Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[berkeleysprings]

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[Mountain Mel 22]

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Now just hold on here a second....just because I admit to really enjoying the sight and feel of lingerie, doesn't mean I'm wearing it!

 

[bigshawn]

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No my oil has been checked, I'm ok............

 

[fowlman01]

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Hey! I lived in SF for 35 years...even raised some chickens there as a kid, but so far wearing panties has not been on my list of things to do. I think back when I used to drink to excess I may have had some on my head once, but I don't count that as really wearing them.

Walt

 

[stoopid]

Wear hats, wear gloves,
I said you were all man!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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on those spurs, you won't want to cut them off...instead if you use a pliers to twist them or you can do several other things, cutting them will cause substantial bleeding

do you know if they will regrow the spurs if the spur is taken off- we have 1 boy that got his spur caught in the fence and we ended up having to take it off completely- didn't bleed much at all and we wrapped it with vet wrap to keep it clean.

 

[fowlman01]

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on those spurs, you won't want to cut them off...instead if you use a pliers to twist them or you can do several other things, cutting them will cause substantial bleeding

do you know if they will regrow the spurs if the spur is taken off- we have 1 boy that got his spur caught in the fence and we ended up having to take it off completely- didn't bleed much at all and we wrapped it with vet wrap to keep it clean.

They continue to grow, very much like our fingernails.

Walt

 

[stoopid]

Oh, I know about the spurs... These are some killers! It might be easier to twist them off, and make some earrings out of them.
They really are something to see. I usually just trim them down, but these things are like talons.

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

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No my oil has been checked, I'm ok............

O.K....I gotta ask...Where did they put their "dipstick"?

 

[Debbi]

I can see a few birds here that may need spur removal in the near future. When you use the pliers, do you twist it from the base of the spur (closest to the leg)?? Does it then leave a living tissued point behind, like if a dog loses a toenail??