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Thanks Marie! I sent her off yesterday afternoon. I only had two sort of wimpy ice paks so ended up sending her overnight. It is really important to me to have answers so that I can know what to do to keep it from happening again. I have lost 5 total so far. I have a 6th girl who is...

@16 paws When you sent your girl away for necropsy did you just put her into a box and ship her off? I know there is a form to fill out but the PDF file they provide is not at all specific re. how to pack them. If you can get back to me ASAP I would really appreciate it. Thanks

Teila you are so sweet. Thanks so much but the writing is on the proverbial wall and It appears to be too virulent for me to take a "wait and see stance" I have had to act quickly or risk the entire flock. When I got home yesterday I had two more girls with puffy eyes and wheezes. This...

Thanks so much Marie! I do appreciate your support It is probably not either. The Bird Flu kills generally within 24 hours and the symptoms don't suggest Maraks. Instead it looks like one of the many respiratory illnesses that afflict chickens. I do think that the Bird Flu may be what...

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Hi all I just caught up: Had a couple of weeks full of vacationing and miscellany so had got pretty far behind here Am sending cheers for hatches and drought busting Jeers to neighbors who are rude even if they don't poison chickens they sound like really awful people and jeers also to...

Owie! I gasped when I read that she was lifeless in the coop. My students looked at me like I was more than a bit off. Do you use Vetricyn. It is pretty miraculous. Glad whatever you have is working so well and that she is back in the coop now. Good Girl Reggie!!! lol...Cute! Yay...

This little girl was lifeless and freezing this morning. She hadn't left the coop with mom and her 3 siblings. Feet were icy legs were stiff. She was laying on her side and I seriously thought she was dead. But her eyes were open and she is one of my new little CCLs and I have heard so many...

@16 paws Hi there! Gracie is a bearded silkie. These are older pics of her. She has a cool little crest though. :) I forgot to thank you for sharing your picture of your bantam girl to help me figure out what mine was. I was informed over on the Cochin board that she is a silver laced...

@Teila and @lizgarf I agree those two are lovely...I am not 100% sure they are cockerels though. I have had girls who have done quite a bit of sparring and your two seem to have feathered in quickly and that is often a girl sign...not wanting to give you false hope and of course you see...

@Teila I those babies. The last two look blue/splash to me and definitely gorgeous and I hope one is a chica for you. So happy that your frizzle looks to be a pullet! You maybe could start a run weather proofing business when you retire @16 paws How awful for you! Good call sending...

Thanks! She hatched around 2/3...she is from the feed store and I picked her up on 2/7 so she had a couple days in transit before she got there and a day or so at the feedstore before I brought her home. So I guess that makes her just 2 months old so she has some growing left to do. I will...

Here is the Stella baby I am keeping. I don't know if she is a Cochin or a Brahma only that she is pretty darn cute and she needs a name..I have narrowed it down to Tyra or Lyla...any thoughts? I Love this one... she is regal Amd this sort of shows her size...somewhere between a...

Hi all. Like MM I have been lurking in the woodwork. Wanted to oooooo and ahhhhh over the babies...fingers crossed that that little frizzle is a girl. Also wanted to express that I am happy that things are better with Bettina Liz. 16 paws I am right there with you sister! I am giving...

Teila Poor poor Dusty. Joel sounds like he has a great sense of humor just like you. I love your story telling and I am so excited about your pip. Surely there is more going on by now. Waiting anxiously to hear how it goes. Hope you have a 100% hatch and get what you are looking for...

Well Hi you guys! I have sat down to post updates a bunch of times and been interrupted by one thing or another. I have been reading along though and wanted to say: MM I am also jealous of snow...precipitation of any form would be appreciated at this point but there is something about snow...

Stella took them all out of the coop yesterday which was a bit of a problem when they figured out they couldn't get back in. But they did work it out and navigated the big bird feeders and waterers just fine I am down 10 chickens from December...I sold the most recent group of girls...

More Chick Spam: I Love Stella's Ears and I sure hope this little one grows up mottled like I think it will oh and that it is a pullet... This was a great fun game called "Mama is a slide" There were 3 of them taking turns hopping on her back, sliding down then running round and doing it...

Meet Stella's Babies!! I got 6 feathered leg bantams...maybe a mix of Cochin and Brahma...I don't know. Any thoughts on adult coloring? I have two of these silver and black chipmunks Two little mottled babies and two little penguins Stella is quite pleased with herself and her...

Ohhh MM I am so sorry. Thanks for the hawk information. We don't have the snows your have but it does make sense that in general there is less around to eat in the winter so the bad guys are likely to turn to our flocks. Going to pick up some unsexed feed store bantam babies for Stella...