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[muesky]

POOPS 2013 Food List

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Entrees - Main Dishes
Muesky -Vegetarian Dish

Sides
Muesky – Pasta Salad

Dessert


Drinks
Muesky – Fruit tea

Misc.
Paper Plates -
Napkins -
Plastic ware -
Paper Towels -
Cups -
Awnings -

 

[muesky]

POOPS 2013 Food List​

Entrees - Main Dishes
Muesky -Vegetarian Dish

Sides
Muesky – Pasta Salad
Nanakat - Cabbage Salad

Dessert


Drinks
Muesky – Fruit tea

Misc.
Paper Plates - Nanakat
Napkins - Nanakat
Plastic ware -
Paper Towels -
Cups -
Awnings -

 

[emach0301]

Hey guys. Its been awhile since I have been on. Well I feel like a horrible chicken owner. I saw one of my hens picking at my roosters fluff for quite some time yesterday, so this prompts me to check for mites... and sure enough. He's got mites. I suppose I will be giving my first "seven dust bath" tonight. I also picked up 4 other random hens, and checked for mites...but didn't seem to find any on them. I usually sprinkle seven dust all over their coop once a month to kill for mites. In my defense for this rooster, he has no feet, therefore he can not dust bathe like the other chickens. I suppose this can contribute to him catching mites? Should I go ahead and dust bathe all 30 other of my hens as well? I also have noticed this dot in his eye recently. I don't know what it is? Can anyone help me identify what this could be in his eye? He is a rescue roo, so I don't know how old he is and past health issues. I got him from a run down place with horrible owners. I suppose he lost his feet due to frost bite. Here is a pic of his eye. Thanks for any help guys!

 

[oktx]

My greenhouse is smashed to smithereens and probably all the baby trees inside it. The coops all seem to be OK though. I put lots of extra straw, food and water in last night.

 

[okracefan]

Beautiful pics everyone and welcome any new comers!
Good Morning everyone,
I have a question/concern. I have a lil 5wk old gold laced Cochin. She is growing good like her other 5 flock mates but there's one thing that has me a little concerned. If put the 5 wk olds out twice w the 8 wk olds, no fighting which I'm very happy able but, Angel my lil Cochin won't eat much grass. I've hand fed her 2 pieces of grass on Saturday an she ate that but when she's in the run she will only eat dead grass or just walk around an preen on herself. We've given treats like honey dew melon, while the others go insane with it she just stands back and watches. When we've given blueberries she has grabbed one but if anyone comes around to take it she doesn't fight it she just let's them take it. She's apparently a lover not a fighter? I'm not worried bout her eating feed but I want her eating grass but she just grabs green grass an let's it go like she's not interested. Dh says she has a show bird mentality, that or she's special needs. Have any of you dealt with this sort of thing, or had a special needs bird? Culling is out of the question, she's become my baby. I have stopped holding her since I was thinking that maybe me holding her longer then I should was holding her back from eating the grass or other things. I'm at a lost as what to do, please help. Thank you guys-gals!

I would not worry to much. She will learn by watching the others eat the grass. Here activity might have somthing to do with the pecking order also.

 

[CayuseRanch]

Just a reminder about POOPS. Here is Post #1 on the Poops Thread. Hope everyone is able to make it.

2013 POOPS
Potluck & Poultry
May 4th, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Newcastle FFA Barn​

Much thanks to several previous POOPS Major Players for graciously sharing the POOPS title. This event is in no way an attempt to carry on in the grand scale of previous years, just lots of busy people that want to get together and celebrate birds.

Schedule of Events

10:00 – Start swap & private sales
12:00 - Potluck
1:00 – Kids Egg Contest
2:00 – Raffle & Prize drawing (Prizes TBD)
5:00 – P & H poultry Auction begins​

Participant List:
Cayuse Ranch: 4
Mjgigax: 3
Jcatblum: 4
Shelbydog: 1
Lonnyandrinda: 6
Hearts4animals: 3
NanaKat: 2
WhiskeyTango: 4
Cathiesue: 1
Poco Pollo: 1
Muesky: 1

Swap & Private Sales: Tables and birds can be set up free of charge. In order to keep our birds separated from the P&H poultry auction, our birds will be outside set up outside on the east side of the building. You will need to supply everything for you booth, Tables not provided and everything needs to be taken down by 3pm.

