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[Parront]

@Parront I understand what it takes and have never owned one because of that thankful my soapbox rants are limited mostly to animal well being or they may kick me out of here

Pet chickens only last a couple of years. They are an excellent intro to birds, I believe. You see many chicken owners who do not even make it to the end of a brief chicken life. I would never give a child a parrot! Even Cockatiels live over 20 years. Those are an adult commitment! BeerCan, I am sure, would make a good Parront! Children on here who survive their love of chickens, may eventually graduate to a long lived parrot, when they tire of their pets only living 3-5 or at most 10 years. I love dogs, but got an African Grey, because I hate losing my dogs! My Brittany lived 13 years, Lab 15.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@penny1960 that was very well put about adopting a pet.

I'd like to add also that one of the new bi-products of purebred breeding is that degenerative myelopathy is becoming more well known in many large breed and yes, even small breed dogs. The disease is genetic in nature and there is reliable testing for the gene. Having the gene isn't a guarantee that your dog will develop the condition but it does raise the chances of it occuring and would be prevalent in any puppies produced if your dog breeds with another dog that has the gene.

Our 9 year old Australian Cattle Dog has developed it. We thought about getting another ACD but now we won't as they are finding more instances of the S0D1 (I think that is the gene responsible, but please don't quote me) gene in tested animals.It's heartbreaking to watch him slowly decline like a person with severe MS, which this disease is very much like.

Am I promoting mix breed dogs over purebreds? No. There are a lot of good pure bred dogs out there. Just be aware of the genetic problems any breed of animal you are looking at so you are aware of what you may be facing down the line.

Thank you Well you saved my bacon on that if I kept going and could go on and on I own two "designer dogs" they get dumped as fast as a pure breed we as supposed intelligent beings have destroyed most the canine world now there is just six or 8 purebreds that are still what they where bread for... my own Belgian Turveren epilepsy, retinal atrophy, hip dysplaysia I thank the lord I never put a dog with any of that in 35 years

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Yesterday at some point one of my toms got fubared. I found him last night, he had managed to lodge himself under the short end of the coop. I had to use a 2x4 to slowwwly push him to the taller end so I could manually disimpact him. He wasn't able to walk and his head was bruised.
I threw him in the duck run, because I couldn't leave him in the coop with the rest of the monsters, and that is the best fence for an animal on the loose.
BF came home and told me that if I didn't that he would move the tom to our basement so he wouldn't "freeze to death" or "get eaten." I'm not sure where that logic came from but I lost that argument.
The basement has a warm air vent that goes up through the floor and is next to my computer desk. I was sitting up here the last few minutes and couldn't imagine what the smell could be. Rotten eggs? Did BF and the 3 cats fart in tandem?
Nope. Apparently tom turkeys can hold their poo and "broody poo" when the time is right.

Have laptop, will travel. Far, far away from the wafting scent of Tom Broody Poo.

 

[microchick]

They are just breathtakingly beautiful dogs.

I had a mini schnauzer who went blind at 6 from retinal atrophy. A German Shepard lost to hip dysplasia. We never turn away a stray that finds it's way to our door. We figure the good Lord sends them to us for a reason.

Thank you Well you saved my bacon on that if I kept going and could go on and on I own two "designer dogs" they get dumped as fast as a pure breed we as supposed intelligent beings have destroyed most the canine world now there is just six or 8 purebreds that are still what they where bread for... my own Belgian Turveren View attachment 1162682 epilepsy, retinal atrophy, hip dysplaysia I thank the lord I never put a dog with any of that in 35 years

 

[ronott1]

Yesterday at some point one of my toms got fubared. I found him last night, he had managed to lodge himself under the short end of the coop. I had to use a 2x4 to slowwwly push him to the taller end so I could manually disimpact him. He wasn't able to walk and his head was bruised.
I threw him in the duck run, because I couldn't leave him in the coop with the rest of the monsters, and that is the best fence for an animal on the loose.
BF came home and told me that if I didn't that he would move the tom to our basement so he wouldn't "freeze to death" or "get eaten." I'm not sure where that logic came from but I lost that argument.
The basement has a warm air vent that goes up through the floor and is next to my computer desk. I was sitting up here the last few minutes and couldn't imagine what the smell could be. Rotten eggs? Did BF and the 3 cats fart in tandem?
Nope. Apparently tom turkeys can hold their poo and "broody poo" when the time is right.

Have laptop, will travel. Far, far away from the wafting scent of Tom Broody Poo.

What a great story!
Sorry about the poo smell. I hope the Tom gets back outside soon

 

[CapricornFarm]

So excited to have the site basically cleared out for my new hoop coop. Found a good spot in the woods and cut a trail to it. Started hauling materials down. I pounded in 3 t-posts, and figured out where the coop would go. I cut down any brush that was in the way. So the building has started!
Also the contractor started building the goat shed today! We decided to have him add a hay loft . I pointed out that i need a lot of hay for the goats and the rabbits, whose numbers are bound to increase. Where else could we store it? I told the contractor i would be done before he would. Trying to speed him up some.

 

[chickadoodles]

Scg I hope your tom recovers quickly. Not sure why he would have that poo problem.

So excited to have the site basically cleared out for my new hoop coop. Found a good spot in the woods and cut a trail to it. Started hauling materials down. I pounded in 3 t-posts, and figured out where the coop would go. I cut down any brush that was in the way. So the building has started!
Also the contractor started building the goat shed today! We decided to have him add a hay loft . I pointed out that i need a lot of hay for the goats and the rabbits, whose numbers are bound to increase. Where else could we store it? I told the contractor i would be done before he would. Trying to speed him up some.

Congrats I hope you both get done at the same time.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I keep my goat hay in the garage. BF built a loft in the goat house, but it's easier to just stack it in the garage and bring a flake out twice a day as I head out.

 

[pennyJo1960]

good for you large step forward admit we have the poles for my new coop none have been upright yet

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Scg I hope your tom recovers quickly. Not sure why he would have that poo problem.

I think he was jealous of my Chipotle morning and wanted to show his support.