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[FirewifeJess]

So I took DD to the doc yesterday.... go figure! She has GI issues! My poor baby!

Sorry about your DD. What's going on? How old is she? We have a TON of experience with GI stuff...ugh.

 

[T Hi]

Sorry about your DD. What's going on? How old is she? We have a TON of experience with GI stuff...ugh.

Thanks. She is 17. We also have alot of experience with all kinds of medical issues. Unless you are totally and completely bored and have read the last 2 1/2 years of posts then you probably didn't know.

I have ulcerative collitis and am currently in remission from colon cancer. I was diagnosed at 32. Many peeps & quackers on here have had some really yucky GI issues! I would blame it on all your silly shickens but...all I gots iz quackers!!!

 

[hallerlake]

http://www.northwesthort.org/plant_sales.html

NW horticultural Society plant sale is Friday and Saturday. Anyone going will find themselves a stone's throw from Rainwolf's house, and only about a mile from mine.

 

[mikeyb]

Quote: I don't actually wash them. I do rinse them very thoroughly and lightly salt the cavity. Then I rub them down with a mix of salt, pepper, paprika and sage.
Then into the over at 350 degrees. Yummmmm! Oh my bad I should have read the whole post.

 

[itsren]

I don't actually wash them. I do rinse them very thoroughly and lightly salt the cavity. Then I rub them down with a mix of salt, pepper, paprika and sage.
Then into the over at 350 degrees. Yummmmm! Oh my bad I should have read the whole post.

Too funny!

 

[Hinotori]

That is bad! But I'm probably worse, it made me laugh.

 

[itsren]

Here's some info about cleaning chickens.

http://www.wikihow.com/Bathe-a-Chicken

http://www.hcfair.net/Livestock/Poultry Clinic/Bathing and Grooming your Chicken.pdf

Thank you!!!! There's a lot more to it, but it looks easier than my last attempt. And, I did try to scrub her (gently) last time. Didn't realize I could have done some damage to her feathers.

I watched the video on the wikihow site. They guy mentions using "blueing" on a white chicken. What is that? Where do I get it?

 

[itsren]

http://www.northwesthort.org/plant_sales.html

NW horticultural Society plant sale is Friday and Saturday. Anyone going will find themselves a stone's throw from Rainwolf's house, and only about a mile from mine.

Is this a pretty big event? Are the plants very expensive, or is this a good place to get some for a good price?

 

[TerrorBird]

The other day, I was putting a new suet cake out. I knocked a chunk bigger than a tablespoon out to put the new cake in the feeder. It didn't break upon hitting the bricks, and Pudge (Australorp) struck like a viper and grabbed the WHOLE THING. It was fairly impressive since there were at least six other chickens in the same small space. She sprinted into the side yard with George right on her tail. By the time I was done, George was back but Pudge was still absent. I walked around to the back yard, where she was finishing the last few crumbs. She's really living up to her name.

 

[itsren]

Nite all! I'm exhausted. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can pull together the supplies to wash my little no-longer-white-mud-ball. If anyone knows where I can get "blueing" please let me know. I'd like to pick up in the morning. I think Caunnie's going to need a face washing, at the very least, too. Her muff is muddy. Rhodie is the only one who has appeared to stay clean. They managed to get into the finished compost part of the bin. I'll need to get that pulled out of the compost bin and stored in a closed garbage can, or dig it into a garden bed or something.