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[medawinks]

Hawkeye, I like the names Seymore and Cornelius I used to have a very dignified "old soul" therapy dog in my classroom. He put up with anything my students could dish out and since I teach kiddos with severe disabilities, that can be a lot! He would alert me to seizures by sitting right nest to the child and not moving. His name was Jeeves

While I was out feeding and watering this morning Sera's silike was clucking away. Sounds so strange versus the peeps we are now used to. She does have some darker marks on her, but yes.... we were targeted as novice chicken folks- she is definitely NOT white We have to white ones, a tiny one month old one and a 2 month old one Definite difference!

Now if I can just keep them all alive.....

I am rather discouraged this morning. The tiny silver polish "bed head" my son has been so excited about watching change and grow was dead this morning. No signs at all that she was not feeling good. She was running around eating and drinking and no poop looked loose in the tray when I changed it. I don't know what happened. He is devastated. Of course, his silkie chick was our first to die and now this one. I know he has not hurt them. He had a tough experience with death in China, had a child pass while in bed next to him and he remembers it in vivid detail. Having today be a day of good byes at school, which he also struggles with and this.... I can't do anything to fix any of it :-( Running him to McD before school for a treat breakfast and hugging him and reassuring him is about all I can do right now.

 

[chicken danz]

Hawkeye that would be great. Maybe several of us could plan another girls day out in Emporia. It is at least a central location. I think the only person who posts on here that actually lives at Emporia is Marty1876. But there are several others who live within driving distance.
Medawinks I had to laugh at the comments from your son. Bird Zoo kind of defines it doesn't it??

I guess I'm adding to the zoo. The new babies are at the post office already. It took 3 days the last time I ordered from Ideal so I don't even have the shavings replaced in the brooder for the babies. I should get on the road. DH just got home from work and I was hoping he would go to bed so I could sneak out quietly. I guess I'm going to have to tell him!
I had a pair of chicks with a hen that were running around after dark last night frantically looking for their Mama. I couldn't find her.I don't know if she went broody again or where she is. The chicks are so wild since she has raised them that I couldn't catch them. They are out there eating bugs under the yard light but no signs of the Mom this morning. They are kind of young and I wonder where on earth she is and why she would desert her babies.
I took another picture of Pete and Patty a couple days ago, this time with his tail down, He is such a pretty boy! I sure wish she'd take an interest in him. I'm afraid we aren't having peacock eggs this year. Nothing yet!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Hawkeye- Thanks for silkie advice, I think I will sell the splash silkie cockerel. He has split wings and I don't like his bad attitude. I didn't know that Jenn was still in Lawrence, I thought she moved to Colorado??? I may have to shoot her an email. I have wanted some nice buckeyes.


Alrighty, I must finish evening chores and make sure everyone is tucked in. Does anyone have any suggestions on getting turkeys to come in at night? My four poults love to free range and they come right up to the pen at night and lay by the gate!!! Why don't they go in??? The chickens go in....

Has anyone heard from Roman or Chooks????

Yeah, if he has split wing, you can't breed that out. Or at least, it will take a loooooong time to get that back out of your line. That would be a deal breaker for me-- especially after reading lots of the sob stories I have over how once you get split wing into your line, it's almost like starting over again to get it out. You made a good call on that. You can honestly work with everything else-- even a lighter comb, but wings are a no-go for launch.

Jenn moved back from Colorado 2 or 3 months ago and is back in the Lawrence area. She didn't move back to the place she was at before, but a new one, but not too far. Her landlord said she needed to cut back on her poultry and she is being forced to sell. Sounds like your nap yesterday was just what you needed to feel better today. Oh, and I have no idea how to make turkey come in at night. That is how Seymore died-- because I brought her in, and then she walked back out that night into the dark!!


My chick Sticky still isn't doing all that great. It's acting really lethargic. I have been dipping it's beak in sugar water and then I just fed it some egg in a syringe. I'm wondering if he isn't eating the chick feed I have out. I watched him try to eat and he could never get a piece into his mouth-- even the chick feed is on the large size for these birds. As long as he's living, I think I'll just keep giving him egg several times a day and hope that he grows big enough to eat the feed on his own.

 

[chicken danz]

I am trying to get a little video of the 2 Ancona ducks I got from Danz last summer. They love to play with our big black lab. She just lays down and lets them crawl all over her and the peck at her like they are cleaning her fur. So funny! They even put their head in her mouth! Hopefully I will get a video and post it.

Danz, I am glad your buyer came by! Hope you are feeling better.

Medawinks and Ivy -- Hope to meet you at the swap on Sat. If you see a tall gray haired lady wandering -- that would be me. My name is Karen. How can I recognize you.

Kare, If I make it to the swap I will introduce you to the others.Can't wait for the video. Feeling some what better this morning. I feel like I might have an ear infection in one ear and my neck is bothering me a lot.
Josie oh yes I am allergic to the world. I take singulair and over the counter cold medicine every morning first thing just to breath.

