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post #2321 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:16am
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Originally Posted by Arielle View Post

Raz-- any reasonable clues???? 

Nothing that makes a bit of sense. We can't think of anyone that would want to poison him. The only reason anyone would want to get rid of him would be to get to my game chickens, but we don't take anyone back there to see them. He guarded the door to the coop.
 

 



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Razadia, sorry about your dog.


Thank you. It's sad that I already have to start looking for a puppy. But we need another guard dog and I know it'll make my dad feel better.

Chickens: 4 RIR, 1 HRIR roo, 1 BA hen, 13 AGF, 2 BA/RIR, 1 EE. Ducks: 1 Mallard drake and 8 little Coturnix quail. Everything else: 6 dogs, 6 cats, a pot bellied pig and one stubborn Mustang that rules the field!

Living happily with Blu and our son on the way.

RIP Ducky and Bob

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Chickens: 4 RIR, 1 HRIR roo, 1 BA hen, 13 AGF, 2 BA/RIR, 1 EE. Ducks: 1 Mallard drake and 8 little Coturnix quail. Everything else: 6 dogs, 6 cats, a pot bellied pig and one stubborn Mustang that rules the field!

Living happily with Blu and our son on the way.

RIP Ducky and Bob

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post #2322 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:17am
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Originally Posted by Razadia View Post

Caught up for the morning. I'm awake way too early and this morning has been terrible. 

Warning: Don't read this if you have a weak stomach! (Click to show)

 

My mom walked into my room (after I had been asleep for only an hour) and told me one of our dogs was dead. Fantastic. Problem is, he was perfectly fine last night and all day yesterday. He was his normal bouncy self and nothing abnormal happened. He was fed the same thing we always feed him. No chocolate icecream was anywhere near him yesterday and even if there had been, he wouldn't have eaten it. Our other dog outside is perfectly fine. He's just upset. The cats are working overtime on trying to comfort everyone and my mom's dog is laying next to me in the chair. NOTHING was wrong with him yesterday. 

 

I'm just so confused. He wasn't old at all. Cisco was only about 6 years old. We've had heart worm problems in the past and we know it starts showing at least a week before they die. He didn't have rabies and there were no bite marks on him where he could have gotten in a fight with anything. There was just blood, foam, and signs of him thrashing before he died. He didn't have access to poison or anything of the like. Someone had to have come in the yard, at night, to have done this. He wasn't sick.

 

From what I can tell he was only dead for about 2 hours before mom found him. (this was a process I did not enjoy.) I spent my morning helping my brother dig a grave for him. This morning has been horrible.

 

 


that is terrible! hugs.gif

 

Dark Horse Acres

NPIP 42-618

Iowa Blues and a mixed flock of a wide variety.

http://www.iowabluechickenclub.com/

 

 

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Dark Horse Acres

NPIP 42-618

Iowa Blues and a mixed flock of a wide variety.

http://www.iowabluechickenclub.com/

 

 

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post #2323 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:22am
I'm sorry for your loss Razadia.
Jules/Julie - Cowgirl turned Crazy Chicken Corraller. Broody Mama. Keeper of horses, cattle, dogs & cats + 1 great hubby. Plus waaay too many birds.
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Jules/Julie - Cowgirl turned Crazy Chicken Corraller. Broody Mama. Keeper of horses, cattle, dogs & cats + 1 great hubby. Plus waaay too many birds.
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post #2324 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:23am

I haven't even had time to turn my eggs this morning. I'm trying to find a puppy in the area that dad will approve of and that's not easy. I have no idea what my youngest niece is going to do when she finds out he's gone. It's heart breaking to think about. hit.gif

 

And thanks everyone. I've only had an hour's worth of sleep and I don't think I could sleep if I tried.

Chickens: 4 RIR, 1 HRIR roo, 1 BA hen, 13 AGF, 2 BA/RIR, 1 EE. Ducks: 1 Mallard drake and 8 little Coturnix quail. Everything else: 6 dogs, 6 cats, a pot bellied pig and one stubborn Mustang that rules the field!

Living happily with Blu and our son on the way.

RIP Ducky and Bob

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Chickens: 4 RIR, 1 HRIR roo, 1 BA hen, 13 AGF, 2 BA/RIR, 1 EE. Ducks: 1 Mallard drake and 8 little Coturnix quail. Everything else: 6 dogs, 6 cats, a pot bellied pig and one stubborn Mustang that rules the field!

Living happily with Blu and our son on the way.

RIP Ducky and Bob

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post #2325 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:23am

Hi AK Michelle,

 

What breed is the rooster in the front?

 

Thanks!

 

Rooster copy.jpg

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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post #2326 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:32am

AK Michelle, wow your birds have a wonderful resort hotel to stay in all in the wintery wonderland of Alaska. I'm envious. Can I vaca there for a week?

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           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

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Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

D.gif  jumpy.gifD.gif

 

Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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post #2327 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:46am

Ugh.  So sorry about your dog, Raz.  Very sad.

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post #2328 of 11360
2/26/12 at 7:48am
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Great idea!!!! My EE are laying again--no lights all winter for them, it's uplifting to see the pretty blues and greens again.  

 


I guess I have half a mind too. I'll be setting Ameraucana eggs, along with a few olive egger experiments, but only half. Marans for the other half, assuming the eggs shipped 3000 miles arrive in one piece!
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post #2329 of 11360
2/26/12 at 8:08am

Looks like the top of one of my apple pies, I am rubbish at pastry. (Says an ex-pastry chef)

 

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Originally Posted by ChestnutRidge View Post

One more that might be of interest...

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Razadia - so sorry to hear of your dog being poisoned. Hope you find out what really happened.

 

And yes, I think we should all name our Easter hatched prettiest rooster after Mahonri. If we never kept boys we wouldn't be here on this thread and wouldn't be trying to populate the world with beautiful birds of every shape and size. So, all the best looking Mahonri roosters should have a contest three or four months after the hatch!

 


Edited by SarahIrl - 2/26/12 at 8:14am
My daughter, everything to me, but all I have to do for her is be.

Left is Leafy: my DD's favourite chicken. He thunders around the garden offering me treats, and crows like an old owl...!
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My daughter, everything to me, but all I have to do for her is be.

Left is Leafy: my DD's favourite chicken. He thunders around the garden offering me treats, and crows like an old owl...!
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post #2330 of 11360
2/26/12 at 8:41am

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On another note----

 

Does any one know . . . .  I want to alter my sig line. How do we access now since the big change over? 

NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

D.gif  jumpy.gifD.gif

 

Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

D.gif  jumpy.gifD.gif

 

Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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