NY chicken lover!!!!

[why do birds]

I want one also!!!! Or the mini beef~angus I think they are, we have two acres but with the goats it would have to share. Someone told my husband that there isn't much meat on them it is just a selling lie...don't know but I love them!

Seriously?

Someone could EAT one of those?

It's like a pet dog, it's on a leash!

Poor little tiny cow!

 

[stonykill]

Seriously?

Someone could EAT one of those?

It's like a pet dog, it's on a leash!

Poor little tiny cow!

hey, I have no problem eating this cute little bugger.

 

[why do birds]

Oh you can polish the nails! Black and shinny are the best! Well I think walking on the road without shoes for a horse would be like you walking with out shoes! ouch!
Yup, blood test 30 days post buck removal or exposure great test if you can't see them come into season! One year we didn't do the test and one doe didn't get to show( have to have milk to show)

By "come into season" does that mean you have to see them get their mo jo on? Could you please explain all this fancy goat talk for us city folk? Is your show at the NY State Fair? Did you bring different goats to show people? Did that no show goat get lonely?

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning all. Brisk out this morning but everyone ran out when I opened the doors. Bill didnt come out till I walked away. Guess my conversation with him about manners and extra canning jars that could be filled sank into his tiny brain. The next few days will be rough with water as our windchills will be very low and I have to work. Closed up the door on Little mans coop and the window on legolas coop. Keeps out the drafts. Supposed to get some snow today but not sure how much. Thank goodness I work a short shift today. I will be filling feeders when I get home and making sure all the plastic is secure on Legolas coop. I think I will put some feed bags up on Little mans run to cut down on the wind blowing through. Makes me feel better anyways.

Stay warm everyone.

 

[AQHAchick22]

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I haven't read ahead yet but I have this same problem. It's only one or two of my girls though and it's a lot more feathers then I would think just mating would do...plus they are already growing back in (looks like molting but just around the head). Very strange...I also have one hen with a bare back but I never see a rooster on her and she's the only one...I checked for lice and mites and didn't see anything...ugh

 

[AQHAchick22]

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Looks delicious...I wish I had a hunter or two in my family

 

[Metella]

why do birds ... if you paint their nails do NOT do it in red or pinks ... you may think your little fluff balls are pets - but they don't.

they know they are animals and they know that red usually means blood - and blood means nourishment ... they will peck at any bloody spot to make it bigger and thereby kill and eat each other. Yep. And most will hunt ! HUNT - that's right - they hunt frogs, baby mice, of course bugs .... They are descended from T-Rex after all ... if your size ratio were switched around - they would eat you in thanks for raising them up.

Now - don't get me wrong - I have enough girly genes in me to paint my horses hooves if I am doing a show or put a bandanna on my dog - and you can rest assured my horse tack all matches and goes with the color of my horse ! ha ha ha

Not trying to rain on your parade - but if you paint those nails red .... you may find a chickie with missing toes the next day.


I LOVE reading your take on animals and farms and work .... it is so sweet ... and if you didn't have us - could lead to such disaster .... so keep sharing. I know you are not a little girl - but your vision of the world reminds me of a cute little girl in a pink bedroom reading about farm animals. Which doesn't mean you can't love them and long for them as strong as the rest of us - just that you have a little more to learn when their lives are actually depending on you to make the correct moves. I find that many wrongs come from people who are too sweet and leave disaster in their wake - this is NOT you - as you are out there learning .... but from stanch city folks who try to make laws about animal care, farming, hunting, growing food and don't know thing one about what they are talking about.

Also - the first time I had a horse - I made some major mistakes !!! It was 30 years ago and no internet like this one - I still regret the neglect I put him through with not knowing it and loving him dearly! So don't stop posting everything that comes into your mind !

 

[stonykill]

why do birds ... if you paint their nails do NOT do it in red or pinks ... you may think your little fluff balls are pets - but they don't.

they know they are animals and they know that red usually means blood - and blood means nourishment ... they will peck at any bloody spot to make it bigger and thereby kill and eat each other. Yep. And most will hunt ! HUNT - that's right - they hunt frogs, baby mice, of course bugs .... They are descended from T-Rex after all ... if your size ratio were switched around - they would eat you in thanks for raising them up.

Now - don't get me wrong - I have enough girly genes in me to paint my horses hooves if I am doing a show or put a bandanna on my dog - and you can rest assured my horse tack all matches and goes with the color of my horse ! ha ha ha

Not trying to rain on your parade - but if you paint those nails red .... you may find a chickie with missing toes the next day.


I LOVE reading your take on animals and farms and work .... it is so sweet ... and if you didn't have us - could lead to such disaster .... so keep sharing. I know you are not a little girl - but your vision of the world reminds me of a cute little girl in a pink bedroom reading about farm animals. Which doesn't mean you can't love them and long for them as strong as the rest of us - just that you have a little more to learn when their lives are actually depending on you to make the correct moves. I find that many wrongs come from people who are too sweet and leave disaster in their wake - this is NOT you - as you are out there learning .... but from stanch city folks who try to make laws about animal care, farming, hunting, growing food and don't know thing one about what they are talking about.

Also - the first time I had a horse - I made some major mistakes !!! It was 30 years ago and no internet like this one - I still regret the neglect I put him through with not knowing it and loving him dearly! So don't stop posting everything that comes into your mind !

well said!!!

 

[JLaw]

Well here you go emu lovers theres 2 eggs for sale on e-bay. I expect one person to bring an emu to the picnic now lol wont be me wife will kill me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Quality-F...840?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acefa1928

 

[marquisella]

Quote: Its in the Tops Mall, behind the store, there is a vet clinic, and its in the same building on the side. I've made the decision that feeding cheap feed & not getting many eggs & probably not very healthy chickens isn't worth it. I'd rather pay a little more and get good healthy birds & more eggs. The feed had cinnamon, hot peppers & oregano in it for healthy gut. Everyone one I know who has switched loves it. Their 15% layer delivered is $13.49, the 18% layer is $15.50. A lilttle cheaper at their store.