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[casportpony]

Quote: What are you getting?

-Kathy

 

[mlm Mike]

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-Kathy
Hi Kathy!

 

[casportpony]

Hi Kathy!

Hi Mike!

-Kathy

 

[Pensmaster]

What are you getting?

-Kathy

One of these but a hen. Altsterier
The hen is in the shadow.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: What a nice looking breed. Pretty rare?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Interesting article on a coccidia drugs:
http://www.scienceinternational.com/fulltext/?doi=sciintl.2013.261.265

-Kathy

 

[Pensmaster]

What a nice looking breed. Pretty rare?

-Kathy

Yes. Having a hard time getting information on it. CC has found information for me but there's not much out there and it varies. It's not an accepted breed in America as far as I can tell, at least it's not in the SOP.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I'm not 100% sure if my silkies are bantam silkies, or regular ones. But, they don't seem very aggressive or pushy, so far at least.
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Silkies are true bantams, not diminutive, so they have no large fowl counterpart.
Some show people have tended to select for larger size (contrary to the SOP for the ABA) in recent years, but they're all still bantams.

It's what I use to do best when I was on active duty

I did some of that too.

Don't know about Frisco, but around here poultry vets aren't exactly a dime a dozen; mostly Fido & Whiskers; I have one that at least knows medication; whether she'd work on one is yet to be determined, as is whether I'd give her the opportunity....highly unlikely.

Vets are so common here, there seems to be one on every corner. But, as you say, good avian vets are uncommon and those with poultry experience are rare as hen's teeth. I only know of about 6 in the entire metro area that work on poultry and only about 3 of those are considered good. That and they're all about an hour from my house. I would pass hundreds of others driving to them. The last time I had a sick bird and wanted to get it looked at was a Friday. I couldn't get an appointment till Monday. I told them I didn't think the bird would live through the weekend. They said I could bring her in and they would keep her under observation. I said, I can observe her here.
I ended up driving the bird to Mizzou vet school for euthanasia and necropsy - a 6 hour round trip.
That ended up being the best move since the bird had cancer. The vet would have been an unnecessary huge expense and put the bird through at least 3 more days of misery.
Just the office visit would have been more at the vet than everything at the vet school cost.

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The chick can stay in the incubator up to 72 hours. Ideal is more 48.
Eggs 'can" hatch up to day 28. Give it two days (day 23 at least) and then start to get worried. Nature is unexpected. I don't feel comfortable with the opinion that a chick pops out on day 21 without fail, or it is too weak.
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But if incubation is proper, the vast majority should pop out on day 21.

... I am having trouble sharing even with just Duckling. When her father uses my bathroom (or mother. She is gross too) I practically put on a Hazmat suit to clean!...

Hazmat

X2, I've found that the ones that hatch a day late usually hatch the healthiest. If I run a higher temp and have them hatch on day 21, they have open navels. Day 22 hatchers are clean, quick, and healed. I'm thinking that's because I have an insanely fast pip to hatch time- Sometimes only 8 hours.

Are you sure you're counting days correctly? The reason I ask is the vast majority of eggs here and all the commercial hatcheries around the world which includes billions of chicks, hatch on day 21.
For instance, if eggs are set on a Sunday, they should hatch on a Sunday. That's 21 days.
Unhealed navels are usually from low temps, high humidity or poor ventilation.

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I clean my bathroom every 2-3 days because I can't handle sharing and the concept of germs that aren't mine. haha

Germs belong to the world at large.
That's why we have immune systems.

Yeah, I know adults that smear.

Worse is .. Okay, gross subject.
I clean something almost daily. maybe even more than daily. With Clorox wipes on the tank, next to the Lysol. Spray cleaner in the cabinet behind that, and I swear I can't just wash my hands. The sink edge and inside get washed, and often the Q-tips come out to get the area behind the faucet.
I want to say I am not hard to live with. Never touch my towels, and you are fine. Actually, you must wash your hands properly. Before the nightmare began the last night, I remember my husband yelling about me making him wash his hands after using the bathroom. I was too preoccupied with keeping Duckling safe to worry about his habits. So IDK why washing his hands was on his mind. But apparently, I am a beast for reminding him to wash his hands after using the bathroom.

