Occamstazer~Work hairdos and a blog you've got to read!

[Dace]

Poor guy, I hope you see some improvement soon!

 

[The Vail Benton's]

I hope Godzilla has a speedy recovery. I use a product when one of the horse gets a cut - it's called "Cut Heal" I think, or "MUlti Care"? or it's made by Multi care? Anyway, it's got Crude Fish oil, Raw Linseed oil, Tea Tree oil, and Balsam of Fir & you just daub it on. It works. It works good, and it works fast, and I don't think it stings at all. I used it to treat a cut above my filly's eye and during the short time it needed to heal (because of this product), my filly never balked or fought me trying to apply it. I also didn't have a problem with proud flesh but then maybe that's mostly a leg cut problem with horses. Anyway, I got it at the feed store, it's labled for dogs & horses. My animal's medicine chest will never be without it, unless I find something that heals instantly on contact or sooner

 

[Blackbird]

Oh Occam...

How is your Kombucha going??

You mentioned a while before that yours was squidly with whisping tendrils of matriarchal beauty...

Have you tried any yet?

Mine never did the whole squidly thing, mine got a layer of motherly uck on top. I suppose it is finished now..? I am on day ten.

BUT it sure smells yummy!

 

[Blackbird]

Alright, I tasted some and

My mom and I love it!

There's a nice sweet yummy taste follow by a quick sharp kick, like a bit of ACV, but not that strong.

I think its just what my body needs, I'm craving more of it right now, but I'm takin' it slow.

Yay for motherly uck!

 

[Occamstazer]

I haven't tasted mine yet, I was going to give it a few more days...
It has formed a thing layer of...thingy...all across the top.

It smells decidedly not good, but then the starter didn't smell good either, and it tasted fantastic!

 

[freemotion]

I'm not a big fan of the smell or the taste (straight up) but boy, did my body ever crave it at first! I drank at least a pint a day for many weeks, then the cravings started to subside, and I now have to remind myself to take it. That tells me something in there was just what I needed, and once the depletion was corrected, the craving diminished.

Lovely with homemade chai and a bit of stevia!

That layer on top is the mushroom forming....the scoby.

 

[Occamstazer]

I am not too happy with my rooster situation.
We had to put down Godzilla last week. One night we went out to lock up the birds and he was sprawled out on the ground. Total paralysis in his legs.
It was so frustrating! Bright, clear eyes. Good looking comb, healthy face. Eating and drinking, if you put it in his reach.
And failed legs.
We gave him two days of rest and care, and he was no better.
And I couldn't do it. I lost my nerve.
Josh, being the greatest man on earth, sent me away on a useless errand so he could shoot my rooster, because I'm a big soft coward.
Went to McDonald's, ate a McFlurry with french fries, cried into it. Revolting.
It wasn't very SS of us, but Godzilla did not get processed. Livestock get eaten, pets and friends get burials.
This leaves us with Tufts as our only rooster. Tufts is an Ideal 236 from the same batch. He doesn't *look* like a Leghorn, he looks like a big white EE, but no matter. The MATTER is that his legs are bad too. He's always spent a lot of time resting on his belly, and we noticed awhile back that his legs are crappy. He walks like a stiff old man for a few steps, then lowers himself down to sit on his haunches, if chickens have haunches.

Whatever this is, it's not infectious. All of my hens (none of the roos' breed) are bright and bushy. It has to be something genetic. I'm thinking Tufts isn't failing as obviously because he isn't 14 lbs like Godzilla was. I'm tempted to send him to freezer camp and get a free rooster from some other, less horrible source. I'm fond of Tufts but not madly adoring like I was with Godzilla, it wouldn't require any tears. Totally fed up with Ideal, will never order from them again.

On the bright side, I think I found some 'scovies, thanks to an email from a member here! *Jumps for joy*
Should be taking a duck-hunting road trip this weekend if all goes well!
Think I can quarantine two ducks in a large dog crate? If I add a shelter-box-thing, will they be happy in there for a few weeks?

 

[ToLiveToLaugh]

It wasn't very SS of us, but Godzilla did not get processed. Livestock get eaten, pets and friends get burials.

I have to admit, my family does the same. I just can't handle "using" and animal I've loved... like you said, pets and friends get burials.

So I looked at your first post, and I didn't realize we have so much overlap, lol. I'm 21, living with my SO of almost 2 years, finishing up my bachelor's in zoology. Grew up hiking all over... Just thought you might find it interesting, I did! I guess it makes sense that similar people all end up here.

I'm sorry about you losing 'zilla, though. My thoughts are with you to get peace in your heart!

 

[Farmfresh]

I am not too happy with my rooster situation.
We had to put down Godzilla last week. One night we went out to lock up the birds and he was sprawled out on the ground. Total paralysis in his legs.
It was so frustrating! Bright, clear eyes. Good looking comb, healthy face. Eating and drinking, if you put it in his reach.
And failed legs.
We gave him two days of rest and care, and he was no better.
And I couldn't do it. I lost my nerve.
Josh, being the greatest man on earth, sent me away on a useless errand so he could shoot my rooster, because I'm a big soft coward.
Went to McDonald's, ate a McFlurry with french fries, cried into it. Revolting.
It wasn't very SS of us, but Godzilla did not get processed. Livestock get eaten, pets and friends get burials.
This leaves us with Tufts as our only rooster. Tufts is an Ideal 236 from the same batch. He doesn't *look* like a Leghorn, he looks like a big white EE, but no matter. The MATTER is that his legs are bad too. He's always spent a lot of time resting on his belly, and we noticed awhile back that his legs are crappy. He walks like a stiff old man for a few steps, then lowers himself down to sit on his haunches, if chickens have haunches.

Whatever this is, it's not infectious. All of my hens (none of the roos' breed) are bright and bushy. It has to be something genetic. I'm thinking Tufts isn't failing as obviously because he isn't 14 lbs like Godzilla was. I'm tempted to send him to freezer camp and get a free rooster from some other, less horrible source. I'm fond of Tufts but not madly adoring like I was with Godzilla, it wouldn't require any tears. Totally fed up with Ideal, will never order from them again.

On the bright side, I think I found some 'scovies, thanks to an email from a member here! *Jumps for joy*
Should be taking a duck-hunting road trip this weekend if all goes well!
Think I can quarantine two ducks in a large dog crate? If I add a shelter-box-thing, will they be happy in there for a few weeks?

Just a possibility. Are you feeding a layer mash to all of your chickens ... roos included? I was having leg problems like you describe with a roo of mine years ago (when I kept roos). I did a lot of research and came to the conclusion that he was suffering from kidney problems (of all things) probably brought on by eating TOO MUCH calcium, which the laying mash is loaded with. In years past when I had show birds the roos were for the most part penned separate from the hens, unless I was breeding them, and fed scratch grain or part of a free ranging flock that was fed about half scratch and half layer mash. I never had the problem when I was feeding them like that.

 

[Occamstazer]

HMMM...(my eyes are bugging out here with possibility) kidney problems you say? I do feed layer pellets to all.
Our little banty roo was healthy as a horse, though. He went to freezer camp for personality problems
I feed layer pellet, scratch, scraps, and what they find outside. They only get two scoops of pellets per day for the whole flock of 14 or so birds though...
What would kidney symptoms be like?