Michigan

[RaZ]

Oh no...I've been gone too long off of here and everything has changed! AH! Have I mentioned I hate change...cause I do lol
Anyways, I need help...my silkies have all been doing good and lookin' nice. Well today I went outside to feed/water all the critters and one of the silkies was sitting in the corner between the feeder and the wall of the coop and I thought it was that darn naked neck hen trying to be broody outside of the nestbox and when I went to grab it up I realized it was one of my white bearded silkie roosters. He has some type of wry neck or something. I've never seen anything like this in chickens. His poor little head is twisted downward and around and close to his body. He was fine yesterday...or at least I didn't notice anyone acting weird yesterday but it was cold so I pretty much threw in some feed and water and ran back to the house....but I'm sure I would've noticed him in distress because I always do a head count. Any ideas? My husband wasn't home to put him down so he's in a cat carrier in the other coop so he's not in with the other birds.

Go back a couple of pages. Don't be so quick to put him down. It might be a condition that can be remedied with vitamin E and selenium. I'm still looking for more real science behind the condition so I can't claim to be an expert here.

 

[teeville5]

Woot! Our service is back up!
I just got done catching up and it took well over an hour. Chatty chatty peeps!
I can't remember everything I would've liked to reply on so I'll just generalize.
Liking all the pics, congrats on all the new chicks, sorry for any losses, and still not sure how to post pics.

 

[Farmerboy16]

Shush Yorkchick! I wanted everyone to forget that stupid costume, and not look for me on youtube!!! Especially the part that I tripped, and ripped my pants. So embarrassing.
Might not go this year. All your fault.

Now, Daron, you know people LOVED you in that costume, And that leetle teensy rip in your pants? I'm sure nobody even noticed.

Don't even joke about not going this year. Not only would it be a lifelong sorrow to your many fans, but they would then take it out on MEEE.

Oh really? People LOVED me? Aw, I did not know that. I might go after all, besides I do not want anyone blame ya for me not coming at all.

 

[RaZ]

Edited to remove a double post.
And to take this opportunity to ask: Where Have All The Smilies Gone? ((That's gonna be my Glee-style song, RaZ! Nobody else steal it!)
No, really, everyone else seems to be using smilies I no longer have access to. There's a few to the right of the box I'm typing in, but there used to be a "click for more smilies" which I don't have. Is it possibly because "the rich text editor is not compatible with your browser" as I keep getting reminded? I still see all the HTML source codes, and I can get the smile is by typing in the code (as I did above for the "hide under a chair') but they're not available just at a click.

I have recommended intense counseling for the rich text editor and my browser, but apparently due to the pre-nup that rich buster is just gonna walk....

I was going to make a comment about the double post and say something snarky but I replied to another post and missed my opportunity. By the time I got back I see that yorkchick is going to do a Show Tune at Chickenstock.

 

[teeville5]

I'm trying to figure out picture posting and am getting nowhere fast. It either tells me that there was a problem submitting to server or just gives a blank post. I've looked in my profile, but see nothing that says make public so I really don't know what to do from here. Grrr.

 

[teeville5]

Let's see if it worked this time...

eta-Ok. Apparently, I don't do the copy&paste. It worked for me by hitting insert image in the reply box and uploading straight from my computer. It also gives an option to save to my profile folder.

The pic is 5 of my bantams in the snow. They actually flew across the yard one by one onto the little wood structure. Mr.Peanut is on the ground because he flew too far over an landed on the rosebush next to it. It was quite funny watching him bob up and down before falling off. The black blur in front of him is Dei, one of our barn cats.

 

[RaZ]

Let's see if it worked this time...

eta-Ok. Apparently, I don't do the copy&paste. It worked for me by hitting insert image in the reply box and uploading straight from my computer. It also gives an option to save to my profile folder.

The pic is 5 of my bantams in the snow. They actually flew across the yard one by one onto the little wood structure. Mr.Peanut is on the ground because he flew too far over an landed on the rosebush next to it. It was quite funny watching him bob up and down before falling off. The black blur in front of him is Dei, one of our barn cats.

You have snow?
All I have is mud.
The black cat in the white snow is kinda funny.

 

[Opa]

It's official now. The theme for Michigan Chickenstock 2012 is based on "Glee".

Everyone who attends will be required to sing a show tune or if coming in a group must do a mash-up with full choreography.

You've got to be out of your ever lovin' mind. I couldn't carry a tune with a bucket. Plus I'm pretty sure the park has rules against it. If the park employees happen to hear a lot of raucous sounds emanating from the area of the pavilion they will shut us down.

 

[Opa]

And to take this opportunity to ask: Where Have All The Smilies Gone? ((That's gonna be my Glee-style song, RaZ! Nobody else steal it!)
No, really, everyone else seems to be using smilies I no longer have access to. There's a few to the right of the box I'm typing in, but there used to be a "click for more smilies" which I don't have. Is it possibly because "the rich text editor is not compatible with your browser" as I keep getting reminded? I still see all the HTML source codes, and I can get the smile is by typing in the code (as I did above for the "hide under a chair') but they're not available just at a click.

I have recommended intense counseling for the rich text editor and my browser, but apparently due to the pre-nup that rich buster is just gonna walk....

Smiles are still available in the top line of the editor

 

[teeville5]

You have snow?
All I have is mud.
The black cat in the white snow is kinda funny.

Oh yes. We have snow. It's why our dish was out, but today it must've melted off enough to get us back up. Expecting a bit more tomorrow, so they say, so who knows what will happen then.