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Don't forget to clean under your fingernails after all that.

funny I did have a look on CL the other day to see if anything popped up, notta. I typically ASK on CL but I think its best to just get from lowes at this point, I do like the longer lengths and the free delivery though. I should get enough to do my house!

yes piece of cake, I have done four roofs already and thats not including sheds and coops crap, I have yet to use this type of roofing though, but compared to having to carry shingles and plywood up on a roof, I think we got this in the bag lol. I have always been the shingle cutter with my scrap pc of plywood and square running from end to end lol. While the boys got to play with the nailer nd break their backs leaning over, I sat on the roof and cut

and barked orders like a woman does so well

A roofer huh?
A woman after my own heart.

I didn't include you on the roofing crew 'cause I wasn't sure your health would allow it. Happy to know you're all checked out on it.
Compared to shingles, this is super easy; just overlap the last panel with the new one, matching up the peaks & valleys, and screw away. I put the screws in the valleys; they're flat on the strips and it seemed right. Good luck with it.

I thought screws were supposed to go in the ridges.
Some friends just had a similar roof replaced on one of their buildings and with screws in the valleys they had all kinds of leaks. The guy had to redo it.

Good to hear. What's your high gonna be today?

-Kathy

You didn't ask me but I hope to get at least one rooster butchered today and then figure out which of these my wife wants to do.
She's leaning toward the Art Fair or the Zoo. But the Ribfest, Octoberfest and Irish fest sound good too. Maybe even the reptile show.

My daughter took the day off and she's going to the LouFest music festival in Forest Park. I don't know what acts will be there.

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LouFest Music Festival
Forest Park




12:00 pm
22.9mi
Oktoberfest - German Cultural Society
Donau Park




5:00 pm
7.7mi
Saint Louis Art Fair
Clayton, MO




11:00 am
30.1mi
Apple Festival
Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center




9:00 am
14.2mi
Wheels in Motion Car Show
Westport Plaza




9:00 am
17.4mi
AppleFest
Eckert's Country Store




12:00 pm
5.1mi
irish Country FAir
St. James the Greater Parish




2:00 pm
4.1mi
Urban Chestnut Brewing, The Blues Museum, Sug...
Crooked Craft Tours




11:00 am
23.6mi
Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad
Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad




1:00 pm
14.7mi
9/11 Observance
Fenton City Park- Heroes Memorial




12:00 am
18.1mi
Vietnam Wall Traveling Memorial
Tri-Township Park




2:00 pm
1.9mi
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

-In Concert
Powell Hall




1:00 pm
4.2mi
Paddle with your Pooch Boat Race
Boathouse Forest Park




12:30 pm
0.9mi
Gateway Arch Riverboats Sunday Brunch Cruise
Gateway Arch Riverboats




1:00 pm
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Cedar Lake Cellars' September Music Series
Cedar Lake Cellars




9:00 am
3.2mi
Gateway West Gesneriad Show & Sale
Missouri Botanical Garden



1:00 pm
5.4mi
DIONNA RAEDEKE | FLOW
SOHA Studio + Gallery




2:00 pm
3.0mi
Bissell Mansion Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner ...
Bissell Mansion




3:30 pm
48.6mi
Interpretive Kayak Tours
Cuivre River State Park


12:00 pm
5.2mi
Pepper's Ribfest
Peppers Bar & Grill




2:00 pm
9.4mi
St. Louis Inaugural Kosher BBQ Cook Off
Nusach Hari B'Nai Zion




10:00 am
15.1mi
Show Me Reptile and Exotics Show
Machinists Hall




1:15 pm
7.8mi
Cardinals vs Brewers
Busch Stadium





3:00 pm
29.8mi
John Denver Tribute Concert
St Jospeh Chapel




4:00 pm
1.5mi
Jam Session w/Voo Doo Blues
Hammerstone's




10:00 am
6.3mi
Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition
COCA








9:00 am
9.4mi
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Jefferson Barracks Park





