Yes I had a barred rock that had long spurs . I didn't notice at first until they were about a half inch away from curving into her leg. Fortunately she was a brooder baby so tamer than the broody babies.
Soooo... Yeah. I think I'm just gonna stop reading all of these other posts about killer roosters and how to build airlocked fortresses to separate broody hens and "look don't touch" etc. Like you said, in a coop/run situation, methods will differ. But reading these alarmist posts is clouding my natural inclination to believe that, given space and a modicum of good sense on my part, the chickens will work it out.
it is extraordinary what an effect the few who shout 'There be dragons!' have on everyone's sensibilities. And the really ironic thing is, when challenged, they usually admit to not having been there or done that!
Don't get me started. Had they seen what our ancestors got by with during the Great Depression they might be educated. Where I was raised people fed chickens table scraps and a little corn to survive and they ate poke weeds for greens and boiled catfish for meat. Boiled unless someone close butchered a hog and they got a pound of lard then it was fried catfish from a strip mine pond. Now it's designer organic whatever. Really It's off the deep end.it is extraordinary what an effect the few who shout 'There be dragons!' have on everyone's sensibilities. And the really ironic thing is, when challenged, they usually admit to not having been there or done that!
I might add it's the same with feeding as brooding. People who know diddly squat about nutrition fear anything not readymade. Commerce has them in a full nelson.
Yes, I saw you posted something interesting looking in that forum. I'll tuck into it laterit is extraordinary what an effect the few who shout 'There be dragons!' have on everyone's sensibilities. And the really ironic thing is, when challenged, they usually admit to not having been there or done that!
I might add it's the same with feeding as brooding. People who know diddly squat about nutrition fear anything not readymade. Commerce has them in a full nelson.
Good phrase that!
It's one of the reasons I like to see pictures of peoples chickens in their"natural" surroundings. It gives everyone a chance to assess the quality of the advice/opinons that person may provide. Some things you can learn from books; other things one has to do.it is extraordinary what an effect the few who shout 'There be dragons!' have on everyone's sensibilities. And the really ironic thing is, when challenged, they usually admit to not having been there or done that!
I might add it's the same with feeding as brooding. People who know diddly squat about nutrition fear anything not readymade. Commerce has them in a full nelson.
) a lot easier if one can show a picture of it happening.
How I miss the good old days but I'm so glad they are gone.
