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[RachaelS]

My flying Tropical Chickens:

This is my fav out of this group of pics, should be in a calendar for parrots!

 

[jajeanpierre]

My flying TEXAN Tropical Chickens. These two were bred and born in Texas.

 

[tesaba]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

how amazing!!!!!!

 

[jockeyeba]

My flying Tropical Chickens:

This is my fav out of this group of pics, should be in a calendar for parrots!

X2

 

[jockeyeba]

My flying TEXAN Tropical Chickens. These two were bred and born in Texas.

 

[Nomibear]

Suc

My flying Tropical Chickens:

Such BEAUTIFUL birds! And such a good photographer

 

[hungnguyen]

These pictures of birds are so beautiful. I wish I know photoshop so I can add the head of my chicken into the shot. Then that will be "kodak moment".

 

[RatherBfarmin]

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.

Wow, I am so sorry to hear about your son! I'm glad he is alright! Do you think this bacteria is primarily from outdoor (or indoor/outdoor) cats? Ours are strictly indoors, but I do have one that likes to escape out the back door in order to roll around in the catnip plant on the porch lol.

 

[showbarnmom]

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.

Yes I did! Due to hatch Sunday!!

Speaking of cat scratch....guess who got bit by two cats at work? Yay me.

 

[Italia]

My flying Tropical Chickens:

Once again your flying chickens have taken my breath away. I hope all those who wish to control this thread on what they want it to be, can see how beautiful freedom of expression can be. Thank you for sharing your flying chickens!