1:00 pm
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SLU Women's Soccer v. SIUE
R




11:00 am
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"Real / Radical / Psychological: The Collecti...
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum




2:00 pm
8.3mi
Follies
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis




7:00 pm
6.2mi
Sundays With Stout Anything Goes Open Mic
Cicero's




2:00 pm
42.9mi
Blumenhof Winery Presents Burnt Whiskey, LIve...
Blumenhof Winery




2:00 pm
12.1mi
STAGES St. Louis presents "Sister Act"
Robert G. Reim Theatre

 

[BullChick]

Good Morning Abi.

Did the dove egg hatch?

Thursday morning.

 

[casportpony]

You didn't ask me but I hope to get at least one rooster butchered today and then figure out which of these my wife wants to do.
She's leaning toward the Art Fair or the Zoo. But the Ribfest, Octoberfest and Irish fest sound good too.


0.0mi
LouFest Music Festival
Forest Park

12:00 pm
22.9mi
Oktoberfest - German Cultural Society
Donau Park




5:00 pm
7.7mi
Saint Louis Art Fair
Clayton, MO




11:00 am
30.1mi
Apple Festival
Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center




9:00 am
14.2mi
Wheels in Motion Car Show
Westport Plaza




9:00 am
17.4mi
AppleFest
Eckert's Country Store




12:00 pm
5.1mi
irish Country FAir
St. James the Greater Parish




2:00 pm
4.1mi
Urban Chestnut Brewing, The Blues Museum, Sug...
Crooked Craft Tours




11:00 am
23.6mi
Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad
Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad




1:00 pm
14.7mi
9/11 Observance
Fenton City Park- Heroes Memorial




12:00 am
18.1mi
Vietnam Wall Traveling Memorial
Tri-Township Park




2:00 pm
1.9mi
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

-In Concert
Powell Hall




1:00 pm
4.2mi
Paddle with your Pooch Boat Race
Boathouse Forest Park




12:30 pm
0.9mi
Gateway Arch Riverboats Sunday Brunch Cruise
Gateway Arch Riverboats




1:00 pm
0.0mi
Cedar Lake Cellars' September Music Series
Cedar Lake Cellars




9:00 am
3.2mi
Gateway West Gesneriad Show & Sale
Missouri Botanical Garden



1:00 pm
5.4mi
DIONNA RAEDEKE | FLOW
SOHA Studio + Gallery




2:00 pm
3.0mi
Bissell Mansion Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner ...
Bissell Mansion




3:30 pm
48.6mi
Interpretive Kayak Tours
Cuivre River State Park


12:00 pm
5.2mi
Pepper's Ribfest
Peppers Bar & Grill




2:00 pm
9.4mi
St. Louis Inaugural Kosher BBQ Cook Off
Nusach Hari B'Nai Zion




10:00 am
15.1mi
Show Me Reptile and Exotics Show
Machinists Hall




1:15 pm
7.8mi
Cardinals vs Brewers
Busch Stadium





3:00 pm
29.8mi
John Denver Tribute Concert
St Jospeh Chapel




4:00 pm
1.5mi
Jam Session w/Voo Doo Blues
Hammerstone's




10:00 am
6.3mi
Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition
COCA








9:00 am
9.4mi
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Jefferson Barracks Park





1:00 pm
0.1mi
SLU Women's Soccer v. SIUE
R




11:00 am
0.0mi
"Real / Radical / Psychological: The Collecti...
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum




2:00 pm
8.3mi
Follies
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis




7:00 pm
6.2mi
Sundays With Stout Anything Goes Open Mic
Cicero's




2:00 pm
42.9mi
Blumenhof Winery Presents Burnt Whiskey, LIve...
Blumenhof Winery




2:00 pm
12.1mi
STAGES St. Louis presents "Sister Act"
Robert G. Reim Theatre




Wow, so many options! Have fun whatever you decide to do.

-Kathy