Cull?

This girl I saved earlier after she had a compound fracture leg fracture 6 months ago so I grew attached. She is still laying, and she is only 2yr. But she isn't preening herself. She has a couple of other hen friends, but they aren't getting the job done.

I tried preening but she isn't a fan of my methods because I am not a chicken. I tried putting her in with my pullets and she bullied them.

I'm thinking I'll wait for a couple of weeks and then cull. But that sucks.

Advice?

Edit because I wasn't clear.

She limps, she is bullied a bit, sometimes over sexed by the rooster. I wonder if she is in pain. Her pinned feathers haven't come through leaving her vulnerable to cold and freezing to death especially because she can't always roost.

Here it should be lows of 20s-40s at night and 40s-50s during the day. A rare 70F day but everything is crazy and it's been hot (60F at night and up to mid 80s during the day)

My post was really poorly written. We live in Minnesota and I have lost a chicken from freezing to death because they couldn't roost.

I really care about this chicken and I don't want her to suffer.

I am not trying to mess around I am just concerned about hurting her more.

u/awhoogaa — 4 days ago

Senior puppers

My girl is getting up there in age, almost 12. She has a little arthritis but has something for pain. I think a hot bath and a good brushing helps a lot. The photos were not taken in order obviously.

She fell asleep at the end but I couldn't take photos because I was holding her head out of the water.

u/awhoogaa — 17 days ago

Paintings

If anyone knows what 10/10PP means. What does that mean I have several prints like that and I know that 35/250 means the 35th print of 250. But I don't know more than that.

Please lead me to the rabbit hole because I am ready to jump down it and find any information I can aquire. Also wanting to learn.

u/awhoogaa — 1 month ago

I am nuts and I know it.

I just ordered a micro camera (small nanny cam). I am going to somehow put it on a chicken backpack and find where they are laying their Mother Trucking eggs.

I'm with them most of the day, I have searched high, low, far and wide and can't find them.

A couple of my broodier hens disappear all day and only one comes back.

I have this stupid theory that they have found a safe place to lay and are changing shifts.

It's been about two weeks now and I get 1 egg daily and I have 9 hens.

Edit because... I plan on uploading a video as soon as I am able to.

Also I just realized that I might have to watch a lot of footage, so I will need to consider this.

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u/awhoogaa — 2 months ago

French Black Maran x Jersey Giant!

Got my only hatched chick after my daughter tripped on the incubator cord and broke every egg. Some days away from hatching.

We got some store bought chicks because I don't want it to be alone. But it's already much bigger! So happy to have this one roo or hen it's a keeper.

u/awhoogaa — 2 months ago

Wanna throw everything

I'm cleaning and organizing and it's been a lot! For my ADHD brain this is the most tiresome task.

I just wanna get a big dumpster and throw it all in the bin.

Anyone feel this way.

Toys everywhere.

Shit I don't need.

Grr.

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u/awhoogaa — 2 months ago

Can't find eggs

So my girls are again hiding eggs.

4 eggs in 5 days and I have 9 hens.

That math ain't mathing!

I put up a security camera! Hopefully I can find this massive clutch because it's too hot to keep them in the coop.

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u/awhoogaa — 2 months ago
▲ 24 r/recipes

Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis)

First time encountering in farming central USA .

I have been told to cook them like mushrooms.

Butter

Salt

But I would like more information.

I think it's fairly young because I crawl through our corn at least 4 times a week but anything can be missed.

u/awhoogaa — 2 months ago

Spores that can grow outside without sterile substrate?

Does anyone know of a mushroom I can easily innoculate non sterilized material with?

If I had any more space in our small house I would get a pressure cooker.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Salmonella in chickens

I hope that I am not breaking rules.

No one is sick here. We have a small farm, we raise our own chicken. We also have young children.

I am wondering why no one has ever gotten sick. My kids suck at washing their hands. I clean the coop.

Being around animals always puts you at risk but we have not had any GI illnesses from any animal.

Are we immune. Is it because our chickens don't have Salmonella?

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Found on Turkish turbine squash in the Midwest USA.

Should I be concerned. Top side of a mature leaf, I was able to rip this bit off.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Found on Turkish turbine squash in the Midwest USA.

Should I be concerned. Top side of a mature leaf, I was able to rip this bit off.

u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago
▲ 55 r/Horses

Gelding penis' lol.

So my boy keeps his penis 2 inches out from the sheath.

Last time he did that I cleaned his sheath for beans/pearls didn't find much and he wasn't happy with me. I'm not calling a vet out for a sheath cleaning because the call out cost is nearlh 200 dollars. Then they sedate. I really wanted to untill his teeth floating in September. Thoughts?

Currently I only have one functional hand from a ladder fall and fracture. Otherwise I would try.

Thoughts?

Edit:. Because I am poor and insane I tried myself. I didn't get kicked. Found two good sized ones. Now everything looks normal. And he actually chilled out after I got the second one! Relief.

It would be funny to have a non horse person see my large tube of Astroglide in the barn.

I honestly just can't get injured again.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Worst with me.

My kids are so excited when their dad comes home.

I am a new stay at home mom because of disability.

My kids used to be 50/50 almost mom and dad. Now my kids 5f/7m take everything out on me. Life has been kind of difficult recently and I am doing my hardest to be the best I can. Education, reading, play and love. I am never gonna be the best but I am always there.

Is it true they treat their safest and most trustworthy caregiver worse?

My therapist mentioned that some of it was healthy and some is attachment issues because my son is afraid I might die.

I do my best not to yell, excluding long distances.

I dunno this hurts.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Chickies

My neighbor's roo decided he liked my house better than my neighbors(neighbors don't care). He has helped reintegrate an injured hen and he likes our kids.

Unfortunately I dispatched of our old roo for aggressive behavior towards people and later our hens (he was under a year and only with us during the coldest months.

I have never had chicks. Is this something I should expect?

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Sea vessel goes down.

This is a hypothetical obviously because if I was on a sailing vessel, on my phone and stranded. I shouldn't be stranded..

Okay Sat phone or GPS locater has been washed away and I have part of a water craft.

Other than finding something to keep you afloat.

What do you do first.

In warmer climates I am thinking I would build a still for water. In colder climates warmth first.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago

Stalling out

I have been using pre bought bags and inoculating soil myself with spore syringes.

All types grow so slowly and stall out.

Any simple tips?

Sometimes the bag will be fully inoculated but mushrooms! It's very frustrating.

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u/awhoogaa — 3 months ago
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My clingy child is killing me

My clingy son (6yrs) is draining me of energy.

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I'm so tired of dealing with him asking where I am all the time. Crying when he can't find me for two seconds.

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I know it's probably from my recent health issues but I'm dying.

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u/awhoogaa — 4 months ago