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[justbugged]

They could make a new brand of dog food. Puss-n-Chick. I am sure that if it tasted like shall we say nuggets. Then I know that my dogs would love it.


Dear God please forgive me for the poop joke today. Amen.

 

[TrystInn]

I spent the day volunteering as an attendant in the poultry barn at the Island County Fair and for those who show birds, I'd like to make a few observations based on what I saw. I'm sure 90% of this doesn't pertain to us and I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but just possibly I'll have listed something that folks hadn't thought of.

1. Make sure your birds are clean and tidy, to the best of your ability. So many chickens came in with caked on poop, very long nails and with stripped feathers. Caked on poop scares the vet and us.

2. Please, please, please check your birds' vents for infestations. We had to turn away so MANY chickens today with lice, many of which had substantially huge lice seed pods. These are largish gray cocoon-like growths on the feathers around the vent. They are incredibly gross, but worst of all was the sobbing of kids who had worked all year taking care of their birds to show today and were sent home, unable to show this year. It broke my heart each time. Please don't let this happen to your kids. The rules are final, we cannot accept your birds with lice or mites. Please check and take care of things at home. No, you cannot come later after treatment.

3. Don't shove a large bird in a tiny cat carrier. I'm the gal who had to coax the birds out of their carriers and let's just say it was unpleasant for both of us. It stresses out the birds, really overheats it and pisses off the attendants. Speaking of stressed birds, please bring a friend or two who can handle your birds confidently if your kid is bringing 20 chickens to show. Your kid is excited, so are the chickens, there's not enough attendants to go around and this will really help us keep things moving if you have a few extra hands.

(Psst: It's also really helpful if you can remove your carriers from the area after we take your birds into the barn)

4. If your chicken is hand-shy or aggressive with strangers, tell me. I can handle very aggressive roosters and pissy hens without any real trouble, but a little warning is nice. It also tells me where to place your bird in the barn so that it won't attack others. We don't blacklist the chicken for this, I promise! Just tell us.

5. Your bird will be happiest with it's own travel waterer and feed. We'll feed and water them over the weekend, but that first day of strange feed might really make your chicken sick.

6. It's spelled - AMERAUCANA. There is no "I" in Ameraucana! Purdy-please!

7. Please don't let your kids write down your street address on the tickets. We only need to know towns, added to the fact the kiddo writes down their full name and age this can get really creepy and dangerous posted in public.

8. If you're bringing a trio of birds to be judged as a flock, that's really great and really exciting for the attendants. Just make sure they get along, chickens under stress act differently than at home. We will do our best to keep everyone safe, but when there's 200 birds it can take us awhile to figure out where that noise is coming from! Angry chickens are very scary for the kiddos who are visiting the Poultry Barn who are thinking of getting their own. Let's encourage them by bringing peaceful birdies when possible!

9. If at all possible, come check on your chickens during the day, don't dump and run. You are the best judge of your chickens' health. If their needs aren't being met, get our attention and we'll do our best for them. One great little girl came in every hour to hug her chicken, making sure the hen was comfortable and happy - guess who we put at the front of the line in that breed?

10. Have fun! Be nice to the attendants, we have all sorts of little tricks of the trade to help your chicken get the judge's attention, which we will gladly share with the nicer owner/breeders. Being mean and rude to us isn't necessary and sets a bad example for all the kiddos. I'm a volunteer and a knowledgeable one at that, so let's try to get along and listen when I tell you there's a problem we need to fix. I'm on your chickens' side, same as you are!

Other than those frustrations, it was a really amazing day. I got to see some breeds I'd only ever seen in books, so seeing them up front and personal, getting to hold them, etc. was really amazing!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

I spent the day volunteering as an attendant in the poultry barn at the Island County Fair and for those who show birds, I'd like to make a few observations based on what I saw. I'm sure 90% of this doesn't pertain to us and I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but just possibly I'll have listed something that folks hadn't thought of.

1. Make sure your birds are clean and tidy, to the best of your ability. So many chickens came in with caked on poop, very long nails and with stripped feathers. Caked on poop scares the vet and us.

