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[Poco Pollo]

One of my sixth-grade students made this on his computer and brought me a printout today. I laughed from second hour all the way to lunchtime.

 

[shelbydog]

Are you and Kelly still going to the auction in Nowata Saturday?  Is that tomorrow Saturday, or some other Saturday?  I've got loads of things to do, but I'd really like to walk up and down a few isles of chickens, just to get that chickeny happy feeling.  

It's tomorrow at 5pm. Join us!!

 

[mjgigax]

I have him on Tylan, trying to get rid of a cough he picked up. Epsom salt soaks on the feet, and a few grains of tramadol in his food for pain. I'm going to stop on the way home tonigbt and pick up neosporin without pain reliever and plain aspirin.
That's actually a fabulous idea. I'm really wanting the kind with pouches, to hold the droppings away from his rump. I think I could rig him something out of plastic potty training pants. I had him in a pair of my panties, but they were too big. And yes, it WAS hilarious.

The other day when I went to Jack's to feed his birds, I found his big, senior Blue Ameraucana rooster hanginh in some poultry net. His feet were cold and stiff but he was still alive. I brought him in and put him in a cage. His feet warmed up but they are frost bit.
The next day one of his spurs fell off and both feet have bloody blisters and he doesn't want to walk on them. I sprayed his feet well with Vetricyn gel. I hope it helps. I have seen that stuff heal some wounds that were to the bone.
Today when I checked on him the blisters were a little better but .....?

 

[artsyrobin]

what about nutrition? hows he eating?

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: thant baby is a andalusian/blue orp mix- this was mama



and papa



glad you like my art, chickens have kindof taken over

 

[muesky]

Hatching advice NEEDED!

silkie egg pipped (on time - yay!) yesterday afternoon. You know how normally they break the egg but it take a while to be a hole.? well, this one was a hole as soon as I noticed it. Probably about 3pm. This morning - the other two eggs hatched yesterday all the way - they had pipped, but then unzipped and hatched within an hour. (these were naked neck chicks). The silkie has made no progress past just a slightly bigger hole - and it looked like the edges were browning a bit. Last time, I had one die during the 18 hours or so I was considering helping it. So, this morning - around 11 am, I started a zip for it. Immediately hit blood and put it back in bator. How much time should I give before trying again? Its still alive. It is well over 24 hours since it pipped too. Why would it have done that so much ahead of time if it weren't ready to hatch?

Anyway, I don't want to try again too soon, and certainly don't want to wait too long (again) either.

Just break the hard shell away and leave the membrane.

For the Cochin lovers on here. Here is a posting for this Saturday's Nowata auction:

I would so love to have those hens!!!

Wish it wasn't so far away from us...

This was posted on one of the Facebook groups:

OMG!! That is so cool!!!

Yes! Please send her my info, send me her info, however it needs to work, please and thank you! Let her know if she can throw one together today I will come by after work to pick it up. I specifically want the kind that has the pouch-like bottom, so it doesn't get smeared all over the bird's rump. Those come with plastic inserts, typically, but if she can't do those so quickly, that's perfectly understandable. They run around $10 without the inserts, $15 with two inserts, but that was on Amazon. And they'll need to be about bantam sized, since he's not fully grown. I know that's a lot to ask on short notice, so if she can't it's entirely understandable.

If she can't do it today, I might pull my sewing machine out of storage. It's been so many years since I last used it, though, I don't even know if it works.

You could use snack size baggies to fit into the diapers. Just an idea!!!

I am interested in growing fodder, does anyone know where I can get bulk wheat seed in the Tulsa area? Amazon has 10lbs for about $20 with free 2-day shipping, didn't know if that was a good deal or not though. Thanks for any help!

That is really expensive. I would google and find a feed store close.

At the Paul's valley wrestling match and heard a call for Jarvis of bethel. Carl or Stephanie get online anymore?

Yeah we talked to Carl today.. He is just busy with work and family....

It's tomorrow at 5pm. Join us!!

Sure wish we could!!!

 

[Ksane]

One of my sixth-grade students made this on his computer and brought me a printout today. I laughed from second hour all the way to lunchtime.

ROFL!! I thought at 1st the ladies in the middle were eating deviled eggs lol
That's some kind of talent. Very nice that it's being directed to a good place

 

[miohippus]

leah's first baby has hatched! the girl that lost her chick a few years ago and has been moping ever since- well a friend sent me some delaware andalusian mixes- dottes and orps- so here she is with first chick, 2 more are pipping under her and 5 in the bator should be pipping soon-

she is a pretty girl

 

[Kyzmette]

Vetericyn!!! How could I forget about the Vetericyn?!?!?!?!?!

And I've actually thought about the plastic baggies. I was thinking the way chicken diapers are now, you have to clean these little pouches or wash the cloth diapers, but surely I could design something that would keep a disposable baggie in place.

That rubs my inner hippie the wrong way, but it sure appeals to my chicken dreamer.

 

[mjgigax]

what about nutrition? hows he eating?

He is eating and drinking fine.