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[tgperg]

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Wow! Who knew lizards were tool users!

Traci

 

[spunkychickenmomma]

My chickens that are laying have slowed way down. Gone from 8 eggs a day to 3 or 4. Bless their hearts, I know it's from the heat, I don't want to work in it either!
With all the 4th of July dishes that I cook that have eggs in them, I may have to run to the store for some eggs...Yuck!

Hope everyone has a great and safe 4th!!

 

[nnbreeder]

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What is wrong with me? That naked neck SURE IS CUTE!!!!

Hehehe, got another one. LOL

 

[nnbreeder]

Lynn;

Cocci is everywhere and there are thousands of different strains of it affecting every critter on earth, even humans. Good news is that there are only 29 or so strains that affect chickens. If raising incubated chicks always feed medicated feed and have some Corid on hand for outbreaks. Wet weather is often to blame for outbreaks in older birds too as strains that were not numerous become that way.

It is very rare for a hen raised chick to get Cocci. Buy taking little bites of the hen's droppings they actually innoculate themselves against the strains that the hens are immune to.

So basically prevention is the best way to confront Cocci. The medicated feed will block the cocci from feeding in the chicks until they have a resistance to it.

 

[nnbreeder]

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Incubators? Not real incubators, right?

Traci

Traci there are two types of yogurt, pasturized and live. The live is actually better for you as it has a lot of benificial bacteria for intestinal health but both types are very good for you.

If feeding to a sick or injured bird that has had antibiotics to restart the bacteria in the gut be sure to feed them unflavored and with no fruit. Also never use yogurt when antibiotics are being used as it can cancel out the drugs, this goes for humans too.

 

[cameron]

Bad 2 days.

Yesterday I had to put down an OEGB hen that was the sweetest of my lot. Not really sure what had happened to her but over the course of 2 weeks, she had lost most her sight, then motor control. She was my teacup banty...cause she wasn't much bigger than a cup of coffee. Or tea.

Then today I come home to find that my bloodhound, Emma had had a seizure in my bedroom and didn't recover from it the way she usually does. She hadn't been gone long, as she was still warm. Ironically, I had allowed her to come in the house so she could get out of the heat. Guess it was just Emmas time. She was only 2. I can say one thing tho...when I left the house before she died, I made her promise to not jump up in my bed. She died at the foot of my bed. Guess she upheld her promise!

Trying to bury her nearly took me into the afterlife too. I don't care how hot it was. After 95 degrees, numbers dont mean squat. I had to wet the ground with the hose, then break it up with a maddock before shoveling it out. Wrapped Emma up in one of my flannel huntin shirts, faced her to the east and said goodbye.

Emma wasn't a bright hound. Not a lick of self preservation instinct, or respect for others personal space. But she was a good dog.

 

[NanaKat]

Cameron...sorry to hear about your dog. Two years old is very young! I like the way you buried her..facing east in one of your hunting shirts. So sad to lose your banty too.

 

[Kassaundra]

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So sorry for the loss of your dog, it is always hard when you lose them.

 

[artsyrobin]

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yep, mine have too, but i can't be mad at em- even with jugs of ice next to the nest box they are laying them outside-

Cameron, i am so sorry!! always rips me up to lose an animal friend

 

[michaeldaugherty]

old*cowboy :

Dont know what he is made up of, but he is pretty and after all aint that half of being a chicken,

Jade, I was really likeing him till you called him a dunghill.

Anyway I might retire to the mountains and tie flys for the rest of me and his life. I have drawn them most of my life, tying them will be differant.
http://i53.tinypic.com/2i94hzn.jpg

Wat happen to the pic i just got home an pulld it up to show my wife an it was gone....Okcarla an the Eggman was at Cement sale an showd me the pic on her lap top is the birds yours....​