Consolidated Kansas

[ppimf]

Be careful out there, everyone! It's been snowing here since around 9 or 10 this morning, and the wind has just recently picked up pretty strong. We're in a blizzard warning here in NW KS. We hit our high for the day a couple hours ago, and our temps have been dropping since. Add the wind (and wind chill) to that, and it is downright cold out there! I am NOT looking forward to doing my evening chores!

were u live in nw ks? i live in ellis, didn't relize there were anyone up from here, seems everyone is down by wichita area.

 

[lizzyGSR]

were u live in nw ks? i live in ellis, didn't relize there were anyone up from here, seems everyone is down by wichita area.

We live outside of Goodland. I didn't realize there was anyone else on here in NW KS either.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Josie, his toes are not curled under, but just flat out. He really isn't putting weight on it, and I'm not sure about the toe thing, I can go check. But he is able to lift his weight up and draw the leg under him so that he can sit down. It's just that he's sort of dragging it while he's getting around, but then he can get it back under him again. It's really odd.

Lizzy-- oh my!! It was nice and warm today! NO WIND to speak of!! It was really over cast, but honestly, this was a great day! I got lots done outside and got my grain barrels filled up for the horses in prep for the cold weather that might be coming. Didnt want to be hauling tons of grain in the cold. Even though at some point I know I will be. I only got about 800 lbs this time. I should have gotten more, but I didn't take my truck. I should probably go back and fill the other bin up and take the truck. Sorry you are cold and snowy out there. Although.... at this point, I'd go for some snow just for the moisture alone! It's been insanely dry.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Okay, just checked him. I put my finger under his good foot and he curls his toes to grip it. I put my finger under his bad foot, and he doesn't curl his toes to grip my finger. His toes are just wide apart, flat out. That's not good, is it?

 

[Trish44]

Hawkeye, I'm not an expert on chicken injuries, but it almost sounds like a spinal injury or nerve if he can't grip with that foot & doesn't seem to feel pain in it. Maybe it will improve after the swelling decreases, time will tell about that.

maidenwolf, that is a pretty roo!

The weather really was decent here today, I was outside in just a sweatshirt when I went out to do chores. I know tomorrow will be a different story, a lot colder, but we have had nothing here. I let the turkeys out for all afternoon & they just puttered around. I was out getting ready to feed them all this afternoon & started for the garage to get the feed & saw the tom coming after me. I don't know if he was just being ornery or he thought he was defending his hens, but he seemed to be threatening me. That is the first time I have ever seen him be anything but a very docile creature. I hope he's not going to start being like that now, that's not going to make me happy at all & he may find himself having to stay in his pen. I was given several pumpkins for my chickens, so I broke open another one today & they were all enjoying it this afternoon. I just bounce them on the ground until I break them open enough to break off pieces & distribute them. They all went right for the seeds first thing. Jasmine was even eating pumpkin seeds.

I went & got the little leghorn pullets this afternoon. I had to make a flying trip up to Douglass to get them because I didn't get a lot of notice about when I could come get them & I had someone coming to pick up some things they were buying from me. They're about 6 months old, so I would think they would start laying soon if they weren't already. The guy I bought them from said they were his dad's, so he wasn't sure if they had been laying or not. I got one white & 3 brown & the white one actually doesn't seem as flighty as the brown ones. I was able to go right up to her & pick her up after I let them out of the crate. I wasn't aware that the brown ones had yellow earlobes. I thought all white egg layers had white earlobes, but I guess not. Anyway, they are really nice little pullets & after they fill out some they will be some good little layers for me. I should have a nice mix of brown & white eggs & after my Welsummers start laying I will have some dark egg layers too. Hopefully they will do a better job than these Marans I have did. My little chicks that hatched from my eggs are starting to get little dots on their wings, they're so darned cute. They get up on top of the Brinsea Ecoglow so they can see over the thing I put over the door to try to stop the shavings from shooting out the door & chirp at me.

