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[Pigeon442001]

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The large ones carry one to two spurs on each leg the Bantam carry two to three on each leg

 

[gallo4319]

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The large ones carry one to two spurs on each leg the Bantam carry two to three on each leg

wow

bantams with two or three spurs that rocks

 

[nursemeh]

Hello people from Texas!

Please check out my add in Chickens 8 wks and older:
www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=408054

I am sorry if it is shameless to do this. I am wanting/needing/desiring to find these roosters a home.

same old story....they were supposed to be hens.

thanks for looking!

Mary

 

[katheria]

ok who in texas raises cort quail and buttons????

 

[SAKim]

Wow, everyone must be really really busy getting ready for the winter, this thread is so quiet the last few days!

I'm not sure if there is anything I need to do make my babies more comfortable this winter. I only have 3 silkies so I am not sure if by themselvesalso they will create much body heat huddled up together. So, I was thinking about getting a little warming pad meant for the coop. I figured if they were cold, they could get on it and if they are too warm, they can get off. Has anyone every used one?

I was also reading one web page and it stated that ventalation is very important and unless you live in Northern Canada, you should keep your vents open in your coop in the winter. I only have a little 3X3 coop and I thought they would get pretty cold at night if I left the vents open. Does anyone have just a small little family of chickens in a small little coop and have any suggestion of what I should do if the weather gets below freezing?

Oh and Mary, I hope you found great homes for those Roos... they are super cute... I tell my husband that if I am ever lucky enough to win the lottery and buy a few acres in the country, I am going to have a whole batchelor area for Roos... I just love them -- their personality, the way the act, look... everything!

 

[Miss Red]

Poor Blue got hit by a car this morning, broke his three vertebrate(sp?) in his back by his tail, shattered his tail head. He has a hairline fracture in his femur but is estimated to a full recovery. Thankfully, he is still full of cartilage and no growth plates were harmed. There was no major nerve damage and he escaped without internal bleeding. He's going to be crate bound for a few weeks, and will have to be walked with a towel when it's potty time. Poor boy is miserable and being distand unless he wants something. He was chasing a coyote and, as the man said, came out of nowhere. According to my neighbors who witnessed it (I was on the otherside of the house trying to make sure no birds were taken) the guy who hit Blue didn't even try to avoid him and never slowed down. When he did finally stop he came hauling butt back in reverse and commensed to ussing me out for my dogs being loose.

Same guy who lives two miles down yet his dogs always show up in my yard chasing my chickens and horses. No more will he get courtesy alls when they show up. Not because he hit Blue, but because he jumped out of his truck and cussed me out because HE hit MY dog and it wasted his time having to see if he was allright. I bet he wouldn't have stopped if I hadn't have run around the corner waving and screaming.

On the bright side? Blue will survive. He will be normal again if we can keep him still, and my fence got patched and is once more ticking nice and hot. My fault, yes, for him getting out but the guy did NOT have the right to cuss me out. Though, at least he stopped...

-Also, I just add tin to the exposed sides of my coop to knock down wind and add a heat lamp if they're looking terribly cold in the winter, Kim. I leave ventilation, but my coop is 15x30 so I'm not sure on a 3x3...

ETA: Blue was the only dog out at this time, and I only let him go because of the coyote. When they are out they're right with us or they go inside if were working in the yard and not watching close.

 

[shesaredroan]

Miss Red,
So glad to hear Blue will recover!!! I could 'see' the whole event from your description.
From your description of the man's behavior, after he hit your dog,...........sounds like he subscribes to the 'best defense is a bullish offense' philosophy.............makes no sense to yell at you after he hit your dog.
Did he understand your dog was chasing a coyote? Sometimes one has to deal with people who can not be reasoned with. Perhaps he was texting or talking on his phone and wasn't watching the road?!?!

I lost one of my best dogs (Bella, great pyrenees) when she was hit by a vehicle. Who ever hit her didn't stop, so I'll never know who did it. It happened on July 1st, a year to the day after we'd buried my Mother, that made it even harder to deal with. sniff, sniff

SO glad your Blue is on the mend.

 

[Tigerjane]

Oh wow, yeah that's a horrible story! What sort of person wouldn't be shaken up and apologetic after hitting someone's dog, and instead would be all razzed up and annoyed at the owner? Hope he'e a good patient and makes a quick recovery.

On a different note, do any of you in the central Texas area do supplemental lighting or add heat during the winter? I'm thinking I won;t do either this winter . . .

 

[havi]

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I never have. I like to do things as organic and natural as possible. All the breeds Ive had before layed great during the winter. For me it was the hot summer that they slowed(& even stopped) on laying eggs.

 

[Pineywoods Peepers]

Hey everyone,

Just ran across this thread. I'm in Lufkin, and it looks like there are quite a few members close to me.

Glad to mingle among my fellow Texans.