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[Audio51]

Congrats on the new puppy Flowers. I want a new puppy, just needs to be housebroken, past the chewing stage, and bird safe. Not asking for much am I? Oh, add a non-digger to the list.

That was a huge amount of chicken chores, but it feels so good to know it's all done.

Yeah....I wanted one about a year ago too. She digs...she chews.....she actually is housebroken how,,,and sagfe with the gown birds but really wants the new chicks to play. She is the one that cost me $1400 for eating her collar and some ribbon. Then she cost me another $250 two weeks later when she got plugged up from eating bird seed hulls from the bucket I use in the finch room to dump them in. At least no surgery that time. She is the most expensive dog I have every owned and she is only a year old...

 

[OR4-hmom]

My greyhound, Rebel, is the money pit here since we got the golden retriever 7 years ago. The golden is obsessed with food, thankfully not aggressive but hovers over Rebel's bowl making sure there is nothing left. Rebel started eating wood chunks that were left on the floor after the golden had packed firewood into the other room and chewed the bark off. It took us 7 months to figure out what was going on. Every visit was between 300/700, and he was in at least every other week. The meds were ridiculously expensive!

Surgery was the only option left to us, when he went in the vet warned us she might have to take his tail to try and close him up. Rebel lost 3" of colon, most of his sphincter muscle and tissue affected by fistula.

They were only half kidding when they said they were setting up a room for me in his kennel. I usually do the after care myself, he gets nervous when I'm not there and it scares them when Rebels temp starts going up and the panting starts.

Took 8 months for him to regain bowel control but he's fine now, well he is gassier than before. He turns 13 in July, and his eyesight is getting cloudy but nothing we can't work around.

 

[tommysgirl]

@chiqita looks like I have homes for all of my chicks! I am keeping two bantams and two lf. Thanks for the Marketing suggestions and thanks to all who gave suggestions on how to find out if the homes were worthy. The gal who is taking most of them said she "was willing to do whatever they needed to make sure they were safe and healthy. "

I am gong to hold on to them for another month because she wants them to be off lights and they are just 2 weeks now. If the weather is really warm I will let her get them before that but I want to also do whatever I need to to make sure they are going to be OK.

Yet another question: My add shows pics of them as day olds and clearly states that they hatched Easter weekend. I am asking 5.00 per pullet. Since she wants me to hang on to them another 4 weeks what do you think I should charge? I would like to tell her now so that she can make an informed choice. She is offering to take 3 of them. I am keeping the other 2 I thought I could just add 15.00 so that she would be paying 10. each for 3, 6 week old pullets. Does that seem fair?

 

[OR4-hmom]

When I went outside yesterday morning I found Brindie in protect mode. Poor thing looked to have a tumor and passed a little while later in the morning. If we could only get Brindle to leave the snakes alone she'ld be more perfect.

 

[OR4-hmom]

My pretend turkey sitting on 17 bantam eggs.

 

[debs_flock]

Yet another question: My add shows pics of them as day olds and clearly states that they hatched Easter weekend. I am asking 5.00 per pullet. Since she wants me to hang on to them another 4 weeks what do you think I should charge? I would like to tell her now so that she can make an informed choice. She is offering to take 3 of them. I am keeping the other 2 I thought I could just add 15.00 so that she would be paying 10. each for 3, 6 week old pullets. Does that seem fair?

I don't remember the breed, these were sexable already, sold as pullets?

If so, I'd say that was fair, I personally might make it $8 each, but then I have too many birds here. I usually charge $15 for a pullet at POL. More for a rarer breed.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

my poor sick very light boy.

I gave him frontline a few days ago and today safeguard . He was looking like he was dieting so I put him in the pen with my fruit trees. no stock and semi open gates. I put him out there with a cat carrier food and water.

He is eating and drinking like crazy and loving the grass. Hoping he pulls through

 

[OR4-hmom]

Hope he feels better soon Jason. He may not want to share after having the prime real estate.

 

[ronott1]

my poor sick very light boy.

I gave him frontline a few days ago and today safeguard . He was looking like he was dieting so I put him in the pen with my fruit trees. no stock and semi open gates. I put him out there with a cat carrier food and water.

He is eating and drinking like crazy and loving the grass. Hoping he pulls through

Eating and drinking is a good sign!