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  1. d.k

    Hmmm?? Damp-Breasted Chicken??? :/

    Hi gang--- been gone quite awhile, back today because I have a concern.... My hen, Perky came running over to me tonight to go into her kennel for the night, and when I picked her up, I swear, she felt sweaty , warm and damp all over her body.... most especially on the underside. Now, she isn't...
  2. d.k

    BREAKING A ""BAD BIRDIE!"" HABIT!!

    * So, some of you may recall my mentioning that Miss Chook had a habit of sucking on one of her wattles, just like a kid with a pacifier. . . WELL, got so bad recently that she was even trying to EAT with the darn thing stuck in her mouth! Yeah, that doesn't work, and I was sick of "pulling the...
  3. d.k

    BRAINSTORMING PERKY!!!!! CRAZY UPDATE!!

    * She still isn't eating much. She seems to be more of a ground-eater than a bowl/feeder eater. She will eat some when she has human company to watch, encourage her, but still eats little even then MAYBE 1/2 a Tbsp. twice a day , and apparently eats none when she is alone. CROP SEEMS FINE, BUT...
  4. d.k

    * MY FIRST DUMB COOP QUESTION

    * If you are raising different breeds or "grades" of chickens, do you have separate coops/quarters for EACH breed/grade??
  5. d.k

    "SENT" PM's!!!!

    * Think somebody stole mine-- can't figure out how to get to them at all. . . And checking them is the only way I have to find out how many times I sent the same msg. out to the same people and how many times I sent it to them. . . .
  6. d.k

    POSTER GOT ME WONDERING--FEED SURVEY???

    * There have been any number of surveys on BYC-- Have we done one on most favorite feed brands???? Who homemixes, etc??
  7. d.k

    Vet Visit With 2 Chickens-- Long Ride, Long Visit, Long Day!! (phew!)

    *Glad it's done!!
  8. d.k

    2 Cool Things TV About "Current Events"Tonite : NO Endorsements, Too!

    * 2O/2O: "John Stossel's Politically Incorrect Guide To Politics" and an short, funny "Info-mercial" for the Bail-Out on PBS. Both great.
  9. d.k

    FINALLY FOUND AN A.V., MADE AN APPT.-- NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT!!!! :(

    * I mean Chook was a feral, I've only had Perky 2 weeks-- This is freakin' Florida!! West Nile playground. . . The "kids" seem mostly fine to me, but what do I know once a vet gets their mitts on em?? Not to mention, that the vet is north and west, in "legal" chicken land. . .and I'm...
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    UH, I THINK SOMEBODY MUST OF CHASED PERKY WITH A BROOM. . . .

    * She started up with the "warning" clucking the minute I walked into the room with it. When I actually started SWEEPING, she went a little nuts-- including a very impressive 4ft vertical leap at one point!!!
  11. d.k

    UH-OH, I DON'T THINK THE AMOXYCILLIN IS WORKING ON ME ANYMORE. . . .(

    * Been on it since last Thursday-- Started getting better a bit. Now though, my ears feel plugged again and starting to get a little touchy. . . Gotta head back to the doc today, I guess. Haven't had Amoxy in, oh, 2O yrs. Never thought I might be resistant.
  12. d.k

    ONLY ONE PROBLEM WITH PERKY I KNOW OF: WATERY POO!

    * She's been in iso a week, and I think it must be parasite related. The clear part of the poo was like clear mucus before worming with Ivermectin; Now it's gone straight watery. I can re-worm her and add a little clay to her food. . . . What do ya'll think?? Expert Insight Especially...
  13. d.k

    CAN SOMEBODY WHO SEWS. . . .

    * make me a life-size cloth dummy of my DH so that I can beat it with my possum stick?? I have had a double ear infection for 2 wks- Got antibiotics today. Asked him to do 2 simple things: put the dog's collar on her after I had given her a bath, and asked him to change her dirty water bowl...
  14. d.k

    PERKY POWERHOUSE'S "IN THE CHUTE" EGG-- REALLY POINTY!!

    * Does that indicate anything about her health to anybody?? Since she's only my second chicken, I don't know how usual or unusual pointy eggs are. I broke it to check for fertilization. Seemed not. Nice orange yolk with 2 pinhead-size white spots is all.
  15. d.k

    OMG!!! Guess what somebody JUST BROUGHT ME!!!!!!

    * A chum for Miss Chook!!!! Another yr-1/2 old leghorn hen named PERKY!! WHAT DO I DO?? I mean how do I check her for general health and what about BIO-SEC??? Right now, Perky is in a carrier in the living room and Chook is going outside for her breakfast. They also brought me 25# of food, a...
  16. d.k

    One Interesting Thing About Prepping for A Long Distance Move. . . .

    * For the first time in at least 3O years, I am within a dozen loads of having every single scrap of laundry in the entire house *completely* DONE!!!!!
  17. d.k

    ~:o MY PM BOX IS JUST SHORT OF FULL!!

    * Problem is. . . I really don't want to delete anything right now. I have a couple ongoing conversations and some pieces of important good chickeny info in there, and stuff I don't have enough room or enough marbles left in my poor skull to remember by myself. . . Any ideas on how to empty...
  18. d.k

    MOMMA 'STEAK 'N SHAKE' DUCK'S BABIES ARE GONE!!!!

    * We went to Target this evening and I saw Momma D. cruising the parking lot-- but, no 6 little quackers anywhere. I was worried before that someone would snag them. . . Guess they did.
  19. d.k

    O.K., SO WHAT'S THE STORY HERE?? WHY CAN'T I . . . .

    *. . . open my messages?? Have I been a bad girl? Am I on restriction?
  20. d.k

    GOT AN INVITE TO OREGON, WITH A JOB POSSIBILITY!!

    * My Big Little Bro called me today. He is visiting Oregon and investigating a job opportunity there. He asked me if we might be willing to come out as assistants if he takes on the job. It is a bit north of Coo's Bay, about 8 and 16 hours drive to my folks and Little Bro's. We are seriously...
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