Hi have a poorly chook, before the hard frost last week i put vaseline on
the hens combs & wattles for protection.

The last couple of days a leg horn has become lethagic and comb /wattles
have become very floppy and purplish/dark.I noticed the comb/wattles first
i thought maybe the frost got to them as they are...

Hope all is well with the storms and quake Northern England has had.

Contents covering horse, pony, mule, ass, cow, sheep, swine, goat,
rabbit, bee, domestic fowls, geese, ducks, pigeons and the cottage
farmer's calendar.

http://tinyurl.com/2z6vex

184 pages; 7.04mb

Despite a few farmers not interested in real farming condemning the
efforts of Jamie and Hugh in making the public aware what they are
eating and where it comes from, the sales are on the up.

Another goal for animal rights. Well done guys.

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Dramatic rise in free range egg sales

25/02/2008 17:00:00

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FWi
Free range retail egg sales rose by almost 20%% in volume and 46%% in
value in the first four weeks of 2008, resulting in free range for the
first time accounting for more than half of the retail market value,
according to new figures issued by British Lion eggs.

The huge growth in free range egg sales means that four in every 10
eggs sold in the retail sector are now free range.

Hey everyone from a new-bee

I have been nattering on and on about buying an acreage for a summer
retreat and love different types of birds (eating varieties lol)

Well I just have had the deal of a lifetime dropped into my lap. A
buddy has a work contract away from home and said he would be grateful
if I moved in for the summer to look after things. What luck eh??
Being able to actually try out the country living w/o investing $$

I have also been fascinated w/guinea fowl and would like to try some
this summer but I have had not too much luck finding anyone who sells
stock.

Could anyone help me out finding a contact??

I am in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

I would sure appreciate it

thnx

cheers

peter

Of interest to anyone?
A Practical Treatise on Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening all Kinks of
Domestic Poultry, Pheasants, Pigeons, and Rabbits; also the Management
of Swine, Milch Cows, and Bees; and instructions for the Private Brewery.

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It is over 400 pages so takes a while to download on dialup, 9.88mb.

how does one find a poultry vet. ??

I live in an area amoung many farms and ranches. Many of the vets in the
area handle cattle, horses, and of course dogs and cats.

I have written letters and also consulted the college of Agriculture at
the University of Arizona. At U of A they have links on their web page
to colleges in Ohio and elsewhere.

All I need is a vet to act as a consultant, I don't need one to make
hose calls and I probably don't want to bring the birds to the office.

If I describe what symptoms I see, I need someone to suggest a treatment
or what I can do.

Of course if I can get a large animal vet to stop by once an a while
that would be a definate plus.

JOHN

at my parent's place, near Phoenix, they have a 8ft by 10 ft dog kennel
enclosure that has been converted into a bird pen

there is a tolouse goose a sebastopol goose two plymouth rock hens and
six rhode islend red hens.

Inside the pen there is a laying hutch with an upper and lower level.
The geese made a nest on the lower level and chickens on the upper level.

the Tolouse goose was on the next laying an egg and one of the rhode
island red hens had an issue with the goose, the chicken climbed on the
goose and was visciously attacking the bigger goose. the goose was being
still. When the goose is not on the nest or eating, she frequently stays
in the middle of her kiddie pool pond. Even when the goose is eating,
that one chicken will go after her.

I finally seperated the geese from the chickens, I put some 3 foot wire
up in a corner of the back yard enclosing an area of weeds and tall
grass. WE had also recently planted some grape vines in this area and
put wood chips around the base of the grapes. Miss fluffy, the
sebastopol goose decided to make her nest in the wood shavings.

AGENDA FOR CHANGE

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Posted 22 February 2008

Prior to coming to power in 1997, Labour published a brochure called
New Labour: New Deal for Animals. Expectations were high, given the
multitude of welfare advances the document promised. There have...

Interesting story despite the fact farming budget has gone up in real
terms.

For decades farming has needed a kick up the arse to bring it in line
with modern work ethics, and business model.

Is British agriculture so incapable of standing on its own two feet
that it needs to be treated like a lame duck; and if it is lame, does
it need a pair of crutches or a surgical operation.
Body (1982)

We're slowly pulling the crutches away but it's not easy to let go.

DEFRA WRITES OFF FARMING

11:00 - 22 February 2008

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Environment Secretary Hilary Benn last night signalled a significant
shift away from supporting farming and rural areas as his
cash-strapped department vowed to focus its funding priorities on
tackling climate change.Support for rural and farming businesses will
be scrapped in favour of funding eco-projects in Africa and
bankrolling inventions to provide alternatives to fossil fuels.