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[SallyinIndiana]

Depends on how big the puppies are. They do take cats and small dogs.

These puppies are heavier than my cat but appear to be about the same height and length. They are playful things too. They are not lovers of being in my house though. Good thing since I can't let them in with my youngest getting sick around them. I'm a softy though I asked DH to move their house into the garage for these cold nights. Now I have chicks in the basement and pups in the garage that all need to be outdoor creatures. I have the pups listed on CL though so I'm hoping to rehome them soon. As for the chicks, I'm beginning to get doubts about moving them out. It seems like the temps are dropping faster than they are growing feathers.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Despite pipd's past warnings about coop fires, I have heat in my coop just as I had last winter. I understand the danger and I am as careful as possible. However, I have what are known as Anthromorphized Domesticated Pets who are my surrogate children since I have an empty nest. They clearly enjoy a little heat after a cold, wet day.
Originally Posted by PimentoPlymouth
New member from Terre haute, IN here had my chickens for around a year and a half. In need of a good broody hen if anyone in the area has one they don't want. I'm wanting to hatch some chicks this coming spring. I had a RIR hatch some last year and she was a food mommy hen but a raccoon took out over have my flock.

PimentoPlymouth~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread!
HappyX3~ Thanks for sharing the video of the BJG moms and chicks! I noticed that the hen on the left shook her back end and the chick hopped on her back. Very interesting. All of this momma hen/chick behavior is new to me.
amwchicin~ (I'm writing this while catching up on posts, so you may have more info/better tips by now)
So sorry to hear that you still have sick chickens! Maybe the sick ones need to be brought inside. You had asked about food to increase their weight-- I don't know about that, but I do know that scrambled eggs are commonly fed to sick chickens. One reason may be because of chickens' need of linoleic acid. Besides eggs, it can be found in (unsalted and chopped) nuts. I also read in my Chicken Health book that Conjunctivitis is often part of a respiratory illness. The book suggests making a boric acid eye wash: Purchase boric acid powder at a pharmacy. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of boric acid powder into 1 cup of distilled water. Mix well and store in a clean bottle. How to use: Wet a cotton ball and swab the eye one to two times daily for 3 days. It's great that your puppies and turkeys are providing some comedy relief for you!

 

[racinchickins]

Well we did not get very far on the new coop walls tonight but we did get the chicken door 95% installed. Took a touch longer since we choose to do a recessed install to hopefully keep the ice and snow off of it.
Patrick, did you do anything to prevent a draft from coming in all of those gear holes in the door?

Honestly, I've never given any thought to a draft coming through the holes. I have much larger 'leaky' areas in my coop. I also keep the coop facing east whenever I move it, so 90% of the time the wind is coming against the back of the coop or the south side, rarely the east. I'm also working on my winter coops and runs attached to the barn. If I can get them done, then the flock will move into the barn for the winter. I'm planning on storing the coop in the barn and re-doing it for next year. With everything I've learned, Coop mark II should better than ever come spring.

 

[toodlesmom]

I have noticed that only one of the mothers goes out at a time and the chicks stay in with the other one.. I assume if they can get out they can also get back in.. I plan to at best not step in and change much of anything. A Smart chicken will survive and the dumb ones should weed themselves out.. It is not like they are expensive show chickens, if something does happen im out a mutt LF chick that cost me an egg....With this being my first time I am really impressed at how durable these chicks are.. when i got my original chicks in the spring I did exactly as i read and kept the brooder at 95 the first week dropping it by 5 degrees a week keeping everyting perfectly clean every day.. with these chicks all I did is put a small water and chick starter food thing in the nesting box they were born in.. They run around in chicken poop that is in the coop ,deal with it being 30 degrees outside, and run freely between all the other 33 chickens in the flock no problem..

Sort of like the difference between child #1 and child #4. With child #1, everything is sterile and shiny new and perfect. He drops his pacifier and you boil it clean before returning it to him. By child #4, when he drops the pacifier, you pop it in your mouth to clean it off, then pop it in his. :- )

 

[toodlesmom]

Sally - I purposely observed for hawks today on my way home from work. In a very short space I saw 3 hawks. All very actively hunting.

Guess the migration isn't over yet! Unless these guys decide to stay here.

My mom and I were watching the hawks circling her senior citizens' residential village. We laughed until we snorted when she said "Yeah, they're waiting for one of us old codgers to keel over."

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Yes, if its underground it should be ok.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Comments I forgot to say on my last post:

Toodlesmom-- I enjoy your funny comments I can relate to!

Pimento Plymouth- Please go to page 1584, post 15838 to find more info about this thread.

Exop -- I appreciate your descriptive report about the Lebanon Show!

CCCHICKENS-- Your flock photos were lovely! I particularly liked the gold Millie and the blue bantam Ameracauna or whichever Araucana... I can't easily go back to check since I'm using the lame, inadequate BYC mobile app on my iPad.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Very sorry to hear amwchicin and webechickens dealing with illness. Its upsetting.

Kab- Enjoying the baby pictures!

We are mostly fighting with wet bedding and a leaking roof, the tarp didn't help much, the wind took it off.
Glad for drier weather tomorrow! Will be looking for hay again tomorrow, have already used up all I have.
Looking forward to a long weekend so we can push out the old shed and drop the newer one in its place.
Dropped my cell phone in a water bucket yesterday, was sure it was dead.
Ran in the house, pulled the battery out, put it in a ziploc bag of dry rice and left it alone til tonight.
IT WORKED!

It was dripping wet too! I hate upgrading my phone.
I am only getting eggs from my pekins now, even my OEG have stopped laying.
Was hoping my polish would start soon, guess we wait til spring.

 

[toodlesmom]

A discussion of Mareks Disease (MD), Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), and bio-security that just finished on the Heritage Large Fowl thread might be of interest to all on this thread, but to amwchickin and pipd in particular. The upshot of much of the talk between those mostly showers and breeders, as I read it, seems to be that MD and MG are everywhere, and it is inevitable that chickens will contract them, so there is no sense in taking bio-security measures or culling sick birds. Some believe that the strong will survive and will produce stronger progeny, while those birds who need meds to survive or who survive poorly should be culled. A few saw no reason not to take these survivor birds (who carry and spread disease) to shows or sell them, since they believe that the diseases are unavoidable anyway. It all seemed like a great way to ensure the spread of disease The discussion runs on the Heritage Large Fowl thread from page 1588, post #15873, through page 1595.

 

[toodlesmom]

A discussion of Mareks Disease (MD), Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), and bio-security that just finished on the Heritage Large Fowl thread might be of interest to all on this thread, but to amwchickin and pipd in particular. The upshot of much of the talk between those mostly showers and breeders, as I read it, seems to be that MD and MG are everywhere, and it is inevitable that chickens will contract them, so there is no sense in taking bio-security measures or culling sick birds. Some believe that the strong will survive and will produce stronger progeny, while those birds who need meds to survive or who survive poorly should be culled. A few saw no reason not to take these survivor birds (who carry and spread disease) to shows or sell them, since they believe that the diseases are unavoidable anyway. It all seemed like a great way to ensure the spread of disease The discussion runs on the Heritage Large Fowl thread from page 1588, post #15873, through page 1595.