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Barnyard chillin'.   ID's please:  
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Holy poo poo that rooster 
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Apr 28, 2013 00:20
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Greycious posted:This was more a question my husband wanted me to post. Sounds like she has 'Vent Gleet' That link gives some suggestions that worked on one of my birds. I substituted a buttermilk/oatmeal treat for the recommended yogurt though. I was told buttermilk culture remains in the system while yogurt passes through too quickly. However, the epsom salt bath/soakings do the trick. Try it at night for better results. (The birds cooperate a lot more) Hope this helps!
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Apr 28, 2013 03:04
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unprofessional posted:
The first is a silver Campine pullet. The brown one is a Speckled Sussex pullet. I don't know for sure what the one in the background is but I suspect that it's a Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster. hypoallergenic cat breed fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Apr 28, 2013 |
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Apr 28, 2013 03:55
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You rule. How about the one to the left of Polka in the strutting picture?
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Apr 28, 2013 13:05
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Hmm, it looks like an Easter Egger but it's legs are yellow which is atypical. I can't really tell from the picture but if it has a beard it's a EE for sure.
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Apr 28, 2013 14:22
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Perhaps a Welsummer?
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Apr 28, 2013 20:30
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Soooooooo close. I have to trim the bottom to seal up the seam in the hardware cloth and then put the metal roof on. 3 weekends. I can finish if I can get one of my loser loving friends to help me lift this drat thing onto the top and screw it in. The mulch is pecan shell, an entire yard. The hardware cloth goes out 3 feet under a layer of dirt and then mulch. Every seam in the mesh is sew together with wire, screwed in with large metal screws with built in washers and covered in wood trim screwed into the 2x4s with 3 inch coated screws. Is 8 inches wide big enough of an opening for the chooks to walk out or should I make it bigger?
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Apr 28, 2013 22:37
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My landlady is going to loan me a book on back garden chicken-keeping from the 1920s to have a peep (lawl) at. Not making my self-imposed wait until next year any easier, Miss Landlady.  I should probably just be glad I've got such a cool landlord, but doggone it, the hardware store is getting a chick shipment in on Thursday and nnnngh.
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Apr 28, 2013 22:54
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Roo got cocci, had his second vet visit today. Cross your fingers he makes it, I'm kicking myself in the rear end for not keeping the run and coop cleaner.
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Apr 29, 2013 21:05
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Chido posted:Roo got cocci, had his second vet visit today. Cross your fingers he makes it, I'm kicking myself in the add for not keeping the run and coop cleaner. spookygonk fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Apr 29, 2013 |
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Apr 29, 2013 21:31
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Chido posted:Roo got cocci, had his second vet visit today. Cross your fingers he makes it, I'm kicking myself in the rear end for not keeping the run and coop cleaner. Don't blame yourself. Chickens can be affected by cocci even with the best sanitation. The fact that you recognized it quickly and found him treatment is huge. Are you treating the rest of the flock?
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Apr 30, 2013 00:49
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luloo123 posted:Don't blame yourself. Chickens can be affected by cocci even with the best sanitation. The fact that you recognized it quickly and found him treatment is huge. Are you treating the rest of the flock? I can't take the flock to the vet, can't afford it, so I'll do some research and see what other people do during outbreaks and hopefully I can find a way to treat them
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Apr 30, 2013 01:34
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Oh no Chido.  I wish you the best for all your chickens.
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Apr 30, 2013 01:37
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Chido posted:I can't take the flock to the vet, can't afford it, so I'll do some research and see what other people do during outbreaks and hopefully I can find a way to treat them You may want to either ask your vet for advice, even if you can't take the whole flock to see him/her, and if you haven't done so, you may want to PM VS. She had an outbreak a few years ago, and while she lost some of the chicks, she was able to save the rest of the flock. I'm so sorry. Parasites suck.
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Apr 30, 2013 02:14
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I've been trolling craigslist for cock for a week now and finally found someone who posted a baby Cochin rooster. So I call up and ask about him, and she says, "Oh, I'll give you a hen with him too so that he has a buddy growing up." Then when I tell her that we have a decent amount of land for them to graze on, she offers what is possibly a yellow Silkie rooster and a hen to go with that. All for $5. Soooo yeah.    We're gonna keep them separated from the rest of the flock till they grow up a bit and the others get used to them. Also that way they'll grow to a size that the hawks won't get them. Dad has a sort of mobile run that we'll keep them in during the day, and we'll bring them in at night until it gets a little warmer.
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Apr 30, 2013 02:39
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I ordered chicken nipples for a new waterer for the chickens, and I'm gonna make this for their food. drat pigeons and other wildbirds have been eating too much of their chicken feed  Neat, easy to make feeder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJvqH7a78SA
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Apr 30, 2013 04:28
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Chido posted:I ordered chicken nipples for a new waterer for the chickens, and I'm gonna make this for their food. drat pigeons and other wildbirds have been eating too much of their chicken feed Sorry to hear about Roo getting sick, Chido. Could be the pigeons and other birds brought diseases in with them. The chicken wire in your run should at least keep out the pigeons and most wild birds. Perhaps keep the feeder inside the run and maybe build a small backdoor into the run that only the chickens know about (to help keep wild birds out). The Rat: What a score! Your $5 chickens look awesome and so cute in their awkward teenage stage!!! Love the fluffy silkies.
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Apr 30, 2013 07:32
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Chido: I'd be happy to show you pictures of the chicken waterer with nipples that my husband made, if you need any other ideas. It came out to less than $20 in parts. It's basically PVC pipe, a 2-gallon bucket, and a cheap water-safe garden hose, with chicken nipples.
