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HERE Welcome Page - Opening screen for the website - Includes Important Bulletins and holiday greetings. Home Page - Main Menu. Most of the web pages are accessible within two clicks from here, but the links may sometimes be hidden in the text. What's New - A current listing by date of additions and changes to this website during 2004. What's New 2004 - Archived Website update activity during 2004. What's New 2003 - Archived Website update activity during 2003. What's New 2002 - Archived Website update activity during 2002. What's New 2001 - Archived Website update activity during 2001. What's New 2000 - Archived Website update activity during 2000. Site Map - This page, duhh! Search - Search this Website. Search engine courtesy of SiteLevel.WhatUSeek.com Search Tips - Help with searching the site. Chicken Joke Book HOT - "World's Greatest Book of Chicken Jokes ... and Other Fowl Humor" available now "cheep". Poultry Books - HOT The best books on Raising Poultry are now available through us at a discount from Amazon.com ABOUT
USAbout Us - Some text about how we got started and links to other pages and personal photos. General Info Where We're Located - Maps of the U.S. and Texas with our location marked. Current Weather At The Farm - The current weather conditions on the farm, courtesy of the Weather Channel. Contact Us - All the ways you can contact us. Link To Us - A Page of info for those that would like to provide a link to our site on theirs. Affiliations - A list of the organizations we belong to with contact info and links. A Few Words From Our Customers Poultry Auction Feedback - All feedback left for us on online poultry auction sites. Customer Comments - Comments from our customers either from emails or letters received. Mailing List Information on our Email Newsletter - Learn about or sign up for our email newsletter and Message lists. Privacy Policy Privacy Policy -Defines the Privacy Policy of the Rocking T Ranch and PoultryHelp.com website.
PERSONAL
PHOTOSPersonal Photos - menu page for numerous pages of personal photos so our visitors can get to know us better. Around the House & Yard Around the House Photos Page 1 - Photos taken around the house and yard, February 2000. Around the House Photos Page 2 - Photos taken around the house and yard, February 2000. Around the House Photos Page 3 - Photos taken around the house and yard, March 2002. Around the House Photos Page 4 - Photos taken around the house and yard, March 2002. Around the House Photos Page 5 - Photos taken around the house and yard, March 2003. Around the House Photos Page 6 - Photos taken around the house and yard, October 2003. Around the House Photos Page 7 - Photos taken in the back yard, 06 March 2004. Around the House Photos Page 8 - Photos taken mowing the back yard, 18 March 2004. Around the House Photos Page 9 - Photos taken around the house and yard, June 2004. Christmas 2002 - Decorations in the Front Yard December 2002 Our New 20' Flagpole - Justine installed it on 27 August 2003 Halloween Decorations - Photos taken 11 October 2003 Our Goldfish Pond Page 1 - built in 1990 and in need of a good cleaning out and cleaned out 30 July 2002 Our Goldfish Pond Page 2 - Additonal Photos taken in 2002 and 2003 after cleaning. New Back Yard Fence - built March, 2002 to keep the goats and chickens out of the flower beds and veggie gardens Inside our Home 1 - Photos taken inside our home - 2001 Inside our Home 2 - Photos taken inside our home - Christmas, 2003 Inside our Home 3 - Photos taken inside our home - Christmas, 2003 Our Workshop Page 1 - Page of photos of our workshop and tools (taken in 2000). Our Workshop Page 2 - Page of new photos of our workshop and tools (taken today, Feb 21, 2004). New Workshop Roof - Page 1 - Photos of the new tin roof being installed March 17, 2004. New Workshop Roof - Page 2 - Photos of the new tin roof being installed March 17, 2004. Our Home Office - Photos of our home office and computer. Our Stock Trailer - Purchased June 13, 2002 to haul our new horses around. New Tack Room - Page 1 - Photos of the new 8ft x 12ft tack room we built in September 2002. New Tack Room - Page 2 - More Photos of the new 8ft x 12ft tack room we built in September 2002. Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 1 - Front Yard Photos Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 2 - Back Yard Photos Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 3 - Pasture and Livestock Photos Installing a New Septic System - Photos of the yard and pasture torn up in May 2004. Storm Damage 06/04/04 - Photos of downed limbs and snapped off flagpole Justine's Sunflower/Birdhouse Bench - Photos of Justine's latest project 07/02/04 Utility/Laundry Room - Photos Justine just took of our Laundry/Utility Room 08/22/04 Gardens,
Flower
Beds, Fruit Trees Miscellaneous Pete's Physical Therapy Session - 27 August 2003 (for stroke suffered 14 April 2003) Visitor Submitted Photos Visitor Submitted Photos Index Page - numerous pages of photos submitted by our website visitors.
