California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Oh my, I don't think I felt this sick in years I pretty much have been in bed since yesderday. The flu sucks and I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Hopefully my kids don't get it. They got vaccinated, but DH and I didn't. DH is on the mend a little, but is still weak and feverish. He was stuck in bed for over 3 days. So much to do and I can barely type laying down. My house is a mess, I have fruit trees to plant, and I need to build some nest boxes and two " rooster coops".. plus a million other things to do. Good thing I loaded up the chickens with food, I can't even make it down to the coops.

Trisha

Hope you feel better soon. Flu is bad up here also, they have restricted visitors at the hospital in Medford, they are trying to slow the spread/exposure. Hoping I can avoid it, I have never gotten a flu shot, everytime DH got one he came down with the flu.

If your house is like mine the house work will still be there when you're up and around, chicken chores come first since they don't have construction skills.

 

[ronott1]

Hope you feel better soon. Flu is bad up here also, they have restricted visitors at the hospital in Medford, they are trying to slow the spread/exposure. Hoping I can avoid it, I have never gotten a flu shot, everytime DH got one he came down with the flu.

If your house is like mine the house work will still be there when you're up and around, chicken chores come first since they don't have construction skills.

Our next door neighbor took a trip in an ambulance on Christmas Eve. She had the Flu and then Pneumonia. She is fine now but it was close for her.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oh my, I don't think I felt this sick in years

I pretty much have been in bed since yesderday. The flu sucks and I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Hopefully my kids don't get it. They got vaccinated, but DH and I didn't. DH is on the mend a little, but is still weak and feverish. He was stuck in bed for over 3 days. So much to do and I can barely type laying down. My house is a mess, I have fruit trees to plant, and I need to build some nest boxes and two " rooster coops".. plus a million other things to do. Good thing I loaded up the chickens with food, I can't even make it down to the coops.

Trisha

Get some rest Trisha and I hope you feel better soon. My fingers are crossed your kids don't get it.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Oh my, I don't think I felt this sick in years I pretty much have been in bed since yesderday. The flu sucks and I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Hopefully my kids don't get it. They got vaccinated, but DH and I didn't. DH is on the mend a little, but is still weak and feverish. He was stuck in bed for over 3 days. So much to do and I can barely type laying down. My house is a mess, I have fruit trees to plant, and I need to build some nest boxes and two " rooster coops".. plus a million other things to do. Good thing I loaded up the chickens with food, I can't even make it down to the coops.

Trisha

Sorry Trisha! Yuck! Our whole household had a cold a few weeks ago. Glad it wasn't the flu. I'll pray your kids don't get it too

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Does she look ready to lay to you guys?

 

[juststruttin]

Oh my, I don't think I felt this sick in years

I pretty much have been in bed since yesderday. The flu sucks and I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Hopefully my kids don't get it. They got vaccinated, but DH and I didn't. DH is on the mend a little, but is still weak and feverish. He was stuck in bed for over 3 days. So much to do and I can barely type laying down. My house is a mess, I have fruit trees to plant, and I need to build some nest boxes and two " rooster coops".. plus a million other things to do. Good thing I loaded up the chickens with food, I can't even make it down to the coops.

Trisha

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[minmin1258]

Does she look ready to lay to you guys?

Would be easier to tell with a pic from front of her, but from what I can see her comb hasn't darkened yet. She will prob start in a couple weeks.

 

[zooweemama]

Hi guys!! Hope everyone is well! I think its been like 6 months since I've been here. So busy! We have a fox and a bobcat that have wiped out half my chicken flock the past several months. Took my Black Betty and all but 2 of my Buff Orps. Took out our banty roo, Foghorn who died protecting his ladies. ALL my silkies gone. 1 sizzle left. A few others killed along the way. My only Cream Legbar pullet who had hit the POL- fox took her last week. Very heartbreaking. We bought a huge $200 live trap and baiting it with live bantam roosters currently. So far we keep catching our own chickens haha!

I hatched 2 sizzle x cream legbars NYD. I only have CL roos and they cover my remaining girls. Last night I hatched a small batch of EEs I made. A Naked Neck, Leghorn and a dark dark brown egg laying EE- with cute results. Puffy Leghorn looking chicks (hoping for super blue egg layers), NN egger (so cute with her naked neck) and some more Dumpling chicks. I have a hen we call Dumpling. She is an EE but lays these gorgeous warm dark brown eggs with espresso color speckles. I hoard her eggs and hatch them when I have about 6 built up. I have one pullet from her already and she look a lot like a CL pullet with less colors. I'm hoping for olive eggs from her.

I sincerely hope no one else is having the predator issues we are having!

 

[8machines]

I am just sick.  No livid.  Sick and livid!  My house sitters didn't do their job!  They didn't take care of the chickens!  I came home to 5 dead    The grow out pen was bone dry.  No food or water in sight.  The birds are desperate.  It had also not been shut up the entire time.  Kids say they found hawk carcass so maybe 7 dead.  I can't look.  I am so angry.  

My heart breaks for you. I could cry just reading this.

 

[WendyJeepchick]

Oh my, I don't think I felt this sick in years I pretty much have been in bed since yesderday. The flu sucks and I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Hopefully my kids don't get it. They got vaccinated, but DH and I didn't. DH is on the mend a little, but is still weak and feverish. He was stuck in bed for over 3 days. So much to do and I can barely type laying down. My house is a mess, I have fruit trees to plant, and I need to build some nest boxes and two " rooster coops".. plus a million other things to do. Good thing I loaded up the chickens with food, I can't even make it down to the coops.

Trisha

Ugh! My DH works in the ER and says he's never seen it this bad. Just take care of yourself...everything else can WAIT.