Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tori8780]

I'm in Lansing, I have 3 drakes and 3 females, however I am only looking into getting rid of the drakes.
Yes they are laying age but I'm only getting rid of the drakes.

Oh ok. I will pass then.

 

[Farmer Pete]

I got some BBB poults this year, and as I have been reading in several different places I have heard several different things. So, does anyone know the average life span of a BBB?

 

[RTFchickens]

Silly, I don't currently have goats. I need to wait until some more of this powdered sugar melts before I add any animals. I do want goats, and I'm educating myself with books, and I'm going to a local ND goat farm to see how they do it, and ask questions.

 

[tori8780]

I got some BBB poults this year, and as I have been reading in several different places I have heard several different things. So, does anyone know the average life span of a BBB?

I dont know the average life span, but I've heard because of their overly large size it puts strain on their cardiovascular system and body just like a cornish cross. I would not get an BB turkeys if I planned to keep them longer than the time it takes to grow out for butcher. I would get something like a bourbon red or midget white or something.

 

[Farmer Pete]

Ok thanks

 

[ladyrsanti]

Would love to do the midget whites again sometime. So tasty.

 

[Opa]

Today was a cold wet and dreary day but I guess it was appropriate considering what I had to do today. Daisy, my 18 yr old JRT has been suffering from canine cognitive disorder, or doggy dementia if you prefer. She has seemed lost but not in any pain, so I have been hoping that she would pass quietly in the night. Sadly this was not to be. Today she was having an exceptionally bad day. She was obviously in pain and having difficulty maintaining her balance.

On the day I purchased her from the breeder I had taken a small polar fleece blanket with which we rubbed the mother dog and several of her pups. It was my thinking that it would retain the smell of Daisy's former surroundings and hopefully make her more comfortable in her new home.

Now 18 years later I once again wrapped her in that blanket's warm comfort and quickly allowed her to leave this mortal coil. She has been a true and faithful friend these many years and it was with a heavy heart that I released her.

 

[aart]

Today was a cold wet and dreary day but I guess it was appropriate considering what I had to do today. Daisy, my 18 yr old JRT has been suffering from canine cognitive disorder, or doggy dementia if you prefer. She has seemed lost but not in any pain, so I have been hoping that she would pass quietly in the night. Sadly this was not to be. Today she was having an exceptionally bad day. She was obviously in pain and having difficulty maintaining her balance.

On the day I purchased her from the breeder I had taken a small polar fleece blanket with which we rubbed the mother dog and several of her pups. It was my thinking that it would retain the smell of Daisy's former surroundings and hopefully make her more comfortable in her new home.

Now 18 years later I once again wrapped her in that blanket's warm comfort and quickly allowed her to leave this mortal coil. She has been a true and faithful friend these many years and it was with a heavy heart that I released her.

My condolences...so sad when they go, but relief for them and for us not to have to watch them suffer any longer.

We know from the day we let them into our hearts, that one day they will break them.
The joy we gain by loving them will, in time, once again outweigh the sadness they can bring to our lives.

 

[RaZ]

So sorry to hear that.

 

[Farmer Pete]

Sorry for your loss