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apryl29 said:
Mine would probably cut their feet off w/ that.


At the Giant Eagle near me they have prepackaged deli meat & it's the best thing ever. Like they slice up & bag 1/2 - 1 lb bags of deli meat and put it in a cooler so you can grab it w/o having to interact with someone. It's very convenient.
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They do that at food lion, but not usually shaved the way i like it.
 
It seems like one extreme or the other. No one will treat a chicken if it's sick or you have to spend hundreds on testing to have it die then pay to have it necropsied.
I take my pets to vet when they are sick and I can't treat it. I hate to say it but if one suddenly dies I wouldn't send it for necropsy.
My last 4 chicken losses were all Swedish Flowers. C.C I thought had eaten to much of the spent beer mash that wasn't stored properly. I feared the same for the little cockerel that showed signs on wry neck within a few days. I culled him. With Sugar I felt like it was a life long struggle for her. She was always soooo meek with the other chickens and they took advantage. With the loss of Trouble, I'm at a loss. He wasn't looking his best recently and was molting pretty good for the first time in his life. I thought Taterhead was using it to his advantage and trying to get top spot back. I never thought he would go belly up on me. That's how I found him. Flat on his back, legs in the air.
My first 6 were all hatched from the same shipped eggs. I hatched 3 of their offspring and culled the one boy. So I'm down to a hen, a pullet, a rooster and a cockerel. Their genetics concern me now.
They all seemed strong and healthy till the loss of C.C. I just don't know.
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
Well-- I went to the old house to check on everyone there and Trouble my rooster was d.o.a. I thought the molt was making him not feel well. Guess it was more then that. Of course Taterhead is still alive and well and being a taterhead.
I also picked up a pool noodle I had there for Glayds. Maybe leg supports are in order.
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So sorry you lost your roo. My SS roo was being a Taterhead today so, after he charged me...i whacked him and chased him until i cornered him and grabbed him. Carried him around upside down for a while then tossed him in the run. He got a whole new view of the world. So far he is keeping his distance. If he doesn't learn, he will end up soup.
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
It seems like one extreme or the other. No one will treat a chicken if it's sick or you have to spend hundreds on testing to have it die then pay to have it necropsied.
I take my pets to vet when they are sick and I can't treat it. I hate to say it but if one suddenly dies I wouldn't send it for necropsy.
My last 4 chicken losses were all Swedish Flowers. C.C I thought had eaten to much of the spent beer mash that wasn't stored properly. I feared the same for the little cockerel that showed signs on wry neck within a few days. I culled him. With Sugar I felt like it was a life long struggle for her. She was always soooo meek with the other chickens and they took advantage. With the loss of Trouble, I'm at a loss. He wasn't looking his best recently and was molting pretty good for the first time in his life. I thought Taterhead was using it to his advantage and trying to get top spot back. I never thought he would go belly up on me. That's how I found him. Flat on his back, legs in the air.
My first 6 were all hatched from the same shipped eggs. I hatched 3 of their offspring and culled the one boy. So I'm down to a hen, a pullet, a rooster and a cockerel. Their genetics concern me now.
They all seemed strong and healthy till the loss of C.C. I just don't know.
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That is why I like the way California does it. It encourages us to bring them in for testing so that we can keep ahead of bad diseases like New Castles disease. We had that down south this year.
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
It seems like one extreme or the other. No one will treat a chicken if it's sick or you have to spend hundreds on testing to have it die then pay to have it necropsied.
I take my pets to vet when they are sick and I can't treat it. I hate to say it but if one suddenly dies I wouldn't send it for necropsy.
My last 4 chicken losses were all Swedish Flowers. C.C I thought had eaten to much of the spent beer mash that wasn't stored properly. I feared the same for the little cockerel that showed signs on wry neck within a few days. I culled him. With Sugar I felt like it was a life long struggle for her. She was always soooo meek with the other chickens and they took advantage. With the loss of Trouble, I'm at a loss. He wasn't looking his best recently and was molting pretty good for the first time in his life. I thought Taterhead was using it to his advantage and trying to get top spot back. I never thought he would go belly up on me. That's how I found him. Flat on his back, legs in the air.
My first 6 were all hatched from the same shipped eggs. I hatched 3 of their offspring and culled the one boy. So I'm down to a hen, a pullet, a rooster and a cockerel. Their genetics concern me now.
They all seemed strong and healthy till the loss of C.C. I just don't know.
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Sometimes animals are puzzling.
 
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Mini, down by the river bank.
 

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