 

[pikeman94]

Coop v2.0 update - I was only able to get the legs and floor attached last night. There are two new pics in the album to show my progress:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6215133/user_id/66378

I am hoping to get more of the framing done this evening. Then, I will have to stop and get it moved outside as this thing is getting heavy! I have some paving stones to act as footers for the legs so they aren't sitting on the ground. This is going to be one huge coop! Getting excited.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Hawkeye, I like the names Seymore and Cornelius I used to have a very dignified "old soul" therapy dog in my classroom. He put up with anything my students could dish out and since I teach kiddos with severe disabilities, that can be a lot! He would alert me to seizures by sitting right nest to the child and not moving. His name was Jeeves

While I was out feeding and watering this morning Sera's silike was clucking away. Sounds so strange versus the peeps we are now used to. She does have some darker marks on her, but yes.... we were targeted as novice chicken folks- she is definitely NOT white We have to white ones, a tiny one month old one and a 2 month old one Definite difference!

Now if I can just keep them all alive.....

I am rather discouraged this morning. The tiny silver polish "bed head" my son has been so excited about watching change and grow was dead this morning. No signs at all that she was not feeling good. She was running around eating and drinking and no poop looked loose in the tray when I changed it. I don't know what happened. He is devastated. Of course, his silkie chick was our first to die and now this one. I know he has not hurt them. He had a tough experience with death in China, had a child pass while in bed next to him and he remembers it in vivid detail. Having today be a day of good byes at school, which he also struggles with and this.... I can't do anything to fix any of it :-( Running him to McD before school for a treat breakfast and hugging him and reassuring him is about all I can do right now.

Sounds like Jeeves was a good boy, and what a great name! I love those old fashioned names. That is so sad that your boy had to experience death at such an early age and probably didn't get the comfort he needed at the time. I'm so sorry about his polish! What a sad deal, I have no idea what could have happened. I think you're doing a wonderful job supporting him and reassuring him. I'm sure today will be a tough day for him.

Hawkeye that would be great. Maybe several of us could plan another girls day out in Emporia. It is at least a central location. I think the only person who posts on here that actually lives at Emporia is Marty1876. But there are several others who live within driving distance.
Medawinks I had to laugh at the comments from your son. Bird Zoo kind of defines it doesn't it??

I guess I'm adding to the zoo. The new babies are at the post office already. It took 3 days the last time I ordered from Ideal so I don't even have the shavings replaced in the brooder for the babies. I should get on the road. DH just got home from work and I was hoping he would go to bed so I could sneak out quietly. I guess I'm going to have to tell him!
I had a pair of chicks with a hen that were running around after dark last night frantically looking for their Mama. I couldn't find her.I don't know if she went broody again or where she is. The chicks are so wild since she has raised them that I couldn't catch them. They are out there eating bugs under the yard light but no signs of the Mom this morning. They are kind of young and I wonder where on earth she is and why she would desert her babies.
I took another picture of Pete and Patty a couple days ago, this time with his tail down, He is such a pretty boy! I sure wish she'd take an interest in him. I'm afraid we aren't having peacock eggs this year. Nothing yet!

Emporia sounds doable. WOW your peafowl are gorgeous! Even that female is stunning! I would love to have peas! But the way they scream... I don't know! LOL I think it would be awesome to hear, though. But that's just me. I've talked to my Dh about peas, and he really needs to get broken in slowly, I think. This is our first summer with birds and he's seeing my silkies multiply like bunnies and he's worried! hehehe!!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Coop v2.0 update - I was only able to get the legs and floor attached last night. There are two new pics in the album to show my progress:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6215133/user_id/66378

I am hoping to get more of the framing done this evening. Then, I will have to stop and get it moved outside as this thing is getting heavy! I have some paving stones to act as footers for the legs so they aren't sitting on the ground. This is going to be one huge coop! Getting excited.

YAY!! Looks like great progress!!! You're doing great!!

 

[prairie]

Thanks, Danz!!
My ladies are doing fine -- I let all 3 out of their carriers this morning and no major fusses at all but of course I have a huge run with lots of cedar trees so they have room to run.

See you all on Saturday!

 

[prairie]

Wow! Pikeman you are really going to have a nice coop! Wish we had built a new one but hubs didn't want to spend that much.

We remodeled an old shed -- which was actually a sheep barn about 30 years ago and turned it into a nice big chicken house. It is nice a roomy but so old!!

Here is a pic of our house before we painted it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/6728198/width/900/height/900/flags/LL

 

[pikeman94]

Wow! Pikeman you are really going to have a nice coop! Wish we had built a new one but hubs didn't want to spend that much.

We remodeled an old shed -- which was actually a sheep barn about 30 years ago and turned it into a nice big chicken house. It is nice a roomy but so old!!

Here is a pic of our house before we painted it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/6728198/width/900/height/900/flags/LL

The only reason I am building a new coop is because I was able to get all of the materials for $100! All the wood I got off of Craig's List and a buddy is giving me several packages of shingles. This coop will be about the same price as the first one I built, but quite a bit bigger in terms of interior space.