2. Please, please, please check your birds' vents for infestations. We had to turn away so MANY chickens today with lice, many of which had substantially huge lice seed pods. These are largish gray cocoon-like growths on the feathers around the vent. They are incredibly gross, but worst of all was the sobbing of kids who had worked all year taking care of their birds to show today and were sent home, unable to show this year. It broke my heart each time. Please don't let this happen to your kids. The rules are final, we cannot accept your birds with lice or mites. Please check and take care of things at home. No, you cannot come later after treatment.

3. Don't shove a large bird in a tiny cat carrier. I'm the gal who had to coax the birds out of their carriers and let's just say it was unpleasant for both of us. It stresses out the birds, really overheats it and pisses off the attendants. Speaking of stressed birds, please bring a friend or two who can handle your birds confidently if your kid is bringing 20 chickens to show. Your kid is excited, so are the chickens, there's not enough attendants to go around and this will really help us keep things moving if you have a few extra hands. (Psst: It's also really helpful if you can remove your carriers from the area after we take your birds into the barn)

4. If your chicken is hand-shy or aggressive with strangers, tell me. I can handle very aggressive roosters and pissy hens without any real trouble, but a little warning is nice. It also tells me where to place your bird in the barn so that it won't attack others. We don't blacklist the chicken for this, I promise! Just tell us.

5. Your bird will be happiest with it's own travel waterer and feed. We'll feed and water them over the weekend, but that first day of strange feed might really make your chicken sick.

6. It's spelled - AMERAUCANA. There is no "I" in Ameraucana! Purdy-please!

7. Please don't let your kids write down your street address on the tickets. We only need to know towns, added to the fact the kiddo writes down their full name and age this can get really creepy and dangerous posted in public.

8. If you're bringing a trio of birds to be judged as a flock, that's really great and really exciting for the attendants. Just make sure they get along, chickens under stress act differently than at home. We will do our best to keep everyone safe, but when there's 200 birds it can take us awhile to figure out where that noise is coming from! Angry chickens are very scary for the kiddos who are visiting the Poultry Barn who are thinking of getting their own. Let's encourage them by bringing peaceful birdies when possible!

9. If at all possible, come check on your chickens during the day, don't dump and run. You are the best judge of your chickens' health. If their needs aren't being met, get our attention and we'll do our best for them. One great little girl came in every hour to hug her chicken, making sure the hen was comfortable and happy - guess who we put at the front of the line in that breed?

10. Have fun! Be nice to the attendants, we have all sorts of little tricks of the trade to help your chicken get the judge's attention, which we will gladly share with the nicer owner/breeders. Being mean and rude to us isn't necessary and sets a bad example for all the kiddos. I'm a volunteer and a knowledgeable one at that, so let's try to get along and listen when I tell you there's a problem we need to fix. I'm on your chickens' side, same as you are!

Other than those frustrations, it was a

Great Reminder! We are busy gearing up for the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe which starts next Thursday. My oldest DD helps the State Vet do Pullorum Typhoid / Avian Flu swabs after the regular vet check next Wed when the birds for 4-H'ers go in. She has had the fun job of checking for mites and it's not fun for anyone when they have an infestation. We always tell the 4-H kids to at a bare minimum, dust your birds with Poultry Dust one month before fair and again one week before fair. Then check again 2 days before fair and spray anything moving with the Adams or Hartz Dog flea & Tick spray. Yes it is hot and dry now, but we live in a very moist environment most of the year. If your birds were infected when it was wet out this spring, and you haven't treated them, they may very well still be infested.

Hope everyone going to any of the local fairs has a great time! And if you visit Evergreen Fair the first 5 days of fair, stop by the Poultry Barn and say hi! We had a record 61 kids enter birds this year! Just in 4-H! Don't know anything about open class. Does anyone know the exact dates for Open Class Poultry there this year?​

 

[hallerlake]

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Sinus headaches are the pits. She has my sympathy.

 

[Chickielady]

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There is a feed store locally where I like to get purina stuff and they didn't even know what DE was

They're a great store, just didn't know about DE.

I had an idea about that roo... would you like to just do a trade, him for one of your blue girls? I only have 1 girl...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm you mean a blue Am hen or a blue marans ?

