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[lonnyandrinda]

Posted this on the tube feeding thread about Beau back in early April:
"Have a 5 year old LF Wyandotte cock bird with pendulous crop for a second time. His heavy chest plumage masks the large crop and he is a vibrant bird even when he doesn't feel good...dancing for his girls. Beau has lost weight, I estimate about 1.5 pounds. This time the crop is also soured.

I had to tube flush his crop this morning. And began tube feeding today using a 12 french and a 50 cc syringe.

I use a coffee grinder to make a powder from layer pellets and conditioning feed.
I then mix home-made yogurt, ACV, Pedialyte, honey, hard boiled egg and applesauce in a small blender and add the powdered feed. One batch makes a one day supply for three feedings per day.

The last time, it took three weeks of tube feeding for the crop to reduce in size. He then ate his blended food in paste form for two weeks. Sometimes little chunks of soft fruit and drank water from a cup. Then he got pellets to eat. That was over a year ago. "

Mitzi, you can make a batch and freeze it in an ice cube tray. Then store the cubes in a bag and thaw out what you need to use each day.

Good info to know! What is a 12 french?

 

[lonnyandrinda]

You know you talk about chickens too much when you see a sno-cone stand being transported down the freeway and think, Ooh, that would make a cute chicken coop! LOL!

 

[TipihlowLadies]

I have 5 brooding with 15 eggs each problem is the favorite nest when the hen leaves to eat or drink the fight is on to get the nest then eggs get broke or new eggs appear what to use to mark eggs

 

[Ksane]

Posted this on the tube feeding thread about Beau back in early April:
"Have a 5 year old LF Wyandotte cock bird with pendulous crop for a second time. His heavy chest plumage masks the large crop and he is a vibrant bird even when he doesn't feel good...dancing for his girls. Beau has lost weight, I estimate about 1.5 pounds. This time the crop is also soured.

I had to tube flush his crop this morning. And began tube feeding today using a 12 french and a 50 cc syringe.

I use a coffee grinder to make a powder from layer pellets and conditioning feed.
I then mix home-made yogurt, ACV, Pedialyte, honey, hard boiled egg and applesauce in a small blender and add the powdered feed. One batch makes a one day supply for three feedings per day.

The last time, it took three weeks of tube feeding for the crop to reduce in size. He then ate his blended food in paste form for two weeks. Sometimes little chunks of soft fruit and drank water from a cup. Then he got pellets to eat. That was over a year ago. "

Mitzi, you can make a batch and freeze it in an ice cube tray. Then store the cubes in a bag and thaw out what you need to use each day.

Thank you, Nana! On my way this AM to get Pedialyte & applesauce, I've got the other ingredients. I think i'll get a small bag of chick crumbles instead of grinding the pellets (which is what I did yesterday). He's got a nice rounded crop after 2 ounces so I think I'll use that amount 2-3 times a day.
This is my favorite of the Faverolles boys i got at the auction a few months ago. i came soooo close to not getting this one caponized because I was so worried about losing him.
He had some complications after surgery and then this whole group got exposed to some respiratory crap. I lost 2 of them even though they're on Tylan & Amoxi.
God might want a really cool chicken up in Heaven but He's going to have to fight me for him.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Here are some quick shots of my boys from the Capon clinic. This one has a capon in the back and a regular one in the front. I think the unfixed boy is the same mix of breeds and about 2 weeks older than the capon. Definitely see a difference in the combs!



A few more of the Capons:






And a noncapon for comparison (two actually, the back one is a noncapon, too):


Got somebody coming for all my excess roosters again tomorrow except the capons and one I regular I will keep for comparison. I'm working up the nerve to process them myself come the end of fall. Then maybe next year I won't be practically giving away all this rooster meat!

 

[Tony O]

Also its against the law to relocate predator animals in Oklahoma... just so you know.

Thanks. That's good to know. I never would anyway. I'll take care of my own problems, not give them to another poultry owner. They have enough problems already.

 

[Kassaundra]

On the processing it is just "fake it until you make it" you have to force yourself at first, then it just becomes, "it is what it is". Especially at first it really helps to go w/ the buddy system.

 

[ashtree]

On the processing it is just "fake it until you make it"  you have to force yourself at first, then it just becomes, "it is what it is".  Especially at first it really helps to go w/ the buddy system.

What do you mean buddy system?

 

[Kassaundra]

What do you mean buddy system?

Invite a friend who either already process or wants to process to be your buddy during your "day" and then go be their buddy on their "day". If you do it by yourself it is easier to let your emotions get the better of you and to fixate on what your doing, if you have a buddy to "be strong for" and to help the conversation being about anything but what your doing it is easier to get through, especially on the first time or two.

 

[ashtree]

Looks like, of the 8 chicks we got earlier this summer (6 SFH, 2 EE) we have 6 roosters.

So, Im wondering at what point you butcher the extra boys? I notice some of them fighting, nothing serious, but definitely more than any of my silkie boys ever did. Theres not much meat now tho, so Id like to wait. Whats a reasonable amount of time? Right now my plan is to process the meaner ones first, if and when I see it get out of control, and anything not really filled out will just go in the stock pot. Most of them are good boys tho, only 2 are pretty mean. We know how to do it, just wondering if we can wait the 4-6 months for them to grow out or if they girls will be hurt before then.