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  1. peacebird

    never mind. jersey giant roo has died

    thanks everyone... i guess i thought they would figure it out. The giant has been with us since "she" was a peep. After about six months we realized that "she" was a "he", but thought that we had enough room for two roos to co-exist. Especially since Mario had always been very peaceful and the...
  2. peacebird

    never mind. jersey giant roo has died

    The giant is much bigger, but has no spurs yet. Mario is three and has one spur. Apparently they had a huge fight yesterday and the giant got the worst of it by far. He has lost his comb and most feathers near it. His back has lost some feathers. He looks pretty rough. We have moved him into...
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    my buff-orp (1 year old) has her wing broken? update - buff died

    thank you. We've lost hens before to animals, but this is the first time I've had to put one down....
  4. peacebird

    so i rescue a lab-mix pup discarded in the woods, & find her a home

    thanks to all - the blind dogs web site is full of hopeful info!
  5. peacebird

    my buff-orp (1 year old) has her wing broken? update - buff died

    The buff had to be put down this morning. Sometime between 8 pm and 7 am someone managed to snap her spine.... we put her out of her misery... Placed her body at the edge of the woods on the far side of the property - I guess the coyote or buzzards will get a nice meal.
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    so i rescue a lab-mix pup discarded in the woods, & find her a home

    here it is about 7 months later and we learn from the vet that the puppy has some congenital problem and is already mostly blind - will lose all sight within the next 6 months. She is a wonderful pup. She has two big dogs who live with her, and dote on her. Does anyone have experience with...
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    my buff-orp (1 year old) has her wing broken? update - buff died

    the "elbow" is close to her body, but the tip of the wing is hanging down, almost touching the ground. She can still "flex" the feathers there, and otherwise appears fine. Our jersey giant "hen" turned out to be a roo, and he and our resident rooster, Mario, have been chasing each other around...
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    READY-TO-LAY Cuckoo Marans pullets for sale in PA - organically fed.

    Hi - Do you still have any birds left?
  9. peacebird

    eggs with shell texture like very rough grit sandpaper - why?

    oh - and one of my peeps from last year ALWAYS lays huge double yolkers... The eggs are so big that they don't fit in the egg cartons. I guess she's jus an over acheiver....
  10. peacebird

    eggs with shell texture like very rough grit sandpaper - why?

    this is their second year laying....
  11. peacebird

    eggs with shell texture like very rough grit sandpaper - why?

    "Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner" lol - love it!
  12. peacebird

    eggs with shell texture like very rough grit sandpaper - why?

    I've gotten two with rough, rough shells in last week. Another hen is laying eggs with a "ripple" sort of pattern on the shell. The ladies appear to be fine, eating well. Ideas?
  13. peacebird

    6 month old hen, laying for a week, died suddenly. Was fine this morn

    i feed countryside organic layer and scratch with treats of hardboiled egg and leftover salad, occaisionally leftover mashed potato, rice and beans. I put a little applecider vinegar in their water. I've been using deep litter method in the coop, so every week or so I pull out the messy straw...
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    6 month old hen, laying for a week, died suddenly. Was fine this morn

    it will be a nervous couple weeks, but I do hope it was a "point of lay" death, and not a problem that will affect the other young hens... We had felt so fortunate that all four of our "bonus birds" had survived and thrived since the cochins went broody on our brown hens eggs, and then it turned...
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    6 month old hen, laying for a week, died suddenly. Was fine this morn

    her comb and wattles were plump and red, she and her peepmates just started laying last week. I had 8 eggs (9 hens) two days in a row, then it settled in at 5 eggs a day. Since winter began my other hens had been laying about 2 - 3 a day so I wasn't alarmed that I was getting about 1 egg every...
  16. peacebird

    6 month old hen, laying for a week, died suddenly. Was fine this morn

    Any ideas? I'm worried about her three siblings and the other 5 hens, and Mario the roo now.... The only sign of any problem was yesterday someone sneezed a couple times.... Also one of the four young hens had watery poo yesterday tho I never thought that was an immediate death threat... I...
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    Prayer request for DH-Update page 5-Good news!

    Sending healing thoughts and prayers out for your DH and family. Please keep us posted.
  18. peacebird

    it's 7 degrees outside - should I just leave the birds in the coop?

    I gave them plenty of scratch and opened the pop door. Then I went to work.... When I got home they were all in the coop, and as it got up to 33 today their water was unfrozen. Back to 15 degrees tonight, and due to get colder still.... sigh. I suppose after this winter I will get to feeling...
  19. peacebird

    it's 7 degrees outside - should I just leave the birds in the coop?

    THank you! I'll get them some extra cracked corn now.
  20. peacebird

    it's 7 degrees outside - should I just leave the birds in the coop?

    or should I open the pop door and let it be their choice? They have food and water in the coop, just not much room to move about....
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