MJ's little flock

[featherhead007]

Think of the "peep" pressure!

Best comeback yet!

 

[featherhead007]

Exactly. I clarified. Thank you for explaining for me. You need to give your body the best ability to fight off any virus it encounters.

And to those, who do not believe in viruses (especially covid) .......

 

[BY Bob]

And to those, who do not believe in viruses (especially covid) .......

I am still believing today.

 

[featherhead007]

I am still believing today.

I take my temp. every six hours. just fyi

 

[Shadrach]

Yes! If I may jump on the offered soapbox? The thing is in Canada you are permitted to use antibiotics in food animals! You can be charged with cruelty for refusing medical treatment to an animal to avoid a withholding period near processing time, or to maintain Organic or RWA (raised without antibiotics) standards/certification there are some animals in which their use is banned here, pork for one, but bovines, ovines, (for both Dairy and meat) and Poultry can all enter the food stream here after being treated with most antibiotics, once the appropriate withholding period has passed. But just Try to find a Vet that will work with a small farm! Or on Backyard chickens! I’m going to check the mail again on Monday, and if I don’t have a package, I’m booking a tele-health appointment for the nasty infection “I” have! The swelling seems to be moving further up his leg, but it could just be the rain, please let it be the rain...
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He's got a super friendly look about him.

 

[Shadrach]

I am more confused than ever. I looked up the various breeds I am thinking about or already have:
- Wyandotte - 'docile' and 'tend to be high up in the pecking order'
- Legbar - 'There seems to be some disagreement about the temperament of this bird. Some sources say they are flighty, nervous and noisy; whereas others say they are docile, friendly and easily handled.'
- Rhode Island Red - 'tend to be in middle of the pecking order' and 'anything from docile to raucous and pushy'
- ISA brown - 'friendly, sweet and docile nature.' I would just comment that Diana is an ISA brown and is quite aggressive and a bit of a mean girl.
Sooo, I a left not having a clue and wondering if one Wyandotte and one Legbar will maybe be OK if introduced together. Sigh.

I think some of the more physical characteristics might be determined by breed, but even then you get the oddballs.
What I don't believe has anything to do with breed is personality.
If it were true, then it seems reasonable that it would apply to all species and that includes us. It doesn't though.
The other thing that should make one doubt the breeds personality stuff is right here on BYC.
Set up a poll on which chicken breed was the most friendly for example and get enough responses and it looks more like a coin toss.
It's a bit like the dangerous dog by breed debate. Once a particular view gets established then people buy that breed and train it to be dangerous and the myth rolls on.
Treat the dangerous dog in another way and you are likely to get a different dog personality wise.
It doesn't make any sense for a chicken to be any different to any other animal in this respect and there is no evidence to support such views.
Getting a similar size; yes, lots of evidence that this works.
Getting chickens that look similar; yes, lots of evidence for this as well.
Some chickens are better at evading predators then others; evidence for this to.
Some make better foragers, yup, evidence for that.
One breed is inhernetly nicer than another; zero evidence and lots of anecdotal stuff that shows the opposite.

 

[Shadrach]

You know I will go to the mattresses for leghorns. My dying words will probably be that leghorns are misunderstood.

They're Italian. Bound to have the occasional meltdown.


See, that's what common stereotyping does for you.

 

[RoyalChick]

I think some of the more physical characteristics might be determined by breed, but even then you get the oddballs.
What I don't believe has anything to do with breed is personality.
If it were true, then it seems reasonable that it would apply to all species and that includes us. It doesn't though.
The other thing that should make one doubt the breeds personality stuff is right here on BYC.
Set up a poll on which chicken breed was the most friendly for example and get enough responses and it looks more like a coin toss.
It's a bit like the dangerous dog by breed debate. Once a particular view gets established then people buy that breed and train it to be dangerous and the myth rolls on.
Treat the dangerous dog in another way and you are likely to get a different dog personality wise.
It doesn't make any sense for a chicken to be any different to any other animal in this respect and there is no evidence to support such views.
Getting a similar size; yes, lots of evidence that this works.
Getting chickens that look similar; yes, lots of evidence for this as well.
Some chickens are better at evading predators then others; evidence for this to.
Some make better foragers, yup, evidence for that.
One breed is inhernetly nicer than another; zero evidence and lots of anecdotal stuff that shows the opposite.

Thank you! This makes total sense to me. And your coin toss comment is spot on - I have been wandering around BYC looking at people's experience of various breeds and coin toss is exactly right.
I have already violated the same size and other physical characteristics by adding the Legbars - but I see to have got away with that as their crests don't seem to attract any attention and they are super-speedy in escaping danger.

 

[Shadrach]

Speak for yourself.

Well I was, naturally.

 

[featherhead007]

I think some of the more physical characteristics might be determined by breed, but even then you get the oddballs.
What I don't believe has anything to do with breed is personality.
If it were true, then it seems reasonable that it would apply to all species and that includes us. It doesn't though.
The other thing that should make one doubt the breeds personality stuff is right here on BYC.
Set up a poll on which chicken breed was the most friendly for example and get enough responses and it looks more like a coin toss.
It's a bit like the dangerous dog by breed debate. Once a particular view gets established then people buy that breed and train it to be dangerous and the myth rolls on.
Treat the dangerous dog in another way and you are likely to get a different dog personality wise.
It doesn't make any sense for a chicken to be any different to any other animal in this respect and there is no evidence to support such views.
Getting a similar size; yes, lots of evidence that this works.
Getting chickens that look similar; yes, lots of evidence for this as well.
Some chickens are better at evading predators then others; evidence for this to.
Some make better foragers, yup, evidence for that.
One breed is inhernetly nicer than another; zero evidence and lots of anecdotal stuff that shows the opposite.

Did someone say "Oddball"?