A Trip to The Cameron Park Zoo, Waco Texas - May 27, 2000 Zoo
Photos Page 1 - Page of Zoo photos we took with silly captions.
Our Pets & Pet Livestock Pomeranian
- Foxy the Pomeranian and the story of how she came to the farm.
TAKE
A TOUR OF THE FARMTour the Farm - Links to pages of photos of our barn, home, yard and facilities. Satellite Photo of the Farm - USGS Satellite Photo taken in 1995 of the Farm with landmarks identified. Aerial Photo of the Farm - Photo of our home and farm taken from an airplane in April, 2002. New Barn Barn Under Construction 1 - Photos of our new 112'x30' barn being built. Barn Under Construction 2 - Photos of our new barn being built. New Barn Photos - Photos of our new barn, built in August of 1999. Inside the New Barn - Page of Photos taken inside the barn. New Barn Layout - What's in Each Pen - Drawing of new barn layout. Barn Electrical Wiring - Details of the electrical wiring and lighting inside and outside the barn. Barn Pens Barn Pen Construction Page 1 - Photos of the construction of our 10ft x 10ft chicken pens in the barn. Barn Pen Construction Page 2 - Continuation of framing the pens Barn Pen Construction Page 3 - Assembling and mounting the pen doors Barn Pen Construction Page 4 - Completion of the pens Barn Pen Construction Page 5 - Folding Roost construction and installation Barn Pen Construction Page 6 - Nest box construction and installation. Barn Pen Construction Page 7 - Views with all pens complete. Breeder Cages Bantam/Gamebird Breeder Cage Construction - Detailed instructions and photos of our breeder cages. Hatchery Facilities Our Hatchery - Photos of the our incubators, hatchers and "rubbermaid" brooders. Around the Farm Around the Farm Photos Page 1 - Photos taken around the farm - Feb and Mar 2000 Around the Farm Photos Page 2 - Photos taken around the farm - April 2000 Around the Farm Photos Page 3 - Photos taken around the farm - May 2000 Around the Farm Photos Page 4 - Photos taken around the farm - 12/2001 and 01/2002 Around the Farm Photos Page 5 - Photos taken around the farm - 4/18/2002 Around the Farm Photos Page 6 - Photos of barn repairs done 6/23/2002 Around the Farm Photos Page 7 - Photos taken around the farm - January, 2003 SNOW IN CENTRAL TEXAS - February 2003 - The only snowfall we had all year. Around the Farm Photos Page 8 - Photos taken around the farm - 3/16/2003 Around the Farm Photos Page 9 - Photos taken around the farm - 7/26/2003 Around the Farm Photos Page 10 - Photos taken around the farm - 10/25/2003 Around the Farm Photos Page 11 - Photos taken around the farm - 11/30/2003 Around the Farm Photos Page 12 - Photos taken around the farm - 03/06/2004 Around the Farm Photos Page 13 - Photos taken around the farm - 07/15/2004 Around the Farm Photos Page 14 - Photos taken around the farm - 08/22/2004 Pygmy Goat Playground set up 09/08/2004 - Photos of goat playground of wire spools Pygmy Goat Playground - Page 2 - More Photos of goat playground of wire spools Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 1 - Front Yard Photos Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 2 - Back Yard Photos Snow on Valentine's Day 2004 - Page 3 - Pasture and Livestock Photos Mowing the Pasture - Justine mowing the 5 acre pasture behind the house. Rain, Rain, Rain - Page 1 - Photos taken after 2 days of steady rain 01/16/2004 Rain, Rain, Rain - Page 2 - Photos taken after 2 days of steady rain 01/16/2004 The Happy Egg - You won't believe this!! Pasture Wildflowers - Page 1 - 15 April 2001 Pasture Wildflowers - Page 2 - 15 April 2001 New Pasture Fence - Photos of our New Goat-Proof Pasture Fence installed March, 2004 Storm Drops 4" of Rain in 2 hours on 21 August 2004 - Radar image and a few photos taken out the back door NPIP Testing NPIP Certification Testing 2001 - 6 February 2001 - Photos of our birds being tested for NPIP Certification. NPIP Certification Testing 2002 - 31 January 2002 - Photos of our birds being tested for NPIP Certification. NPIP Certification Testing 2003 - 28 January 2003 - Photos of our birds being tested for NPIP Certification. Due to my Stroke, there were no photos taken during the testing after 2003. Current NPIP Certificate 2006 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers.  NPIP Certificate 2005 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2004 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2003 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2002 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2001 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers.
