Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

Roosters don't just crow when they are in the coop.

Roosters Crow when ever & where ever they feel the need...and they GROWL and SNARL too...which occurs when they see a predator or strange thing they are alerted to....serious growling...

 

[Chickielady]

WOW To remember all of those. You must be almost as old as UNCLE RON

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Sorry about your Dad.

Ya mean brudder by a different muddah Uncle Ron ??????????????????

 

[VelvettFog]

Camped out in the Seattle airport -- waiting for my ride to Yakima -- it will show up in another hour.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote:

Twinn brudder by different mudders !!!

 

[JennS]

Update on the white silkie chick. I'm not sure at all that it's Marek's. Now I'm leaning towards weakness (but not sure). I've found that she *really* likes bugs. Tonight I put her on the floor and put worms just out of her reach. I actually got her to walk almost a foot to get to a worm, although she treads carefully and stumbles a bit when she steps on her own toes. But she's doing something funny - she's shakes her head side to side. When I pick her up she'll pull her chin up against her chest and wobble her head side to side quickly. When she was eating the worms, she would do the same thing while trying to eat: she would bend over, practically put the top of her head on the carpet, and wobble her head back and forth while trying to scoop up the worm. She would usually push it between her feet then either roll back on her hocks to expose it, or walk backwards and try again. A couple of times she lost it underneath herself and I had to pull it out for her. After wobbling her head a lot, she would eventually get hold of the worm and slurp it down normally.

Other than the odd wobble, she still eats and drinks, and I have to change the paper towels in her box often because she poops all over the place. Healthy looking poops, at least.

Any idea what is causing this behavior? Does she have a neurological problem? I can take a video of it on my phone and post it on the FB group, but I can't seem to post Quicktime videos here.

Jennifer

 

[JennS]

Oh geez, how do I keep having the worst chicken luck??? I did some googling, and my chick might have a cerebral hernia. She wobbles like this one, but only when picked up or when she puts her head down to catch the worms:

She was in the brooder with her siblings, and I have no idea how she could have gotten injured unless maybe one of them pecked her? But I never saw them pecking each other. Would the stress of the move and cocci be enough to do it?

I guess I'll just keep caring fer her and see how she does.

*grumble* What next???

Jennifer

 

[Greg Richardson]

Greg, I remember all of those (except Falstaff beer) and farther back to Jeff(Tommy Retig) and Lassie who came before Timmy( John Provost).

My dad drank Pabst Blue Ribbon back then and smoked Camels till his lung collapsed - quit cold turkey. He said the army hooked most guys on smoking because they gave out cigs.

Falstaff beer I know I have heard some where I'm thinking it was in a song.

I was reading a book and read the same comment your Dad made.
This guy had some interesting comments in regards to cigs and alcohol while in the army.

If you want to read this guys book I found it very entertaining and educational on a whole bunch of topics.
http://www.amazon.com/Alaska-Broker-Edward-M-Boyd/dp/0832304646
I'm not much of a book reader but I got it at an estate sale from one of the houses he lived in and took a chance and what a great outcome.
Really enjoyed it.

 

[JennS]

Oh geez, how do I keep having the worst chicken luck??? I did some googling, and my chick might have a cerebral hernia. She wobbles like this one, but only when picked up or when she puts her head down to catch the worms:

She was in the brooder with her siblings, and I have no idea how she could have gotten injured unless maybe one of them pecked her? But I never saw them pecking each other. Would the stress of the move and cocci be enough to do it?

I guess I'll just keep caring fer her and see how she does.

*grumble* What next???

Jennifer

Replying to myself. I am researching "wry neck" and adding Vit E and Selenium to my shopping list.

Jennifer

 

[drumstick diva]

Jenn S watching her wobble her head, I wonder if her ears are bothering her. Ear problems can readily affect balance. Years ago, clear out of the blue, I was having major dizzy spells, and when I walked on level ground, I had the feeling I was climbing stairs. Had to hang on to grocery carts for dear life, people probably thought I was drunk.

Doctor explained it had something to do with "crystals" in the ear- and did some positioning of my head and it seemed to help alot. Hope I got that right. No matter how much doctors 'dumb down,' something so patients can understand - I still never do. I really thought I was having a stroke- thankfully it wasn't.

 

[LaughingFeather]

For the noise complaint you could say you have a large parrot that has learned to sound like chickens. Darn Parrot. What can you do? They are not illegal are they? I used to have a cockatiel that whistled the Mayberry theme from Andy Griffith Show all the time, could hear it next door when he got going good. But I am lucky with the neighbors I have in my CA home. They can't even hear their own 5 small yippy dogs barking nonstop all day and night. I think I can sneak my hens there and use my greenhouse to hide them if I have to take them south. And in my WA home, I just helped my neighbor chase his dozen chickens out of my yard and he offered me a rooster which I said no to. I know which one he want to give me. Don't want that any closer than it is. No problem there.

Very interesting conversations going on here to a new chicken momma. The comment on the silkies not being good mixed coop birds caught my attention. I was thinking of adding a few to my flock of 4 EE and one RIR. Is this not a good idea? The breeder in Port Orchard was recommended? Is there a better breed to go with. I bring my chickens in to sit in my lap to watch TV at night so am looking for a gentle breed. I have been lucky that all the ones I have now are very friendly and love to cuddle. And yes, My family and cats thinks I am nuts also.

You have used the term DE. Is that diatomaceous earth? Like they used to use to clean rugs with?

For blood stopping I have even used sugar. I had a rosy breasted cockatoo that was insane and kept attacking himself on the wings and chest. Hubby showed up from work one day with this screaming, bloody, featherless bird saying it was his last chance and he thought I could save the bird. Oh such faith in my skills. The bird shrink said it wasn't the bird but the people who caused his insanity. Had been their only baby that went everywhere with them and then the baby came... He got shut in a back room and yelled at to shut up and not wake the baby. Must have been hit with welders gloves because he was terrified of them. I got the vet to give me old X ray
film to make collars for him out of so he couldn't attack himself as much. I finally got him tame again after years of work and every time he would get upset he would attack his wings. Sugar worked really well to stop the bleeding when I was afraid to stick my finger in there to stop him. He lived another 6 years as a quadriplegic bird. Frozen legs, wings mangled, lived in a box, not a cage. Hated cages. I miss Rosebud. He was a pain, bit me through the lip, ugly, abused but he still was a loving bird to me. No animal deserves to be imprinted like that on someone and then thrown away.

Sorry for rambling. I am new to your forum and wanted to join in. Hello from Poulsbo, WA. and Fairfield, CA. It's good to be retired....

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