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[Momma2bellas]

So sorry for everyone loss on here. Never easy to loose a pet.
So a quick question, was worried that one
of my Bantams was a rooster week I was right and wrong at same time. I had three of my chicks tested. All 3 are roosters. I live in a subdivision and can't have them, any suggestions on what to do with them. There is a swap meet i can sell at.

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Can anyone tell me if this is a male or female

Male -- dark red on the wings. Beautiful bird.

 

[Deerfield Acres]

So sorry for everyone loss on here. Never easy to loose a pet.
So a quick question, was worried that one
of my Bantams was a rooster week I was right and wrong at same time. I had three of my chicks tested. All 3 are roosters. I live in a subdivision and can't have them, any suggestions on what to do with them. There is a swap meet i can sell at.

Sounds like a good option.

 

[Grain Gypsy]

@sharol , Posh Spice, my Red Star who was laying the shell-less eggs *I think* laid a normal egg again today. I will have to confer with my kids, who gathered some eggs today too, that we got 3 Red Star eggs. I brought in one, and if I remember correctly, they brought in two this morning. I went into the silo coop last night to check to make sure the 6-week-olds had made it up to the roost for the night, when I noticed Posh jerking her head around. She also had a nice runny poo right in front of me, so I stood and watched her a bit. I noticed that her crop seemed really full, and it had already been at least 4 hours since they had last eaten. I felt her crop, and it was hard as a rock. I decided to let her be until morning, then see how she was. This morning she seemed fine again. Crop had gone down. I still massaged it, just to make sure there wasn't anything else that would get hung up in there. I have a feeling her whole digestive system was a little out-of-whack, causing issues. I am still going to keep an eye on her, though.

@milomac , thank you for the good suggestion. I think we just need to make a few, inexpensive changes to keep water out from here on out. My husband worked too hard on building the steps going down, roosting buckets under the stairs, etc. for us to fill it all in with sand. Plus, the part of the silo that is underground gives EXCELLENT insulation from both extreme heat and extreme cold for the chickens.

@Deerfield Acres , I hope the doctors get your BP and irregular heartbeat under control. I have autoimmune thyroid disease, and I just get soooo mad about it sometimes. I don't like feeling like an experiment when it comes to trying different medicine dosages and even combinations of medicines, yet I know the roller coaster of treatment has to be experienced before the right treatment is settled on. Then again, I've had this for 12 years, and I've been guaranteed that my dosages and meds will have to be adjusted on a regular bases. LOL. I truly hope you get to feeling better and that they figure out what works best for you.

Tonight it is about 56 degrees tonight here and raining. I went in to check on the silo coop newbies, to make sure they've figured out how to roost. Last night I went in and counted all but one of the 6-week-olds. So, I walked down into the silo and found one perched on the lip of one of the nest buckets. I lifted it up to the roost with the others. Tonight when I went out, they were all on the roost. Quick learners!

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Hi everyone! It rained pretty much all day here today. A few of my chicks acted like they weren't enjoying the cool weather very much but I think they'll survive. I stayed in and worked on some craft projects. A couple stenciled burlap table runners and I wanted to work at revamping some dress patterns but I didn't get to it. Got too enthused about the table runners.
BTW I have an extra incubator that I ordered when I thought my second one hadn't shipped and I'm currently auctioning it off on the 24 Hour auction thread. I'm that I get out of it what I paid for it.

 

[sharol]

Hopefully it is hatching day here. I have one egg that pipped yesterday morning. I checked it and it is finally starting the zip, but the pip is on the side of the egg, so who knows. There is at least one other pipped egg. I felt around under the broodies (much to their disgust) and felt a rough spot on one egg. I have one 4 day old, two pipped/zipped out of 12. I'm staying home to be sure the broodies stick on the nests today. I have the incubator up and running just in case.

Speaking of incubators. I have one of the LG styrofoam ones. I had it all set up with the turner and stable at 99 degrees (according to two of my 4 thermometers -- did I mention I'm a worrier). The add on fan came, and I shut it down and installed the fan, and when I turned it back on, it was nearly 5 degrees hotter. More adjustments, and it was stable again. Then when that first chick hatched Saturday, i took out the turner to be ready if Graycie came off the nest. Again, the temp went crazy. This time it dropped a couple of degrees. More tinkering, and it is finally stable again.

So this is my question. Clearly the fan is pushing the heat down. Did the temp drop that much just because of the inch or so lower (the floor was) after I took out the turner? That has to be the most confusing sentence ever, but it's early.

Go Graycie and Copper. Horray for babies.

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Grain Gypsy, you know exactly how I feel. I get really angry at my body for not keeping up with me. I've had the irregular beats for 34 years. My body gets used to a medication and then it's off to try something else with mixed results. The problem is in how a medication is defined as a success. I don't think it's a success if I'm still having episodes that make it impossible for me to plan ahead. They don't think that's a problem because it is considered a benign condition and it only needs to be controlled most of the time for quality of life issues. The upside is that I have advance notice when I am coming down with something. I always get irregular beats until the virus or whatever actually kicks in so I'm not out exposing other people.This time is unusual with the BP issue involved but I'm getting old, so there you go.

