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[bradselig]

Still catching up on posts . . . [COLOR=800080]Update on Violet, my three month old Lavender with the torn leg tendon:[/COLOR] She is making progress, slowly but surely. She has a good appetite, which seems like a good sign. Violet is sitting up more in a chicken sitting position instead of laying on one side or the other. She seems very determined to get in the positions she wants even if it's a struggle. I check on her often and keep the cage clean. I've washed her bottom half everyday, but have also given her a few total baths after watching a youtube instructional video. I even blow her feathers dry with a hairdryer on low heat. Adeline, the Jubilee helps groom her, which is really cute. Adeline has been so faithful, but I feel bad that she's in the dog kennel a lot of the time. I let her out sometimes to fluff her wings and walk around. I noticed this evening that she kept looking up like she was looking for a place to roost. I'm not sure what to do about that since she wants to be by Violet at all times. It's been so hot that they haven't been outside (while supervised) for a few days. As I mentioned before, a good thing about this whole experience is that I've bonded with the formally skittish girls and I feel like I have more confidence with chickens since I've really had to get my hands dirty and give constant care, give meds, baths, etc. Meanwhile my five hens provide comedy relief by helping me do landscaping every evening. Their backyard area is outfitted with misters, fans, watermelon, etc. so they are coping with the heat. [COLOR=A52A2A]pipd~[/COLOR] So sorry to hear about your dog. We're all animal lovers here, so this is the place to talk about it. It's truly horrible to have a sick pet or to lose one. You've had a long bond with a wonderful dog. You've both been lucky. [COLOR=006400]jchny~[/COLOR] When the fermenting topic surfaced again, I was going to suggest that interested people "Search this thread" for all of your great advice. However, a live demonstration would be great! Hope you do the fermenting demo following the massacre at [COLOR=333399]racinchickins[/COLOR]. Btw, [COLOR=800080]CRSelvey[/COLOR]~ I am SO disappointed that you're going to the "other side." haha "Oh, I can pick feathers." How quickly you changed. ; - ) [COLOR=8B4513]Sally in Indiana posted: [/COLOR] As for knowing the day, start your morning off by calling 222-2222. They tell you the weather as well as the time and day. It is a great way to teach the children about the days of the week too.
Before taking the time to call a phone number to find out what day it is, just look at the day, date, and time on your cell phone or computer. The monthly calendar is a good visual aid. Download the free Weather Channel app to view forecasts by hour, day, live radar map and much more. : - )

[COLOR=6699FF]Kiniska~[/COLOR] Congrats are your little pygmy~ How a-doe-able!

Glad to hear here is improvement!

Hello neighbors! 19 in all, 18 hens & 1 lucky roo named Coal. I'm in Corydon, IN which is so south it's practically Kentcky Just got my first egg!! Very excited about this new adventure. I'm loving it & seem to need what I call "chicken therapy" a few times a day. Which is as you can imagine sitting and watching my chickens free range everywhere & even sometimes talking to them.

Welcome!

You never know what the day will bring when you wake up in the morning -- I keep finding myself saying this a lot! Yesterday was one of those days. It started by waking up at 6am and hearing a strange buzzing sound. I tracked it down to the basement where it was a deafening alarm sound -- like a really really loud smoke detector. I realized it was coming from our septic tank alarm. We built our house 18 months ago & never had a septic system before. Wasn't quite sure what the alarm meant since I thought it went off when there was no power to the septic & that wasn't the case -- found out it also means the tank is full. We were puzzled at that since we should have had at least 6 months to another year before it needed pumping. My husband went out to check the tank, lifted the lid & it was full to the top! It was too early to call a septic company so we went to do chores. Got to the barn and saw one of our dogs, Olive, was really lethargic & hadn't eaten her food from the previous evening. Something obviously wasn't right with her. She's a 1 yr old English Shepherd. We got a vet appointment scheduled for her & discovered she had overheated & her body was trying to shut down. She got some injections & meds at the vet & we have her in the AC right now. Thankfully we caught it in time & she's getting back to her usual self. The septic guys came & pumped everything out. They also checked the dousing tank & thought we had a crack in the pipe leading to the leachfield as water kept running back in after the pump ran. So we called our excavator who installed the septic & they came out. Apparently there is supposed to be some back flush & we did not have a crack (whew -- dollars signs just lowered in my mind!) However, something still wasn't right because the tanks were empty & our alarm still kept going off. So they decided it was an electrical issue and they got our electrician out here. He ended up having to dig out the electrical box beside the tank cover because it had gotten buried during the final grading (it was supposed to be sticking up above ground so there was access to it). Finally he discovered (at about 5pm by this time) that we have a bad float in the dousing tank & it wasn't working. He's supposed to be able to fix it late this afternoon. At least the tanks have been pumped empty & we can still use sinks, bathrooms, etc! Then funny things happened in the barn -- we needed some humor yesterday! Our 4 month old kitten likes to walk on top of the barn stalls. Our daughter saw it walk past one of the fly strip tapes and promptly get its tail stuck to it! She said it was pretty funny watching it try to get unstuck. Then it decided to hang out in the growout coop with my 4 chicks that are about 4 weeks old. It just laid in the middle of the straw & the chicks went about their business around it. Last evening we went for a swim in the pond before closing up the barn. The duck seemed awfully noisy. Went in the barn & discovered they had found or made a way under the door between their coop & the chicken coop. The were running around in circles with the chickens & couldn't figure out how to get back. And there was one lonely duck left in the duck stall who couldn't figure out where everyone else had gone! Today our fair starts! We got 22 rabbits checked in yesterday (each 4-Her can bring up to 11). Breed ID & Knowledge test competitions happen this afternoon & there is an open ARBA youth show tomorrow where any youth from any county can come & show. I think check-in closes at 8am if anyone wants to come ($2/rabbit) & the show starts at 9am. Sunday is our big fair parade & more competitions next week. The kids are pretty excited it's finally fair time! If anyone does come to the Elkhart Co. fair be sure to stop at the Bunny Hut for food. It's well known that we have great food and about the lowest prices of all the food booths. We serve made to order subs, fresh salads, rabbit noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, rabbit brats, rabbit BBQ, biscuits & rabbit gravy. We also get fresh cinnamon rolls & doughnuts every morning from the Rise 'N Roll bakery in Middlebury (some of you may have heard of them -- they have quite the reputation for great amish pastries!) Can't wait for the cooler weather to come!

