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[ChickenCanoe]

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Sounds like the weather here, but I LOVE it! This is how June should be every year!

Good luck with that.

Where are you?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Well it's hot where you live so that makes it tougher. You may have to resort to more drastic measures, like putting them in an elevated cage in the air conditioning or putting ice in the nest.
At any rate, you have to get their underside temperature lowered to break the hormone cycle.

I tryed I ever dunked there belly in water like some say but didn't work

 

[DuckGirl77]

It's a garter. Not a threat to anything. I love having them around. It is in more danger from your chickens.

http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/search?f[0]=field_fg_types%3A5590&f[1]=types%3A5649

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Good luck with that.

Where are you?

Adirondacks of the wonderful state of New York! Deathly hot summers and freezing cold winters!

 

[BusyBearMama]

Would she stop what?
Carrying them around may work but is a hassle that eats up your day.
A broody hen won't lay eggs. A sick hen may not lay eggs either.
An egg bound bird is usually obvious because they constantly go into the nest straining. They sometimes moan and their vent pulses.

It's a garter. Not a threat to anything. I love having them around. It is in more danger from your chickens.

http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/search?f[0]=field_fg_types%3A5590&f[1]=types%3A5649

Yea that's what I thought... Maybe I will see if I can get her out moving around some more... Hmm I think she's sick though maybe, maybe she will perk up soon :-/

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I tryed I ever dunked there belly in water like some say but didn't work

That's cause as soon as the wet feathers warm up to body temperature, it has no effect. Perhaps if you dunked them every 20 minutes or so it would work.

Try dumping a bunch of ice cubes in each nest. They can't keep their underside warm sitting on ice.

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Adirondacks of the wonderful state of New York! Deathly hot summers and freezing cold winters!

Just like here - with high humidity year round.

Adirondacks are beautiful.

Yea that's what I thought... Maybe I will see if I can get her out moving around some more... Hmm I think she's sick though maybe, maybe she will perk up soon :-/

Whenever you suspect a sick bird, it's best to quarantine immediately.

 

[daxigait]

Would she stop what?
Carrying them around may work but is a hassle that eats up your day.
A broody hen won't lay eggs. A sick hen may not lay eggs either.
An egg bound bird is usually obvious because they constantly go into the nest straining. They sometimes moan and their vent pulses.

It's a garter. Not a threat to anything. I love having them around. It is in more danger from your chickens.

http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/search?f[0]=field_fg_types%3A5590&f[1]=types%3A5649

I knew it was not a poisonous one, but it is not our normal black snake either. Thanks

 

[daxigait]

I tryed I ever dunked there belly in water like some say but didn't work

I think Fire froze plastic water bottles.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's a great idea too. Then you don't get the bedding wet when it melts.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

It's been a long day of waiting here!

One chick out, the other hasn't made any progress. The first one broke free around 9:15 this morning with half the yolk unabsorbed, it turned and flipped and went all over and it eventually broke free, the yolk stayed in shell.

The other one, has a yellowish liquid dried around the pip... Does this mean it needs help!?

New chick behind the egg with pip is named Annie

 

[Indiana Dreamin]

For @Indiana Dreamin
A goat jumping through a window!

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To whom it may concern,
I was not given a post number, but I have been told in emails and text messages that a new member was attacked because a member thought it was me.
I was off-line because I was trying to deal with things here. Being on BYC was not something that was going to help me deal with problems in my life.
I hope that no one else will go after some new member thinking it is me playing games. That was very unfair.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful day. And I apologize deeply to anyone and everyone that has had their life ruined by me. My stupidity has cost so much.