Prairie Fleur, I'm having a "craft day" with a friend today. She's coming over around 10 and we're making a day of it scrapbooking. Too cold and wet to be out waging war with weeds!


So, I'm up and at the ready for my "post office" call that the chicks have arrived. I'm not the most patient person... hope they call soon.

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Grain Gypsy, you know exactly how I feel. I get really angry at my body for not keeping up with me. I've had the irregular beats for 34 years. My body gets used to a medication and then it's off to try something else with mixed results. The problem is in how a medication is defined as a success. I don't think it's a success if I'm still having episodes that make it impossible for me to plan ahead. They don't think that's a problem because it is considered a benign condition and it only needs to be controlled most of the time for quality of life issues. The upside is that I have advance notice when I am coming down with something. I always get irregular beats until the virus or whatever actually kicks in so I'm not out exposing other people.This time is unusual with the BP issue involved but I'm getting old, so there you go.

Prairie Fleur, I'm having a "craft day" with a friend today. She's coming over around 10 and we're making a day of it scrapbooking. Too cold and wet to be out waging war with weeds!


So, I'm up and at the ready for my "post office" call that the chicks have arrived. I'm not the most patient person... hope they call soon.

Sounds exciting!!! I Love crafting. Cards, tablerunners, knitting, sewing, I like to dabble in all of them. I'd like to go sew with a friend today but with the roads the way they are and I'm waiting on a fedex delivery. They've been really bad with not dropping stuff off if they don't feel like it!!
Meanwhile I'm watching my bator auction and biting my nails (figuratively speaking!)

 

[spree56]

I found this map on another thread and thought others might be interested.

https://batchgeo.com/map/2015-avian-influenza-outbreaks

 

[Trish44]

Little chilly and breezy today. I decided the weeds in the strawberries could have their way today, but I'll be back!

Made yet another doctor visit and they are taking me off another medication to see if they can stabilize my BP. Crazy. If they stop that medication, the irregular heartbeats will start again. They know. The type of irregular heartbeat I have won't kill me, the low BP might. But the irregular heartbeat makes me feel weak and tired. It's too bad they haven't figured out how to fix PVC's. My Cardio says it is a faulty signal from the brain, not an electrical problem in the heart, 9 times of 10. So an ablation can't fix it, most likely. So, I will just reconcile myself to being weak and tired and work around it. At least I don't have cancer.

My Walt'z Ark babies will be here tomorrow! 5 Speckled Sussex and 5 Light Sussex so I am so very happy in spite of another depressing doctor appointment. I spent some time with my chickettes today and it makes everything just kind of disappear. Chickens are so therapeutic. I tell my husband they save $$ on therapy bills. My story and I'm sticking to it!

I'm sorry you didn't get better news at your Dr. appt. Sometimes Drs. can be so aggravating & they don't know everything either, sometimes they guess. I wish they could give you better answers. I have lived with an irregular heartbeat for years now as well & I was told it's not life threatening either, but it sure is life altering. If I don't take medication for it I feel exhausted all the time. I had so much fatigue in the beginning I just couldn't do anything. I had to demand to see a Cardiologist to get any medication for it. I took the same meds for years & then they discontinued the one that really worked for me, go figure. So now I take another one that works somewhat. I saw the Cardiologist the other day & he said if it helps 80% of the time I'm doing good, oh joy. I have had to adjust my lifestyle to include an afternoon rest & nap, that's the only way some days I can make it the rest of the day. I have to do that & then I can have the energy to go out & do my chores.

Can anyone tell me if this is a male or female

Deerfield beat me to it, yeah it's a rooster, pretty colors.

Grain Gypsy, you know exactly how I feel. I get really angry at my body for not keeping up with me. I've had the irregular beats for 34 years. My body gets used to a medication and then it's off to try something else with mixed results. The problem is in how a medication is defined as a success. I don't think it's a success if I'm still having episodes that make it impossible for me to plan ahead. They don't think that's a problem because it is considered a benign condition and it only needs to be controlled most of the time for quality of life issues. The upside is that I have advance notice when I am coming down with something. I always get irregular beats until the virus or whatever actually kicks in so I'm not out exposing other people.This time is unusual with the BP issue involved but I'm getting old, so there you go.

Prairie Fleur, I'm having a "craft day" with a friend today. She's coming over around 10 and we're making a day of it scrapbooking. Too cold and wet to be out waging war with weeds!


So, I'm up and at the ready for my "post office" call that the chicks have arrived. I'm not the most patient person... hope they call soon.

Let us know how the chicks arrive & post some pics. Have fun with your craft day, I haven't done anything with my scrapbooking stuff really since I got chickens again, I'm too busy with that. Maybe I'll get back to it one day.

It's so chilly here today. We got a gully washer about 1 a.m. last night, boy did it rain hard, just what we needed. I agree with Danz, I don't know where the water will go. There is more rain in the forecast for several days & the rivers & streams are full already. I'm waiting for the fairgrounds to get flooded again, it happens about every year. I'm glad to live up on this hill or we might have problems too because there is a creek nearby.