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Happy Anniversary
Not sure how many banties he'll want, I am trying to talk him into some, though. He has chickens for eggs, mostly, so he isn't much into the banty eggs - although, at that picnic he is the one who ate all of the banty devilled eggs
- he said they were perfect, bite sized devilled eggs, he loved them.
- hubby is watching "Rocky 2, I think it's 2 - anyway, he just yelled to me "Hey, Rocky's chasing a chicken for part of his training", he's laughing - he's seen me do it enough times.
Anyway, back to topic....
I just treated mine today, too. I tried to put it off, but I still have a couple who showed some snotty noses this week, so I figure I'd better just give them the antibiotics and "nip it in the bud" (as Barney Fife would say). One of the little Jap boys has swollen sinuses on one side. No sores or fowl stench, so it's not coryza, just a sinus infection, I think. His eye isn't affected just the flesh around the eye is puffy. I figured I'd better stop that one fast, since he is one of the keepers.
I think maybe Rudy and Diva came with something extra - they seem ok, but it is only since they got here that the other two got snotty. Rudy was a little snotty the first day here, but it cleared right up on it's own - so I figured it was dust and stress.
I hope Shelley didn't have them in with any of hers. If so, ya might want to be ready with the antibiotics, Shelley.
I've never had to use antibiotics before - always cleared anything up with some vinegar added to the water, or with some vitamins. It's just the one Jap and James, so I am hoping it doesn't go further than that. James seemed to be pretty good today, not nearly as snotty (this was before the antibiotics) which is why I don't think it is very serious - but better safe than sorry. He even came out of the cage and snuggled a bit with me tonight when I gave him his medicine water. I think he wants to go back with his buddies in the cochin coop, so he's trying to be extra lovable
I treated the whole banty coop (which is where James is right now) and will probably treat the cochin coop tomorrow. So any banties I have, will be covered for the sinus infections once the antibiotics are done with.
Needless to say, no one is gonna want to take any of the banties til I'm done with the antibiotics.
Oh, btw, Cindy, my eggs are due to begin hatch the weekend of the 15th, so maybe you'll get to see some of my babies
I have some vitamins to put in the brooders water, when they get here, I bought two extra heat bulbs, in case any blow out, and I have a new brooder feed dish that is longer, so they have more room to get to the food. I just need to bring in the playpen next week to get it all set up. I wish I could talk hubby into letting me put an eye hook in the ceiling to hang the lamp from - maybe I'll just do it and not tell him til it's done
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Well, I stayed up way too late last night, was reading a book. This one is written by some pentacostal preacher about demons and deliverance (exorcism) - it's actually sort of interesting
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Well, night all -
Meri
Anyway, she lays an egg like every day for about 4 or 5 days, then she skips a day, then lays again. the only other hen laying is Gertie, and she lays daily for about a month straight! 