wow! I'm not envious lol. Good luck to the kids at the fair

 

[bradselig]

I cleaned the brooder today so decided to take the youngest ones outside for the first time. They weren't too fond of the humidity and heat and neither was I lol.

 

[mcurry]

My boys showed our chickens this week and recieved all blues. The judge said they were great pullets and were in great health. He said to bring them back next year. They were up for Reserve Grand, but he said they were beat out because the other pullets were a little further along in production.
My hubby bought me the Grand Champion Australorp Rooster so we are wxcited & can't wait for chicks.

 

[Kiniska]

Congrats MCurry. That is wonderful.

 

[Quinstar]

Ok because there's another lady in rennsalear (I don't think i spelled that right) where I got my blue ameruacanas and she also breeds rare marans. In case you want more I think that place got mine from was called Carlburn Farms.


Here's my blue wheaten roo I got from there. I got three from her but my favorite was killed last month by something and now I'm left with the one above and his half sister. Sorry for poor photo quality.

Love your roo!!! How old is he in this photo?

I have a new addition to the family! A tiny pygmy doe!

DH has promised my a couple of Pygmies next year! I can't wait. Hoping to get a couple of young ones so that we can bottle feed them.

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Quote: Beautiful pups! Those faces just kill me. Sorry they are no longer with you.

Hello neighbors! 19 in all, 18 hens & 1 lucky roo named Coal. I'm in Corydon, IN which is so south it's practically Kentcky Just got my first egg!! Very excited about this new adventure. I'm loving it & seem to need what I call "chicken therapy" a few times a day. Which is as you can imagine sitting and watching my chickens free range everywhere & even sometimes talking to them.

Welcome! Watching our flock free range is one of my favorite things to do in the evenings. I'm pretty sure I will never grow tired of it.


And... I'm going to attempt to make some fermented feed over the weekend. Wish me luck!

 

[itsjustme]

Jchny- heat rocks and snakes are a bad combination. I can't believe a. Pet shop didn't no that and let her get that many burns. And yes its good she was friendly. Trying to wrestle an aggressive snake that size into anything would be impossible.

 

[Too Fast]

Don't forget the gentle rain from midnight to 2 AM.

John

lol exactly. If Julie wants the perfect weather, let's all move to Cali, where in San Fransisco it is just like that now. Except for the summer droughts, and earthquakes.

 

[DarthLayer]

Quinstar- he's 20 weeks old. Though he's very strange sometimes. Whenever I pick him up he makes the alarm call for an aerial predator even when I let him know I'm picking him up. He also likes to follow me around. I'm still deciding on his name because I'm still seeing what his character is.

 

[CRSelvey]

lol exactly. If Julie wants the perfect weather, let's all move to Cali, where in San Fransisco it is just like that now. Except for the summer droughts, and earthquakes.

Redwood City and Half Moon Bay are nice too

I'm originally from Sacramento area and we never worried about earthquakes as much as anyone here thinks about ice storms or tornados. We did worry about fires a lot though!! Thankfully, the people here couldn't be nicer and it make the transition so much easier.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Redwood City and Half Moon Bay are nice too

I'm originally from Sacramento area and we never worried about earthquakes as much as anyone here thinks about ice storms or tornados. We did worry about fires a lot though!! Thankfully, the people here couldn't be nicer and it make the transition so much easier.

How long have you lived in indiana?