Eastern Tennessee Thread

[SistaChick]

Amy, I am sorry about your beloved rooster. Please don't be so hard on yourself. You are just learning like some of the rest of us.

I got babies and something got in and killed them all, I was NOT going to get more because it tore my heart out. I hadn't had them near as long as you have this rooster. But we have tender hearts and we love easy.

If something happened to the ones I have now I would cry my eyes out. They are only 13 weeks old but I am so attached to them. I hold them, pet them, love them.

I am sad because you are sad, because that could be my most favorite rooster CordonBleu and it could be next week or next month or next year. It won't be because I didn't try my best to take care of them. It will be because things happen that sometimes we have no control over.

*Hugs*

 

[tnchickenut]

Here are the 2 pullets from my late May or early to mid June hatch. I have a hard time telling them apart. One is slightly larger than the other. Now its time to play the waiting game to see what egg color they lay. I may start shaking them soon! The last 2 pics are of the same one. The blue Orp in the background is about 3 weeks older her name is Crisco.

Yup, girls. I don't see sex feathers.... must have been a illusion before. But by now they would be obvious.

 

[TNBarnQueen]

Rodney, he is dying. I have him in the bedroom. He won't eat. We forced liquids. He is super lethargic, and I suspect he won't make it through the night. I am truly sad. I realize everyone thinks I am silly over this chicken. But he was my pet. He would follow me around, and sit on my shoulder. He was my very first chicken. All I can keep thinking is "do no harm." And it seems that my lack of knowledge and being ignornat is doing nothing but hurting these chickens. I am so disappointed in myself. I think I went too far getting too many chickens. I should have stuck with just three or four. That way I could've contained them better, kept things cleaner and gave better time. I never meant to harm any of them.

Thank you for your time. I am sorry I have bothered you so much.

We are here as a group and at some point we have ALL had to have support here. So....please DO NOT blame yourself. It is frustrating wondering what you could or could not have done but sadly it happens. We all have out favorites and we love them like our children so ..it is hard to loose one that is so special. No one here thinks you are silly....I cried like a 2 month old when I lost my cats and dog this past summer...all died from different things..and where 13 yrs old....I screamed hysterically when I lost my yearling. It hurts. Think about your time with him. We all learn more everyday. I had chickens for a long time..quit..started back and you would not believe what I have learned in just a bit over 1 year here and I still learn more every time I am here. Sometimes there just isn't an answer not matter how bad we wish for one. There will be another one come into your life ....believe me.

@Stang...my eggs came from WV but went all the way up to MD before coming back down south to me. Makes no sense to me. My others should be here tomorrow. They are coming from Hohenwald and are taking 3 days! Did you try the tracking number to see where they are? In the future...for anyone. If you are ordering eggs from someone and they do not have but a couple hens laying it may be better to get just 6 eggs or 8. However many they can collect 3 days time from a state that far away. At least the weather is cooler and that will help keep them a bit fresher.

@Stacy....you ARE a drill.

Sorry....couldn't help myself!

But I love ya all the same.

@TNbearchick...I would adamantly suggest they put heat packs in...that is just plain pitiful and I know heartbreaking when you opened it. We do need to know who so we can stir away from them. I have only used Myers in the past and was very happy. There is no excuse. If they would reimburse you I would take it and go somewhere else more reliable. Just my thoughts on it. No fair in being taken advantage of. Oh...make sure your PO knows they are coming and to please put in a warm spot.

 

[stanglover2001]

Rodney, he is dying. I have him in the bedroom. He won't eat. We forced liquids. He is super lethargic, and I suspect he won't make it through the night. I am truly sad. I realize everyone thinks I am silly over this chicken. But he was my pet. He would follow me around, and sit on my shoulder. He was my very first chicken. All I can keep thinking is "do no harm." And it seems that my lack of knowledge and being ignornat is doing nothing but hurting these chickens. I am so disappointed in myself. I think I went too far getting too many chickens. I should have stuck with just three or four. That way I could've contained them better, kept things cleaner and gave better time. I never meant to harm any of them.

Thank you for your time. I am sorry I have bothered you so much.

