Texas

[TexasLisa]

That's a great idea. I was thinking of wrapping perches with vet wrap. The falconers cover their perches with that indoor-outdoor carpet that looks like fake grass. Bumble foot is a huge problem with falcons and is caused by uneven pressure when perching.

I would tell DH what you said, but engineers do have a 'big head'!!

Lisa

 

[showbarnmom]

HI Texas,
 I haven't been on this page for a while
I have a dilemma. I am now up to 26 hens. The two roos i ordered this spring form Ideal passed away in a storm at about 2 weeks old. I picked up 3 more straight run chicks 2 weeks ago. 2 nights ago they just disappeared! Only sign of a disturbance was that the water dispenser was knocked over. Nothing else out of place
Is there anyone is the San Antonio area who needs to re home a Rooster? I am just south of SA. I am not looking to pay for it, but it would be in a good home with lots of girls to himself. (I have BA, EE, and Leghorns, oh, and some Cuckoo Marins) I really don't want one that enjoys attacking people either......

There's a gorgeous roo, either silkie or sizzle, for free on CL. On the SA board. I've got a Maran roo, but he's $10, but pending pick up.

 

[jajeanpierre]

I would tell DH what you said, but engineers do have a 'big head'!!

Lisa

I'm married to an engineer. My son just graduated with a computer science degree and started his first job at Google. I understand completely. My sympathies.

 

[Melissa Rose]

There's a gorgeous roo, either silkie or sizzle, for free on CL. On the SA board. I've got a Maran roo, but he's $10, but pending pick up.

Hi showbarnmom

were you able to set the Marans eggs you picked up a few weeks back? I read a post on them in another thread that they are slightly auto-sexing. It said the color patterns are the same but the males are a pale color and the females have a more vibrant coloration. They do seem to hatch out in two distinct color variations.

 

[TammyTX]

Lately, I've seen pictures of cats snuggled up with chickens or chicks on various BYC forums.  A lot of people may not realize it, but cats carry two really nasty bacteria in their saliva and on their claws.  Birds (at least parrots and wild birds, so why not chickens?) are particularly susceptible to these bacteria and die very easily from just a tiny scratch.  Everyone, be careful with cats around birds.

I've had personal experience with these infections.  When my son was six, he became gravely ill.  The doctors were sure he had leukemia or lymphoma. He was dying in front of my eyes.  It was a nightmare.  Yes, he did recover but now has a heart arrhythmia and a heart murmur.  I don't know for sure if the changes in his heart function is from the "cat scratch fever" but he  had a vasculitis (inflammation of the veins and arteries) so bad his legs looked like someone had taken a baseball bat to them.

Just be careful with cats around birds.

My dog contracted "cat scratch fever" when she was young. I told people and they laughed but it was too much of a coincidence for it to happen just after a cat attack.

AND....a few years ago -I- had vasculitis all over my legs. Many doctor appts., two biopsies and $15,000 in lab work (insurance, thank GOD!) and no cause was discovered. NOW, I'm wondering if it was from my cat?? He doesn't scratch out of meaness but he does like to distract me from the computer by standing on his hind legs and poking his claws into my thigh...and he is a mostly outside cat so I'm sure he has bacteria under his claws.

hmmmm...

 

[jajeanpierre]

My flying Tropical Chickens:

 

[jajeanpierre]

My dog contracted "cat scratch fever" when she was young. I told people and they laughed but it was too much of a coincidence for it to happen just after a cat attack.

AND....a few years ago -I- had vasculitis all over my legs. Many doctor appts., two biopsies and $15,000 in lab work (insurance, thank GOD!) and no cause was discovered. NOW, I'm wondering if it was from my cat?? He doesn't scratch out of meaness but he does like to distract me from the computer by standing on his hind legs and poking his claws into my thigh...and he is a mostly outside cat so I'm sure he has bacteria under his claws.

hmmmm...

My son had a kazillion tests and biopsies. He was in a Saudi Hospital and money was not a consideration for his treatment. The hospital had really top notch doctors--Saudi Arabia draws a lot of top doctors because they get to see lots of diseases and conditions that are rare in the rest of the world but common in Saudi Arabia. He had all kinds of specialist, including a pediatric tropical disease specialist. Blood work was sent to the top clinics in Europe and the US. The only thing that showed was a high titer for the bacteria (can't remember the names) for cat scratch fever. Cat scratch fever is no laughing matter. My son was very close to death--I've never been brought lower than watching my son dying in front of my eyes. It doesn't take much to be exposed to the bacteria. A really bad infection like my son had is rare, but it does happen. And, yes, we kept the cats and allowed them to sleep with the kids or us. I think all cats have these bacteria. Birds are particularly susceptible to the disease and it has a very high mortality rate in birds.

 

[jockeyeba]

My flying Tropical Chickens:

Absolutely beautiful!!!

 

[TherryChicken]

Well, she cut her head, put it in a vinegar jar. Then some relatives shot the pix, and used her Texas account to post here.

Lol

 

[RachaelS]

Here is a good article on Cat Scratch Fever

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=46695