California - Northern

[zooweemama]

I was drinking Silk "Seasonal Nog" yesterday, and at the bottom of the carton.... "DO NOT USE AS AN INFANT FORMULA"

Thats both funny and sad at the same time.

 

[zooweemama]

This is yesterday evening. I hope we see some more skies like this soon.

GORGEOUSness!

 

[zooweemama]

Question: My little Leghorn pullets have been in the coop (inside a large wire dog kennel) for a week. Do you think it is long enough for them to come back 'home' or they need longer? And Ron- how old are they? Right now only my tiny bantam rooster is with all the ladies and I am not worried about him hurting them. He is actually quite the gentleman. But eventually I will put my other 2 roosters (cockerels) in the coop with them all but I want to wait until the LHs are old enough to be around my big cockerels (a marans and a buff orp).

 

[Happy Chooks]

We lost the tiny runt duckling last night. All the rest are doing great. They vary in ages from days old to weeks old. I separated them last night. The brooders are staying drier now haha!

So sorry you lost the little one.

Home made bread sounds good, maybe I'll make some too if I can find the energy. Mine probably won't come out as good as Ron's though. But it'll be good with chicken soup.

Now my rant.....I really am getting sick of being sick. I caught a cold (my kids too) just before Thanksgiving. It keeps evolving into new forms....... First a sore throat and basic head cold, then started coughing and lost my voice. Mike knows about that LOL, but now at least I have my voice back. A few days ago it turned into a chest cold and sinus pressure. Now the sore throat is back, I have a swollen lymph node on my neck, my ear is starting to hurt and I have a low grade fever (the fever came and went the whole time).

I may have to get antibiotics now (which I hate taking)...,this is ridiculous. So I'm here in isolation (no visitors) but the storm is going to keep us home anyway. My kid's both have a bit of the "cold" too. I think they keep bringing new germs home from school. I personally think elementary school is an Evil Experiment of Bio-warfare.

Oh, so far we are ok here storm wise. I did loose a pullet to a broken leg, she tried to fly over the fence because she was tired of being penned up. Sadly she broke her leg...she was one of my best blues this year.

everyone else will make it through this next storm.

Trisha

Hope you all start feeling better soon. (and that it's not strep) I agree with you on school being an experiment in Bio-warfare.

Also sorry to hear about your pullet.

This is yesterday evening. I hope we see some more skies like this soon.

Beautiful. I'm pondering how you don't lose them to hawks though - all those white targets.

 

[ronott1]

Question: My little Leghorn pullets have been in the coop (inside a large wire dog kennel) for a week. Do you think it is long enough for them to come back 'home' or they need longer? And Ron- how old are they? Right now only my tiny bantam rooster is with all the ladies and I am not worried about him hurting them. He is actually quite the gentleman. But eventually I will put my other 2 roosters (cockerels) in the coop with them all but I want to wait until the LHs are old enough to be around my big cockerels (a marans and a buff orp).

They are about 12 weeks old.

Most illnesses or sickness shows up in 10 days. Most recommend 14 days to be safe, but you could remove them from quarantine tomorrow.

My big girls are swimming now. The rain is back!

 

[zooweemama]

They are about 12 weeks old.

Most illnesses or sickness shows up in 10 days. Most recommend 14 days to be safe, but you could remove them from quarantine tomorrow.

My big girls are swimming now. The rain is back!

Oh I only quarantined them for 2 or 3 days lol. The EEs did great so I wasn't too worried about the LH having anything. (i have always assumed quarantine to mean completely away from all the other birds right? which for me means on my back porch lol) But they have been inside the coop for over a week I think now- no one is sick so that is all well. My 2 main concerns are letting the Leghorns out of their kennel to free range with the others- will they come back yet? And my other concern is having them getting mounted by any of the roosters being so young.

 

[zooweemama]

They are about 12 weeks old.

Most illnesses or sickness shows up in 10 days. Most recommend 14 days to be safe, but you could remove them from quarantine tomorrow.

My big girls are swimming now. The rain is back!

Hmm does the storm hit you guys first them us...or us first then move to you all?

 

[zooweemama]

So sorry you lost the little one.

Hope you all start feeling better soon. (and that it's not strep) I agree with you on school being an experiment in Bio-warfare.

Also sorry to hear about your pullet.
Beautiful. I'm pondering how you don't lose them to hawks though - all those white targets.

Thank you. It's a bummer. She was so itty bitty. I could fit two of her in my hands and I don't have big hands.

 

[zooweemama]

Totally off topic...my puppy loves bully sticks. They are pricey. I did find them at Petco - they are like 18 inches long or something for $12. We cut them into 3 sticks. So far that seems to be the cheapest way to get them. We don't do rawhide so this is her chewy thing. Anyone know of a place that might sell them cheaper? (and i would like to note that those things smell so foul when she is eating them gag. and yes i know exactly what they are. haha! my kids gag when they smell her eating them)

 

[zooweemama]

Ok one more post. Sorry haha. I have recently into being allergic to pine shavings. I have issues messing with hay (which we no longer use). And now I have issues with pine shavings. Runny sneezy burning nose and eyes...red eyes. Nice! And every time I add shavings to the brooders or coops it gets worse. Anyone else suffer from this? So weird. It's wood chips for petes sake. Benadryl helps slightly but makes me uber tired. Do you think one of the claritin type things would be useful here?