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  1. PoachiesMom

    Chicks scheduled to ship today! YAY!! Anyone else?

    Update - Our 5 babies arrived this afternoon safe and sound - they were packed with extra padding and a heat pack. They were a bit quiet when I picked them up so made hubby open the box first.... everyone alive and well. They were VERY thirsty and began drinking/eating right away. By this...
  2. PoachiesMom

    Chicks scheduled to ship today! YAY!! Anyone else?

    Our new babies shipped from Meyer today too!!!! one black copper maran, one speckled sussex, one silver spangled hamburg, one welsummer and one blue andalusion. This will round out our flock of 13 - and I said I would never have chickens........ Have never done such a small order so hoping all...
  3. PoachiesMom

    What's the biggest bug/animal/(fish?) your chicken has caught?

    1 mouse, 1 bat and one large frog - so far...........
  4. PoachiesMom

    Favorite treats for your chickens

    String Cheese!!!!!!
  5. PoachiesMom

    What treat did your chickies get today?

    String Chesse!!!!!!!!!
  6. PoachiesMom

    Sick baby Silkie

    Get some Poly Vi Sol Vitamin drops from your local pharmacy - they are made by Enfamil. Make sure they are WITHOUT IRON. Give a couple of drops straight to the beak each day and mix in water also. We always mix vitamins/electrolytes in our new arrivals water for the first few days and this...
  7. PoachiesMom

    chicken with lice infestation

    Had good results with Frontline - yes, the spot on for dogs - just 2-3 drops on the skin behind the head knocks the little buggers out in about 12 hours. Need to repeat in 10 days for rehatching.
  8. PoachiesMom

    I think I got this one figured out.

    I believe that would be called a silkichin very nice!
  9. PoachiesMom

    Whole Flock is getting sick!!Breathing, leg hurt, one chick down :(

    I have found myself in a similar situation - although minus the leg issues so far..... I have had a crash course in respiratory, hygiene and good nutrition. Here's what I've done. Hope some of this helps out your guys. Best I have been able to determine the gasping and eye issues are pretty...
  10. PoachiesMom

    Can anyone tell me whats up with this eye - should I be worried?

    Got some adolescent chickens several weeks ago - almost a rescue situation as they were not in the best of environments and ended up being very sick with respiratory and lice. Have been in quarantine and finished antibiotics and first round of treatment for lice. Hit this one's eye 2x/day with...
  11. PoachiesMom

    can someone think off any names for my chickens!!

    Posting pictures may help to find the most appropriate names. Since we have hens, we chose all "egg" names: Fritata, omelet, souffle, scrambled, benedict, rottie (rotten egg), quiche, poachie (poached), foo young, custard, meringue, flan, pickled and sunny (sunny side up)
  12. PoachiesMom

    If you bought pullets that turned out to be sick...

    I see you are from Fayetteville - NC, i presume. You wouldn't have happened to get these birds up around the Siler City/Bear Creek area did you?
  13. PoachiesMom

    UPDATE 6/29: RIP Olivia. :-(

    So sorry for you loss. We lost our dear Poachie on Sunday - she was a special needs baby from day 3 and made it to almost 12 weeks. Amazing how much they become a part of our family so quickly. Take solace in the fact that you did everything you could to give her the best life possible.
  14. PoachiesMom

    Need Help Identifying .... Cuckoo and Black Copper Maran?

    I was kinda suspicious of the cuckoo being a boy but I was thinking maybe the other one was a hen but not a maran.... can you shed some light on what clued you in?
  15. PoachiesMom

    Need Help Identifying .... Cuckoo and Black Copper Maran?

    Got some new additions to our flock a few weeks ago. Was told these two were hens - one cuckoo maran one black copper maran - but beginning to wonder..... Can anyone help??? Black one has green sheen to feathers and white tips on wings. Legs are black and clean. Black/white has pale legs...
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