the boonies.

Several months ago I found a rooster with a nasty infected eye, but no other signs of respiratory infection, so I removed the pus as best as I could and set him free. Several days later the pus was back, so I did it again, but this time I was more aggressive and manged to get this out of his choanal slit:



Cause of sinus infection was the foxtail. To get it out I had to apply pressure to the area between his nostril and his eye. No antibiotics were given.

This is a choanal slit - Photo by BYC's @Nambroth


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@BantyChooks , how's the hatch progressing? @ChickenCanoe , how about your hatch? Who else is hatching now?

-Kathy

 

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks
 , how's the hatch progressing? @ChickenCanoe
, how about your hatch? Who else is hatching now?

-Kathy

13/18 out, think thats all.

 

[campingshaws]

Okay folks, update on the hen: managed to catch her finally, and got a good look. It could be a foreign body in the nasal passage (unlikely but not unheard of) or just avian pinkeye. Having looked at it up close, the eye is swollen shut and is leaking clear fluid. Deffo pinkeye. Thanks @kwhites634 for convincing me to look into it more on my end, while the foreign body thing is a possibility with these things it IS a pretty uncommon thing. I've only heard of it being common in places like West Texas and farms out in the boonies.

[COLOR=333333]Several months ago I found a rooster with a nasty infected eye, but no other signs of respiratory infection, so I removed the pus as best as I could and set him free. Several days later the pus was back, so I did it again, but this time I was more aggressive and manged to get this out of his choanal slit:[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]Cause of sinus infection was the foxtail. To get it out I had to apply pressure to the area between his nostril and his eye. No antibiotics were given.[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]This is a choanal slit - Photo by BYC's @Nambroth [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]-Kathy[/COLOR]

Kathy do you remember walking me through something similar last winter? I can link that thread if it's useful. I took lots of nasty pics.