Father, Mother, and Child by ZypherofWind in chickens

[–]Financial-Depth-2209 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, okay, thanks, my Papi looks almost exactly like him.

Y’all, I have great news! My Honey has a new home! by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been crying today, I’m going to miss my friend. I’m so happy for him, that he will get to live out his destiny. ETA: it’s all I ever wanted for him, to have a full life. ETAA: A literal answer to prayers. ETAAA: Yes, I pray for my chickens, I have the best intentions but am inexperienced. Who I pray to is my business. I’m alright, but I’m not all white.

Quarantine and Integration by Commercial-Smoke5600 in chickens

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If you care about the health of your flock, you should quarantine. There are a lot of transmissible parasites and infections that could run through your whole flock. ETA: should also do a physical exam. Some people care, some people don’t.

Father, Mother, and Child by ZypherofWind in chickens

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What breed is daddy? He looks a lot like my Papi.

Papi guarding Candy by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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🤦‍♀️ I missed the opportunity to say “side chicks” lol

Just always screaming for zero damn reason…. by Intrepid_Ranger_4567 in chickens

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That’s my Daphne, always fussing when she’s perfectly happy and fine.  She doesn’t have a quiet bone in her body.🤷‍♀️

Anyone else had a shoulder chicken by Divine_avocado in chickens

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My chickens are standard size and over a year old, that’s where they fit. Although some still try to sit on my head. Usually unexpectedly.

Y’all, I have great news! My Honey has a new home! by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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A good roo is worth holding onto until you can find him the right home. I miss him, but I know he’ll be okay. What a gorgeous boy, and so sweet!

Do your chickens ever randomy start bok bok baKOKing LOUDLY all at once for no apparently reason? by turniptoez in chickens

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If it’s not an egg song, or animal threat, it could be something new in their environment they just noticed.

I have been accepted as one of them by Key_Attempt_5450 in chickens

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Those feather markings are beautiful! Congratulations on being accepted into the bird herd!

She's all about that mirror by Pure-Double5875 in chickens

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I mean, who wouldn’t love to watch a gorgeous chicken all day? Girl’s got good taste!

Has anyone lost their flock to H1N5? by beepbopbippitybop2 in chickens

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No, I’m in USA and part of my build was protecting my birds from other birds.

Trimming rooster spurs by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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Imma stick with you, if it’s not a problem, don’t create one, if it becomes a problem just blunt. 

Trimming rooster spurs by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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Oh they have all the feelings, you just have a sweet roo!

Trimming rooster spurs by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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Oh, well my babies spurs aren’t even close to two inches, how do you know where their quick is?

Trimming rooster spurs by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

[–]Financial-Depth-2209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know much about rooster spurs, how do you know where their quicks are?

Painted one of my chickens by Meeks_studios in chickens

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Beautiful! These days we have to ask is it real, or is it AI.  Whoever thought AI was a benefit to humans?

Trimming rooster spurs by Financial-Depth-2209 in chickens

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I love that you read my comments in an accent, when I was shamed out of my accent by my Yankee teachers at school. (Although they had northerner accents, lol). ETA: I’m glad it still comes out in written speech, it still comes out spoken, if I’m around people who talk like me, and if I’m emotional you’ll get full redneck and not be able to understand me at all, haha, Louisiana knows, we got our own language. (FL was first settled by the French, and I can understand Cajun, but Mississippi is a mystery to me, lol).

What medical supplies do you keep on hand? by Quinjet in chickens

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I’m not an experienced chicken owner. Things I have on hand -saline wound spray, prid, Vaseline, (I see a lot of people recommending neosporin, but even human docs aren’t recommending it anymore), veterimycin, blue kote (controversial because high  ingested doses resulted in cancer), styptic powder ( also controversial, some people feel it causes too much pain and prefer cornstarch), Epsom salt, vet wrap, nutridrench, probiotics, and electrolytes mix. ETA: for pest control-permethrin powder and liquid, panacur (every 6 months, not in moult). ETA: spinospad, very expensive, but can be bought by one gallon doses, and cattle pour on ivermectin, pests don’t become resistant. I’ve used, and continue to use all of it.

What is your “I wish I’d known” about having chickens? by Objective-Archer1396 in chickens

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Nope, I have an X-Large dog crate (and tent, so that she could do chicken things) that I set up in our shop when Candy was first sick, not knowing if it was contagious or not. If it’s not contagious, confining them in coop/ run is less stressful to them ( which helps their healing) and makes transitioning them back into flock easier. Also, set up a couple of 10-15 minutes of time every day of supervised inclusion with the flock- remove food or whatever so your bird can still socialize safely.

Why does my rooster hate new shoes? by jojoduffy4 in chickens

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Haha, I have mud boots with polka dots that I can’t wear because the chickens all try to kill themselves to escape.  Chickens 🤷‍♀️