Comments on: Great. Another Resume Entry. http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/ Our adventure into Homesteading and getting back to basic living. Life is tough, but living doesn't have to be. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-8329 basicliving Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:03:00 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-8329 Hi Melina - Thank you for stopping by! Yes, I'm hoping the Pen-G will do the trick. If you find the info on Tylan, I would appreciate a link to it. I really don't much about that particular antibiotic. I have WAY too many roos. But, that problem will mostly be solved the end of the month - and our freezer will be filled :-( But I let them hatch out chicks all year, so I know it's something that has to be done. Unfortunately 3 hatches ago I had 7 out of 9 end up to be roos! That stinks. Fortunately we are in the middle of no where, with no close neighbors, so all these little crowers aren't bothering anyone. My roosters begin crowing between 6 and 9 weeks old - so you can just imagine what it sounds like around here. I LOVE roosters and would keep every single one of them if they didn't act like...... well, roosters! I name the roosters that I keep - the others have no names. I name my hens because I plan to keep them as well. But half the time I can't keep them straight anyway ;-) Thanks so much for stopping by, and for emailing me all the info. It's really great to meet you! Take care, Penny Hi Melina - Thank you for stopping by! Yes, I’m hoping the Pen-G will do the trick. If you find the info on Tylan, I would appreciate a link to it. I really don’t much about that particular antibiotic.

I have WAY too many roos. But, that problem will mostly be solved the end of the month - and our freezer will be filled :-( But I let them hatch out chicks all year, so I know it’s something that has to be done. Unfortunately 3 hatches ago I had 7 out of 9 end up to be roos! That stinks. Fortunately we are in the middle of no where, with no close neighbors, so all these little crowers aren’t bothering anyone. My roosters begin crowing between 6 and 9 weeks old - so you can just imagine what it sounds like around here. I LOVE roosters and would keep every single one of them if they didn’t act like…… well, roosters!

I name the roosters that I keep - the others have no names. I name my hens because I plan to keep them as well. But half the time I can’t keep them straight anyway ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for emailing me all the info. It’s really great to meet you!

Take care,
Penny

]]> By: Melina http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-8328 Melina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:48:30 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-8328 what a great post and it sounds like you caught it early if it is in fact bumblefoot. I would hit it with antibiotics either way. If the penn doesn't work then do a round of something different. Tylan 50 seems to be the alternative to Baytril, tho I have to find the exact link on that. Anyway, your birds are beautiful and you have SO MANY ROOS!!! have you got 10 hens to every roo?...I have 2 main roos and some babies coming up. I have developed a japanese bantam/araucana cross that seems to have a tiny crow, and now am working on japanese bantam/frizzles.... I have had trouble with the neighbors and had to go to court so even though I have almost 5 acres, I have to be careful. I added a link to your post to my discussion of Bumblefoot over on my meetup page. Ive also subscribed to your blog. My main blog is about liberal politics, and Im thinking of maybe making a bird one and embedding it in the meetup page...we'll see. I wish you had taken pics!! and the comment about the hollowed out feet...eeekkkk! It sounds to me almost like an infestation of some maggot type of parasite. A small infection on a chicken can draw flies that only have to lay eggs once and then a hatch would be enough for hundreds of maggots to eat the infected area from the inside out. Horrible to say, but thats what it sounds like to me...unless an animal like a rat came and gnawed the foot bottoms... Ive never heard of anything like that, and I wish she had taken a picture too!!... anything like that would make me want to call the local agriculture extension office and get a necropsy...because what if its flesh eating bacteria????????? I love this stuff for sure, but that gives me pause. OXINE!!! Im gonna start spraying everything with it too...I actually hose down the lawn area and Im thinking of adding some to the soap dispenser in the hose handle....or Ill get a proper sprayer! Ive been misting everything with it too but it seems like fogging might be better. Thanks for that post! Good luck with the roo...let me know what happens! on names: I call all my hens Mama...the bumblefoot hen is named Sicky, because of her neurological problem. and all the rest have names that have to do with their appearance. So Ive got frizz, frizzmama, baby...many babies...chicken little, beauty chick, crazy chick...and the like... but I try to avoid naming them real names. The big rooster is Woostie....but Ive had him for years. what a great post and it sounds like you caught it early if it is in fact bumblefoot. I would hit it with antibiotics either way. If the penn doesn’t work then do a round of something different. Tylan 50 seems to be the alternative to Baytril, tho I have to find the exact link on that.
Anyway, your birds are beautiful and you have SO MANY ROOS!!!
have you got 10 hens to every roo?…I have 2 main roos and some babies coming up. I have developed a japanese bantam/araucana cross that seems to have a tiny crow, and now am working on japanese bantam/frizzles….
I have had trouble with the neighbors and had to go to court so even though I have almost 5 acres, I have to be careful.
I added a link to your post to my discussion of Bumblefoot over on my meetup page. Ive also subscribed to your blog.
My main blog is about liberal politics, and Im thinking of maybe making a bird one and embedding it in the meetup page…we’ll see.
I wish you had taken pics!!
and the comment about the hollowed out feet…eeekkkk! It sounds to me almost like an infestation of some maggot type of parasite. A small infection on a chicken can draw flies that only have to lay eggs once and then a hatch would be enough for hundreds of maggots to eat the infected area from the inside out. Horrible to say, but thats what it sounds like to me…unless an animal like a rat came and gnawed the foot bottoms…
Ive never heard of anything like that, and I wish she had taken a picture too!!… anything like that would make me want to call the local agriculture extension office and get a necropsy…because what if its flesh eating bacteria????????? I love this stuff for sure, but that gives me pause.
OXINE!!! Im gonna start spraying everything with it too…I actually hose down the lawn area and Im thinking of adding some to the soap dispenser in the hose handle….or Ill get a proper sprayer! Ive been misting everything with it too but it seems like fogging might be better.
Thanks for that post!
Good luck with the roo…let me know what happens!