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Apr 30, 2013 22:04
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Chido: there's also videos on Youtube about chicken nipples and people showing off the waterers they made. You know...I wonder if Roostroyer picked up his disease when his foot got hurt and all the henhos pecked at it?
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Apr 30, 2013 22:15
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We've got a small coop with a built-in run. We've been putting an old dog fence (about 2' tall) around it during the day so the girls have more room to forage. It's been great so far; they enjoy it, the cats and dogs stay out. Monday night we forgot to close them back in. Usually they go in by themselves and we just go out and shut the living space door so there's no draft. But we didn't do it Monday night. As we were sitting there, we heard a loud squawking. Really loud. Close. One of the chickens (Lily) jumped the fence. Then she walked the 20' or so from the coop to our front door (which we leave open for the cats and dogs to come and go), came inside, and wandered up to us. The dogs? Didn't really care. They wanted to smell the chickens, but made no aggressive moves. Cats? Did not give any fucks whatsoever. So we picked up Lily and put her back in the coop. All the other girls were asleep on their roost. Yesterday Rose jumped the fence and went running to my husband when he called her.  So, time to clip wings again, I guess. And get a taller fence.
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May 1, 2013 18:38
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I got a couple of chicks to go with my three bantams, they're 3-4 weeks old now: Lynza, my dog is the same. Wanders around sniffing them but isn't too bothered:  
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May 1, 2013 21:06
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Roo didn't make it.
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May 2, 2013 13:42
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Oh honey I'm so sorry.
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May 2, 2013 13:55
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My condolences, Chido. Roo was a god amongst chickens. 
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May 2, 2013 13:59
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Man, that really bums me out. I loved that big silly bird.
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May 2, 2013 14:20
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Argh! I just knew that when I saw several posts in this thread that it would be bad news about Roo. So sorry Chido! You have my sincere condolences.
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May 2, 2013 14:22
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Aw, Chido, I'm so sorry. He had a really great life, and he was Lord of the Chickenz.
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May 2, 2013 17:43
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Ah, that's so sad, Chido. He was the most awesome rooster. I'm actually tearing up over the news. Going to go out and see my hens now.
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May 2, 2013 18:09
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So sorry about Roo. If they sold mugs that say "world's best chicken mom" then I would get you one. I know you dis everything you could.
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May 2, 2013 19:57
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Thank you guys, all your comments mean a lot to me <3. After some debate on what to do with Roo, and seeing how we lost Baba too a couple weeks ago, my sister decided to take Roo to get a necropsy. I didn't talk to her, she talked to my brother in law so he'd go buy ice to keep Roo's body as unspoiled as possible. I'm not sure where's she gonna take him, but I believe it will be the lab in UC San Bernadino. they do it for free but you gotta take the animal to them. She wants to make sure there's nothing else besides cocci making its round in our flock. I'm in the process of cleaning the yard ans bleaching all concrete/cement floors. I'm gonna use oxine in the run after I remove the dry leaves and top soil layer to reduce the presence of cocci as much as possible. Cross oyur fingers nobody else gets sick, as I'm also giving them corid and the leftover albon I have in their water to prevent any other hen getting sick.
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May 2, 2013 20:10
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Chido posted:Thank you guys, all your comments mean a lot to me <3. After some debate on what to do with Roo, and seeing how we lost Baba too a couple weeks ago, my sister decided to take Roo to get a necropsy. I didn't talk to her, she talked to my brother in law so he'd go buy ice to keep Roo's body as unspoiled as possible. I'm not sure where's she gonna take him, but I believe it will be the lab in UC San Bernadino. they do it for free but you gotta take the animal to them. She wants to make sure there's nothing else besides cocci making its round in our flock. So sorry, Chido. He was a great roo, and you know that somewhere out there his bloodline is continuing on.
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May 2, 2013 21:49
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Oh Chido I'm so sorry.
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May 2, 2013 21:53
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Damnit, no. So sorry Chido. He was the best loving rooster.
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May 2, 2013 21:56
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Chido posted:Roo didn't make it. Day ruined. He was a drat fine boy, and looked good in a dress too.
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May 2, 2013 22:48
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Well, I just got a bit of news that cheered me up. I thought the family who took Roo's babies traded them all but one for other chickens. I was wrong. They traded one rooster, kept one hen, and gave the rest to their son's friend's family. My nieces told me the babies have been busy making more babies, so Roo's legacy does indeed live on! 
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May 3, 2013 00:17
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Aw Roo, no. Glad to hear his progeny is doing well though.
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May 3, 2013 00:37
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Chido posted:Well, I just got a bit of news that cheered me up. I thought the family who took Roo's babies traded them all but one for other chickens. I was wrong. They traded one rooster, kept one hen, and gave the rest to their son's friend's family. My nieces told me the babies have been busy making more babies, so Roo's legacy does indeed live on! Any chance of you getting a roo from those babies to keep the ladies in line down the road? And how are the hens taking it?
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May 3, 2013 00:48
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Chido, I am so sorry for your loss. Roostroyer is a legend among legends and we will keep him in our hearts forever! HUGS and KISSES to you and your family. 
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Any chance of you getting a roo from those babies to keep the ladies in line down the road? And how are the hens taking it? Or perhaps try to get one of the original Roostroyer baby cocks or hens? They must be out there! And remember that VS offered you Sparklebob, who might turn out to be a full Light Brahma roo (or hen)! There's lots of options for you! 
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