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  1. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Thanks! We were very happy with the oncology appointment. The enlarged pelvic lymph nodes they've been watching forever are finally getting smaller :) The Mitrofanoff will be summer of 2018 or 2019, before she starts kindergarten. Her chronic kidney disease has progressed a bit in the past...
  2. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    She looks great! So glad everything is working now! It totally changes your lives when you can do these procedures less invasively and without a struggle, doesn't it? I've been offline for a while as well. Grace had an all-clear oncology appointment last month, which we're very happy about!
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    :( Ours are twelve weeks with no crowing yet from the Lavender Orpingtons. We have five Lavenders, two probable pullets, two probable cockerels, and one unsure.
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    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Max, our blue barred Easter Egger cockerel is getting prettier every day.
  5. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Happy Birthday to Richard! It was Grace's third birthday yesterday :)
  6. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Such great news!
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    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Poor Kendra :( So sorry she's going through all of this.
  8. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    What a good brother :) Seizures are so scary though. At least with surgery you usually know what to expect. Grace had a viral illness that caused seizures in March. It was terrifying! I can't imagine going through that all the time. We all have our struggles, just thankful to be able to share...
  9. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Richard does seem to be very independent and outgoing. I was born in 1981, so I think we're the same age! Grace probably wouldn't have made it in the eighties. She went into the beginning stages of fetal heart failure at 34 weeks, and the only reason the doctors knew to deliver her early was a...
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    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Our pretty blue barred Easter Egger cockerel, Max, and several of his hatch mates trying to fit in the dust bath after I filled it with fresh dirt and wood ash.
  11. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Thank you! Yes, we just spray her hair with water and brush it and it looks like that. I wish mine would do that, lol! We have five Lavender Orpingtons. Two look like this, and three are larger with bigger combs and wattles. Really hoping all three aren't roosters! Thank you! Wow! A...
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    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    @BlooieThanks! That's wonderful that she's not scared anymore when her mom drains the Foley and wasn't too traumatized :( These kids who go through so much are very resilient, aren't they? Hopefully when the swelling goes down, they will be able to cath easily without pain. The MACE is so great...
  13. sdubski

    Russian Orloffs

    Thanks for the helpful links! Chicken genetics are so interesting.
  14. sdubski

    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    Hi all! I'll introduce myself first. I'm Sara. I'm new to chickens and to Backyard Chickens. I met @Blooie in the May Hatchalong and saw that she had started this thread. We got chickens for our daughter, Grace, who was prenatally diagnosed with a rare type of spinal tumor that causes similar...
  15. sdubski

    Russian Orloffs

    We have three that we hatched this spring. They are six weeks old. We are also new to Orloffs, and would love learn more from experienced owners.
  16. sdubski

    Lavender Orpington Thread

    Yes, but only for pickup in Wisconsin. Too hot to ship in July. They'll be eight and a half weeks old by then. I think we have at least two roosters out of five.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - Guess when we'll hit 17 million posts and you can

    8/8/2016 10:00 pm
  18. sdubski

    Russian Orloffs

    I'm interested in this question as well. We're just starting with Orloffs and chickens in general, although my husband had them growing up, so I know almost nothing about these subjects other than what I've read. I am a biologist though, and it would seem that trying to create a pure white...
  19. sdubski

    Russian Orloffs

    Hi! We hatched three Orloffs from a local breeder two weeks ago. We love them so far, such friendly, inquisitive personalities.
  20. sdubski

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    We just love the Orloffs. They really hold their own even though their the smallest, and they're always the first to investigate anything new. #2 has a bit of color to the comb and legs like tree trunks. The rest look a lot less roostery since we switched to the ceramic bulb. I think the red...
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