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[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Flour works well too. I have even used DIRT in a desperate move. See it was a rush trim of goat feet at a show. The judge was really coming down on feet. Well I was hurrying to get all my goats and a friends trimmed. I quicked on and nobody had anything to put on it so I stuck it in dry dirt to get it to clot then wiped it off. Yes not the best but some times ya gotta do what ya gotta do!!! FYI the goat never had any problems related to the dirt. But I don't recommend it unless ALL else fails.

 

[CarolynF]

If anyone is interested, the Barnevelder thread just posted this link to the German Barnevelder 2012 report. It has 2 pretty interesting photos, a White and a Crele!
Link Here It's pretty long, so you'll need to scroll down.

You forgot the best: A Silver laced, and a Blue Laced....thanks for sharing !

I thought YOU would be excited about the Crele, but I agree the silver and blue laced are great.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Thanks, but the story was a metaphor of things that happened in my house tonight. I just needed to vent and used chicken terms in place of people.

So what yer saying is the cackle spackle hit the rotating blades of the air circulating device !!!!!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Just thought I'd ask everyone's opinion on this- I'm getting 6 straight run chicks in January (SQ). Anyways, where I live, I can have as many chickens as I want, as long as the neighbor's don't complain. There is a noise ordinace but it doesn't specify no roo's. With the chicks, since they are such high quality, I'm going to want to breed/show them. But the noise ordinace. So, to solve the problem, me and my dad are building a soundproof coop for my Christmas present. What does everyone think? Will this be ok?

I would have concerns with the idea. See IF it is to be sound proof then it will most likely not have ventilation That is a HUGE problem!!!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Carolyn...I am starting a new quilt pattern, it is called Confetti Puzzle...and I am have an issue with contractors bugging me whislt I try to measure and calculate................................AAAAAARGHHH!!!

I will try & get a PM to you tomorrow, today I am EXHAUSTED!!!

CR still got the FLU ?????????????
Sucks....been there...just want to stay home & away from the masses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I think it hhas turned. TOday I got to take DW to town so I could be all lady doggie like to people in my way.There really is a cure for stuppid fools. Its called a lead injection and I give them fior free!!

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

I would have concerns with the idea. See IF it is to be sound proof then it will most likely not have ventilation That is a HUGE problem!!! 

Yes, I've thought about that too. We were thinking about an electric fan or glass windows with a screen to open during the day, on all sides.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Your roo going to go outside the coop right?
Some will crow all times of day.
My neighbor has one across the creek and lot of trees and I can still hear it different times of the day.
Rather hear that then one of those good for nothing worthless yapping dogs who aren't trained and bark when a tree branch moves.

Just what does your noise ordnance say exactly you know?

 

[lovinchickypoos]

Question....

DH just asked me about the logistics of how this was going to work when the newest chicks (up to 12) hatch. If all 12 hatch, the new babies will need the big brooder because that many will not fit in the fish tank brooder. We'll let them dry off in the fish tank brooder, but they'll need to move quickly to the bigger one. Will my 4 older chicks, who will be 8 weeks old at that time, be old enough to go outside full time in the mini coop/chicken tractor? The mini coop has a hardware cloth floor, and will be completely predator proof.

Today my older chicks played outside quite a few hours without being under the light, and seemed fine, so I hope that's a good sign.

I guess the tiny babies could go into a large Rubbermaid tote for a week or two, if we need to grow the the bigger chicks out in the big brooder a little longer.

I would think that as long as you start acclimating them to the weather they should be fine outside by then.

Hey guys....DH is taking an emergency trip to Seattle tomorrow to visit a terminally ill friend...if anyone is interested in my sale birds, he said he'd be willing to transport.
I have:
1 pair of LF GLCs (Shyla has first pick on these)
About 8 LF spangled Orloffs. Hatched this fall. Fully feathered, no heat lamps. St run. $10 ea or $70 for all
2 Muscovy drakes---1 lavender, 1 solid black. $25 each or both for $40
1 pair of African Dewlaps $80
2 bantam silver laced Wyandotte cockerels $5 each
PM me if you're interested. DH can meet b near Seattle, or along the way but he does not have time for special trips. Thanks.

So sorry about your hubby's friend!!!!!!!

Everybody check out these awesome spiders from down under...warning, some FB users posted rough language...


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...04376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&theater

THOSE ARE SO COOOOOL!!!!!!

Sorry, gotta vent. This is a metaphor story;

So the "crazy" rooster came to visit with "protective" rooster's top hen. Things were going pleasant for about 3 minutes. When "protective"rooster(PR from now on) came in from checking on the other hens and chicks, things were getting loud between "crazy" rooster(CR from now on in this story) and PR's top hen. PR was making the top hen and chick food to eat and was staying out of the conversing going on. The CR started bawking real loud at the top hen, and she was bawking back. Top hen can defend herself pretty good, but PR was getting concerned she was going to be attacked. So PR tried to deescalate the situation and got bawked at by CR to stay out of it, in the PR hen house. It was all the PR could do not to attack the CR at that point, but top hen bawked real loud and got the CR to finally go to his bachelor pad. I think that PR and CR are going to have a cockfight if CR bawks "stay out of it" in PR's hen house again. And it wont be pretty.

Sounds like an awfully ugly situation. Hate drama like that!!!!!!!!!

 

[lovinchickypoos]

One of my poor Leghorn girls had blood all over her today. I took her inside to wash her off and examine her and it looked like a chunk of her big, floppy comb was ripped off, probably due to one of the arnery boys

. They are going to have to be gone one way or another VERY SOON!

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Your roo going to go outside the coop right? 
Some will crow all times of day.
My neighbor has one across the creek and lot of trees and I can still hear it different times of the day.
Rather hear that then one of those good for nothing worthless yapping dogs who aren't trained and bark when a tree branch moves.

Just what does your noise ordnance say exactly you know?

The noise ordinance says this exactly:
No person may make, assist in making, continue or cause to be made any loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, safety or peace of others.”
I am planning on letting roo's out once a day in the sun to excersize. At a reasonable hour of course. And we have a lot of good-for-nothing yappy dogs around us. If you ask me, they are waaay more annyoing then a Bantam cockerel, but whatever.