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[hoosiercheetah]

Thanks.  Looks like they only do it on holidays now.


He's never used a VA hospital so he'd have to bring his 214.  Oh, well.  No biggie.


One of the folks on the board PMed me that you could google discount codes for them, so you can buy online and pick up in store. I will probably do that!

I get the discount every time I'm in the store, whichever store it is. I think it used to be holidays only, but its been all the time for a while now. Where is the Lowes you go to?

 

[Minminme]

[COLOR=333333]yesterday morning I woke up because Steve (My fiance) wouldn't wake up...his work was calling him and it woke ME up.  So, I got up all mad and threw something at him.  He still didn't wake up.  Well, he's hard to wake up, so I went over and yelled at him and kinda pushed him a bit.  He still didn't wake up.  So I slapped the **** out of him and yelled at him right in his ear to wake up (I was really getting scared at this point.  I'd noticed he was cyanotic and had some vomit or foamy spit in the corner of his mouth and he was breathing 2 or 3 times a minute...very rattley and strained).  I told him if he didn't wake up I was going to call 911.  He still didn't wake up, and I called 911, getting more and more panicked.  Of course the baby wakes up, so I sent the big boys in with him (We also had my stepson there...sigh).  A bajillion firefighters show up...to the house across the street.  I had to yell at them to get them over.  They loaded him up and said he was too unstable to go to St. V's , where he works, and took him to Community North.  Apparently sometime in the night he'd vomited and aspirated it, and so he was unconcious from the low oxygenation from the pneumonia.  So now he's in the ICU.  Maybe he will be out today.  He started sorta waking up around 3PM, and stayed up for about 2 hours.  He still isn't staying very oxygenated on room air though.  And of course he doesn't think he's very sick.  [/COLOR]

I've experienced almost exactly the same thing with my husband. Its very scarey! Of course he won't think its that big of a deal (mine didn't), but it will b d8fficult for you to get a good nights sleep for a while. This experience isn't something you get over very quickly. I'll keep the both of you in my prayers!

 

[leslea]

It's Clarksville. I'll ask next time I go!

 

[Thriftymom6]

I've experienced almost exactly the same thing with my husband. Its very scarey! Of course he won't think its that big of a deal (mine didn't), but it will b d8fficult for you to get a good nights sleep for a while. This experience isn't something you get over very quickly. I'll keep the both of you in my prayers!

I can't imagine going thru something like that. I hope he comes home today LPT!

 

[Minminme]

OK everyone... My reservations for Whitewater memorial campground are made and confirmed! Space 119...please don't make me stay there alone, lol! Its $15.00 per night at the "primitive" sites. They also have full hookups and if you don't like roughing it there are cabins. So I'm now ready for a great weekend! BRING IT ON!

 

[bradselig]

I get the discount every time I'm in the store, whichever store it is. I think it used to be holidays only, but its been all the time for a while now. Where is the Lowes you go to?

The DD214 (I think that's what it they are) discharge papers are ONLY accepted during Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Veterans Day. If you have a certain military I'd, such as the VA cards, you can get the discount everyday.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

ChickCrazed - Thanks. There are WAY more bugs/flies/ticks, etc. than last year. I'm going to start planting some herbs around the outside of the fencing. The boys are great. They have integrated with my girls really well. Ozzy has claimed one of the EE's as his own. Chewie tried getting her the other day and Ozzy flew over and got mad at him! They've been pretty fun.

IT does seem like there are way more! I haven't had a tick on me in years, but I found one that must of just got on me, because it was crawling around on my arm.

 

[ChickCrazed]

ChickCrazed - Thanks. There are WAY more bugs/flies/ticks, etc. than last year. I'm going to start planting some herbs around the outside of the fencing. The boys are great. They have integrated with my girls really well. Ozzy has claimed one of the EE's as his own. Chewie tried getting her the other day and Ozzy flew over and got mad at him! They've been pretty fun.

