Came on over to the BYC forums yesterday to get started learning and for some reason the word "prolapse" grabbed my attention. That was just the beginning of my nightmare. With all of your helpful knowledge I moved on through to the chicken first aid and emergencies, etc. I am fully informed on all of that now. THANKS!
On a scale of 1 - 10 ; (1 being no way do you need your head examined, and 10 being a I am in love with my new fancy feathered friends.) I went to bed last night at a 2. Actually I tossed and turned between a 1 and 2.
I have an entire year ahead of me, though, so I decided to splash some water on my face and start Day 3 (today) fresh. I am looking at the bright side of starting with the messy bits and pasty butts first. It calmed down my urge to throw caution to the wind and go buy a dozen chicks before I even have a cardboard box, much less a coop. All in all, I highly reccommend starting with the messy bits first. It helped me to not get ahead of myself. As a matter of fact, I am purposely going to save all the fun stuff for just a month or two before the big "E" day.
I'm a big girl. I can handle this. Now, the next question is, what do I do when/if the time comes I can't save their life? I know this may sound pretty simple to people who are raising for meat, but as a pet owner, I woke up this morning wondering how could I possibly put a sick chick(en) down if/when the need presents itself. Any advice or basic, non graphic "how-to" on this topic?
xoxo Annmarie
On a scale of 1 - 10 ; (1 being no way do you need your head examined, and 10 being a I am in love with my new fancy feathered friends.) I went to bed last night at a 2. Actually I tossed and turned between a 1 and 2.
I have an entire year ahead of me, though, so I decided to splash some water on my face and start Day 3 (today) fresh. I am looking at the bright side of starting with the messy bits and pasty butts first. It calmed down my urge to throw caution to the wind and go buy a dozen chicks before I even have a cardboard box, much less a coop. All in all, I highly reccommend starting with the messy bits first. It helped me to not get ahead of myself. As a matter of fact, I am purposely going to save all the fun stuff for just a month or two before the big "E" day.
I'm a big girl. I can handle this. Now, the next question is, what do I do when/if the time comes I can't save their life? I know this may sound pretty simple to people who are raising for meat, but as a pet owner, I woke up this morning wondering how could I possibly put a sick chick(en) down if/when the need presents itself. Any advice or basic, non graphic "how-to" on this topic?
xoxo Annmarie