No one here thinks you're silly Amy, we tried to find the cause as fast as possible to hope it would have a different outcome. We've all suffered losses before, and it seems to be the ones we like most.. the downfall to raising poultry is there will be losses, it's like a fact of life. If it's not a predator, its some weird mold spore, or it's an incurable disease (or mother natures weak-links such as failure to thrives). I don't think it matters if you had 1 or 50, it's going to happen at one point or another... We will try to further help you through your grieving

Hang in there! No one great got anywhere by giving up after one try! If there is anything more we can help you with just ask! We're here to lend a hand, not judge because you have pet chickens. You're not hurting the chickens, we have all done something that caused our chickens harm before... Or, at least I'll admit I've not always had proper chicken handling procedures.. but hey, it's a learning experience... it's going to be tough, but we'll be here for you when you need support!

 

[tnchickenut]

@Stacy....you ARE a drill.

Sorry....couldn't help myself!

But I love ya all the same.

Hey, hey, hey... I resemble that remark.

 

[bairo]

"It won't be because I didn't try my best to take care of them. It will be because things happen that sometimes we have no control over." Sistachick said it well.


I know you guys take really good care of "all" of your pets. It's easy to see.
You could not have done anything differently at all. I know...we know. We have been there. Take a breath and time to heal. Remember what a great life he had and take solace knowing if it were not for your love that I am absolutely certain he would not have made it nearly as long. You love him and he loved you. He had a great life

 

[Talbott Poultry]

Ok I'm going to try to cover each one of these.

Rodney, he is dying. I have him in the bedroom. He won't eat. We forced liquids. He is super lethargic, and I suspect he won't make it through the night. I am truly sad. I realize everyone thinks I am silly over this chicken. But he was my pet. He would follow me around, and sit on my shoulder. He was my very first chicken. All I can keep thinking is "do no harm." And it seems that my lack of knowledge and being ignornat is doing nothing but hurting these chickens. I am so disappointed in myself. I think I went too far getting too many chickens. I should have stuck with just three or four. That way I could've contained them better, kept things cleaner and gave better time. I never meant to harm any of them.

Thank you for your time. I am sorry I have bothered you so much.

Amy I will finish with this one, not start.

Listen, I was crazy about that little bantam rooster that had it. I sat with him the whole day and a half and only came in well after dark when I couldn't take sitting up any longer. He has aspergilliosis I know because when I found him dead, he had the mold growing out his mouth even. I kicked myself too... at the time I had about 500 chickens and I cried over him. It's normal to get attached. Just think, you are learning something now... I know exactly how you feel. Been there, done that. People tell you "oh chickens are easy" and you believe it, but they aren't... not if you want to do it right. There is alot to learn and you are better off today than you were yesterday. Got to find the silver lining.

Like Stacy said most of us will tell you, we have all lost a special pet or person, it does not matter if you have 1 chicken, 1 cat, 1 dog 1 horse, or 5000 of any of them. There will always be something or someone who will touch your heart.

x2 on a smaller scale. I have never had over 20-25 but these type of learning experiences always cause the "ifs, shoulds, etc." try not to spiral down that road. Be grateful for ones you have that are healthy and know you did your best.

As Angie said "ifs, shoulds, etc." when something happens you will always wonder what you could have done different.

I will NEVER name another chicken. It was NOT a good learning experience. I don't know, looking back, what I could've done different. I only have 14 chickens. Up to two weeks ago, I only had 11. It isn't worth getting four eggs a day.

More on this at the end.

Amy, I am sorry about your beloved rooster. Please don't be so hard on yourself. You are just learning like some of the rest of us.

I got babies and something got in and killed them all, I was NOT going to get more because it tore my heart out. I hadn't had them near as long as you have this rooster. But we have tender hearts and we love easy.

If something happened to the ones I have now I would cry my eyes out. They are only 13 weeks old but I am so attached to them. I hold them, pet them, love them.

I am sad because you are sad, because that could be my most favorite rooster CordonBleu and it could be next week or next month or next year. It won't be because I didn't try my best to take care of them. It will be because things happen that sometimes we have no control over.

*Hugs*

Diane was close but at the same time she was wrong. "You are learning like some of the rest of us" was not quiet correct. WE ALL are still learning, that is the reason we wake each morning is to learn something new every day.

