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Ok I jimmy rigged to coop, I hope it lasts until it drys out. I tarped the whole thing. lifted it off the gound on top of a sheet of pywood and I put an old nesting box filled with shavings in the bottom for an extra dry spot. I hope it helps. Its just going to have to make do until it drys out...

Its STILL Raining!!!!!!!! Uggh! Oh my goodness those chicks stink to high heaven! I walked in my bathroom this morning and gagged! Its off to the hardware store this morning, they can not stay indoors! My sewing room for my business is in my garage and they will stink that up I am afraid.

Unfortunately its a bottomless a frame coop. SIgh.

Yup see my problem is the roof leaked, so they couldn't go up to the top of it and then the floor flooded so they were huddled on a little board that was about to float away when I go them. Poor babies! I checked them 3 hours ago and there were fine too, I just had a feeling I should check on...

Thanks for the great ideas. I'm so frazzled after my rescue efforts. I'm just dripping wet and my wire on my coop was damaged during the rescue because I was in a hurry. I have things floating in my yard! They said on the news this is the most rainfall they have ever had in recorded history!

Its still raining with more expected. The back yard, back patio, everything is flooded. I have a garage and a cog crate, I suppose they could live in there until it drys out, though theres not a lot of room, the crate is about 2 feet by 3 feet, would that be enough for 10 8 week pullets? I don't...

My coop is sitting in a 5 inch lake right now! Because of all this rain my entire backyard flooded and I just had to rescue my poor chickens as they have no ark. Could anyone suggest the best way to take care of my babies? They are living in my jaccuzi tub tonight, but I can't have them stay...

I need to find new homes for our Hens. They are healthy and good layers even in the heat. I have the following 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Black Sex Links, 1 Golden Laced Wyndotte, 2 Partrige Silkies, 2 Bantam Barred Rocks, 3 Americana Bantams and 1 regular sized Americana. They are all less than a...

Ok really why dose my barred rock think she can hatch out a pile of river rocks? She's been sitting on them for about three weeks and will not get off the nest! I have kicked her off the nest every day, piled boxex on top of the nest so she cant get to it(she just sits next to the boxes) sprayed...

I am increasing because of the economy. My chickens eat so much kitchen scraps that they are pretty much free. (they still get as much feed and oyster shell they can eat) I figure if I get a few more they will pay for their feed with the eggs I can sell.

:jumpy:jumpy:jumpy I FINALLY have eggs! My girls started laying this week, first day two, yesterday 4, and today 5 out of 15 girls are laying!!! WHEE!!!!!!:cd:cd

Kinda makes me sad, these poor babies....

Ok I have 2 chicks that hatched yesterday that are still not really eating or drinking. I'm dipping their beaks, but what else should I do?

Oh my gosh I have a baby!!! I'll post pics as soon as I can find the dang cord to the camera. I have one more pipped too!

Mixed banties.

I don't think it made it. Its been totally still for a couple hours and is not responsive. On the bright side I have another one with a pip so maybe the humidity drop didn't ruin the hacth totally....

*L*A*G* : if it is a little moist and has been awhile i think u could help it zip A LITTLE for how weak i picture it. Its weak and the membrane was bone dry and even with re-hydration its like leathery so I don't know if the chick can make it through that or not...

Ahh yeah the pip is by the beak. Baby is still peep a little and let out one big peep jsut a minute ago. Theres blood on the membrane so I'm going ot let it be for an hour or so.

Ooh goof Idea. I wil try that. There are other eggs in the bator but I think the drop killed them already, theres no movements or sound at all from them. I have a warm damp paper towel over them so that when I open the bator it won't effect their humidity as much. SIgh this is nerve racking!