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[artsyrobin]

my girls will stand by the fly bottles and pick them off as the land- ewwww....

 

[ashtree]

my girls will stand by the fly bottles and pick them off as the land- ewwww....

MIne do too, the duck does more feasting than any of them. Is it safe? I assume it is, but flies are so nasty I sometimes wonder. But I don't know how I would actually stop it from happening.

 

[bardies]

All birds on Sulmet as of this morning. Lost 5 so far. Found mine at Lee's on 11th. They just had the one bottle but will be ordering a replacement for it if you need to go get some.
Resisted the darling Austro;orps they had in the back.
Stay well.

So sorry to hear! Looks like cocci is making the rounds this spring/summer. Wonder if it is a seasonal thing - or with a seasonal influence.

 

[Kyzmette]

All birds on Sulmet as of this morning. Lost 5 so far. Found mine at Lee's on 11th. They just had the one bottle but will be ordering a replacement for it if you need to go get some.
Resisted the darling Austro;orps they had in the back.
Stay well.

Oh no! Sending good thoughts and prayers your way Cathie Sue!

 

[subhanalah]

In my horse/cow barn growing up we used the fly terminator traps and they worked fabulously!  I need to get another.

I've seen online where you can fill the traps with a harmless bait solution and then feed the fly soup to your birds...yummo!

my girls will stand by the fly bottles and pick them off as the land- ewwww....

You can make your own fly traps out of empty soda bottles. Cut it a little above the half mark and invert the top into the bottom. Poke two holes to run a piece of string through the bottles where they come together, then you can put whatever bait inside you want.

So sorry to hear! Looks like cocci is making the rounds this spring/summer. Wonder if it is a seasonal thing - or with a seasonal influence. 

probably.

 

[Kassaundra]

You can make your own fly traps out of empty soda bottles. Cut it a little above the half mark and invert the top into the bottom. Poke two holes to run a piece of string through the bottles where they come together, then you can put whatever bait inside you want.
probably.

I tried making those last year and didn't catch one fly

 

[artsyrobin]

the problem is the bait...

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Today, I was given the very good opportunity to educate two reckless teenage boys on the dangers behind provoking an animal, specifically, a leashed dog.

I was visiting the park, with my dog, Suka, out to get some exercise. After about my third lap around the walking path, I was approached by two young teenage boys, probably about 14. Just by their very demeanors, I could tell right from the start, they were trouble makers. When in doubt, trust your gut!!

One of them asked if he could pet my dog. Taking this as a good sign that he had at the very least asked, I said yes. Instantly, he flung out his arms and leaped at her in an attempt to startle her.

Suka, of course surprised, confused, and very scared, immediately cringed and urinated in submission. This provoked a slew of delighted laughter from the boys.

And of course I was indignant! Petting another person's dog is not something to be taken lightly! It is the same exact thing as handling someone else's phone, so to speak--just like dropping the phone can cause damage, scaring a dog can and sometimes will cause emotional damage, which can result in trust issues!

Not one to just pass up this opportunity to educate the future generation I am to be a part of, I instantly launched into a descriptive lecture as to why you should never, ever scare a dog, especially a strange one!


Quoting my sentiments:

"Hold on a moment! What exactly was that? That is certainly not petting the dog! Do you know what you did wrong?" I asked, to which he responded, "No".

"You do not ever startle a person's dog. Ever. Dogs naturally respond to scary situations with a fight, flight, or flee mentality. If this dog was to have reacted aggressively, you were in the perfect spot to receive extreme bite wounds to your fingers, hands, or even your entire arm. Depending on the damage done, you could lose certain abilities in that sense.

But what about the owner of the dog? A dog bite on someone else can be punished by state law. There are fines, that would be a severe financial loss to the owner. How would you feel if you cost a family a large sum of money for your carelessness, hmm?"



I am actually rather proud to say I silenced every arrogant snort and laugh coming from those boys. They were quiet, and now that I had their utmost attention, I instructed them on how to properly pet a dog, always beginning by asking the owner first.

Since he still wanted to pet her after this lecture, I allowed him, and was pleased to see that he did exactly as I had advised.

It is indeed satisfying to know that I have educated two younger people on the right way to approach a dog. It may save their lives in the future, and will certainly save a person/or people from some serious issues in the not so distant future.

 

[Kassaundra]

Here are a few of the boys that will be available at POOPS


This boy is barred, he will have some red on his hackles, but his father has almost none, he is single combed and small bow tie.




Light one in the front Dusti spoke for, he has a small top knot. The black one in the center has a top knot, black legs and bright white toe nails, the tip of his beak is white too. This guy looked like a punk rocker from hatch w/ dark eyeliner he is a carbon copy of his mom, Jackie O. The red one in the back is the NN w/ tufts he has araucana ancestry.



Dusti here is a better pic of your boy.



Same here, didn't realize I had uploaded both



Here is red tufted guy




This one is in the younger group, but looks a lot like the one Dusti picked, except not sure if this one will have a top knot or not and has a bigger bow tie.



This one is in the younger group too, he will be black w/ red small bow tie


This one (I think there are actually 2) very white w/ small flecks of black, small comb, been debating on boy or not, but has thick boy legs.





@hotcurltr these two pics are the boy I picked for you. In these pics his comb looks single but it is not.




There are a few I didn't get pics of tonight.

 

[huntseat]

Some teenagers are idiots, I say this having taught high school for years. The real idiots shine bright in the Chemistry lab, let me tell you!

Sadly you can't fix some of them and they become lifelong problems for society.

I am hoping you were the one person that set these two straight, for everyone's sake. I'm always shocked when people don't address stupid behaviors by teenage kids.

Let me say THANK YOU!