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

[DwayneNLiz]

That means he don't drink nuttin alcoholic, at all

moxie is a soda invented in Maine, good for him!

 

[Jessimom]

BIL's from Maine originally. He's been down here since he was in the Army during 'Nam, and he still has his.

My aunt and uncle live in Old Orchard Beach, ME. That's where we usually spend the most time.

Even growing up, I never like Moxie!! It's funny, is associated with Maine, but it's based out of NH.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

My aunt and uncle live in Old Orchard Beach, ME. That's where we usually spend the most time.

Even growing up, I never like Moxie!! It's funny, is associated with Maine, but it's based out of NH.

it was invented by a guy from union ME, while he was in MA, but is made in Bedford NH

I love old orchard beach, at least it has sand unlike most of NH

 

[BantyChooks]

lol, no it doesnt but i put one in when i read your posts

Ditto

probably not sounds like it ruptured its yolk

funny how that happens, when i hang out with my 'backwoods' friends i start to pick up their accents,, its horrible

LOL, I do too! I usually catch myself before I start, but it is terribly funny.
-Banti

 

[chicken hawk 33]

It's still alive

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Ditto
LOL, I do too! I usually catch myself before I start, but it is terribly funny.

-Banti

it's funny i talk to a lot of people in wichita KS, (well actually at my office actually we all do) but when we get off the phone a lot of us will talk to each other
and all of a sudden be like... "when did we move to KS?" and get out of it
or if we have a country station on the radio lol, we all sound southern

 

[DwayneNLiz]

It's still alive

make sure to keep the humidity up so it doesnt dry up, try to tape off the crack, and give it time to absorb its yolk,
BE WARNED THOUGH - it was in a dirty nest, more than likely it will get a yolk infection and not make it anyway
that's the way the cookie crumbles, do you have stuff on hand to take care of this?

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I've been told I have a southern accent, although with the exception of the 18 months I lived in north Jersey I've lived in MD my entire life

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I've been told I have a southern accent, although with the exception of the 18 months I lived in north Jersey I've lived in MD my entire life
MC, Leeroy, & Jess are the only BYC'ers to have met me; be interesting to see if any of them think I carry a southern accent.

 

[Penny Hen]

I'm back, I'm back!!!!

Nothing's ever perfect in any bird, but I keep reading/hearing that conformation is the hardest thing to correct later, so things like a nice long back and tail angle may be chosen over coloring, and comb and earlobes more details (though a really bad comb may be a reason to pass in some folks opinions). Crisp barring in the tail is a nice feature (I see that clearly in that last image). But I do NOT have a ton of experience in detailed evaluation of CL boys, especially in weighing which faults to take and which to cull, etc., and would suggest posting these over on the Cream Legbar thread. Lots of friendly people who will give you good input to set you on the right track (esp. as I know you sell your chicks). I went through the mental exercise of evaluating my 6 CL boys that I hatched this winter, but in the end I culled them all as I decided to keep Dumbledore as the primary rooster and not grow up a "back up" at this time (trying to keep rooster numbers down). It was a valuable experience, though.

Goat version of Banti Disease appears to be even more contagious than duck version. Hmmmmmmm....

Don't sweat it - lots of them were posts of people smacking each other or talking about smacking each other or counting how many smacks they got or planning on the best strategy to get more smacks...

Well, I've been reading about copper bolusing and loose minerals and baking soda to prevent bloat and hoof care for goats...

- Ant Farm

Sulfur salt. The yellow salt blocks. They discourage mosquitoes biting your goats and horses (real important if you are south far enough to be in a West Nile Disease area). The sulfur will also cut down on your rhino cold viruses. Using those I didn't have to use any antibiotics for 5 years until I had a goat get out and was attacked by a dog. NO colds, coughs or sniffles. Ideally it would be best in loose salt but I have never seen it sold that way. Always have salt available. Every case of bloat that I have EVER had in 16 years has happened when I ran out of salt. Also read an article years ago where a cattleman used an automated dispenser to put one drop of mild dish soap in every 50 gallons of his cattle's water. It was just enough to lower the surface tension of the water so the bubbles couldn't form in the belly. Salt also lowers the surface tension of water which is why I think I have never had a case of bloat when I have had plenty of salt available.