Awww, I'm so glad!! I still think about them almost every day. The pictures sure are gorgeous. They are such handsome boys!! Ozzy had claimed PeeWee, one of the two Marans, as his and the only time I saw him squabble with Chewie was over her. Chewie didn't look at her again lol. PeeWee took a couple of weeks to get over him leaving, kind of broke my heart but she has integrated better with the flock with him gone.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Thanks so much I'll look for it at the store on my way home tonite. The feed is a reg layer feed. :/ I'm worried I'm doing something wrong, the rest seem ok ..... Will she pick at the liver if I can't fin the vitamins? Or do I force feed?

Okay, catching up and I didn't see for sure if this was addressed, but are you feeding your 4 week old chicks layer feed? That in itself might be your problem! That extra calcium is NOT good on pretty much any bird that's not laying regularly--chicks, roosters, and very old hens included! Usually, it'll cause kidney damage in non-laying birds, but I have heard of bone deformities and leg issues as a result as well. Get them some chick feed--nonmedicated, as Leahs mom mentioned!--and switch them to it as soon as possible! ETA: Usually meaning if it was going to cause a problem, of course. Some people feed their roosters layer for years with no issues. Is it worth that risk? That's up to the bird's owner. I, myself, don't use layer feed at all, but all-flock feed with oyster shell on the side. The point is, the extra calcium is very bad for babies and should definitely not be fed to them!

You can get vitamins and electrolytes at farm stores such as TSC and Rural King. I believe Pipd on here has a whole article written up on here first aid kit.

Found Pipd's article thanks! Duh to me, that is what the search bar is for! If anyone else needs it here is the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...dy-and-essential-supplies-and-how-to-use-them

Ah, sorry I didn't see this sooner, either. My first aid kit article is linked in my signature. Glad it could be of help! To answer the initial question, my personal chicken first aid kit has: Rubbing alcohol Hydrogen Peroxide Chlorhexidine solution Triple Antibiotic Ointment (without pain reliever, although as long as it's not a "-caine" type reliever, it's fine) Lubricating jelly and Hemorrhoid cream (for prolapses, if you wondered!) Diphenhydramine allergy liquid (I had to use this last year with a wasp sting on one of my girls!) Styptic powder (blood-stop powder; this is something I still need to add to that page!) Blu-Kote Lots of different syringes (including some 60mL catheter tip ones that I got at TSC--those came in handy when I was feeding a hen that wouldn't eat!) Aquarium tubing (for tube feeding; I don't remember if that's in the article, either) Q-tips Gauze, Waterproof tape, Vetwrap, duct tape (waterproof tape and Vetwrap work well elsewhere, but duct tape holds up better if the injury is on the foot) Nonstick pads Vinyl gloves Protective masks Pet nail trimmers (the scissor kind) and a file Scissors Flashlight Postal scale And some fabric to make a chicken sweater out of (this was for my poor Cricket, who would loose all of her feathers every winter during her molt) I also have Duramycin-10, Corid, and Vitamin/Electrolyte powders just in case, stored in the freezer to preserve them a bit better. My dad takes aspirin for his heart, so we always have some of that available, too.

Okay. Is this a crow? 30 sec mark.

Congratulations, it's a boy. :/ Sounds just like my EE bantam did when he started crowing. You got them sexed through My Pet Chicken, right? I'd heard a lot of people got roosters through them even as sexed pullets, and the consensus was that bantams are just too small to sex accurately. And big hugs and thoughts to those with family health issues.

 

[leslea]

Congratulations, it's a boy.

Sounds just like my EE bantam did when he started crowing. You got them sexed through My Pet Chicken, right? I'd heard a lot of people got roosters through them even as sexed pullets, and the consensus was that bantams are just too small to sex accurately.



And big hugs and thoughts to those with family health issues.

Thanks for your input. I did some more video this afternoon and "he" is definitely protecting "his" pullets from the kids when they tried to handle him. (Sorry, gotta get used to this new gender.)

Yes, got them sexed from MPC.

What about silkie roos? I'm now suspect of all the other birds! There are only 2 of the 5 chickens that I feel certain are "still" girls.

If a cockerel is chest-bumping other chicks and they are bumping him back, are they roos, too? Am I scrooed?