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[Chaneys Ranch]

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[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Skin n fluff, I just realized there is no pop holder.Maybe if it gets a knew sprout. lol

 

[Mother2Hens]

Lab doggy is not so beautiful today.

I was over at a neighbor's house Monday to help him figure out what to do with some dead trees. His bulldog mix came out of the house and grabbed Millie by the right ear and wouldn't let go. I kicked the (*&%^#I dog so hard and so often that I'm still limping from a sprained ankle. I gave up on that and got down on my knees and strangled the blasted thing until he finally let go. I shouldn't have let go for another 20 or 30 minutes.

I put peroxide on the wound, but it got infected anyhow. Took her to the vet. $73 for antibiotics. The ligaments in her ear were torn loose, so now that ear hangs down from her skull an inch lower than the other. Don't know what that will cost to repair. I could just change her name from Millie to Lop-Ear or Loppy.

I gave them a copy of the bill. I don't ever expect reimbursement.

No small wonder, the infection, their house is a garbage pit filth hole. They don't have money for soap, but fortunately can still scrape up enough for the occasional pot fest. No phone service for lack of payment, but nice new Obama smartphone. I have spent a couple of hundred hours and more dollars than that trying to help them. I have determined that if a cleaning crew came in and cleaned and remodeled their house, within a month, it would revert back to current condition. I replaced deteriorated plaster in their bathroom and told them to paint it or it would fall apart within a year or so. It did. Oh, well. Enough rant.

I partly blame myself. I knew they had a mean dog that they couldn't let out of the house. I should have penned Millie. She follows me everywhere when I'm on the ATV. I just had a senior moment. D*mn!

John

So sorry to hear about your pup. That's a horrible story! Can't they be reported for their living conditions not to mention having a dog they obviously can't take care of? Or is there a lack of county ordinances where you live? I've heard stories on this thread about the perils of living in a county with no rules about dogs running loose or neighbor problems.

 

[Mother2Hens]

those are really nice but i was thinking about trying this one.

Wow, you look really handsome in that photo! hahaha

 

[Old Salt 1945]

i see fresh goat milk for sale locally all the time. listed as "fresh goat milk for pets". as long as you are selling it for "pet use" you are fine. you can't help what people do with it after you sell it to them.

Excellent idea! Why didn't my devious mind come up with that? John

Did anyone else notice what this guy is smoking? When I was a kid in Dallas, we used to smoke grapevine. (It was really nasty, but my friends were doing it, so......
It never occurred to me to smoke an entire tree branch.

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

So sorry to hear about your pup. That's a horrible story! Can't they be reported for their living conditions not to mention having a dog they obviously can't take care of? Or is there a lack of county ordinances where you live? I've heard stories on this thread about the perils of living in a county with no rules about dogs running loose or neighbor problems.

They depend on me for so many things, I doubt they will let it happen again. Also, they have so many difficulties in their ill-lived lives, I can't see adding another. Of course, my dog won't be taken there again.
John

 

[Mother2Hens]

Did anyone else notice what this guy is smoking? When I was a kid in Dallas, we used to smoke grapevine. (It was really nasty, but my friends were doing it, so......
It never occurred to me to smoke an entire tree branch.

John

Oh? And you complain about your neighbors smoking pot? At least they know WHAT to smoke! haha Just giving you a hard time-- blowing smoke, so to speak. : - )

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: They sound lazy, I am sorry MHO. If you want anything in life, you have to earn it. Work for what you have and you appreciate it a lot more. There are some that think they deserve to be cared for without contribution.
Most County and State laws both allow us to dispose of a domestic animal if it attacks or harasses our livestock. (Livestock includes any fowl) Animal control for the area also has code allowing us to protect our domestic pets from a stray intruder. John I am so sorry. hope your lab is ok,she is a beauty. I would not allow millie to go over there either, she won't understand why that dog is mean.

 

[Mother2Hens]

CRSelvey posted: [The galvanized waterer] probably is better than the plastic one. I was thinking about getting one of these for outside:
http://chickenfountain.com/ and maybe a single to go on a soda bottle for the inside. We just aren't quite that far yet. Ultimately, I want something that needs little maintenance if we go out of town for up to a week. Now that our kids are in school, I seem to be able to go less, but I keep trying, lol.
Also, if you are still working on your chicks name, Elizabeth, Kate, and Diana are all available. Just because she's a little awkward now doesn't mean she will be in the future

Mother2Hens replies:
METAL nipples don't seem very comforting! And chickens don't nurse! Poor chickens get all kinds of tricks played on them from wooden eggs to metal nipples. haha But seriously, I know that many of you have commented on how great that type of watering system is. I have just wondered if that type is a pain to clean-- because of mold forming in all of the little crevices of the nipple and algae in the PVC pipe, especially during hot, humid weather. Seems like you'd have to clean it with a bleach solution often, but that's just speculation.
Any comments about keeping the nipple type of waterers clean?

Royal names for my Jubilee pullet~ Thank you to all who posted suggestions, but this is why we end up with generic names like Jersey for our JG and Lacey for our SLW . . . because of my family members' comments: "Britainy, Dutchess,and Queenie are DOG names." "We have a cousin named Kate...and aunts named Margaret and Elizabeth." "She doesn't look like a Diana." My family members are just a bunch of malcontents!! My poor pullet will probably end up being named "Jubilee" or "Chicken."

barb s~ Very pretty assortment in your flock!

Cluck~ Good to hear from you!

Quinstar~ I have a SLW and I vote that yours is a pullet. : - )

bradselig~ I need you to pick up a dozen of these man/birds, put them in your car (don't forget their seat belts!) and deliver them to Sally's. Have someone take a photo of you in the driver's seat with all of your precious cargo. haha If you're bringing guineas to Quinstar, what happens if they hear a car honk or a siren? Do you have noise-cancelling headphones?

 

[animallover2202]

Do chicken know to not to inbreed??? Oh and if I done this right Alphe and Lemonie and Mullen are all girls ... the last egg didn't make it its day 24 for it I'm going to crack it open tomorrow and bury it :/ hope my next hatch will be good but wont be hatching anymore tell later in the summer