Michigan

[taprock]

There has been lots of talk about closed flock vs. open. Here's another thought.
I tend to be one of those weird people who loves to read about virology. I tend to follow what is happening with the various bird flus. This past month it has popped up again in China and the main problem comes from birds that are sick and in contact with people - ducks and chickens. While I don't think anything new has popped up before in the midwest, I think if we don't practice some biosecurity we could end up like China. I think the hardest thing for me is that if you have a truly sick animal you have to know when to cull them for their good and the flock as well. I love my birds and don't want to have to put them down so I will try to keep them away from the wild birds as much as possible and do quarantine and vaccinate as much as I am able. I also have a can of lysol for those visiting who have birds of their own. There is being sensible and cautious and then you can go over the top just like anything - it all depends on what you have invested in your animals.

 

[Mom 2em All]

Beeper better not turn into a swan- she has to be a chicken.

Raz!
I have decided that I will live today. The stomach pain is still there, but subsiding. AND- I didnt even need you to hold my hair

I do believe I look hideous, but I can meet you somewhere early this afternoon. Where tho? (though? tho.. hmm. ) Which ones?

Farmerboy-
I cant let them all be roos. It was hard enough to rehome the ONE rooster that is the cause of them. lol.


I let the chickens out in the yard..um, the lake. The swamp.
The fruitloops were CHASING a squirrel. Seriously, I think they were trying to get a look at it to see what it was- but it was quite funny to watch.

 

[Mom 2em All]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...746256803_1359153023_3314143_1001449887_n.jpg

Does this work?

Its a picture that Meyer Hatchery posted on Facebook and it is so adorable..

 

[Opa]

I have to confess I've been stalking for quite a while, and figured I'd better introduce myself. My name is Leslie and I live in Hesperia, work as an RN in Muskegon, and started a small flock of three in Oct. I also have 11 ducks who enjoy keeping my pond aerated. I've read for information, entertainment, and ideas this is a wonderful site a real challenge to keep up with.

Glad you decided to join us. The longer you are on this thread the more you will come to realize what a wonderful group of folks. You should join us at this year's Chickenstock. A great opportunity to meet everyone so be.sure to click on the link in my signature line for more information
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Mom, those chicks are adorable. Even Beeper. When I was a kid in Chicago, I found a silkie in the street. Where it came from, who knows! No farms around us and not many chickens in the city. Any who, I bought that lil chick home and named her Beep-Beep. She was a house chicken. Let her go out during the day, and she came in. Had no nest for her, she laid her egg on the basement couch. Every morning, she'd hop up those stairs and share her day with us. Pretty funny, since my parents refused to let any cat or dog into our house.

The fact that the chick just miraculously appears bolsters my belief that silkies aren't natural. Sort of just pop up like mushrooms.

 

[Olive Hill]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...746256803_1359153023_3314143_1001449887_n.jpg

Does this work?

Its a picture that Meyer Hatchery posted on Facebook and it is so adorable..

You have to click the image button at the top of the editor, the one that looks like a little picture. When that window pops up click the tab that says Image URL, copy and paste the URL into the top box on that window and submit.

 

[Mom 2em All]

You have to click the image button at the top of the editor, the one that looks like a little picture. When that window pops up click the tab that says Image URL, copy and paste the URL into the top box on that window and submit.

 

[M.sue]

Morning Everyone......Woke this morning to what seemed like someone standing in my bedroom with a flood light......yup, lightening. I couldn't believe the brightness. Then I went into the living room and again....was unbelievable! The snow here is gone from all the ran and I put a little extra straw in the pen this morning after I had a sparing match with my Roo (inside the coop)......I won!

Welcome AntlolliBO

glad you joined us, if you have any pics post them.....WE LOVE PICTURES!!! (at least I do)

Taprock....the Lysol, I'm assuimg you have visitors spray their shoes.....clothing too?

 

[chickflick]

Silkies are mysterious lil creatures! Thanks for responding, thought I was invisable there.

 

[M.sue]

Sweet!

 

[Mom 2em All]

Silkies are mysterious lil creatures! Thanks for responding, thought I was invisable there.

Nope- I just forgot to click "multi"..
I love your chick story and I am so glad to hear that you saved her. Silkies are my favorite of all the chicken breeds...okay, maybe showgirls, but silkies are right there with them.