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[Old Salt 1945]

I must've missed the coop size. How big is it? I allow for 4 square feet/chicken. 3-4 square feet minimum, for large fowl chickens.

I don't remember exactly, but about 24" x 32".

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Yeah, i t must be. I want everyone to know, I will be without internet access this weekend, so I don't want to find out Sunday evening that I am 1,058 posts behind!

However will we cope? Does anyone on the thread know of a support group we could join until Too Fast gets back?

Am I going to have to carry the ENTIRE load of provision of the insane point of view by myself? This is too much up with which to put. (Don't end a sentence with a preposition).

I will send you a bill for my therapy.

John

 

[CountryHen19]

Urbanmom...

They'll let you know if they need heat.

My 3 wk olds are completely out from under mom - have been even when it got cold. Except at night when they go at least under a bit with their hinney's in and about half sticking out. I think mostly because they want to be sure to feel mom in the dark.

If I were brooding without a broody, I'd get an ecoglow and keep it available at night. If they need it they'll go under.

http://www.brinsea.com/prod-EcoGlow_Chick_Brooder-239.aspx

I want one of these, hopefully next spring!

SFH are on hold.

Boo Hoo

I asked DH if we could get it but he just looked like my head was on fire...

And from what I've seen/read about cats, the 'trophys' they bring for show and tell are only about 25% of what they kill!

I've have heard also that cats bring us their trophies to "show us how its done" but I don't know how true that is...

I will tell her thanks for the advice

Hope you get it figured out! You'd think they would be thrilled about another subscription. Never heard of it before myself but then again it never occured to me to own chickens before this year too.

 

[danand]

Well I've had quite a day! My baby, my rotten angel has spent the long morning at the vet!! After tons of X-rays and even barium it's been discovered that she has invested something and its stuck in her intestine. So unless she poops its out tonight she's have surgery in the morning!

On another note, I got this hen at the swap a while back. They said EE but I don't think so. Didnt care , she was just a nice looking girl. Any ideas? No cheek muffs or beard. Slightly greenish legs. Sorry it's not a better pic, she's real flighty!!

 

[Leahs Mom]

M2H - One of these days I'm going to get some VetRX for my first aid kit. I have the NuStock and really like the results whenever I've used it (even on people). I'd like to compare the VetRX and see how it does. I wonder if it could just be mixed at home from those items. I know some folks make a home made NuStock, but I have never felt inclined to do that.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

[COLOR=008080]I want one of these, hopefully next spring! [/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Boo H[/COLOR][COLOR=008080]oo[/COLOR] [COLOR=008080]I asked DH if we could get it but he just looked like my head was on fire...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]I've have heard also that cats bring us their trophies to "show us how its done" but I don't know how true that is...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]Hope you get it figured out! You'd think they would be thrilled about another subscription. Never heard of it before myself but then again it never occured to me to own chickens before this year too.[/COLOR]

thank you, i hhope i get my newspaper

Well I've had quite a day! My baby, my rotten angel has spent the long morning at the vet!! After tons of X-rays and even barium it's been discovered that she has invested something and its stuck in her intestine. So unless she poops its out tonight she's have surgery in the morning!

On another note, I got this hen at the swap a while back. They said EE but I don't think so. Didnt care , she was just a nice looking girl. Any ideas? No cheek muffs or beard. Slightly greenish legs. Sorry it's not a better pic, she's real flighty!!

aww poor dog! hope all gies well. And that is an EE they can be beardless i used to have a girl exactly identical to her. Also a very common color pattern amoung EEs

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

M2H - One of these days I'm going to get some VetRX for my first aid kit.  I have the NuStock  and really like the results whenever I've used it (even on people).  I'd like to compare the VetRX and see how it does.  I wonder if it could just be mixed at home from those items.  I know some folks make a home made NuStock, but I have never felt inclined to do that.

there are many other medicenes that work way better than vet rx. It wirks for really small things and then is usless, it is like glorified vapor rub for chickens. but it dies wirj for small simple things.

 

[julie0477]

Apparently if you want hens to go broody, just buy an incubator. Now one of my silkies is broody, sitting on eggs. As soon as I bought my incubator my hens started doing their jobs.

lol figures!

 

[kabhyper1]

Well I've had quite a day! My baby, my rotten angel has spent the long morning at the vet!! After tons of X-rays and even barium it's been discovered that she has invested something and its stuck in her intestine. So unless she poops its out tonight she's have surgery in the morning!

On another note, I got this hen at the swap a while back. They said EE but I don't think so. Didnt care , she was just a nice looking girl. Any ideas? No cheek muffs or beard. Slightly greenish legs. Sorry it's not a better pic, she's real flighty!!

Poor baby! Our Jack russell x shih-tzu ate the sqeaker out of one of his toys and was super sick for a few days. He pooped it out and was better, but it was scary. I hope yours gets rid of whatever she ate.

 

[julie0477]

I love the pic of your dog Danand. Reminds me of a dog I used to have. My all time favorite dog. I hope she can avoid the surgery!!