it's happened to me before. if you lose a chick and don't make a 4 page post with a lot of sobbing and crying then you'll get a few sanctimonious "you should find another hobby" posts. eh, it IS the internet after all.
IF its not one thing its another.........
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it's happened to me before. if you lose a chick and don't make a 4 page post with a lot of sobbing and crying then you'll get a few sanctimonious "you should find another hobby" posts. eh, it IS the internet after all.
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Well, I'm not sure who "EVERYONE" is, but I simply said it was awful to joke about chicks being squashed by doors. In my case it was an accident that I didn't even realize could happen, and thankfully my chick was okay. It was entirely my fault, but I chose to learn from the experience and make sure it never happens again. That's all I was trying to say.
I'm brand new too and have made a TON of mistakes. I'm outside today re-doing my perches for the THIRD time because I still can't seem to get it right. So I can understand your frustration, believe me! It seems like there are so many things you have to know all at once when you get chickens because NOT knowing might mean one of your chickens could end up dead. It's very stressful. I'm really sorry you've had a rough time so far, and I'm sorry that you felt attacked. But if you re-read your original post it does come across as if you were joking about all of your dead chickens. Maybe it would have helped if you had explained the circumstances up front rather than expecting people to ask for details.
I hope your run of bad luck ends and that keeping chickens becomes more enjoyable for you!
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Perhaps you should go elsewhere and forget about this thread, it is people like you who ruin forums like this, always trying to spoil a mood or put someone down....... and btw I posted in the injuries because I was speaking about injuries so no I believe I am in the right place..... buh bye Kathy.....
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Thanks, hope all goes well with your perches....
If you are losing chickens in large numbers maybe you need to re think things.
Not trying to be harsh but do want to help.
May think about the coop and run set up.to keep them safer. Or if free ranging maybe letting them out only when you can keep an eye out for them.
Raising chickens take's time and thought.
Not trying to be harsh but do want to help.
May think about the coop and run set up.to keep them safer. Or if free ranging maybe letting them out only when you can keep an eye out for them.
Raising chickens take's time and thought.
Source: http://www.lbah.com/word/fractured-bird-leg/
Source: http://www.lafebervet.com/emergency-medicine/birds/external-coaptation/
"Figure 6. Create a tape splint by applying pieces of masking tape or porous tape to either side of the leg of birds less than 130 grams. Use hemostats to crimp the tape as close to the leg as possible. Finally trim the tape to reduce the weight of the splint. Image by C. Pollock."
The picture above is for small birds, but it should help one come up with a proper solution for a larger bird.
Remember that in animals it's important to immobilize the joints above and below the fracture.
-Kathy
The first step in splinting is to remove all the feathers over the fracture site. Plucking them allows them to grow back faster compared to cutting them. You can see the bruising that is apparent on this birds leg directly over the fracture. Birds routinely show bruising of many colors, which is sometimes misinterpreted as gangrene by inexperienced people.
Source: http://www.lafebervet.com/emergency-medicine/birds/external-coaptation/
"Figure 6. Create a tape splint by applying pieces of masking tape or porous tape to either side of the leg of birds less than 130 grams. Use hemostats to crimp the tape as close to the leg as possible. Finally trim the tape to reduce the weight of the splint. Image by C. Pollock."
The picture above is for small birds, but it should help one come up with a proper solution for a larger bird.
Remember that in animals it's important to immobilize the joints above and below the fracture.
-Kathy
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