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LOL SUNNY, i think Tyler was referring to HIS eight hens that hes trying to rehome. And DUH me and mark would be happy to help too! I make a GREAT foreman. And I am really good at keeping everyone hydrated. I also manage shady areas really well. Plus I look good in sunglasses. So its settled, Mark will lift all of the heavy stuff and I will bear the burden of overseeing that everyone is in a constant state of motion (from my vantage point in the chicken pen of course.)

The big girls and the 11 week olds are getting along just fine. They are still separate at night. My little ones have no interest in going on even the baby roost yet.  they like to pile together in the corner still.  My broody BO is still broody.  The 3 week olds are feathering in. the brahma looks huge next to the silkies and jaers. She is the friendliest chick so far though. 

Seth, I work at UNR. I am on faculty there and run a center. We have to get our funding from grants and contracts--the university doesn't pay us unless we find our own money.   So we will write grants with other organizations who are doing programs and then if the grants are funded, my center does the program evaluation and report back how well the program is working, etc.  

I like your thought process, Aubrey. Someone needs to look after all those chickens during the move!

Sunny, we'll have to keep the boys in check so they don't hurt themselves. 

ok so one of my ameracuana chicks was haveing an issue. so i just refilled their food and like always that og bezerk and skarf it down. the water had leaked so they had ben without water for i don,t knowhow long. so one of my girl chicks gets lots of mucuse on her beak and is wheezing a little bit later she hacks out a big hunk of musshed food is that the end of it or is she sick? just in case what is that stuff you put in the water missy.

Chickens can go downhill quickly without water. Make sure they have water at all times. Food also, so they don't scarf it down. Sounds like she ate too fast. Do not medicate your chicks unless you are SURE they are sick. If it will make you feel better, put a couple of tablespoons of unfiltered cider vinegar in their water. They like it and it helps keep them healthy. 

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ok so one of my ameracuana chicks was haveing an issue. so i just refilled their food and like always that og bezerk and skarf it down. the water had leaked so they had ben without water for i don,t knowhow long. so one of my girl chicks gets lots of mucuse on her beak and is wheezing a little bit later she hacks out a big hunk of musshed food is that the end of it or is she sick? just in case what is that stuff you put in the water missy.

Sunny you can borrow my giant dog crate and some of my pet carriers if youd like.... Id say with all of my things you could transport about 15 birds if not more.

Seth, I agree with Candy and Sunny.  It's probably just a dry gullet.  Watch her to see how she does.  But I put two things in the water: Sulmet and Duramycin.  I bought the Sulmet last summer, when my chickens got cocci, so I just had it around.  And I was glad I did, since it treats coryza.  The Duramycin treats other stuff, but it's a more broad-spectrum antibiotic that can be used for a lot of animals.  You can get them at feed stores for pretty cheap, and they're good to have around.  When the chickens got cocci, I called a friend to have her run go get me some, because I heard it can kill fast if untreated.  Sulmet is a liquid, in a white bottle with a blue label.  I got it at Green's Feed.  Duramycin is a yellow powder, and I got it at Feed World, but they probably have it at Green's, as well.

Do you have any plain yogurt?  It really helped my chickens build their immunity back up after being sick.  I milled some Flock Raiser, flaxseed meal, and rolled oats together, then mixed it into a mash with yogurt.  They loved it.  I've been making big batches of yogurt so I can keep in onhand for them.

Sunny, I also have two big dog crates.  They're currently occupied, but the ducks leave it to go run around the yard during the day.  I can find someplace to put the chicks, if you want to use them both.

And the lesson learned today... If you're holding ducklings in your lap and eating a Hostess Zinger, don't expect that nothing will happen.  But they tasted the sugar and didn't want much more.