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[pettec63]

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Bacchus eats moss, it's one of his more admirable traits.

I'm having another slowed-down day; yesterday's lack-of-energy has, today, been revealed as the starting move of another nasty head cold. I feel stupid and useless and generally unable to do what needs done, never a good way to feel but worse when it's the result of having to blow my nose every ten seconds.

Remedy for the day?? Nice hot chicken soup!!!! Hope you feel better soon!!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Do you DELIVER ? ? ? ? I Will take a double order.

 

[Chickielady]

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and if you can get your MD or PT to PRESCRIBE it .....

actually I used to go to the playground and hang by my knees from the trapeze bar, and if the back really got bad, I found that doing a bit of walking on crutches -- the RIGHT way, which is keeping all the weight on your hands, none on your armpits -- would "pull" my back out straight so the pain was lessened

yes, chicken keeping seems to require a lot of bending, stooping, lifting, and swiveling -- gives your back quite a workout

the lyrics from "Do the Hucklebuck" keep running through my mind ...

"start a little movement in your sacroiliac .. wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck .... "

Right on man!!!

Sometimes I think we all need a hula hoop

 

[Chickielady]

DH returned from the grocery with all my needs for the Gumbo, both File` AND cut frozen Okra !!!

So, I got the andouille, onions, gahlic, celery & shrooms & red bells all browning..then deglaze with swine.a little swine for me, a little for the pot.
Boned the stew hen, put ice in the broth to bring up the oil...........I will skim it & add all the brownings soon, then Okra, rice & prawns.........then later, the File`!!
Love File`...it tastes alot like fresh cut clean grass with sugar on it...but makes the gumbo!!

Better go deglaze again...........

Got my last coop totally gutted & fresh Cedar shavings put in.....all done.

Love the fresh coop!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

Oh I forgot the Java hen update.
Remember "little girl" ?
She was almost pecked to death a few weeks ago?
Then I put a cut off sweat shirt arm on her, cleaned wounds, stitched the gaping hole in her side.....
I took her sweater off & she made haste for the dust bath!!
This morning::
LOOK at all her new feathers!!!!!!!!!!!!

remember how she was before?

She is doing fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pettec63]

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Good Job CL!! she looks great!!

 

[pettec63]

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Do you DELIVER ? ? ? ? I Will take a double order.

come on CR! You don't have a chicken or two in your freezer for the pot!!

 

[pettec63]

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Ok, not to start anything, just getting educated, I thought Cedar shavings were bad for chickens, that's why I've stayed away from them at all costs??? Obviously you are using them so??? also, I have never had much gumbo, I've tried shrimp gumbo, it was pretty good, I don't know anything about file`?? What is it?? I just remember it from the Ole' Hank Williams song!!! LOL

 

[Chickielady]

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Ok, not to start anything, just getting educated, I thought Cedar shavings were bad for chickens, that's why I've stayed away from them at all costs??? Obviously you are using them so??? also, I have never had much gumbo, I've tried shrimp gumbo, it was pretty good, I don't know anything about file`?? What is it?? I just remember it from the Ole' Hank Williams song!!! LOL

File` is a spice, ground fresh leaves of the Sassafrass, started by Native Americans long ago.
Cedar can be an issue for chicks, if enclosed, or any animal, if enclosed with no ventilation, like a Hamster in an aquarian with no vented lid.
Chicks have immature lungs and it can be an issue.
Mine are in open topped pens.
I use white shavings for chicks anyways.
I use Cedar for the adult birds.
Every coop has windows which are never shut completely despite the temperature.
Birds must always have fresh air, cedar or not.

I love the fresh cedar in the coops, and the anti-insect qualities I believe are a great help against mites & lice.
Seriously, have been using cedar shavings for decades.

***Edited to add: This is kiln dried Cedar shavings.so it is not as if I just ground up a tree********
I do not recommend Cedar for immature birds.

 

[pettec63]

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Ok, not to start anything, just getting educated, I thought Cedar shavings were bad for chickens, that's why I've stayed away from them at all costs??? Obviously you are using them so??? also, I have never had much gumbo, I've tried shrimp gumbo, it was pretty good, I don't know anything about file`?? What is it?? I just remember it from the Ole' Hank Williams song!!! LOL

File` is a spice, ground fresh leaves of the Sassafrass, started by Native Americans long ago.
Cedar can be an issue for chicks, if enclosed, or any animal, if enclosed with no ventilation, like a Hamster in an aquarian with no vented lid.
Chicks have immature lungs and it can be an issue.
Mine are in open topped pens.
I use white shavings for chicks anyways.
I use Cedar for the adult birds.
Every coop has windows which are never shut completely despite the temperature.
Birds must always have fresh air, cedar or not.

I love the fresh cedar in the coops, and the anti-insect qualities I believe are a great help against mites & lice.
Seriously, have been using cedar shavings for decades.

***Edited to add: This is kiln dried Cedar shavings.so it is not as if I just ground up a tree********
I do not recommend Cedar for immature birds.

Thanks!! good to know!! And yes I have actually seen issues with small rodents in enclosed living quarters, makes sense to me!! Well, that's why I asked!! You learn something new everyday!!! And I know the source is a very knowledgeable one!!!