Consolidated Kansas

[Hawkeye95]

HEchicken, hope your guinea went back in with no trouble!

I LOVE all the electric door talk! I want one, I want one!! LOL I'll have to check into those later. That would have made it a lot easier on my animal sitters when we were on vacation.

Trish, hope you are feeling better today. Glad you got your bunnies sold. Are they a large breed of rabbit? I can't imagine eating anything so beautiful. If we get a bunny, it's a pet for life. No eating it. Bleah.

Lizzy, no idea what you should do. None of it sounds ideal. And you're talking about transporting ducks-- but only 1 duckling and 1 gosling, right? The adults would stay at home? I guess if you're only talking about 2 babies and they are small, they could easily come with you. I can't imagine anyone being too upset with that. I went on a 3 hour trek with my chickens in the back in a box. But I had put in shavings and they just don't really poop that much. I never smelled them once on our trip. I brought shavings with us to change out. I also brought a collaspable wire dog kennel to put them in once we got there. The kennel was too large to set up in my trunk, so they had to travel in a box. Once we got there, i set up the kennel in my brother's garage and they stayed there over night. Then I picked them up bright and early in the morning and drove them over to the show. It was a lot of hassle, nothing I'd want to do every weekend.

 

[lizzyGSR]

HEchicken, hope your guinea went back in with no trouble!

Lizzy, no idea what you should do. None of it sounds ideal. And you're talking about transporting ducks-- but only 1 duckling and 1 gosling, right? The adults would stay at home? I guess if you're only talking about 2 babies and they are small, they could easily come with you. I can't imagine anyone being too upset with that. I went on a 3 hour trek with my chickens in the back in a box. But I had put in shavings and they just don't really poop that much. I never smelled them once on our trip. I brought shavings with us to change out. I also brought a collaspable wire dog kennel to put them in once we got there. The kennel was too large to set up in my trunk, so they had to travel in a box. Once we got there, i set up the kennel in my brother's garage and they stayed there over night. Then I picked them up bright and early in the morning and drove them over to the show. It was a lot of hassle, nothing I'd want to do every weekend.

The 6 adults will definitely be staying with my friend. They're too big to travel that far with (it's about 5 hours to my in-laws house). Plus, we'll be taking both of our dogs with us (a Pomeranian and a large lab). I can't imagine riding that far with that many animals in the car. I was planning on having the two Littles stay with my friend as well, but I'm worried that her chicken house would be too hot for them during the day and too cold at night. I guess I could bring the brooder lamp and have her plug it in at night so they'd have somewhere warm to go. I could also bring my deep cookie sheet and have her put a little bit of water in the bottom for them to play in to keep cool. Is that a bad idea with my gosling being so wobbly? My friend will be out on the combine all day so I worry that she won't be able to give them the attention they need, especially with my gosling being a bit more needy than your average youngster.

 

[medawinks]

I have an odd question... What exactly is in chick crumbles?

The reason I ask is that I have an oversize ( for showing) standard poodle. He is 6 yrs old. All of his life he has had gastro issues. Vets have told me to feed him yogurt, keep him off wheat etc... He is wormed regularly since when he did get a worm from a fox, he almost died. I had to do his IV here at home. It was scary! Now lately, my chick crumbles have been disappearing at an alarming rate and he has not passed noxious gas for a while and his stools look solid- which they generally do not. I saw him scarfing the crumbles this morning. It is adding up to this old dummy! But why would chick crumbles accomplish this when expensive feeds won't?????

 

[Hawkeye95]

The 6 adults will definitely be staying with my friend. They're too big to travel that far with (it's about 5 hours to my in-laws house). Plus, we'll be taking both of our dogs with us (a Pomeranian and a large lab). I can't imagine riding that far with that many animals in the car. I was planning on having the two Littles stay with my friend as well, but I'm worried that her chicken house would be too hot for them during the day and too cold at night. I guess I could bring the brooder lamp and have her plug it in at night so they'd have somewhere warm to go. I could also bring my deep cookie sheet and have her put a little bit of water in the bottom for them to play in to keep cool. Is that a bad idea with my gosling being so wobbly? My friend will be out on the combine all day so I worry that she won't be able to give them the attention they need, especially with my gosling being a bit more needy than your average youngster.

Oh yikes-- a large lab in the car, too!! Shoot me now! LOL!!! Kidding! Are you here in the Wichita area? Did you know we have a really nice doggie daycare in Derby called Diggin' Inn? They have cameras so that you can get online and watch your dog during the day. I toured their facility when I was going to have to leave and no one could watch my dogs and I didn't want to take them with me. They were also really reasonable, and not as expensive as you might think. They give them play time too in a play room. Just an idea. Are you sure the dogs won't eat the ducks in the car?? I'm thinking DISASTER!! What if you get out for a bathroom break and come back to a massacre???

I have an odd question... What exactly is in chick crumbles?
The reason I ask is that I have an oversize ( for showing) standard poodle. He is 6 yrs old. All of his life he has had gastro issues. Vets have told me to feed him yogurt, keep him off wheat etc... He is wormed regularly since when he did get a worm from a fox, he almost died. I had to do his IV here at home. It was scary! Now lately, my chick crumbles have been disappearing at an alarming rate and he has not passed noxious gas for a while and his stools look solid- which they generally do not. I saw him scarfing the crumbles this morning. It is adding up to this old dummy! But why would chick crumbles accomplish this when expensive feeds won't?????

