Fuzzy's Farm

[fuzzybutt love]

Oh good, i am so glad for you gigi.

I am still with the bad vodoo, my little maurice my booted d'uccle roo has been stricken down. It was my fault, too. I didn't think twice and threw parts of several whole apples in there and he apparently ate the seeds. Had they not broken up in him he would've been sick but ok but they did and he went into spasms. I got him through that 24 hours but he has gone downhill slowly since then. I've been pushing fluids but he's so weak. I may have to make the call tonight and let him go.

 

[NovaAman]

I hear ya Fuzzy. I have not culled the two girls. The one is markedly improved with the byproduct. The other is still having walking, balance issues. I am holding on, cuz she still gets food and water... I just hope for a turn around...

Gigi, YES! So happy to hear such good news!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

what byproduct?

 

[NovaAman]

Freaking auto correct. Hypericum...

 

[Totalcolour]

Hello everyone! I just saw that I haven't been here since MARCH! Aaargh!

All better from the surgery. Got some new chicks, and new ducks, new dog and life is good. I wish the summer was longer though.

Now, I'm going back to the last page I was at, and start trying to catch up.

Later chaps and chapesses!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

My roo is walking! And eating! Woot!

 

[NovaAman]

Later chaps and chapesses!

Glad you are on the mend! That is great news.

I totally just read that as "Later chaps and chimpanzees... " Dunno know.


I am having a crap butt day. A fellow carrier passed away Tuesday. Bob was a fun loving, good guy. 48 years, pretty fit and healthy for his age. A macho guy for sure. Anyway, he fell ill Sunday after doing his route, started throwing up. Got so bad that he couldn't keep down water, became dehydrated. He didn't go to the hospital until Tuesday morning, and by then he had to be carried in. They found he had kidney and liver failure and air-lifted him to detroit for emergency liver transplant, and hoped for the best. But the dehydration had already done its damage to such an extent that he ended up passing Tuesday night. I can't believe that they (his family, married w/kids) didn't force him to the ER earlier, but as I said, he's a kinda macho guy, the I can take it kind... So very sad and shocking.

I have a hate relationship with Blueberry today. Blueberry attacked my golden pullet. I know I know, I shouldn't have left her out, but she did seem to be improving finally, and I really did feel she was going to pull through the mareks. Well, Blueberry doesn't like weak birds I guess and decided that the golden needed to go. I know other people have had a bird/birds attack and bald another bird, but this is a first for me. The phoenix boys did a dam good job of getting blueberry away, but she'd already pecked the golden bald and ripped the skin off. Those phoenix boys are the most protective I have ever seen! Amazing actually. Anyway... I gave blueberry a good chuck... Ok, I freaking threw her rear out of the phoenix run like a freaking foot ball. Good thing she has wings and she just flew off, turned around, looked at me like, "What?" Witch.... With a "b"

Anyway... I decided to put the golden down, because she was not even attempting to stand up anymore after the attack, and her balance, what there was of it was shot, talk about constant face planting. I am totally suckage at culling too. I took four, yes FOUR tries before I fiinally got it. I was about to cry in my dispair over not being able to cull my beauty properly. I tried the cervical dislocation. I heard the neck break. She didn't die. I could even feel where it broke! I tried again, giving her a shake, and still no! I ended up using a stick, and pulling, and stil... It took too many tries until I got it, and I just... I can't bash em. I just can't. Neighbor can, but it's my bird. The other golden was just as hard to do, but I used a different method, and I felt that just too too long. Maybe I would be better at drowning... I don't know... I hate culling. I HATE HATE HATE it. hate it.

I am going to go and bury my head in a pillow and hope tomorrow is a better day.

Oh... and Eldee is sick. I don't know what, she's pooping, so I know she's not bound. Her breathing is clear, eyes are clear, but her comb has flopped over, feels dry, and she doesn't want to come off the roost. I took her down and made her eat and drink, but she went back and got back up... She's going on 2, so she's young yet... I didn't find any worms that I could see in her poop that she dumped on the picnic table when I was feeding her egg and mash... dunno...

 

[Rusty Byrd]

gigi, glad to hear it is good news with your DH.
And Nova sorry about the loss of your friend. It is always hard to loose someone close.
I hate culling too! just can't bring myself to do that yet have to call on SIL if DH won't be home for a few days. Thankfully I have only had to cull a couple of birds since I have had them.
Remember the Orpingtons I hatched this spring? I can't believe how huge they are getting! They seem to be about the roo's seem to be about the size of a turkey!

And they seem to grow more everyday! Turning out to be pretty birds, but to see them run across the yard is hilarious!
Everyone, have a great day!

 

[gigiok]

thank you so much, everyone, for the good wishes! We had a horrible two weeks but thankfully no cirrhosis (sp?). He's not out of the woods but at least he doesn't have that which is pretty much an end game.

I'm so glad your roo is so much better, fuzzy. I'll keep my fingers crossed for him.

What a horrible day, Nova. I hear you on culling. I can't imagine doing it - luckily I haven't had to yet but I know that at some point I will. There's got to be an easier way for both bird and person. Box with exhaust from car piped in? I don't know. So horrible. I'm so sorry. I hope you have a better day today.

Great to see you, Rusty and Total. We missed you!

Well had my first classes last night of my LAST semester ever. My students were so nice and kept moaning about why did I have to retire and couldn't I just wait a couple of years so they could finish the program. NO! - ha. I'm so happy about the decision. Won't have the income that I had but hey, staying home and just doing what I want is going to be wonderful.

 

[Totalcolour]

I am totally suckage at culling too. I took four, yes FOUR tries before I fiinally got it. I was about to cry in my dispair over not being able to cull my beauty properly. I tried the cervical dislocation. I heard the neck break. She didn't die. I could even feel where it broke! I tried again, giving her a shake, and still no! I ended up using a stick, and pulling, and stil... It took too many tries until I got it, and I just... I can't bash em. I just can't.

Nova, please don't try this again. Cervical dislocation can be done, but it's really not easy and can be much worse for the bird (and owner) than other methods. The fastest, and in my opinion, the most humane is also the messiest, it's cutting the carotid artery, one on either side. They bleed out quickly, but more importantly, they are unconscious even faster. Although with all the jerking, they do look like they are still conscious, but they aren't.