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Hello All,
I just joined BYC and am learning how to use this forum. I am brand new to poultry.
Three weeks ago, I got my flock. 10 assorted bantams, 10 grazer meat chicks, 1 white poult, 1 bronze poult, 6 keets, 2 African goslings and 3 white crested ducklings.
I have had three losses - one grazer I believe and 2 bantams. Have brought back ducklings from shaky legs with brewers yeast and now have my white poult with a broken or dislocated hip. I am in the middle of trying to figure out if I should continue with trying to help her with a spraddle leg tape job or to cull her. I have yet have have to cull anything.
My heart hurts every time I walk into the barn to where the brooders are to check on them. My breath catches and I do a quick head count. I am/was so looking forward to having beautiful birds to add to my homestead, fresh eggs and unadulterated meat this fall....but I swear these birds will be the death of me. So far I'm just discouraged and getting frustrated. *sigh*
Not much of an introduction as it's mostly negative and I am normally very positive person.....let's see if I can turn this around.
I am a city girl, gone country. I got married to my best friend almost 2 years ago on his step-fathers farm and we've just never left. We are working on being more self-sustainable and self-reliant. Some of you may know me from my FB page Stilettos to Cowboy Boots where I share my country experiences there.
We have two dogs, 3 cats and now these birds. Hoping to get goats once we get these birds under control.
Hmmmm.....that's it for now.....looking forward to meeting new people and learning heaps from you all.
E.
I just joined BYC and am learning how to use this forum. I am brand new to poultry.
Three weeks ago, I got my flock. 10 assorted bantams, 10 grazer meat chicks, 1 white poult, 1 bronze poult, 6 keets, 2 African goslings and 3 white crested ducklings.
I have had three losses - one grazer I believe and 2 bantams. Have brought back ducklings from shaky legs with brewers yeast and now have my white poult with a broken or dislocated hip. I am in the middle of trying to figure out if I should continue with trying to help her with a spraddle leg tape job or to cull her. I have yet have have to cull anything.
My heart hurts every time I walk into the barn to where the brooders are to check on them. My breath catches and I do a quick head count. I am/was so looking forward to having beautiful birds to add to my homestead, fresh eggs and unadulterated meat this fall....but I swear these birds will be the death of me. So far I'm just discouraged and getting frustrated. *sigh*
Not much of an introduction as it's mostly negative and I am normally very positive person.....let's see if I can turn this around.
I am a city girl, gone country. I got married to my best friend almost 2 years ago on his step-fathers farm and we've just never left. We are working on being more self-sustainable and self-reliant. Some of you may know me from my FB page Stilettos to Cowboy Boots where I share my country experiences there.
We have two dogs, 3 cats and now these birds. Hoping to get goats once we get these birds under control.
Hmmmm.....that's it for now.....looking forward to meeting new people and learning heaps from you all.
E.
and Welcome To BYC! Sorry you are having such a tough introduction to to poultry keeping. It does seem like sometimes the bad luck just piles up on you, really rough if it is in the beginning of your journey. Hopefully things will straighten out and the rest of the flock will do well and you will have lots of nice fresh eggs and happy birds from now on.
