Southern CA Swap meet-up / Funday 9/24/11

[froggiesheins]

I second the hang em by the beak trick it really is pretty darn accurate. Gumbii, what age is the longest you would wait before you WOULD NOT do this.... I was told up to a few days old........???
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oh man... i don't know if i should take him... let me ask my friend for some opinions... LOL...

and you really should use the hang'em by the beak trick... works for me 100% of the time... never failed...

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yeah, i keep telling people the same thing... but i'm looking at my pens to see where i can stick another roo in... i ♥ my hens, but something about a handsome roo that makes me weak...

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

You'll have to explain this trick to me. Although, most of my chicks I've gotten at 1-3 months old, so it may not have worked then anyhow.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

I have officially lost my mind.....

My whole flock is inside my house, enjoying cold grapes and air conditioning.

My tile floor is double lined with heavy paper, all my pop up cages are in use. Its nice to see them not panting so hard.....

Just letting you know, Gumbii, what my rooster will be expecting!!

DH doesn't come home until 4:30, so they'll get a few hours of relief before my Clorox house rescue mission begins.

 

[ocseramas]

Your birds are lucky! MIne are outside, no way to get them all inside. Just went and misted them again. I have 4 fans running outside since 10am and it's now 96 out there!

 

[gumbii]

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oh man... i don't know if i should take him... let me ask my friend for some opinions... LOL...

and you really should use the hang'em by the beak trick... works for me 100% of the time... never failed...

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yeah, i keep telling people the same thing... but i'm looking at my pens to see where i can stick another roo in... i ♥ my hens, but something about a handsome roo that makes me weak...


i only hang them on their beaks for the first two weeks if they are bantams... standard sized about 4 weeks... after that, i grab them by the head... it's real.y quick and doesn't endanger them or stress them out...

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i just grab them by the beak with my thumb and pointer finger... lift them up with my hand right under them, and if they kick out of my grip, or they just don't stop kicking/squirming, they are roosters... if they just hang there, or kick once and hang there, they are hens...

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omg...

well, my birds are getting sprayed every hour or so... i'm doing laundry, so when i pass buy, it rains for a minute... i'm kind of mad because my young OEGB are going to need a bath after this... they are on the dirt... my LF cochins love it though... they sit there... since they're blue, i bet they hate the heat... poor gigantic fluffy birdies...

i threw in electrolytes in all of their waterers...

 

[froggiesheins]

Oh what a relief it is....the sun has GONE AWAY for awhile.......Brought my seramas in the house about 2pm [should have been sooner] and the 4 LFs I turned em loose in the backyard. Beeps was panting waay to fast and hard, had me worried.......My Workshop room sounded like a jungle, was so funny.....

All are OK now, day 3 of BLAST FURNACE is on the waay...........
Hope no one loses and birdies from this heat wave........

 

[pongo]

ok so these are the mutt silkieds i have and will be bringing to the get together.... i have no idea of sex as we all know silkieds take forever to figure out.... any how id like 5 dollars a piece for them.... heck id be super happy if they all went to the same home LOL

 

[pongo]

i also have a trio of blue wheaten OEGB that id like to get 100 for..... i paid that for just the pair but i have an extra pullet to go with so now a trio..... they are all young birds and will start laying anytime

they are friendly. the younger pullet is not picture she is still to young to go in with this pair but a cute lil girl

 

[froggiesheins]

They really are cute little buzzards....Love the look on the one in the background on the first picture...

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[gumbii]

i'm looking for an eagle owl...


who has them...?¿