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[sewandgrow]

The little guy died while i was just typing

So sorry. I have developed a protective shell that helps. It is unavoidable sometimes.

 

[sewandgrow]

Thunder and lightening! My 12 year old is thrilled!

Boo Hoo I didn't get any...!!!!!!! A little light rain off & on yesterday but that's about it so far.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I have had good experiences with them. Maybe "chicken lovers" are just good people....................... I don't usually have them into my home but just to the incubator, brooders or outside. A lot of times they bring their children along & I have had them come from quite a distance sometimes. We have more than one family & home here on the property & some of us are always around. We do have cameras & an alarm system but have had no trouble. Years ago there was a rash of burglaries & we installed the surveillance system but never had anything happen. As I said there is always someone around & we are retired so have no set schedule. 

I have met people at rest areas or feed stores to deliver chicks. My gripe is the no-shows or the perpetual "running a little late" people. Very few GPS systems can even find the street we live on so aside from biosecurity meeting at a neutral location works much better.

 

[chiqita]

Thunder and lightening!  My 12 year old is thrilled!

Yes! We got it too! You know who was not thrilled? Turkeys! Big babies. Cranberries was off his guard perch by the window Hiding in the back. He ran to me when I went to turn the lights off. If stuffing was still around she would have bitten him for his cowardice.

Yeah, and pouring rain that I had to walk twenty minutes home in.  Without a raincoat.

Im sorry! I had to change clothes 4x yesterday from being soaked through. Blasted silkies.

I'm so sorry, but what you are describing are often the signs that the dying process has started.
I did not know that. I have looked up those symptoms for quail wondering what the heck it was.
-Kathy

I had immediate response from Craigslist with lots of information & especially if it was near a week end when working people are free to browse.
  You are not bugging me. I told you that you are welcomed anytime.
  Today I am going to Mt.View Feed & Seed to buy a bag of re cleaned oats. I have been sprouting barley for some time now but Denny uses sprouted oats for her hens to increase egg size. Denny (Lotsapaints) from Paso Robles is my feed Guru.....LOL I am happy with my egg size but want to give it a try. Sprouting has been great fun for me & I have tried several grains & legumes. They loved the lentils.

Ohh tell us about your sucess with oats I have heard they are tough so shied away from them.

 

[sewandgrow]

I will gladly tell you all about my oats & whatever. Denny made it sound like a snap.

 

[PetRock]

I had immediate response from Craigslist with lots of information & especially if it was near a week end when working people are free to browse.
You are not bugging me. I told you that you are welcomed anytime.
Today I am going to Mt.View Feed & Seed to buy a bag of re cleaned oats. I have been sprouting barley for some time now but Denny uses sprouted oats for her hens to increase egg size. Denny (Lotsapaints) from Paso Robles is my feed Guru.....LOL I am happy with my egg size but want to give it a try. Sprouting has been great fun for me & I have tried several grains & legumes. They loved the lentils.

I've been sprouting grain for almost a year now and I'm very pleased with how my flock looks. I sprout oats, barley, wheat, and a higher end bird seed with BOSS, millet, etc. in it. I usually have about 12 containers going at one time. I've been using Parmesan cheese containers with holes drilled in them and some quart Ball jars with screen lids on them. I wash the seeds twice a day and let them drain. They are ready to feed to the birds by day 3 or 4. I just purchased some 1/2 gal size Ball jars. I am hoping to reduce the number of containers and the amount of work by increasing the size of jars.

 

[PetRock]

Lovin this rain!


Look what I found eeek I hope the rainfall keeps coming.

That's Folsom above Sac

Wow! Not good!

 

[casportpony]

QuotOriginally Posted by casportpony

I'm so sorry, but what you are describing are often the signs that the dying process has started.

I did not know that. I have looked up those symptoms for quail wondering what the heck it was.

It was a rude awakening for me... I used to try to save the feedstore chicks that did this and often they wouldn't survive the car trip home even though I was keeping them warm. Now I just walk past all of the pens as it just started to take it's toll on me. No more rescues, period!

Some signs of eminent death can include:

• Hypothermia
• Vomiting
• Open mouth breathing
• seizures
• Slow, labored breathing
• Full crop (organs shut down, food stays put)
• Mucus in throat and mouth

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the signs above mean death, 'cause there are other diseases that can cause them and there is no harm in trying to save them.

-Kathy

 

[PetRock]

The little guy died while i was just typing

So sorry that you lost him! I hope that the rest of your chicks thrive!

 

[Audio51]

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You get flakes with almost any method I use Freecycle a lot to give away things I just don't need and aren't worth selling...like clothes my grand kids have outgrown, used books, old toys, etc. You would be amazed at the number of people who say they want it, schedule a pick up, then never show or contact you. I also listed a brand new, unopened books on CD of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" for $5 on one of the FB "for sale or free" pages. Someone said she wanted it and was supposed to pick it up the next day, then didn't show. I contacted her that evening and she said she was just too tired, but would get it the next day. In the meantime someone else wanted it and she showed up when she said she would. Then the first lady called and I told her it was gone and she got mad.. I told her I do not hold things for people that have already proved unreliable.