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[Ol Grey Mare]

I've been before. It is fun, the weather was terrible the time I went so I didn't hang around for super long. There were a lot of birds for sale and I would anticipate there being a ton this year. It was a lot of fun walking around seeing all of the show birds as well.

The Lebanon show is my "must go" show. It's a large show with waterfowl, other poultry, and the junior show all in different buildings. The sales pavilion is an open shelter, and many vendors set up outdoor sales areas at their vehicles as well. I've seen exhibitors from as far away as New York state. With Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky shows cancelled, it's likely to be even bigger than usual. Definitely worth the drive!
I hope to have a few birds ready to show--hadn't concentrated on keeping them show-ready this year because thought all was cancelled. Between molts and broodies, don't know who might be decent.

Thank you both for the responses --- I think I'm going to go. If nothing else, it's a day spent with chickens, and that's never a bad thing, right?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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Its my goal to get to the OH national bird show in the next few years. But this is going to be a strange year for the Lebanon show. So many will be cautious about taking their birds but then there will be those that don't have other shows to attend.

 

[Indyshent]

I love the diversity in the chicken world! Easter Eggers are awesome as you can get ALL kinds of color variations! I have 4 Easter Eggers, 2 Olive Eggers, 3 Ameraucana, and 2 Rumpless Araucana I LOVE the colorful egg basket! It's so great to see so many people learning about breeds and working to better the lines that are available here in the states. I say High Fives to ALL the "egg heads" out there!

Got my first green eggs this week. Think my Welsummer twins might be starting to lay, too, because I'm getting tiny speckled brown eggs as well So far, my EEs all lay slightly different egg colors (and even textures!). Love my girl-girls

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Thats awesome! Some of my early girls have started laying too. I have 2 pullet eggs from an EE and getting BA pullet eggs from the sweet hen you brought out. She is such a nice hen, DH really likes her company..what a lap chicken.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Hey guys, I am still getting calls for chicks and pullets. Anyone still selling either one pm me, and I can offer a list to customers! I did agree to do a small hatch for a friend, but am still getting turkey eggs so I don't really mind.

 

[minmin1258]

[@=/u/136424/kittydoc]@kittydoc[/@] was it you that posted about making coq au vein? Can I have your recipe? I've got a couple of older roos that I processed that I'm trying to decide how to fix.

I looked up several online, and just kinda winged it (ha ha) depending on what I had around.  I know we used the requisite dry red wine, probably a full cup (even a stale bottle is fine as long as it hasn't turned into vinegar), a can of chicken broth, a whole onion cut into quarters, some carrots, and I used an herb blend called herbs de Provence.  It has a lot of herbs in it, but I know rosemary and thyme are two of them.  Also salt and pepper to taste.  We cooked that mature rooster for 10 hours on low.  A younger one might only take 6-8 hours on low or about 4 on high, but I would not recommend cooking a mature rooster on high.  There is a lot of tough connective tissue to break down, and low and as slow as possible is the way to go!.  We flipped the whole bird over about halfway through. 

The leftovers make great "pulled chicken" sandwiches.  Just pull the remaining meat off the bones and mix with BBQ sauce of your choice!  Or you could make chicken and noodles with the leftovers.  He came out very moist and well flavored.

Enjoy!

Herbs deProvidence also have lavender as one of the ingredients. I love the fragrance and the fact that mites and Lice don't like them!!! Lol I buy them all the time and sprinkle them in my nesting boxes and dust bath areas.

 

[chick rookie]

Well I tried to put my last Silkie chick out with a mom, mom was ok with it but chick was having no part of it!!! waited too long I guess. Anyone in the area want a lone chick? I just don't see her doing well here without a buddy and all my other chicks are way too old to put her with them. the last of the house chicks is about to go outside. ( the next day or two, waiting on rain to stop ) She is a light gray color right now so she most likely came from my Splash hen.
I had to bring my bobble head hen inside last night the others wouldn't let her under shelter, and she was soaked to the bone, dried her and put her in the chick room, its warm in there. Will take her back out today if it stops raining. I put her with the lone chick, to see if she would take her...... the chick just aint going to have a mom, too bad, I just hate her being by herself.
The air conditioning guy came yesterday and got my air fixed, 350.00 well spent if ya ask me...

I was so hot I passed out and was sick as all get out Monday, DH went a got 2 sm window units ( every place is sold out of any bigger ones ) and I sat in front of it untill the central air was fixed!!! Dont know how I ever lived without air when I was younger????

Our poor GP's were in hell, they lived in front of fans, DH even went and got them a shop fan from RK to help them out, Man does that really move the air... lol

Hope every one had a great holiday and stayed COOL.

 

[pginsber]

Crop & worming ?s

OK so I gave the flock Wazine in water today & will follow up next week with another de-wormer.

Now for my sick Cuddles:
She's overall stopped eating & drinking. Maybe a tiny peck at some scrambled egg.
She's sometimes making the open beak "yawns" like a crop problem. Also eating noises of her beak chewing (opening & closing quickly like when eating)
Walking very, very slowly. Lethargic.
I fear she's starving, so what next?

Could worms cause a crop problem? Should I tube feed some water with wazine & wait to see what happens?
OR
Should I try olive oil, massage & tilt to test for sour crop? (Again, she has no bad odor, so I hesitate in her weakened state.) The crop is flat, soft / squishy due to not eating.

The flock has never been wormed b/c I thought occasional garlic, AC Vinegar, & pumpkin seeds was all that were needed. After research, I'm sure Cuddles may have worms, but I'm unsure if that's all she has. Last egg was mis-shaped & exactly one week ago.

Thanks in advance for any help.

I imagine it's tough to watch cuddles go through this. Sending an extra amount of good vibes your way.

The symptoms you're describing are not uncommon to sick chickens, and yet not indicative of any single sickness. Janet's right, there is a gapeworm characterized by yawning symptoms, and literature suggests it's not a real common worm, and also not killed by most wormers we have easy access to.

If she still welcomes you holding her, a gentle massage of the crop and neck area might feel good to her. Maybe she has a long piece of grass or something unusual that she can't quite get down. Supportive care like tube feeding yogurt & water or meat babyfood and try to give her a chance to fight whatever illness it is on her own.

Chickens are funny little creatures. They instinctively hide their sickness to avoid predation in nature, but in doing so, they make it hard for us to help them.

 

[Faraday40]

Last night after watching many tube-feeding videos, I got up the courage to tube feed some electrolytes in water. I did 10cc & another 20 an hr later.

 

[Hholly]

I hope it helps.