San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[Danielheroe]

She love me, she love me not.

 

[QueenofKings]

But those chickens aren't fried...they're grilled. Right?

Anyway, when is our next chicken party?

 

[jules4fun]

THe glue dried clear but his mane feathers are all stuck together. Didn't get a great picture.

He looks like Phages new red African art rooster!

 

[jules4fun]

here is one of the girls being funny.

Its like chicken boot camp, who need a stair master when you have a drill sergeant hen. Step 234 step 234.....

 

[Fraunie]

Urg. I have missed so much!!!

What do you guys use for worms? I just found tapeworms in one chickens droppings, I don't know which one, but obviously i'll treat them all. The info here is so scattered I don't know what to use and the withdrawal period. Everyone is stating different info. It seems valzben is recommended, but does anyone local carry it? Hawethornes doesn't.

Also, my bourbon red turkey died suddenly last week. She was fine at night tuck in and in a ball dead on the floor by morning. I did notice she had diarrhea a couple days before it happened, but didn't think to check it for worms...she had pooped in the water bucket. Could tapeworms kill her or something else?? I did clean out the coop and poop boards after that, but didn't do a full scale disinfect.

 

[alisar]

Someone ate the head off one of my olandsk in Valley Center

 

[cracking up]

I'm in Valley Center and something came in before dark and snatched up a chicken. From the feathers I was sure she was dead but found her crouched in the grass with her back completely bare from her neck to and including her tail. I superglued some large gashes and she's still alive but it's a wait and see.

I think weasels take heads off???

 

[Phage]

Owls and birds of prey take heads off

 

[perchie.girl]

So Do Raccoons. They grab what they can reach and pull it through the wire.

It was a full moon last night too. FWIW the Coyotes here in Santee were Singing a huge song. The pups are learning to hunt.

deb

 

[hillfloweranch]

But those chickens aren't fried...they're grilled. Right?

Anyway, when is our next chicken party?

ya but the funny part is the dog that ate part of them is named 'fausto' well I guess not funny really, my friend was bummed out. But she has a great sense of humor so she saw the humor in it also.
hence the "faustian" deal.

but I've had mine comit suicide in the goat water trough so I'm trying to avoid keeping chickens in there. the ducks have faired better with the goats!