INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I would just politely say you want to give her a proper burial, hmm. Sounds a little unusual to me as well.

she finally stopped posting. I wonder if It occurred to her that the conversation was making me uncomfortable

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: If they are chilled or stressed, it can also cause their immunity to drop. Last year, I picked up 25 CX from an individual that realized she couldn't go through with the whole raise and process ordeal. "they stunk too much" is what she told me. They were in a mud pit in a tractor, it was dry when I got them, but obvious from the dirty feathers and legs. They smelled like death, just awful.. I should not have even got them! They wound up having cocci, I had corid on hand in my first aid kit already. If it wasn't for BYC members I am sure I would have lost them all. Now I make sure I keep tylan, corid, sulmet and several other common things on hand. Its a small price to toss an expired bottle compared to losing a bird. I lost one of 25 but the rest recovered very quickly with treatment. Bloody stools is a huge red flag, I hope to never see that again.
Tank and LilX are the 2 I kept from that group, over a year old now! The chicks from them are very hardy and strong.
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[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

If they are chilled or stressed, it can also cause their immunity to drop. Last year, I picked up 25 CX from an individual that realized she couldn't go through with the whole raise and process ordeal. "they stunk too much" is what she told me. They were in a mud pit in a tractor, it was dry when I got them, but obvious from the dirty feathers and legs. They smelled like death, just awful.. I should not have even got them! They wound up having cocci, I had corid on hand in my first aid kit already. If it wasn't for BYC members I am sure I would have lost them all. Now I make sure I keep tylan, corid, sulmet and several other common things on hand. Its a small price to toss an expired bottle compared to losing a bird. I lost one of 25 but the rest recovered very quickly with treatment. Bloody stools is a huge red flag, I hope to never see that again.
Tank and LilX are the 2 I kept from that group, over a year old now! The chicks from them are very hardy and strong.
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wow i cant beileve you habe a pair if corbish cross over a year old!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

well, cocci is in the soil and all chickens are exposed to it and carry it but their immune systems keep it in check. When chicks are exposed to large amounts of it before they've built an immunity they get an infection. Grown chickens rarely get it but can, especially if a new strain is brought in by equipment, a new bird in the flock, etc. I've read chicks brought up by a broody hen rarely get it as they are exposed to it gradually starting day one. If you are raising chicks inside medicated feed until AFTER they are outside a couple of weeks does a pretty good job preventing it. It allows just enough cocci in to build a resistance. If a bird does get it and gets over it they usually have built immunity and won't get it again. Or so I read. I spent many of nights googling this when I had sick chicks now I just keep corid on hand just in case

thanks for all the info!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: They are still food hogs

Tank the roo is the worst! LilX the hen isn't much better but is smaller.
I make them forage, take them to the apple tree and show them all the yummy bugs.
All the other birds make a mad dash to it every day!
Tank, forget it, lazy thing! I carry him over there... make him walk back

No bees this year either we usually have yellow jackets all over those downed apples, love it

I am trimming it back this year, several branches broke with the weight of the apples.
Seems like several people in this area had the same problem.
There's a place by us that sells cider and they have supports all over the on the trees.
Saw one tree in a yard on HWY 36 that looked like a tornado hit it.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Ugh fell asleep at the computer again!

Anyone raise honeybees? I have a nest in my office trailers outside walls.
Hate to kill them off, what a valuable resource. Did I mention I am terrified of bees?

Bees spiders and roaches make my skin crawl! ewww! Give me a snake or mouse any day.
If someone wants the hive please feel free to take them. Will post to craigslist next week in hopes to save them from certain death.
I know they are not as aggressive as other bees.. still, ugh! gotta go, my Dad is allergic to the sting.
Please PM me with thoughts or ideas to rehome them.

 

[danand]

Barb, mrtattoo,Julie- great pics-all!!

CCcc- I'm a contractor and I have a client that has a "chicken themed" living room. She had an old chicken crate for her coffee table and chicken border on the walls, chicken curtains and.........stuffed roo and hen!! Yes taxidermied!! They were very pretty and she was very proud of them!! Someone on CL had some for sale a while back all song with other fowl!! And have you seen the movie Hope Floats!!

Jchny- hope someone wants your bees. I bought my DH a hive and all the tools but he's been gone too much to ever get it going..... Maybe next yr!!

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

Ugh fell asleep at the computer again!

Anyone raise honeybees? I have a nest in my office trailers outside walls.
Hate to kill them off, what a valuable resource. Did I mention I am terrified of bees?

Bees spiders and roaches make my skin crawl! ewww! Give me a snake or mouse any day.
If someone wants the hive please feel free to take them. Will post to craigslist next week in hopes to save them from certain death.
I know they are not as aggressive as other bees.. still, ugh! gotta go, my Dad is allergic to the sting.
Please PM me with thoughts or ideas to rehome them.

There are many bee keepers who will come get them, I don't know any around you, but I'm sure if you post to craigslist some would love to have them. Or search for people selling honey in your area, they usually all know each other.

 

[julie0477]

I know! I was freaking out. I was just posting that one of my birds died as on the leghorn thread we carry on conversations just as we would on here.and then that lady commented. Who just asks for someones dead chicken! she keeps trying to carry on a conversation about it. Im sorry but I dont want to have a conversation about she kills these birds and stuffs them. Sometimes they kill these birds just to show! She says she is starting her own collection of SOP birds. I didnt want to be rude, so I said O i see, tat definatley a different hobby, good luck with your collections. And she said thanks I have been proudly mounting my birds since 1971. I should of just stopped typing, but I felt obligated to anwser for some reason. My sister was awake and I talked to her. She thought it was weird too.

hahaha oh man. I just woke up and read this and I'm laughing all over again. Proudly mounting my bird.... You handled it very well!

 

[lilmizscareall]

Count me as the oddball out, but I don't think it's that weird! It's definitely a lost art, which doesn't mean you have to be interested in it. Art can be very subjective. I've always found taxidermy interesting, but could never get a family pet mounted, but a chicken? I totally would! Lol!
This is something she lives everyday of her life, so for her to ask you if you were interested, was not strange to herself.
There's a lot of other things I could compare it too, but yes if it is not your norm, than I totally get it. You were not expecting it and are uncomfortable with it.
I on the other hand, would have jumped on the offer. (Free? Well yes!)