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[Wickedchicken6]

I have been editing coop pages. Thousands of them did not move over correctly from the old site. @Alaskan bantam page is so cute!

 

[drumstick diva]

I feel like I'm in a time warp. It's those folks that keep bumping up threads from 5 and more years ago. I wish they would let sleeping threads lie. I go to answer and see the starter date and take off. It happens a lot in "what breed or gender is this," and New Members thread.

They search for threads from their town or city, and then answer them like the starter was still involved. 90% of the time, starters post a couple times and then disappear.

I have enough trouble trying to figure what day/what year/what century, without getting lead astray.

 

[getaclue]

Ear mites! Can you imagine how awful that must feel?

At least we caught it, and treated him for them, before they got bad. He had escaped, and apparently picked them up while he was on the lam.

 

[chickadoodles]

getaclue last summer my 2 bucks got ear mites and we heated some coconut oil and put in their ears weekly for 3 weeks and that got rid of them. Poor boys were miserable.
But they did like the coconut oil.

One of our dogs has a weird allergy that causes her to loose most of her fur.
I put some coconut oil all over her and her fur grew back.

 

[chickisoup]

So sorry your roo is sick again microchick
Sparrows not much of a problem up here, too many things to eat them. Our problem is with the sneaky little finches. Unfortunately, they are not as smart as the sparrows it seems. I am always trying to get the silly things back out of the coop, greenhouse, from under the netting in the run, wherever. They have no trouble getting in but can't seem to find their way out again.

 

[microchick]

Same here chickisoup only the problem we have with birds getting in the shop are the stupid Phoebe's and the occasional nuthatch that just seem to think that the big open door is there just for them to use. Once in they just fly around unable to find that big gaping hole in the wall again. Silly birds.

The ones I get a kick out of are the humming birds. We will have the door open and a hummer will come charging inside. Throw on the breaks, chirp, look around like it's thinking "Oh man, what was I thinking?" turn around and leave at twice the speed it used coming in.

Rooster is still with us this morning. He's alert, eating, drinking, just cannot use that right swollen foot. I'm hoping the antibiotics are starting to kick in since he is definitely more alert today and is moving himself around from one spot in his pen to another so time will tell. In the mean time, his condition is guarded at best.

Oh! BTW! Happy Saturday everyone!

 

[scottcaddy]

Same here chickisoup only the problem we have with birds getting in the shop are the stupid Phoebe's and the occasional nuthatch that just seem to think that the big open door is there just for them to use. Once in they just fly around unable to find that big gaping hole in the wall again. Silly birds.

The ones I get a kick out of are the humming birds. We will have the door open and a hummer will come charging inside. Throw on the breaks, chirp, look around like it's thinking "Oh man, what was I thinking?" turn around and leave at twice the speed it used coming in.

Rooster is still with us this morning. He's alert, eating, drinking, just cannot use that right swollen foot. I'm hoping the antibiotics are starting to kick in since he is definitely more alert today and is moving himself around from one spot in his pen to another so time will tell. In the mean time, his condition is guarded at best.

Oh! BTW! Happy Saturday everyone!

Good to hear that the Roo is doing better
Scott

 

[pennyJo1960]

="chickadoodles, post: 18483315, member: 190087"]
One of our dogs has a weird allergy that causes her to loose most of her fur.
I put some coconut oil all over her and her fur grew back.[/QUOTE]

interesting that the coconut oil has that effect had not heard of that remedy before but heck it worked right

 

[chickadoodles]

="chickadoodles, post: 18483315, member: 190087"]
One of our dogs has a weird allergy that causes her to loose most of her fur.
I put some coconut oil all over her and her fur grew back.

interesting that the coconut oil has that effect had not heard of that remedy before but heck it worked right[/QUOTE]

Me either but after we had done the ear mite treatment on the rabbits we had some melted coconut oil left and my husband suggested we try it. We have tried all kinds of stuff on her to no avail. We are glad it worked. Can you imagine a bald Australian Shepherd during 20-30* temps. We did give her blankets and a bed on the porch all winter.

 

[chickadoodles]

We added a trellis to the garden today. I am so excited we have blooms on everything and a few small squash and eggplant.