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[Chicken Rustler]

OK all looks good for us to be at Monroe. Now it's just a matter of packing all the stuff we are taking into the pregnant roller skate we call a car.

 

[RainMom]

OK all looks good for us to be at Monroe. Now it's just a matter of packing all the stuff we are taking into the pregnant roller skate we call a car.

 

[RainMom]

awesome!

Now, i need to get a fistful of cash for those cute little metal chicks!

How many no mess chicks have you made so far?

 

[VelvettFog]

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Ron -

I'm not sure how big of an egg they will hold. I'll bring extra with me, and if you like them you're welcome to give me 35 cents each.



Dave

 

[robj]

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I would PM Mumsy and ask the brand of reptile therm/hygrom she uses. It is very accurate.
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I'll do that thanks.

 

[robj]

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Robj   that is the sweetest little chick, it seems to be concerned about temp/humidity  - it's really checking out that hygrometer.

Yeah! It's sayin this thing almost killed me! It's just a piece of junk therm. I have one with a probe and a meat therm in there too so they're ok. Two hatched so far day 28!

 

[robj]

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From enature.com

[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Family: Viperidae, Pit Vipers [COLOR=006699]view all from this family[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Description Dusty looking gray-brown ground color, but it may also be pinkish brown, brick red, yellowish, pinkish or chalky white. This ground color is overlaid dorsally with a series of 24-25 dorsal body blotches that are dark gray-brown to brown in color.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Dimensions 86.4-213cm. (34-83 7/8")[/SIZE]

[COLOR=FF0000]Warning This is one of the more dangerous rattlers, capable of delivering a fatal bite. When disturbed it usually stands its ground, lifts its head well above its coils, and sounds a buzzing warning. Take heed! Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, and Cottonmouths belong to a group of snakes known as pit vipers. These dangerous snakes have a heat-sensitive sensory organ on each side of the head that enables them to locate warm-blooded prey and strike accurately, even in the dark. The curved, hollow fangs are normally folded back along the jaw. When a pit viper strikes, the fangs rapidly swing forward and fill with venom as the mouth opens. The venom is a complex mixture of proteins that acts primarily on a victim's blood tissue. If you hear a rattlesnake shaking its rattle, back away. The snake is issuing a warning, and if the warning is ignored it may bite. There are many factors (temperature being the most important) that determine how a snake will react when confronted by a human. Venomous snakes should always be observed from a safe distance. Pit vipers are never safe to handle. Even dead ones can retain some neurological reflexes, and "road kills" have been known to bite. [COLOR=006699][COLOR=003399]How to avoid and treat snakebites[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Breeding Breeds March-May. 4-25 live young, 21.5-33cm (8 1/2-13") long, born late summer. Mature at 3 years.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Habitat Arid and semi-arid mountains, plains and desert.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Range California to Arkansas to Mexico.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.333333015441895px]Discussion Active at night during summer. Rodents and brigs form diet. Longest living was almost 26 years.[/SIZE]
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Can't see the pic. But know the info. DD did the assignment then her Grandpa has it hanging in his shop. He has a thing for rattlesnakes he said they taste like chicken I said if they taste like chicken why not just eat CHICKEN!! You don't have to go to the hospital if they bite you!

 

[nikki1]

Hello, all!

The snake talk is creeping me out! I'm from the Mojave Desert, and I was raised to stay away from snakes, as pretty much everything in the desert has venom, stickers, or both. Our yard has a bumper crop of harmless ribbon snakes, and even though I know they're perfectly safe, I cringe when the kids handle them! Early training trumps logic.

My big news is WE GOT A DOG! I'm a dog person to the core, but we haven't had one for years. We opted for a cardigan welsh corgi (the corgi WITH a tail...) She's a year old, so we bypassed some of the more irritating puppy behaviors. She was sold as a pup to a breeder as a show prospect, but she didn't quite grow out to show quality. Fine by me! I want a buddy, an obedience dog, and maybe later agility, so a couple minor cosmetic faults make no difference. This is my girl, Maddie!

She has herding bloodlines, and it's come out in her in spades. She herds cats, children, and chickens with no intent to harm any of them. (NOT that we let her out with the chickens unattended...)

Nice to be back in the chicken forum!

--Nikki

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Hello, all!

The snake talk is creeping me out! I'm from the Mojave Desert, and I was raised to stay away from snakes, as pretty much everything in the desert has venom, stickers, or both. Our yard has a bumper crop of harmless ribbon snakes, and even though I know they're perfectly safe, I cringe when the kids handle them! Early training trumps logic.

My big news is WE GOT A DOG! I'm a dog person to the core, but we haven't had one for years. We opted for a cardigan welsh corgi (the corgi WITH a tail...) She's a year old, so we bypassed some of the more irritating puppy behaviors. She was sold as a pup to a breeder as a show prospect, but she didn't quite grow out to show quality. Fine by me! I want a buddy, an obedience dog, and maybe later agility, so a couple minor cosmetic faults make no difference. This is my girl, Maddie!

She has herding bloodlines, and it's come out in her in spades. She herds cats, children, and chickens with no intent to harm any of them. (NOT that we let her out with the chickens unattended...)

Nice to be back in the chicken forum!

--Nikki

How cute. You'll have fun training her to do some cool tricks i'm sure. are you going to teach her to wave goodbye?
As for agility that sounds really fun. I'm thinking of teaching my pup to run through a giant PVC pipe now so when he's older/bigger i can get the fabric tunnel thing and set up an agility course in my back yard. PVC pipes make great flexible jumps so dogs don't hurt themselves when they get caught on them, as well as great weave poles.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Can't see the pic. But know the info. DD did the assignment then her Grandpa has it hanging in his shop. He has a thing for rattlesnakes he said they taste like chicken I said if they taste like chicken why not just eat CHICKEN!! You don't have to go to the hospital if they bite you!
Sorry the green box was unrelated stuff that I tried to remove. It was nothing to do with the snake.