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[Jessica Rabbit]

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We ran out of gas.... both for the quads and our bodies...lol And EVERY muscle in my body ACHES! I am wondering if stuff like this is why....?

 

[Chickielady]

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We ran out of gas.... both for the quads and our bodies...lol And EVERY muscle in my body ACHES! I am wondering if stuff like this is why....?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55726_me_jumping_the_quad.jpg

you think ???
I used to do that on my horses, probably why I am so busted up now !

 

[Jessica Rabbit]

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We ran out of gas.... both for the quads and our bodies...lol And EVERY muscle in my body ACHES! I am wondering if stuff like this is why....?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55726_me_jumping_the_quad.jpg

you think ???
I used to do that on my horses, probably why I am so busted up now !

Ya, bad enough I already have severe degenerative disc disease... this does not help, but I just can't see the point of living without ACTUALLY living! I don't want to simply "survive"......

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Happy 4th everyone!!! Be Safe!!!!

Chickielady, sorry I haven't had time yet to snap photo's of the cuckoo roo!!! We are hosting a gathering here later AND my dad flies in tomorrow morning for a week's visit, so I've been on cleaning mode!!! I will try and get one up tomorrow at the LATEST!!!!

 

[Zgoatlady]

So just a little info,
YOu dont want to worm your animals unless they need it. With eveyone worming all the time the worms are getting a restiance ( sorry rotten speller I am ) built up. This is the same thing for antibotics. We really need to be careful with what we do to our animals and our bodys...
I check our animals often for signs but unless I see something or see something on my Micro. I dont worm. Ive gone to lots of class's with Goats and the vets all say this. Plus they also say to leave a few alone so there worms dont become super worms.

Ok so every one have a GREAT 4th..

 

[RonB]

Hallerlake
We are going to be in Seaside, Tues,Wed and Thur morning. here is my cell # 206 334 5127. I know we will be in Cannon Beach sometime. give me a call and maybe we can meet for coffee. We are spending the night in Centralia tomorrow night then heading down to seaside early tues. We are going to have dinner with Chicken Rustler (Rob) and his wife Diane.

Boy what a 4th of July we have had. We live with our Landlord on his 12 acreas. He has six cows. The Black Angus bull (Fred) is about 1,800lbs.. But he is so gentle. Kim (KMHunter) even has pictures of her and her son sitting on his back. Well I was out sitting with my chickens last night at about 7:00pm and I couldn't see Fred in the pasture so I went looking for him. I walked the whole fence line five times and couldn't see any place he could have got out. we drove up and down the road and looked everywhere till dark. This morning at 7:00am my landlord found him. he had got under the fence and went down a steep bank and was stuck up to his stomach in a mud bough.The firemen came and spent 2 1/2 hrs. pulling him out and back up the hill. But he was in shock and very back shape. They suggested that we put him down right then. But one guy wanted to wait. He came around and was his old self BUT he couldn't get up. He tried and tried but just couldn't. His back legs were gone. So at 5:00 pm we finally but him down. Talking to the vet on the phone. He said he probable had porlasis (sp? ) and gave him only a 15% chance of making it.
I told the Landlord, its time to get rid of the cows and get chickens

 

[MountVernon]

Hi everyone!

I am new to the forum! I am excited to see that there is a post here for us Washingtonians! I just recently moved from Seattle to Mount Vernon, and I'm very happy to finally have room for chickens. I got my first chicks this spring. I have one Rhode Island Red, one Barred Rock, and one Polish. I am looking forward to getting more soon!

 

[Chickielady]

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I have also heard the same, and that when you do worm you should use a different medication everytime so the worms do not become resistant to that particular product.
I think DE dusted on the feed does help...

 

[Chickielady]

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Welcome Mount Vernon !
Looks like most of us are off having a great holiday, but they will be back soon and feel free to jump in and ask Q's !

 

[MountVernon]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad to be here and I'm sure I'll have lots of questions! Tonight I'm just trying to keep my chickens distracted from the firework noise- they all ran into the coop on their own and are hanging out in the corner. I gave them an apple, so hopefully that will take their mind off of things!