WHAT
BREEDS WE RAISEAvailable - List of chicken breeder flocks currently available for sale.  Our Breeds - List of all the breeds we raise and links to actual photos of our breeders, not generic pictures or drawings. Colored
Easter Chicks Chickens -
Standard
Breeds Waterfowl
(No eggs
available)
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SERVICESCurrent NPIP Certificate 2006 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2005 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2004 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2003 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2002 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. NPIP Certificate 2001 - Online scanned copy of our NPIP Certification for our customers. Hatching Eggs Egg Packaging - How we pack chicken/guinea hatching or craft eggs for shipping. Quail Egg Packaging - How we pack quail eggs for shipping. (we no longer offer quail eggs.) Previous Method of packing quail eggs Sample Craft Egg Photo Pages - photos our customers sent us of art they created using our eggs. Gail Lambka - Photos of painted Pysanky Art Eggs Beth LeBlanc - Photos of painted, carved and decorated duck and quail eggs Chicks, started and Adult Birds Baby Pictures - a page of photos of various baby chicks and guinea keets Chicken Joke Book Chicken Joke Book - "World's Greatest Book of Chicken Jokes ... and Other Fowl Humor" available now "cheep".
HELP
PAGESFrequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions - Extensive List of frequently asked poultry questions and answers.  Poultry Glossary of Terms - Alphabetical listing of Poultry Terms and their Definitions How to Introduce New Birds to an Established Flock - Suggestions to make it easier to do and minimize fighting. Can I Hatch Eggs in a "Chick-Bator"? Only Our Opinion What Plants are Toxic to Poultry - by Common Name What Plants are Toxic to Poultry - by Scientific Name Toxic Plants and Their Effects - Common and Scientific Names What and How We Feed Our Birds - We've put together a few pages of info on what and how we feed our birds. Poultry Feed Label - Chick Starter Poultry Feed Label - Gamebird Starter-Grower Poultry Feed Label - Hen Scratch Poultry Feed Label - Layer Pellets/Crumbles Poultry Feed Label - Vitamins/Electrolytes Clipping a Chicken's Wings to Prevent Flight - Description of the procedure with diagram. Treating a Chick for Spraddle Legs - How to get a chick with Spraddle Legs to walk again. Treating Poopy-Butt or Pasted Vent in Chicks - If poop is clogging up their butt... Treating a Sinus or Eye Infection in poultry - Treat swelling of the sinus or eye socket Pine vs Cedar Shavings as Poultry Litter - What's wrong with Cedar ? Hatching Colored Easter chicks - How it's done and photos Exotic Newcastle Disease - Recent bulletin about the current outbreak in the southwestern U.S. Nevada Exotic Newcastle Disease Update - Recent bulletin about the current outbreak in Nevada. Texas Plans Poultry Flock Registration 01/09/04 - Claims this will make poultry diseases easier to track. Avian Influenza Discovered in Gonzales County, TX 20 Feb 2004 - Texas Animal Health Comm. News Release Avian Influenza Discovered in Texas is HIGH Pathogenic 23 Feb 2004 - USDA/TAHC Bulletin. Virginia's Avian Influenza Proclamation Effective 6/1/2004 - from the Virginia Dept. of Agriculture Avian Influenza Virus - Low Pathogenic - USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service APHIS) Fact Sheet Avian Influenza Virus - Highly Pathogenic - USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service APHIS) Fact Sheet Stress in Poultry - Reduce stress to maintain poultry health. Hatching-Egg Production, Storage and Sanitation - deleted from UC-Davis website, recreated here. Blood/Meat Spots in Eggs - What causes blood in freshly laid eggs? Odd Eggs - Information about double yolkers, no yolkers, worms in eggs and more. Biosecurity... Plain and Simple - Easy rules to follow to keep your critters safe. Predator Hot Dog Surprise Recipe - Recipe for a "killer" dessert to get rid of ground predators My chicken is acting "weird". What to do if a bird starts acting "out of the ordinary" Managing Roosters' Spurs - The politically correct and old wives' way of managing rooster spurs. Impacted Crop - symptoms/treatment for the illness with diagram of Digestive System. Treating Mites and Lice - How to rid your birds of external parasites with Sevin dust. Egg Binding - How to tell if your hen is egg-bound and what to do about it Prolapsed Vent - Treating vent damage caused by laying on oversized egg. Also called blowout or pickout. NPIP Information NPIP Information Index Page - Links to the following NPIP Pages NPIP History - Brief history of American Poultry and the NPIP NPIP Membership Info - How to Participate NPIP State Agency Contact Info - List of State Agencies responsible for administering the NPIP program.(PDF) Texas NPIP Client Information Sheet - Handout provided by the Poultry Epidemiology during our last Flock Test Message Board PoultryHelp Group on yahoogroups.com - Ask poultry related questions or help someone else out with a poultry problem. Incubation, Hatching Incubation and Hatching Info - Great info from Mississippi State University on incubation. Incubation Failure Troubleshooting - Chart to help you determine the reason for a poor hatch. How We Incubate, Hatch and Brood - Details of our incubation, hatching and brooding methods and equipment. Homemade Brooders, Cheep and Easy - Parts list, Instructions and detailed photos. Handling and Incubating Shipped Hatching Eggs - Explains what to do to insure the best hatch of shipped eggs. How does a chicken Embryo Develop - Excellent document on incubation and embryo development. (The above also describes the construction of two types of homemade incubators.) Incubation and Brooding Web Links - 50+ Links to pages of information on incubation and brooding of poultry Facilities Construction Barn Pen Construction - Photos and details of how we built the 10 ft x 10 ft pens in our barn. Pen Construction page 1 - framing the pens Pen Construction page 2 - " Pen Construction page 3 - Completing the pens Pen Construction page 4 - Pen door detail Pen Construction page 5 - folding roosts Pen Construction page 6 - nest boxes Pen Construction page 7 - Completed pens Bantam/Gamebird Breeder Cage Construction - Photos and details of our 2ft x 3ft breeder and Quail cages. Breeder Cage Construction
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TO POULTRY HELP FILES AND WEBSITES
Poultry Frequently Asked Questions Getting Started Raising Poultry Poultry Breeds Poultry Breed Clubs Poultry Anatomy Poultry Equipment Suppliers and Manufacturers Raising Poultry in General Poultry Feed & Nutrition Poultry Incubation and Brooding Poultry Housing Poultry Organizations Eggs and Egg Production Exhibition Poultry & 4-H Poultry Hatcheries Poultry Genetics Poultry Diseases & Medications Plants: Toxic or Safe for Poultry Biosecurity & Pest Control Pigeon Help and Links Guinea Fowl Help, Links, websites and books Peafowl Links Waterfowl Links Ratite Links Poultry and Egg Processing Links Personal Poultry Websites Agricultural Web Searches Farm and Ranch Organizations Other Agricultural Websites Personal Farm & Ranch Websites Poultry Farm Management Help Links Poultry (and other) Links for Kids Craft Egg Links Official State of Texas Links Unofficial Texas Links (and Texas Humor) Local Central Texas Links Other Personal Websites Other Websites of Interest (non-poultry)
CHICKEN
HUMOR & FUN PAGESChicken Humor & Chicken Run Movie Links Chicken Cartoons Page 1 Chicken Cartoons Page 2 Chicken Cartoons Page 3 Chicken Cartoons Page 4 Chicken Cartoons Page 5 Chicken Cartoons Page 6 Chicken Cartoons Page 7 Chicken Cartoons Page 8 Chicken Jokes - Rocking T Ranch's Fowl Humor Page Chicken Trivia - Stuff That Makes You Go "Hmmmm!" Egg Trivia Chickens in the News - split into 37 pages with an index Chicken Joke Book HOT - "World's Greatest Book of Chicken Jokes ... and Other Fowl Humor" available now "cheep". Poultry (and other) Links for Kids Advice for Texas Newcomers - Hilarious but mostly true Texas Trivia - interesting if not funny Think You Know It All ?? - Interesting facts we bet you didn't know! You know you're in Texas in August when... - a bit of Texas humor
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