So behind from working again!
Pastrymama ... so sad to hear of flies and dog poo at neighbor's house ... you could try posting this poem on their front door and change garbage to dog poo in the poem: http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/s/sarahcyn.html We had a neighbor who wouldn't take his trash out to the curb (just divorced, lost job, depressed, still had garbage service tho). He let the garbage can get overflowing, and then packed lawn bags of garbage on either side until the stink was incredible. We couldn't open our windows
. The Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, She wouldn't take the garbage out poem worked wonders for us. We just taped it to his door, rang the doorbell and ran. Next day some friends of his came with a truck and hauled probably 6 pickup truck loads of garbage bags out. Sadly we had to put the poem up one more time before he foreclosed, he did take the trash out to the curb for a few months after the poem. His x wife was a Gilbert Police Officer and we decided it might be rude to call the police and tell them it smelled like something was dead over there - but we did consider it.
Tballchicky, sorry for the loss of your chicks ... that is so sad!
newchickmom09 - I can't believe the teacher thought she was trying to save the chicks
Sevensonm - there is a person with really sweet Australorps in Mesa - she has a craigslist ad in right now - we got one and they are beautiful. Also stopped the big hen from picking on anyone, I guess she just needed a big hen with her. Oh, there is a great feed store in QC, it is the Jim's Ace Hardware - they often have a good variety of chicks in - usually 4 or more varieties at once. They also have anything and everything you would ever need for pets, livestock, home and garden and of course hardware. They are like a petsmart, feedstore + home improvement store all in one.
Turkeybreeder - congrats on the turkey chicks!!!
Laree - silky chicks so cute!!! I need a silky!!!! Editing to clarify, I really really want a silky, probably don't have room for one - but I really need one!!!!
Bethany83 - I know you already had an answer on the bunny ... what we did was have an indoor cage and she was potty trained too for when we were home and able to confine the cat (he ate wild dinner most days). We also had an outdoor cage, if she was in it in the summer, we always froze either 2L soda bottles, or gallon milk jugs to put in when it was over 90 degrees. They lay against them to stay cool. Even with them, though you can tell they are hot in the afternoon. When I was a teenager, I would let my bunny sit on the top step of the pool to cool off after school, then rinse with the hose. Then she would run around the grass and lay in the zinnias (flowers? not sure of sp) and stay cool, and munch on them since they were edible. We did have a dog chew through our wooden fence, and try to rip her cage apart to eat her once at night. He did get about half of her cage apart, and tried to eat her feet through the wire (she just got some broken toe nails, but blood was everywhere!). She ended up standing in her food bowl until the dog went away - or that is what it looked like she did. She got a vet visit for a day, and was good as new
Mahonri - so far (4 days), 12 have chicks and veins, 2 have just veins, 2 are porous and can't tell, 4 marans shells too dark, one I forgot to write down what it was (LOL), 2 look clear, and 2 look like they have a blood ring - but not too experienced with that. Will of course recheck at day 10
and update! So far so good!!!! Thank you again for the eggs!!!
Phew! Time for bed!!!
Pastrymama ... so sad to hear of flies and dog poo at neighbor's house ... you could try posting this poem on their front door and change garbage to dog poo in the poem: http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/s/sarahcyn.html We had a neighbor who wouldn't take his trash out to the curb (just divorced, lost job, depressed, still had garbage service tho). He let the garbage can get overflowing, and then packed lawn bags of garbage on either side until the stink was incredible. We couldn't open our windows
Tballchicky, sorry for the loss of your chicks ... that is so sad!
newchickmom09 - I can't believe the teacher thought she was trying to save the chicks
Sevensonm - there is a person with really sweet Australorps in Mesa - she has a craigslist ad in right now - we got one and they are beautiful. Also stopped the big hen from picking on anyone, I guess she just needed a big hen with her. Oh, there is a great feed store in QC, it is the Jim's Ace Hardware - they often have a good variety of chicks in - usually 4 or more varieties at once. They also have anything and everything you would ever need for pets, livestock, home and garden and of course hardware. They are like a petsmart, feedstore + home improvement store all in one.
Turkeybreeder - congrats on the turkey chicks!!!
Laree - silky chicks so cute!!! I need a silky!!!! Editing to clarify, I really really want a silky, probably don't have room for one - but I really need one!!!!
Bethany83 - I know you already had an answer on the bunny ... what we did was have an indoor cage and she was potty trained too for when we were home and able to confine the cat (he ate wild dinner most days). We also had an outdoor cage, if she was in it in the summer, we always froze either 2L soda bottles, or gallon milk jugs to put in when it was over 90 degrees. They lay against them to stay cool. Even with them, though you can tell they are hot in the afternoon. When I was a teenager, I would let my bunny sit on the top step of the pool to cool off after school, then rinse with the hose. Then she would run around the grass and lay in the zinnias (flowers? not sure of sp) and stay cool, and munch on them since they were edible. We did have a dog chew through our wooden fence, and try to rip her cage apart to eat her once at night. He did get about half of her cage apart, and tried to eat her feet through the wire (she just got some broken toe nails, but blood was everywhere!). She ended up standing in her food bowl until the dog went away - or that is what it looked like she did. She got a vet visit for a day, and was good as new
Mahonri - so far (4 days), 12 have chicks and veins, 2 have just veins, 2 are porous and can't tell, 4 marans shells too dark, one I forgot to write down what it was (LOL), 2 look clear, and 2 look like they have a blood ring - but not too experienced with that. Will of course recheck at day 10
Phew! Time for bed!!!
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