 

[sharol]

My Golden Campine hen had a similar problem this fall. She was dragging the leg and even stepping on it with the good leg. She could barely get around at all. When I held her and put my hand under her feet, there was no resistance to my pressure up from the injured leg. I figured she was done.

I took her to my vet and he said she had about a 30 % chance of getting enough use of the leg to live a moderately normal life. He thought she had torn either a ligament or a nerve. I'm guessing here, but there was some loose wire on a couple of the straw bales in the run, and I wonder if she caught a foot when she jumped down from one.

In any case, she was isolated in the grow out hoop coop (near the run) for 2 weeks while I was gone to my daughter's. My DH took VERY good care of her being sure that he gave them their treats right next to where she was in the hoop. By the time I got home, she was hopping around using the bad leg as sort of a crutch. She was able to get up on the roost (a foot and a half off the ground) in the run part of the hoop, too, and she could get up to the nest boxes in the hoop to sleep at night.

At this time she is working her way back up the pecking order (she had been the head hen before the injury, and she is back up to 3rd or 4th from the top) and getting around almost normally. She still isn't completely healed, but she is living a normal life and bossing everyone around again.

I'd give the boy a chance if you have a way to separate him and still give him room to move around. You never know. Chickens seem to heal pretty well.

Sharol

Okay, just checked him. I put my finger under his good foot and he curls his toes to grip it. I put my finger under his bad foot, and he doesn't curl his toes to grip my finger. His toes are just wide apart, flat out. That's not good, is it?

 

[chicken danz]

Hawkeye he might just be in a lot of pain. Try to drop some childrens tylenol in his mouth. Just a drop or two. You might give him some vitamin E as well in case it is neurological. Give him a few days. He might start showing some improvement. Sounds like your boys are all wanting to be top roo these days.
Josie hang in there. Don't let the MIL upset you. One of these days she'll realize she can't call all the shots. Obviously she's a bit of a control freak and thinks she needs to control your finances as well. I think if she doesn't get more excited about the baby that could be a blessing in disguise!
I am totally disgusted. I have only been home from Topeka for 30 minutes or so. I spent lots of time and got very little. I guess I was just not in a mood to spend money and every one was so slow. It took me 45 minutes in Toys R Us while l waited for them to tell me they didn't have magnetic letters and then couldn't find them on line. I had found them on line so I know they were there. They kept getting side tracked and chit chatting with each other while I stood around. LOUSY customer service!
About all I got was some gifts for my two youngest granddaughters....and a headache!
SO then I get home and I have an email. I am SO done with scammers. I lost about $50 trying to appease this one gal that said she got the wrong product and she is still complaining because the postal service hasn't delivered the new product to her yet. Not my fault. Anyway I had a message from a gal saying she hadn't received her Lemax item yet. I looked up the confirmation and it said it was delivered yesterday so I wrote her back and told her and advised her to contact her postman.
She wrote me back and is demanding I send her all her money back and send her the item again. You have got to be kidding me! I told her that delivery confirmation showed it was delivered and I had done my part. That I didn't have access into USPS system to fake a delivery, so she'd better talk to him.. not me. I invited her to file a dispute if she wasn't happy. I am so sick of people wanting to get something for nothing. Of course it doesn't help I had two bogus charges show up on my credit card in the last month either!
It's no wonder people get crabby during the holidays if every one has to deal with a bunch of dishonest nasty people. It makes me appreciate staying home with my chickens even more.
It's amazing what a couple hours drive makes in the weather. Our high today was 44 and the wind was cold. Further west it was snowing. It is raining here. And down by Wichita you guys had nice weather.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

It certainly does sound like a headache Danz. Goodness, I am sorry you are facing such dishonesty. I agree that everytime I go to places like overland park it makes me appreciate my slow life style even more. I am hoping mommahen can pick up from you friday, let me know if it will work out.

My incubator is holding at 100 sometimes 99 mostly 100 so I am not fooling with it. We will see how it goes.

 

[tazcat70]

Rain is finally here in Potwin.

 

[chicken danz]

Maidenwolf we are working on it. I think we will get it arranged!! Woot!