 

[Chickielady]

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Great Reminder! We are busy gearing up for the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe which starts next Thursday. My oldest DD helps the State Vet do Pullorum Typhoid / Avian Flu swabs after the regular vet check next Wed when the birds for 4-H'ers go in. She has had the fun job of checking for mites and it's not fun for anyone when they have an infestation. We always tell the 4-H kids to at a bare minimum, dust your birds with Poultry Dust one month before fair and again one week before fair. Then check again 2 days before fair and spray anything moving with the Adams or Hartz Dog flea & Tick spray. Yes it is hot and dry now, but we live in a very moist environment most of the year. If your birds were infected when it was wet out this spring, and you haven't treated them, they may very well still be infested.

Hope everyone going to any of the local fairs has a great time! And if you visit Evergreen Fair the first 5 days of fair, stop by the Poultry Barn and say hi! We had a record 61 kids enter birds this year! Just in 4-H! Don't know anything about open class. Does anyone know the exact dates for Open Class Poultry there this year?

Tam you are so cool to hand hold us all !
I still have not seen any lice-on-the-vents, so I am worried maybe I cannot see it ?
I walk around flipping chickens up and looking at their rumps all day...DH is worried.

WHat do you say about beaks ?
Do they need to be flush one on the other or can the top hang over I am confused there.

 

[Chickielady]

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Sinus headaches are the pits. She has my sympathy.

She is still complaining, but touched her face on my cheek, her fever has gone down, she is active, and eating on her own, and doing OK.
Probably still wants the hand feeding attention !

 

[Chickielady]

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No eating of eggs when treating with Ivermectin, but Wazine is said to be safe, and is actually used in alot of human treatment, such as kidney stones and gout medication...my dad takes it daily...but we do not sell those eggs to anyone else lest someone have an allergy.
It is fine to feed to your dogs, and you have dogs !

Good to know. The Ivermectin is safe for dogs apparently also.

They got a hold of one of the tubes of it and I only found parts of the tube.

I have to tell on myself that I was raised to be frugal, by a mother who is just plain cheap. (She know this) So there was no way that I could bring myself to throw out eggs.

The dogs and girls ate very well that month.

It's not like they don't eat well all the time, but just better that month.

They are all convinced that I am very mean

, and that just nasty old 50 dollars a bag dog kibbles, is cruel and unusual punishment.

Now knowing that kidney stones are treated with wazine, is going to make me do a little research. I have had the special privilege of having at least 2 bouts of them. It is kind of okay to start vomiting from the pain, because then you know that the worst is nearly past.

it occurred to me the other day that I rarely cry because of pain anymore, and that the thought, that it might be funner to vomit is a better clue as to the pain levels for me. I am kind of tickled to have lived long enough to get to this point. That make me one

in the head puppy.

The Waizine should be okay for the cats to then?

They have been bring me gifts. I am so happy that none of these gifts has ever survived the trip to the door.

I do not think it is OK for cats, cats come from another planet.

 

[Chickielady]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piperazine here ya go, Justbugged !
Look at all the derivatives of this drug...............AND it is also found in ESCTASY !!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO !!!!!
Chicks will be happy and wormed !!!
The main usa, however is to thin Uric acid in those that have gout.
Alot of people who have chronic grout, also have kidney stones.
That is up for debate by many physicians.
In any event, it won't hurt you unless you have some bizarre allergy to the stuff.

LA SOMBRA!!!!! Maybe we can come up and bring you a couple 50# sacks of DE...and talk about the big blue trade off ???
My blue AM babies are only 2 mo old...but the BBS marans are 5 mo old.
You want the blue am hen ???

Duh !!!!!!!!!
It will have to happen after next week cuz it is FAIR week !!!

I am sooooooooo busy next week, and have Lav Orp babies to pick up...new baby keets coming home, a giant lasagna dinner to make, Dad having kidney stone surgery...neice having back surgery...and entries in the Fair...out of state visitors, wow !

 

[Chickielady]

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I wanna hear the poop joke !

hey, where is Jessica Rabbit ?
Need to talk !
I am bringing her a stud bunny next week and she needs to meet me !