on names: I call all my hens Mama…the bumblefoot hen is named Sicky, because of her neurological problem. and all the rest have names that have to do with their appearance. So Ive got frizz, frizzmama, baby…many babies…chicken little, beauty chick, crazy chick…and the like…
but I try to avoid naming them real names. The big rooster is Woostie….but Ive had him for years.

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7934 basicliving Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:49:41 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7934 Thanks, J.P. That's really the problem I'm having naming her - she's kind of wild and I haven't gotten to know her very well. Thanks for the kudos on the surgery. I'll be happy when he's healed and this is behind us! Thanks, J.P. That’s really the problem I’m having naming her - she’s kind of wild and I haven’t gotten to know her very well. Thanks for the kudos on the surgery. I’ll be happy when he’s healed and this is behind us!

]]> By: J.P. http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7933 J.P. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:18:52 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7933 Wow, you have some pretty roosters! And what about Midnight for the black hen? (for her color obviously) But I dont know how she acts, which thats how I usually determine my chicken names. I almost forgot, Good Job on Duke's surgery!!! Wow, you have some pretty roosters!

And what about Midnight for the black hen? (for her color obviously) But I dont know how she acts, which thats how I usually determine my chicken names.

I almost forgot, Good Job on Duke’s surgery!!!

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7865 basicliving Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:35:31 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7865 Frugalmom - OK, here's the deal. I DO have other fabric I could have used, but I've got a few yards of that ridiculous bunny print because I ordered fabric on-line and they sent that bunny stuff by mistake. They told me to just keep it and they would send my original order. Which they did. So now I've got a wad of the ugly bunny print and nothing to do with it. And I didn't want to use my NICE fabric to make a wrap out of! Plus, I knew he wouldn't be able to see past his fat belly to know what he was wearing, so... Yes, Bernie has an idea about what to do with all those roos. It will NOT be a pleasant day around here. But it HAS to happen. Roos are just so tough on the girls. I'm trying not to pay a lot of attention to them - but I gotta tell you there are a couple of CUTE dadgum cockerels in that mix. And they are starting to try to crow, which just makes me smile every time I hear it. But they are freezer bound. They have to be. Bernie will drop the axe and I'll help process them. Thanks for reminding me. Frugalmom - OK, here’s the deal. I DO have other fabric I could have used, but I’ve got a few yards of that ridiculous bunny print because I ordered fabric on-line and they sent that bunny stuff by mistake. They told me to just keep it and they would send my original order. Which they did. So now I’ve got a wad of the ugly bunny print and nothing to do with it. And I didn’t want to use my NICE fabric to make a wrap out of! Plus, I knew he wouldn’t be able to see past his fat belly to know what he was wearing, so…

Yes, Bernie has an idea about what to do with all those roos. It will NOT be a pleasant day around here. But it HAS to happen. Roos are just so tough on the girls. I’m trying not to pay a lot of attention to them - but I gotta tell you there are a couple of CUTE dadgum cockerels in that mix. And they are starting to try to crow, which just makes me smile every time I hear it. But they are freezer bound. They have to be. Bernie will drop the axe and I’ll help process them.

Thanks for reminding me.

]]> By: frugalmom http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7863 frugalmom Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:24:02 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7863 Wow. You wear many diff hats, huh? Such a good patient Duke is. But, blue bunnies, really? Im sure you had to have had something else laying around....:) You did a great job it sounds. I have to store all this info away so that I can refer to it when I get my own flock. And what you gonna do with all those roos???? I bet Bernie has a good idea on what to do with them. Wow. You wear many diff hats, huh? Such a good patient Duke is. But, blue bunnies, really? Im sure you had to have had something else laying around….:)

You did a great job it sounds. I have to store all this info away so that I can refer to it when I get my own flock.

And what you gonna do with all those roos???? I bet Bernie has a good idea on what to do with them.

