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[Sally8]

Bee, I'm beginning to see you in a whole different light. I'm seeing you sitting at your computer, way into the wee hours of the morning, looking for "shock factor" articles/pictures/videos and then laughing as we gag and hide our heads. A woman with a warped sense of humor. We have a lot of that in our family. Keep em coming. It keeps us from getting bored.

Actually, it just came to me. Isn't this the kind of situation you found your birds in when you checked on them? I didn't watch the video. I don't mind gross but my heart breaks for the ill treated.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I offered to send him the chicken health handbook and Storeys keeping chickens book. Think he will take me up on it? Maybe he just doesnt know any better?

I'd give him the links to the 3 threads here on BYC that would help him the most.

 

[Melabella]

OMG. that video broke my heart. HOW do people think that they can do this? EDUCATION PEOPLE we need to educate them as to HOW to raise and keep these animals. THAT MAKES ME SO MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Somdbody let me at him.. let me AT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Here is a totally abused flock of fluffy butts in the winter.

I LOVE when they make that cooing noise!

 

[Melabella]

Maybe this video will get your mind off it...

Aoxa,

That man's chicken noise immitaion is a riot!

 

[aoxa]

This is what happens when a young teenage cockerel tries to impress an old molting hen. Gigi.. Seriously makes me laugh on a daily basis. I'm making my annual chicken calendar, so I may post some more funnies along the way. I wait until last minute so custom calendars are 50% off. It's a lot of fun!

 

[Melabella]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if someone far more knowledgable than I can answer a question for me.

What are the black spots on my roosters comb?

I have a Columbian Wyandotte roo that is 19 weeks. I am going to try and get a picture of his comb so you can see it. He had small specks but now, he has a huge one. I thought it might be a tick, but since I have encorporated Bee's rooster regime of me establishing dominance, he won't come near me, and stays quite the healthy respectful distance away. I may have to wait till DD gets home to hold the camera.

I looked up pictures of pox, it doesn't look like that.. just a big ol black spot. What are the choices of what it could be.

THanks everyone,
Chooks are inside the run, 3 hawks just won't go away for 2 days now. Even with Jack around.

MB

 

[aoxa]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if someone far more knowledgable than I can answer a question for me.

What are the black spots on my roosters comb?

I have a  Columbian Wyandotte roo that is 19 weeks.  I am going to try and get a picture of his comb so you can see it.  He had small specks but now, he has a huge one.  I thought it might be a tick, but since I have encorporated Bee's rooster regime of me establishing dominance, he won't come near me, and stays quite the healthy respectful distance away.  I may have to wait till DD gets home to hold the camera.

I looked up pictures of pox, it doesn't look like that.. just a big ol black spot. What are the choices of what it could be.

THanks everyone,
Chooks are inside the run, 3 hawks just won't go away for 2 days now.  Even with Jack around.

MB

Picking?

I've had a few rooster fights, and the cuts from them crust over and look black. I usually leave them be, unless they are bleeding profusly. Once I had a rooster who was bleeding quite bad from his comb. We caught him (tiring), stopped the bleeding and sprayed blue kote to help heal it. Worked wonders. We don't have Nustock here and the shipping costs 2 times what the product is worth. If anyone wants to send me some, feel free Lol

For the effective treatment of fungus infections, ringworm, surface wounds, cuts, galls, hoof-foot and pad sores, chafes, abrasions, moist or scabby lesions, itchy fungus eczema and sores. Blu-kote is a germicidal, fungicidal wound dressing and healing aid effective against both bacterial and fungus infections most common in skin lesions of domestic animals. Kills ringworm and fungus infections. Dries up blisters and pox-like scabby sores or lesions. Active ingredients: Sodium propionate 9.1%, gentian violet 1%, acriflavine 0.15%, in a special base of water, urea, glycerine, isopropyl alcohol 32% by volume.

 

[mrsamplias]

Blech!
I just have to reiterate how thankful I am that I came across this thread and all Bee's (and other OT's) wisdom! If I had stuck to reading all the other stuff out there, I might have been nearly as much of a disaster - - who knows? We research and do what other people think is "right" - - and may not realize how we are just becoming part of the problem and part of the deviation from what nature intended and how nature designed these birds.

Sad. Just sad!

x2

 

[mrsamplias]

Will keep you posted. I will figure out how to post pics. Thanks again for being so patient and open sharing your knowledge. Even some of us small backyard flocks want to improve. And many of us read that crazy stuff posted all over BYC and kept thinking something just didn't sound right...or downright wrong. Chickens inside the house. Roosters in the basement or bathroom or small cages because they are too cowardly to kill them., give to someone that will or rehome to a proper outdoor setting. Taking a chicken to the vet for this or that. Big sigh. But here we are and here to stay

welcome!!

 

[Bulldogma]

Just gonna brag for a minute...

The hubbs and I processed the 4 guineas today!

Well... I caught them, held them, put the flailing bodies in a tub, scalded them, plucked them, gutted them, washed them and got them ready to roast.

The hubbs felt very "Manly" because he helped by chopping off their heads with a machete. (No sissy axe or sharp knife for this guy! Had to be this big, ridiculous ninja-style machete!) -

The things we women allow just so we can get a dude to help!

Huh... suddenly it's so quiet around here!

Buh-bye!