No idea without looking at the bag and see what is in the ingredients. Mine are medicated (for the chicks) and I don't think I'd want my dog eating the drug they put in there. Other than that, if it is non-medicated, I think it's pretty harmless for them. It has a lot of grains in there.

 

[sharol]

I think I would take the label to the dog's vet and see what he says. Are you talking about the medicated starter or standard stuff?

Interesting discovery, in any case.

I have an odd question... What exactly is in chick crumbles?
The reason I ask is that I have an oversize ( for showing) standard poodle. He is 6 yrs old. All of his life he has had gastro issues. Vets have told me to feed him yogurt, keep him off wheat etc... He is wormed regularly since when he did get a worm from a fox, he almost died. I had to do his IV here at home. It was scary! Now lately, my chick crumbles have been disappearing at an alarming rate and he has not passed noxious gas for a while and his stools look solid- which they generally do not. I saw him scarfing the crumbles this morning. It is adding up to this old dummy! But why would chick crumbles accomplish this when expensive feeds won't?????

 

[medawinks]

HEChicken, I will bet that your silkies will be the trick to get your friend over her fear of birds. Honestly I was afraid of chickens all of my life until this year. I had seen one have it's head chopped when I was about 6 and was petrified when it ran headless in my direction. I wasn't afraid of other birds though, until I had to take care of my ex husband's mean parrot who took a chunk of skin off my neck. I have enjoyed other parrots since then and was never really afraid as much as leery of parrots. I think the childhood impression was harder to shake. But it was a D'uccle chick that did it for me .

I agree on the bunny. My daughter wants one so much. If we ever get one, it will definitely be a pet. I can't imagine eating our chickens yet! I know that will come, but.... I cling to being a newbie!!

 

[medawinks]

Oh, I did call the vet as soon as we connected the dots just before I posted here. The tech laughed at us! Varick may be big, but in new situations, he has always been a big "chicken"! He is a rescue dog and I always thought it was something in his past or bad breeding.... Now .... Who knows? LOL! Maybe that name fits him in more ways than one! I definitely got the prize for the strange question of the day there :-(. The vet will call me on Monday, so I am not letting him near the medicated crumbles, but will let him have the non medicated. Good grief ! 'Never a dull moment!!

 

[chicken danz]

Lizzy I would let your friend keep the babies. If she has experience with ducks and geese she'll know what to do. You didn't say how old these two were. If they are at least 3 weeks old you don't have to worry about heat. They only need it for a very short time. Also the weather is warm enough right now that it may not be necessary at all. You can take your heat lamp for her to use if it is going to get cooler. I brood my ducks outside with an open building with a heat lamp. They spend most of their time outside. They are very good about knowing when to go in.
Medawinks chick crumbles has ground grains plus a few minerals and vitamins in them. It's probably more corn than anything else. It certainly won't hurt your dog. It's a high protein level and that is good. It is just vegetable protein as opposed to meat protein. If it works I would let him have it.In addition there are a few things you can give him that will help. Sweet potatoes are a natural stomach settler for dogs. And they love them. I am growing sweet potatoes just for that purpose even though I love them myself. Just bake them in the microwave, let them cool and feed them to your dog. It will stop all kinds of gastric problems. Also if he will eat raw chicken buy cheap chicken leg quarters and let him have them. Don't worry, raw chicken bones turn to a gelatinous substance when dogs eat them. BUT NEVER EVER feed cooked chicken bones. Also dogs do not get a taste for live chicken after eating raw chicken. The feathers throw them off. You also cook rice, meat of any kind and veggies of any kind for dogs and they love it and it is also very gentle on their stomach. My dogs won't taste raw chicken. But I do occasionally feed them cooked chicken, pork, or beef.

 

[lizzyGSR]

Oh yikes-- a large lab in the car, too!! Shoot me now! LOL!!! Kidding! Are you here in the Wichita area? Did you know we have a really nice doggie daycare in Derby called Diggin' Inn? They have cameras so that you can get online and watch your dog during the day. I toured their facility when I was going to have to leave and no one could watch my dogs and I didn't want to take them with me. They were also really reasonable, and not as expensive as you might think. They give them play time too in a play room. Just an idea. Are you sure the dogs won't eat the ducks in the car?? I'm thinking DISASTER!! What if you get out for a bathroom break and come back to a massacre???

That is why the big ducks will definitely NOT be coming with us! The Littles, if they come with us, will be in a box and will preferrably be somewhere in the car that the big dog can't reach. No, I am not in the Wichita area. I'm in Northwest Kansas. My big dilemma is really whether or not to take the Littles with me. Will they be okay in an un-heated, un-cooled chicken house while I'm gone? My friend will obviously check on them when she comes in from the field, but there could be quite some time between times she checks on them.

 

[chicken danz]

Oh one more thing I didn't mention. It may be that the dog food is too rich for his system. Maybe you could try giving a tiny bit of dog foo in with the chick crumbles to give him what he needs. Or of course there are dog vitamins you could give as well. Do consider the sweet potato thing. It will even stop diarrhea and vomiting from stress in dogs. It is chocked full of vitamins too.