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7860 basicliving Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:50:59 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7860 Hi Lisa - Yes, Duke was the Alpha rooster until a couple of months ago. I really don't think he's going to try for a come back. He spends a lot of time laying in the shade these days! But he still keeps the other roos in line and kicks their tails when they mess with the girls. Bobby Lee seems content to just torture Duke - he doesn't do very well with keeping the flock in line. But I try not to interfere - they'll all work it out. I think Bumblefoot always has a dark spot that is the center of the infection. But.... a swollen foot isn't good. Maybe she just bruised it? I hope so! Mollie of Duke is another good suggestion! I'm going to decide on her name by the end of the week. Hi Lisa - Yes, Duke was the Alpha rooster until a couple of months ago. I really don’t think he’s going to try for a come back. He spends a lot of time laying in the shade these days! But he still keeps the other roos in line and kicks their tails when they mess with the girls. Bobby Lee seems content to just torture Duke - he doesn’t do very well with keeping the flock in line. But I try not to interfere - they’ll all work it out.

I think Bumblefoot always has a dark spot that is the center of the infection. But…. a swollen foot isn’t good. Maybe she just bruised it? I hope so!

Mollie of Duke is another good suggestion! I’m going to decide on her name by the end of the week.

]]> By: lisa http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7856 lisa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7856 Oh that is terrible about Duke. He is such a Gorgeous boy. I think all of the chicks I have seen pix of are gorgeous. Now was he the ALPHA of the pack. He cerainly looks like he could be. I hope he gets back on top if he is the top dog. I am glad he is doing ok. That is so erry because when i went into the big coop this am one of my Red Star girls has a swollen foot. It doesn't seem to have a black or brown spot just between her toes it is quite swollen. I tried to look up pictures on Bumblefoot but nothing looked like hers, maybe I will try to take a picture of it and send it to you and see if you think it is the same thing. I think the beutiful hen that is in the picture with Bobby Lee should be named Mollie of Duke. She has a wonderful daddy in Duke and should keep his name at least in part. I will email you later with and update on my "Jack" Duke reminds me alot of Jack in his nice behavior. Love to you and your chickens Oh that is terrible about Duke. He is such a Gorgeous boy. I think all of the chicks I have seen pix of are gorgeous. Now was he the ALPHA of the pack. He cerainly looks like he could be. I hope he gets back on top if he is the top dog. I am glad he is doing ok.

That is so erry because when i went into the big coop this am one of my Red Star girls has a swollen foot. It doesn’t seem to have a black or brown spot just between her toes it is quite swollen. I tried to look up pictures on Bumblefoot but nothing looked like hers, maybe I will try to take a picture of it and send it to you and see if you think it is the same thing.

I think the beutiful hen that is in the picture with Bobby Lee should be named Mollie of Duke. She has a wonderful daddy in Duke and should keep his name at least in part.

I will email you later with and update on my “Jack” Duke reminds me alot of Jack in his nice behavior.

Love to you and your chickens

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7853 basicliving Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:45:49 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7853 Lilla - your vision of the event is pretty accurate - makesift operating table and all! I could have definitely used an assistant - but Bernie can NOT take blood/puss/gore. He has helped me exactly ONE time with a chicken and he almost passed out. I just do it by myself now. And Duke is a remarkable patient. All I have to do is cover his head with a towel. It's almost as though he feels that if he can't SEE what's going on, he's ok with it. The hens I've worked on do NOT agree with him and they fight like little ninjas the whole time, with or without the towel over their head. I told Bernie if this had to happen to one of my chickens, thank heavens it was Duke! Lilla - your vision of the event is pretty accurate - makesift operating table and all! I could have definitely used an assistant - but Bernie can NOT take blood/puss/gore. He has helped me exactly ONE time with a chicken and he almost passed out. I just do it by myself now. And Duke is a remarkable patient. All I have to do is cover his head with a towel. It’s almost as though he feels that if he can’t SEE what’s going on, he’s ok with it. The hens I’ve worked on do NOT agree with him and they fight like little ninjas the whole time, with or without the towel over their head. I told Bernie if this had to happen to one of my chickens, thank heavens it was Duke!

]]> By: Lilla http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/great-another-resume-entry/#comment-7852 Lilla Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:20:57 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/?p=387#comment-7852 Not to make light of poor Duke's infection, but I was giggling to myself as I read this and imagined how the whole process must have looked! I can just envision him on a makeshift operating table with Dr. Penny hovering over him, scalpel and tweezers in hand. Sounds like you could have used an assistant! I cannot believe he is such a good patient and would sit still long enough for you to cut and poke his foot. What a great boy he is! And I hope you got all the infection out and he heals very soon. You're such a good chicken mommy! Not to make light of poor Duke’s infection, but I was giggling to myself as I read this and imagined how the whole process must have looked! I can just envision him on a makeshift operating table with Dr. Penny hovering over him, scalpel and tweezers in hand. Sounds like you could have used an assistant!

I cannot believe he is such a good patient and would sit still long enough for you to cut and poke his foot. What a great boy he is! And I hope you got all the infection out and he heals very soon. You’re such a good chicken mommy!

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