Texas

[jockeyeba]

I know some breeders that will not bring their birds home after a show because they are afraid of bringing home a disease that will infect their whole flock.

If this is true, then what the heck is the point of it all? Why spend that time and effort in a bird just to show it off, then discard it afterwards. That makes absolutely NO sense to me. Isn't the bird you take to a show supposed to be the best specimen you have on hand? Why discard it instead of breeding it and duplicating the genetics? I don't get it...

I would think they put them in quarantine when they bring them home

 

[jockeyeba]

Apparently I am being watched...

And a cute one of my chick

Don't you just love your SS-mine is the friendliest, sweetest girl

 

[LauriTX]

So I went out and checked on my chickee doodle and she doesn't "seem" sick. I don't know. I hope she is ok.

 

[showbarnmom]

Don't you just love your SS-mine is the friendliest, sweetest girl

I love her. She's hands down my flock favorite. Which is saying ALOT since I LOVE my rooster and my blue egg layers! LOL. I got her from Melissa. All my birds from Melissa had absolutely awesome personalities.

 

[RachaelS]

Quote: I miss my SS girls, they will always have a special place in my heart. If I get hens again, they are on my top list!

 

[RachaelS]

I know but its actually raining (yes the r word haha) and I am not running my butt out to the shop in my drawers to take one. I might wind up with a black eye and skinned knees that way.

I only use cast iron. Everything tastes better that way! Most of mine were my granny's but recently I saved a couple from the thrift store here in town and fixed em up (scrubbed off the rust and cured em again). Good as new. And 5 bucks for one is a great price!!

Good idea, I should check out the thrift stores! $5 is a GREAT price!

 

[Jungleexplorer]

Used cast iron all my life. You just can't beat it. I will not give you 2 cents for Teflon anything.

 

[jockeyeba]

Don't you just love your SS-mine is the friendliest, sweetest girl

I love her.  She's hands down my flock favorite. Which is saying ALOT since I LOVE my rooster and my blue egg layers! LOL. I got her from Melissa.  All my birds from Melissa had absolutely awesome personalities.

We got hatching eggs from a local breeder-she was the only one that hatched & made it, so we got a Welsummer & Orpington chick the same age from Melissa so she would have buddies to grow up with

 

[bnjrob]

Does anyone use cast iron for cooking? I bought a dutch oven a few years back, started using it recently. It is super heavy but I LOVE cooking with it. So I just bought a 12, 10, 8 & 6.5 inch. Can't wait to start using them. Hoping to get rid of all my "no stick" pans and just use these.

I have an old skillet and some other assorted things - think a griddle and a corn bread pan. Haven't used them in years but going to try new way for seasoning them that I read about that sounded like it might do a better job than I've done in the past - it requires multiple oilings and bakings to get a good finish on it. And finally bought a dutch oven recently. Like you, I'm wanting to use the cast iron and throw out the no-stick skillets we have.

 

[Heidisgran]

So I went out and checked on my chickee doodle and she doesn't "seem" sick. I don't know. I hope she is ok.

just in case add apple cider vinegar to their water, mix up something yummy like oats with cyan pepper and garlic and add vitamins to the water too!! can't hurt could help...mine get this several times a week