The road less traveled...back to good health! They have lice, mites, scale mites, worms, anemia, gl

[Beekissed]

LOL - I just need a puffball that can put up with a whole lot of kid-love! My other chooks are pretty tired of being chased down and made to watch My Little Pony reruns... or just held while the kid studies for her next test. All my research indicates that a fluffy alien would be the best choice for my daughter.

Of course personally, I'm probably going to be getting myself a few BAs and WRs this spring... and possibly a few more SFH pullets if I can find some. Love my Swedes!

The sweetest, moochiest chickens I've ever had are the BAs. They all want to be your friend and I recommend them to a family. If you started them young and wanted chickens to squeeze, they are the ones you need.

Although, I had a RIR that wouldn't roost in the coop and wanted to roost at MY coop each night. Every night I'd have to carry her down to the coop and put her on the roost. She was my special friend.

 

[aoxa]

The sweetest, moochiest chickens I've ever had are the BAs. They all want to be your friend and I recommend them to a family. If you started them young and wanted chickens to squeeze, they are the ones you need.

Although, I had a RIR that wouldn't roost in the coop and wanted to roost at MY coop each night. Every night I'd have to carry her down to the coop and put her on the roost. She was my special friend.

But you've never had a silkie

 

[Beekissed]

Nor will I ever. Life is too short to waste it on creatures that have no obvious purpose in a working flock. And if I have a flock, it will be a working, free ranging flock. The only purpose a silkie would serve in one of my flocks is for hawk decoys to keep them off of the chickens that lay for a living.

 

[aaggjg]

sorry I forgot to quote before putting up recipe ,didn't mean to upset anyone x being off topic big time ,got attacked when offering some advice on using wood ash on another thread - poisoning animals & it shouldn't be used on any living animal .
didn't realise  ppl could be so touchy over little things .
guess I go back to lurking and not try to contribute

Pete I was going to take it further off-topic and ask you if you have ever used fresh ginger in place of the powder ginger and how that worked? I love really gingery Ginger beer.

We have a great ginger beer here made by a company called Reeds but it is pricey!

 

[aoxa]

Nor will I ever. Life is too short to waste it on creatures that have no obvious purpose in a working flock. And if I have a flock, it will be a working, free ranging flock. The only purpose a silkie would serve in one of my flocks is for hawk decoys to keep them off of the chickens that lay for a living.

My silkies pay for the other birds through the winter in bird sales alone. That is a worthwhile chicken to keep in my books.

I can't imagine you every having one. That would be the day!

 

[Beekissed]

Yes. I consider them "special needs" chickens and they wouldn't survive well out here. I'm not one much for fiddlin' with foo foos. I leave that to you ladies that like it so much!

 

[aussie pete]

Pete I was going to take it further off-topic and ask you if you have ever used fresh ginger in place of the powder ginger and how that worked?

I love really gingery Ginger beer.
We have a great ginger beer here made by a company called Reeds but it is pricey!

yes just grate fresh ginger .hers a recipe to make it alcoholic lol
Ingredients

• ¼ tsp brewer's yeast
• 225g caster sugar
• 1½-2 tbsp finely grated fresh root ginger
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 good tbsp honey

METHOD

1. Add the yeast to the bottle* (see warning below). With a funnel, pour in the sugar.
2. Mix the grated ginger with the lemon juice and honey.
3. Pour the ginger mixture through the funnel into the bottle. Now fill the bottle about ¾ full with water, put the cap on and shake the bottle until all the sugar is dissolved.
4. Top up the bottle with water, leaving a 2.5cm gap at the top, to allow for production of gas. Cap the bottle tightly, then place it somewhere warm. Leave it for about 48 hours. Once the bottle feels very hard and has no give in it, your beer should be ready.
5. Place the bottle in the fridge for several hours to stop the yeast working. Once the beer is thoroughly chilled, pass it through a fine sieve and serve.

Warning

We advise you use plastic bottles rather than glass to avoid explosions. A really active mixture can produce lots of gas if left for longer than 48 hours, so do remember to let it off regularly!

 

[Pullet Surprise]

sorry I forgot to quote before putting up recipe ,didn't mean to upset anyone x being off topic big time ,got attacked when offering some advice on using wood ash on another thread - poisoning animals & it shouldn't be used on any living animal .
didn't realise ppl could be so touchy over little things .
guess I go back to lurking and not try to contribute

Naw, Pete.....someone set it all straight on that thread..... Keep contributing.

 

[delisha]

Okay A, did you download a program/add-on blocker thingie? (Help my ignorance). I'm using firefox most the time.

I have foxfire and yes I downloaded it a while ago

 

[aussie pete]

Naw, Pete.....someone set it all straight on that thread..... Keep contributing.

No problems on this thread I feel safe
yes I will continue to contribute on here ,thanks Bee,Pullet surprise& Aoxa for yer support - just got a shock -now I know how Al feels when he tries to help .

maybe I'll just stick to this & the OT's thread till I grow a thicker skin lol