Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Mmmmmm, super-sized thighs - my favorite part of the chicken! Sounds like a winner.

The cockerels will dress out over 15 pounds. They are so juicy and taste like old fashion chicken and not the stuff in the store.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Bogtown my pullet is better but still notice a limp from her now and then.

 

[BantyChooks]

Bogtown my pullet is better but still notice a limp from her now and then.

Good news....

Mine's not improving even with B vitamins. I'll probably cull her next week. :/

 

[duluthralphie]

Good news....

Mine's not improving even with B vitamins. I'll probably cull her next week. :/

Bummer,,

I am giving her (my bird) meds and physical therapy. I would think she would do ok.

The physical therapy starts the second she sees me bring the syringe and needle towards her. She becomes extremely active and uses ever muscle in her body to twist, turn and push me away. She even got a good hard bite on my thumb today. It continues with Jaw clinches and head butts as I try to open her mouth to get the antibiotic down her throat followed by the oral B12.

It is quite a work out for both of us. She can walk and move but seems to chose not too. She should try harder, she is just an EE and they are not worth all that much effort around here.

 

[Tfred1399]

Ok.... I've got a grown up girl.

Now how to properly clean and store them?

 

[BantyChooks]

Bummer,,

I am giving her (my bird) meds and physical therapy. I would think she would do ok.

The physical therapy starts the second she sees me bring the syringe and needle towards her. She becomes extremely active and uses ever muscle in her body to twist, turn and push me away. She even got a good hard bite on my thumb today. It continues with Jaw clinches and head butts as I try to open her mouth to get the antibiotic down her throat followed by the oral B12.

It is quite a work out for both of us. She can walk and move but seems to chose not too. She should try harder, she is just an EE and they are not worth all that much effort around here.

My pullet is uncharacteristically sweet. Wish she had a bit of fight in her... She acts depressed, almost, so I can only conclude she's pretty incapitated. It's a shame.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ok.... I've got a grown up girl.

Now how to properly clean and store them?
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Wipe em crack em and eat em...LOL

I sand off the dirt and rinse them just before I use them in hot water. The people I sell eggs to want the dirt and all on them. (within reason of course).

 

[Cebarmlds]

Good news....

Mine's not improving even with B vitamins. I'll probably cull her next week. :/

I'm so sorry.

 

[Tfred1399]

Wipe em crack em and eat em...LOL

I sand off the dirt and rinse them just before I use them in hot water. The people I sell eggs to want the dirt and all on them. (within reason of course).

It was pretty covered in "dirt." Now to get more eggs, get them to lay in the box and sleep in the roost.

 

[holm25]

Well I had an interesting things happen today. I went and picked up one of my CX pullets today and within a minute of picking her up she started flapping and dead. She looked healthy and fine? What the heck?