Potluck List (Beverages will not be provided or available, please pack a cooler. Also we do not have access to a kitchen, but we will have electrical for crockpots etc.)

Salads
Old fashioned Cabbage Salad – Nanakat

Entrees
Oven Baked Ham – Jcatblum
Apple butter pulled pork – Shelbydog
Meat – mjgigax
Vegetarian Dish - Muesky
Poco Pollo - Casserole


Side Dishes
Corn Casserole – cayuseranch
Pasta Salad - Muesky

Desserts
Lonnyandrinda

Raffle Donations: (Please either post below what you are donating or PM NanaKat with item. All Raffle Items need to be checked in at POOPS by 11:30 so that people have an opportunity to know what they are selecting)
Homemade Soaps from Nanakat
Trio of birds from Nanakat
Metal Egg Basket from Cayuseranch

Amazing Egg Contest for Kids (under 18 only)
Rules
The egg contest is for chicken eggs that are less than 30 days old.
Each child may enter up to 6 eggs.
Eggs will be assigned a number & placed on a table for viewing.
Voting will be available for all Poops attendees.
Each voter will pick the egg that they think is
Largest
Smallest
Prettiest
Darkest
Oddest
Eggs Need to be checked in before Lunch. All votes will be totaled & the egg in each category with the most votes will be declared the winner.
Prizes still to be determined​

Set Up Committee:
Cayuseranch

Clean Up Committee:
NanaKat
Cathie Sue

Raffle Helpers (teenagers work great!):

Art Work Committee (We need someone to make signs, name tags etc before the event):

Feel free to post in this thread things you are bringing to swap, sell or WTB. Also this event is a work in progress and we welcome your thoughts, recommendations or ideas! This event will be as good as “we” okies of the BYC make it! Thanks for your contributions.

I will be updating this post regularly with names of participants, potluck list, any schedule changes etc. Please check back regularly.

Please PM me if you are attending with the number of people in your party and what item you will be bringing to the potluck, as well as any volunteering you would like to do.

 

[Kassaundra]

Tonights haul almost was frostbitten harvesting it

 

[jcatblum]

Anyone remember those genetically modified chickens for fly tying that Old Cowboy bought , then I think P&B bought off of him? Someone has hatching eggs listed! I was so excited to see them. Then I looked @ the 2 boxes of eggs that arrived today & I better wait. The ones in the auction are bantam size I think.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/754077/just-in-time-hatching-egg-auction-and-bin-thread
Also a BIN dark brahma auction. $40 shipped for 13 eggs.

I am certain it must be the thread I linked is worst thread on BYC, it empties your pocket book then overflows your incubator. So be very careful when you click the link above.

 

[krazykat0373]

Anyone remember those genetically modified chickens for fly tying that Old Cowboy bought , then I think P&B bought off of him? Someone has hatching eggs listed! I was so excited to see them. Then I looked @ the 2 boxes of eggs that arrived today & I better wait. The ones in the auction are bantam size I think.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/754077/just-in-time-hatching-egg-auction-and-bin-thread
Also a BIN dark brahma auction. $40 shipped for 13 eggs.

I am certain it must be the thread I linked is worst thread on BYC, it empties your pocket book then overflows your incubator. So be very careful when you click the link above.

lol jcat...you aint kidding, she also posts on the

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/733198/paypal-hatching-eggs-chicks-swap/9100

not to enable or entice or anything....

theres also a new one for a BUNCH of Marans eggs, GNH, Blue Barred Rocks, and EE's on the auction thread

 

[mjgigax]

Hey guys. Its been awhile since I have been on. Well I feel like a horrible chicken owner. I saw one of my hens picking at my roosters fluff for quite some time yesterday, so this prompts me to check for mites... and sure enough. He's got mites. I suppose I will be giving my first "seven dust bath" tonight. I also picked up 4 other random hens, and checked for mites...but didn't seem to find any on them. I usually sprinkle seven dust all over their coop once a month to kill for mites. In my defense for this rooster, he has no feet, therefore he can not dust bathe like the other chickens. I suppose this can contribute to him catching mites? Should I go ahead and dust bathe all 30 other of my hens as well? I also have noticed this dot in his eye recently. I don't know what it is? Can anyone help me identify what this could be in his eye? He is a rescue roo, so I don't know how old he is and past health issues. I got him from a run down place with horrible owners. I suppose he lost his feet due to frost bite. Here is a pic of his eye. Thanks for any help guys!

poor guy!