Texas

[hungnguyen]

Wow, that is pretty, Melissa Dear. I will show my friend Rosemarie tomorrow when I share with her the bad and good news. We will see you in San Antonio soon. How about a dinner with Taco Al Pastor, my treat?

 

[gooselady]

Hi everyone! I have been on byc since the spring. I just found this Texas thread. I'm so glad to find neighbors! I am in Cibolo, Texas. I have Silkies and Silkied Seramas. Also my motly crew of layers. Can't forget my Sebastapol gander, Malley. I am planning on showing my Silkies and Seramas. Hello again to everyone!

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Greetings from College Station! One more thought regarding rooster aggression. I don't doubt that it can be bred in, but my neighbor (who knows a lot about chickens) said that it's not a good idea to make eye contact with the too, or to be particularly affectionate with young roos. Eye contact is perceived by many animals as confrontational.

Anyhow, I avoid eye contact with the current rooster, Fancy Nancy, but then he only has one eye (after a run in with a hawk last year).

 

[showbarnmom]

Hi
  I had a beauteous Welsummer Roo named D-eggo and he was such a good roo until he was about a year and a half old. Then he decided he didn't like my poor sweet hubby . I had promised my hubby I would never let him be attacked by a chicken since he was already the target of our very blood thirsty geese . I was going to get rid of him immediately but being the sweet hubby he is he suggested I find out in this forum if there wasn't something we could do to gentle him back up. Well one lady told me that every time I went into the run I should pick him up and put him in a small holding cage so my hubby could be the dominate one. After about 4 days he realized I was going to put him in THE SMALL CAGE -  and he started to violently attack me . We now have Little D-eggo who is truly sweet and gentle and I learned that I would never keep an aggressive roo. If they show any aggression to either the hens or us they end up in the crock pot . We had a couple of Ameraucana roos that were sweet to us but had my beauteous ladies screaming and throwing themselves against the run walls trying to get away ! Aggression can and is bred into chickens and so I cull any that show even a little . Your wounds look terrible . My legs looked like I had rolled around in razor wire after just a few days of Big D-eego's assaults   My Welsummer's are going into a breeding pen soon so if you need a new Welsummer Roo I would be glad to give you one when he is available. They mostly come from a lady here that goes by Ruth but her name is Monica and her birds are top quality. The ladies give the most beauteous orangey-brown eggs with the prettiest chocolate sprinkles

Melissa! <3 look what hatched

 

[Melissa Rose]

Hi

What a happy Chicklet Mom

Let me know if you would like some more eggs

 

[Melissa Rose]

Wow, that is pretty, Melissa Dear. I will show my friend Rosemarie tomorrow when I share with her the bad and good news. We will see you in San Antonio soon. How about a dinner with Taco Al Pastor, my treat?

Sounds Yummy

San Antonio has a nice selection of Yummy Mexican Food Restaurants

 

[Teri Metcalf]

FYI all, the Kindle Countdown just started and lasts through Wednesday.

 

[TammyTX]

My 36 year old horse has colic. The vet just left a little while ago. He was rolling on the grass and in terrible pain this morning when I went out to feed the chickens. I spent almost two hours massaging his belly and keeping him from rolling. Poor thing looks like he must have been in pain for a few hours because he rubbed his temples raw. Good thing we had him in around the house last night...if he had been in the pasture I would not have found him.

I need to go walk him some more.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

My 36 year old horse has colic. The vet just left a little while ago. He was rolling on the grass and in terrible pain this morning when I went out to feed the chickens. I spent almost two hours massaging his belly and keeping him from rolling. Poor thing looks like he must have been in pain for a few hours because he rubbed his temples raw. Good thing we had him in around the house last night...if he had been in the pasture I would not have found him.

I need to go walk him some more.

Poor thing. What was the vet able to do for him?

 

[Aphrael]

Greetings from College Station! One more thought regarding rooster aggression. I don't doubt that it can be bred in, but my neighbor (who knows a lot about chickens) said that it's not a good idea to make eye contact with the too, or to be particularly affectionate with young roos. Eye contact is perceived by many animals as confrontational.

Anyhow, I avoid eye contact with the current rooster, Fancy Nancy, but then he only has one eye (after a run in with a hawk last year).

I love that rooster's name!

My 36 year old horse has colic. The vet just left a little while ago. He was rolling on the grass and in terrible pain this morning when I went out to feed the chickens. I spent almost two hours massaging his belly and keeping him from rolling. Poor thing looks like he must have been in pain for a few hours because he rubbed his temples raw. Good thing we had him in around the house last night...if he had been in the pasture I would not have found him.

I need to go walk him some more.

Oh no, that poor guy.

I hope the vet was able to do something for him and that he feels better soon.