Thursday, April 1, 2010

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Silkie trimming question

 

Dawn, Gently pluck the feathers from around and above their eyes.  They will love you for it. Cathryn

2 of my older Silkies are in need of some feather trimming around the eyes.
How does one go about doing this?

Dawn in DE aka Gothy

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Building a coop from pallets

 

I did that one time, back in the 70's.  But I did not dismantle the pallets or skids, I used them as they were.  Skids are solid anyway, and I added extra boards to the pallets.  It was a fine chicken coop.

Georgia

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From: Rita <ritabohn2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Building a coop from pallets
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:14 AM


A while back there was a discussion about building a coop using pallets. Todays "Mother Earth News" had an article about doing just that.
Check it out
Rita



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Re: [CHICKENS-101] im excited

 
I have white crested black polish,in -n.c. 
 
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From: heather
Date: 3/31/2010 10:39:10 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] im excited
 
 

we brought our chickens to the fair today and my daughter had the only golden laced polish there.so that is in our favor. but we are pleased to say that simon the rooster will have a new mate on saturday we are getting her. my daughter was sad to leave our chickens there but im hoping for the best for her 1st out of county show. we are still looking for a rooster for our white crested black polish bantam that is in ga or fla. thanks

heather

 
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[CHICKENS-101] Re: Two Chicken Questions

 

Hi Faith, this dude sounds like a throw back to something out of Jurassic Park. Does it growl? I mean even an RIR would think twice before challenging a pitbull cross. Killing cones do make life a little easier. A gallon milk jug with the bottom cut off nailed to the side of the barn. You might have to make the opening a bit large for the head but with a sharp knife it's all over pretty quick.
Ol' George

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> 1. Do Turken roosters crow? Got one as a curiousity (ugly evil looking thing)and it's got all the rooster behaviours but no crow. Stunted spurs and a huge giggley wattle. No Crow. It's hateful to others and aggressive towards my pitbull dachhound mix dog. Even took his milkbone treat. Darn thing's luckey to be ALIVE. Go figure.
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> 2. Killing Cones (for said Turken): Do most of you use them? I'm setting up the slaughter area and can't decide between a big log for hatchet use or a cone station. I've got some disability issues with my upper body and holding a chicken and wacking it is problematic.
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> Takin' it to the next level of egg and meat production...
> Not a hobby anymore.
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> Faith Carr, Gainesville FL.
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Two Chicken Questions

 

Is this an April Fool post? 

Georgia

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Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Two Chicken Questions
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Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:18 PM

1. Do Turken roosters crow? Got one as a curiousity (ugly evil looking thing)and it's got all the rooster behaviours but no crow. Stunted spurs and a huge giggley wattle. No Crow. It's hateful to others and aggressive towards my pitbull dachhound mix dog. Even took his milkbone treat. Darn thing's luckey to be ALIVE. Go figure.

2. Killing Cones (for said Turken): Do most of you use them? I'm setting up the slaughter area and can't decide between a big log for hatchet use or a cone station. I've got some disability issues with my upper body and holding a chicken and wacking it is problematic.

Takin' it to the next level of egg and meat production...
Not a hobby anymore.

Faith Carr, Gainesville FL.





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Re: [CHICKENS-101] cause for concern?

 

Your non laying chicken is stressed from her journey.  Give her time to relax and get accustomed to her new environment. 

Georgia

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From: Tamara <tlb81003@normalonline.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] cause for concern?
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Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 8:36 PM

Hi guys.  Another question already.  I'm not sure if I should be concerned.  Saturday morning I picked up a Wyandotte and a Buff Orp.  We were up north a little ways so they stayed in a temp shelter.  I said goodnight to them around 10pm Saturday and on Sunday around 8, was greeted with a broken egg.  No biggie.  During church ( they were together in a cage in the back of the rig, another egg was laid.  Great!  2 eggs in less than 24 hours!!  Whoo Hoo.  They're both laying.  Yippee.  Since Sunday egg during church (between 10 and 12) I have gathered 1 egg every day about 11:30.  Mon, Tues, today.  No more, no less.  Just about 11:30 on the dot.  This is causing me concern that maybe the other isn't laying.  The girls are supposedly 9 months old and have been confined to the coop so I know they're not laying else where. 4 eggs in 4 days?  I'm probably being a worry wart but I just want to make sure.  They are eating grain and are able to peck and scratch to eat all the worms they want from the ground (no floor in the coop),  I was told when I picked them up that sometimes they might back off laying but then once they settle in they'd be right back at it. 
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[CHICKENS-101] Sick birds

Ok some of my cornish sound raspy and are making sneezing noises I have vet rx and duramycin how do I mix the dura for a gallon of water?
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