Okies in the BYC The Original

[michaeldaugherty]

Hi ther okcarla . . . .YOU bringing any thing to the sale this weekin . It seem's like thing's are going back up being cool weather has moved in'..
I went over on the west side of Del cityor Dil west of Cordel on 152 Hyw an lookd at alot of bird's a guy had for sale every col. of P.cock...an lot's of big cochin's blu. wyndott's
an lot's an lot's of bantum's. He came to poop's last yr but didnt stay long, He dosnt have the net . but i thot i would pass his num on to any one looking for some p'fowl
580 472 3398 Rex is his name..

 

[okcarla]

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Yeah, we definitely want to go to Blanchard auction, if we don't have to work overtime. I really enjoy visiting with everyone there, especially if it's cooler weather. And, it would be a great idea to sell some birds while we're there

I guess I'd better not buy anymore birds for a while ... not even pretty peacocks

We have too many birds

Michael, Gerald told me to let you know that he has lots of empty feed bags for you, if you still want them. We can take them to Blanchard.

 

[mjgigax]

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The mille roo that you gave me in in the next pen waiting for the two mille pullets to get big enought to join him. He sure is a fluffy and talkative fellow. I sure am fond of him. Thank you again.

 

[sgtmck1]

Good morning everybody. I guess it has cooled off enouht that my Golden-Laced Cochin started laying. I am really hopeing to get some chicks from them.
michaeldaugherty going to try to post them pic I was telling you about today. Also Im going to post some I dont know what breed they are maybe someone can help.

 

[artsyrobin]

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Morning,
Is you new Avitar a picture of your Mille Fleur Cochin hen?

no, sadly i don't have a mille- just a practice painting to see if i could do it, it will be going on the byc auction site as a print or card... one of these days i'll get a mille

off to let critters out for the day-

have a great day!

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

Good Morning everyone, Sun is trying to peak out to the east of me... ha ha imagine that... I can hear Yosimite Sam crowing in the coop for me to let them out.

just thought to pop on and say hello before I pop off and get my day rolling...

 

[sgtmck1]

Ok I am in need of some help first my RIR hens eye not sure what happend dont know if she hurt it or what. She drinks eats no other problems. It looks a little swollen and its all white.

Next is I got two roosters I dont know what breed they are any ideas?

 

[poultryand bees]

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does it have a unique odor to the discharge? That discharge can build up and destroy the eye, unless it is expressed out. But if it has a strange odor, it is very contagious, so separate her from the rest of the flock, wear gloves and don't let the discharge fall to the ground where the other chickens might come into contact with it. She will need antibiotics - I will bow to the expertise of someone else who has successfully treated this. I have treated it in the past with penicillin tablets that a vet gave me - just shove them down their throat twice a day - but there are meds that are available w/o prescription as well.

 

[BetsyOK]

I need some advice, so I'll explain the situation.

We live in the country in a mobile home subdivision. It is necessary for several reasons to have a dog in the yard. We love our pets, but our dogs are outdoor dogs only.

Our 10 year old dog, Sasha, has cancer, in the form of growths just under the skin. She had surgery two or three months ago to remove the first two; one on each side, which was very hard on her. One was an agressive cancer, the other benign. Within two weeks, others had appeared, and now she has more than a dozen; some of which are fast growing. Because of her age, with the veterinarian, we made the decision not to torture her by "chasing" growths, and didn't have Xrays to see if there are growths within her body. Canine chemotherapy was discussed and decided against. So far, she still eats well, is active, and doesn't appear to be in pain, though she is slowed down some; which is probably partly because of her age.

When we get another dog, we want to start with a puppy so it can be trained to leave the poultry alone. We got Sasha at 3 months from a neighbor who has always had guinea fowl running loose, as well as some chickens. Sasha has to be contained during the day because she will chase and kill the guineas and chickens. We let her loose at night in our 2 acre, fenced yard, which is about half wooded.

The advice we need is regarding when to get the puppy. My thinking runs toward going ahead and getting it fairly soon, now that the weather is getting more comfortable and before it gets too cold at night, and so she can be a companion to it during its early weeks here, which should help it adjust much faster. Our concern is how it will affect her. She likes other neighborhood dogs (she used to get out of the yard fairly often at night), and has been friendly to any neighborhood dog that has managed to get in the yard. She is protective of the yard when strange dogs or people are around, but very quickly makes friends once she is shown that they are OK.

Advice anyone?

 

[sgtmck1]

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does it have a unique odor to the discharge? That discharge can build up and destroy the eye, unless it is expressed out. But if it has a strange odor, it is very contagious, so separate her from the rest of the flock, wear gloves and don't let the discharge fall to the ground where the other chickens might come into contact with it. She will need antibiotics - I will bow to the expertise of someone else who has successfully treated this. I have treated it in the past with penicillin tablets that a vet gave me - just shove them down their throat twice a day - but there are meds that are available w/o prescription as well.

Havent smelled it but I will give it a try I have had her separated from the rest none of them seem to have it. As always a big help thanks.