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[hennible]

No snow yet just Hoer frost.... Dang it's cold.

 

[Wisher1000]

Ah, one of Lady Clairol's best selling colors.....

 

[perchie.girl]

It would just be nice to find a way to capitalize with the animal knocked out, that didn't require a vet license.... I've wondered recently about melatonin, now that I'm going to experiment on my birds with melatonin but I've wondered about it... And I read somewhere for some reason pigs are occasionally knocked out with CO2 I think it was for castration... I thought maybe that was a possibility with birds as well... All my animals are fixed except my chickens (and ducks) I don't see anything wrong with that I just like the fact that they're asleep when it's done... i'm hoping to manage an excess of roosters this coming year myself, and I'm sure I will have new opinions after that experience... I'm going to see how a bachelor pen works...
How's that for wood Alaskan...

I have plans for a bachelor pen.... evantually.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Lol. I am patiently waiting for my brahma boys to catch the polish

Your polish sounds like a hoot..... Now I want one. Mom asked If I would get her one once the coop gets rebuilt....

deb

 

[hennible]

My lone bantam in side for a foot bath and nail trim... Weird bird... If she ever starts laying again i will hatch out some of her eggs... Be a neat combo her and the EE roo.

 

[Amberjem]

dangit this cold is just bleh this year. darn it didnt we vote to skip winter this year? Alaskan musta snuck it in on us

 

[JW12]

dangit this cold is        just bleh this year. darn it didnt we vote to skip winter this year?   Alaskan musta snuck it in on us

The funny thing is Alaskan is up there all warm and toasty!

 

[Amberjem]

The funny thing is Alaskan is up there all warm and toasty!

I know thats why they did it how are you today?

 

[Sylviaanne]

Chickens are much easier to process than ducks. It also helps if you dont name them.

It seems like you you have taken on a breeding program in an area not ideal for breeding - if you cant keep a rooster

As winter seems that its going to be around for a while, do you have a conringency plan for those expensive birds?

How is processing a duck different than a chicken? I have never done a duck but I have one that may need sent to freezer camp and soon.

 

[perchie.girl]

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From what I have heard they have more expressive faces... And the feathers are waterproof so scalding an plucking is more of a challenge. Some people put dawn diswashing liquid in the scalder....

deb