We are here as a group and at some point we have ALL had to have support here. So....please DO NOT blame yourself. It is frustrating wondering what you could or could not have done but sadly it happens. We all have out favorites and we love them like our children so ..it is hard to loose one that is so special. No one here thinks you are silly....I cried like a 2 month old when I lost my cats and dog this past summer...all died from different things..and where 13 yrs old....I screamed hysterically when I lost my yearling. It hurts. Think about your time with him. We all learn more everyday. I had chickens for a long time..quit..started back and you would not believe what I have learned in just a bit over 1 year here and I still learn more every time I am here. Sometimes there just isn't an answer not matter how bad we wish for one. There will be another one come into your life ....believe me.

No one here thinks you're silly Amy, we tried to find the cause as fast as possible to hope it would have a different outcome. We've all suffered losses before, and it seems to be the ones we like most.. the downfall to raising poultry is there will be losses, it's like a fact of life. If it's not a predator, its some weird mold spore, or it's an incurable disease (or mother natures weak-links such as failure to thrives). I don't think it matters if you had 1 or 50, it's going to happen at one point or another... We will try to further help you through your grieving

Hang in there! No one great got anywhere by giving up after one try! If there is anything more we can help you with just ask! We're here to lend a hand, not judge because you have pet chickens. You're not hurting the chickens, we have all done something that caused our chickens harm before... Or, at least I'll admit I've not always had proper chicken handling procedures.. but hey, it's a learning experience... it's going to be tough, but we'll be here for you when you need support!

As Hannah said No one here thinks you are silly and we WILL be here for support.

@ Amy, you were incorrect when you said he was your pet. These creatures are not pets, they are family. There will always be something out there that likes you better than their own kind. They will do something to make you giggle, smile, curse, etc. No matter how hard you try you will name more of something, a cat, a dog, a horse etc. After I lost a dear pet when I was 15, I swore I would never get attached again. Guess what it has happened many, many times since. When I started with chickens I tried giving them numbers, Guess what, a lot of mine have names.
It might be because their a pain in the behind or it might be because the were the runt, or it might even be because they always come running to you.

We have ALL lost a favorite, and yes we ALL probably have more than we should, <I know I do> As long as you are able to care for them <to the best of your ability> As long as you are able to feed them like they need to be <or even over feed them, like I do> As long as you are able to care what happens to them then you DO NOT have too many.

We ALL learn every day, I have been involved with chickens for over 5 years and I am sure a few of our members have way more time than I do. They will tell you the same thing, there is not a day that goes by that we still do not learn SOMETHING. The important thing is what you do with that knowledge, Do you pack it away or do you use it and share it with someone who has less experience than you. There will always be a better way than what you are currently doing, that is the reason we are constantly looking for new and better ways of doing things.

We ALL make mistakes, there was only one perfect person in this world and he lived about 2000 years ago.
We do however have the ability to change, learn, improve upon the things in our lives.

The reason we are all on this forum is to help each other. Some visit to give advice, some to get advice, some just to see what everyone else is doing.
Rodney started this page on Feb 8, 2011 and in that time most of us have had some type of issue, Weather it be in our personal lives or with our (for lack of better word) pets.
But we are always here to support each other, and we will be there for you this time and (I hope it is never needed again but) also the next time you need us.

You said it's not worth getting 4 eggs you were right, its MORE THAN WORTH getting NO eggs.

No one in this group has ever said anyone was a bother or being silly when we have an issue.
I know that many on here think I am the "class clown" or smart *ss (even though Rodney tries to claim that title)
But we each and everyone care about each and every one of this group.
Remember when we started talking about the last picnic?
It was said that we are a family and we truly are.

We will always be there to help and support each other.

You will never forget but there will be something come along to help fill the hole in you heart.
So huggs and warmest wishes to you from EVERYONE here @ Eastern Tennessee Thread.

 

[Talbott Poultry]

OH and sorry that I am so long winded.

 

[SistaChick]

Talbott Poultry, that was was spoken (or typed

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Edited to say: That should be "was WELL spoken", not was was spoken!!!
Edited to say: "I'm a dork" LOL

 

[itsthelaw37801]

You all are so sweet. Thank you. That really helped. I spent the night in the guest room with him beside me in the floor.

He woke up this morning, opened his eyes, and stood up. The purple is gone out of his comb. I can tell he still doesn't feel well. It seems he's like he was when we gave him the penicillin before....now I have to wonder - am I keeping him alive for no reason? He's just going to get sick again. Should I stop treatment and let him go?

He's sitting her watching tv with me. Too funny.