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[hungnguyen]

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We just have a Texas declaration for a new state bird ! Beware

 

[hungnguyen]

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Put the extra ones in your refrigerator and save them for off season, maybe they will worth something later on. Plus the frozen eggs may offer a solution for my problem below. When I first came to America, I worked for a supermarket. One day a huge fellow walked to me and asked if he could buy half an egg. For a moment i almost laughed at this stupid question but I smartly told him to wait and let me go ask my boss. I walked down the aisle and saw my boss. - Boss, a dummy wants to buy half an egg. I saw my boss face. It turned pale. I knew he did not laugh at my statement. I also knew that the man was following me. So I turned around and continued. -Boss, and this gentleman wants to buy the other half.... ! ? ! ....................... I wished if we had some frozen eggs back then.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

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[Ms Jellybean]

I finally got around to cooking my pie pumpkin last night. I'm going to toast the seeds today. I'm making the sweet 'n spicy version on this page. Just waiting for the oven to finish heating up.

 

[TammyTX]

Jajeanpierre - corn is given to help raise the body temp on very cold days, not as normal ration although I think most commercial feeds have corn.

 

[backyardklukker]

What I have on that wall came through years of testing and you cannot go to school for it. You have to read books on your own and learn mostly. You can go to college for automotive or diesel technology, but if you want to work for a race team, there are only two schools you can go to. One is an Engineering school up it Detroit, Michigan where the big 3 manufacturers are located and the other is right here in Texas. It's the best....it's called SAM "School of Automotive Machinist". It's in Houston.

 

[backyardklukker]

hensfortherapy, I called that vet that you referred me to. His secretary said he would call me back and took my number. He never called, and I called around today. We have no avian vets here in the Waco area. I am doomed. I researched necropsies all day, and I even cut open the bird that died on me. That bird was so clean and spotless on the inside that I will never know what the hell killed her. There were no spots on the liver and no mucus or blood spots in the trachea. That bird was clean as a whistle. She did look dehydrated though. The bird had no food in her crop. I think she died from not eating, and I still don't know what made her face swell up.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I know Famersville isn't near Waco, but there is an avian vet there that treats chickens. I believe this is the one: Farmersville Vet Clinic

 

[topdycke]

hensfortherapy, I called that vet that you referred me to. His secretary said he would call me back and took my number. He never called, and I called around today. We have no avian vets here in the Waco area. I am doomed. I researched necropsies all day, and I even cut open the bird that died on me. That bird was so clean and spotless on the inside that I will never know what the hell killed her. There were no spots on the liver and no mucus or blood spots in the trachea. That bird was clean as a whistle. She did look dehydrated though. The bird had no food in her crop. I think she died from not eating, and I still don't know what made her face swell up.

You could probably arrange to have the bird sent to A&M for necropsy.

 

[lovingmyhens]

I made a mistake posting on the disease forum. They automatically assume the worst and are trying to doom my whole flock with CRD. My birds don't have CRD. My birds did, but don't know, had common symptoms to every disease involving breathing. So how they came up with CRD boggles my mind.

I'm sorry!! I lead you to that-I know that the people there are not vets, but people who have lots more experience than I do...when my hen had some problem (crop or otherwise) I got some good advice and help although I was such a newbie that everything that was suggested was overwhelming. A more experienced chicken person might have been able to save her. And I have no bird vet within 2 hours of me. Well next time you will know!