"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

I'm sorry to be so out of it!!!
Excuses:

I finally have accrued VACATION time!!! So I'm taking tomorrow off -- yes! off! free! and my wonderful boss left early today & told me to leave early to, so I did!! and I had a wonderful afternoon!! and am planning to have a wonderful DAY OFF tomorrow!!! (forgive me for all the exclamation points; this has been a long, long time coming).

I also am on deadline for Winnie's next column so part of tomorrow is most definitely devoted to finishing that plus a photo shoot. Our precious girl is doing well & hanging in there, but the next lump is growing & will have to come out in another couple of weeks. As I said before, we take it a day at a time.

Chickens are fine; guins are fine, yard is still muddy, I have to go buy a new pair of mucklucs tomorrow as mine sprung a leak 2 days ago (I've had them over 15 years so got my $$ worth) I want to go to the Academy & get some "pretty" ones for a change.

OK off to bed here, have a good one everybody!

You don't need an excuse you have so much going on riight now. I want to get a pair I saw with chickens on it. I hope winnie's tumors shrink. Have a good night.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Finally on the road. Left this morning. Post on youtub "travel with chickens day 1 part 1". And "travel with chickens day 1 part 2". Very tired. Very long trip. Had to stop every hour to hour and a half, check on chickens, give water and let them eat a little. I put ice in thier water bottle and ice in the tray under thier coop. It was so hot. The Rabbit Hutch was a good choose, they could get out of the wind. Un able to link because I still do not have full use.... Need to find wifi.

The RV park I stayed at while I was finishing my move had chickens, 3 Buff Orpingtons. Now they have 4 Buff Orpintons. They seemed pleased with Mary because she was so tame and friendly. She was picking the chicks tarrably and drew bood on one of them last night. So I could not let her stay with them. The first night I had the coop she took it over and would not let the others in. I hatted to leave her, but I think she will have a good home. There was 1 altercation, last 2 sec. The rooster stepped in and stopped it.

I will try to stop earlier to marrow and try to catch up on my reading. Right now I want to get out of the heat.

Good for you! glad your living your dream. Mary will be OK. I'll have to check out you tube. Have fun and be carefull. Pam

 

[Mcm6583]

Huge sigh of relief! A friend of mine is coming every day to check on my flock! I feel so much better!!! Cross fingers everything goes A O.K.! Leaving Saturday morning.

 

[LemonMeringue]

I had no idea that white rocks like to roost in trees. I have 4 of them. Penned up of course but good to know that I can't let out.

I have 4 white rocks. They have been a giant pain in my booty!!! Mainly because we do not have a large area for them to free range. I do think they would be perfect for free ranging. They just love to go, go, go. They are always the trouble makers in the group.

You don't need an excuse you have so much going on riight now. I want to get a pair I saw with chickens on it. I hope winnie's tumors shrink. Have a good night.

Oh those sound perfect!

 

[Angelicisi]

Where do I express my anger? May have to go to facebook and steam off some anger first :'(
So mad it brought me to tears after gagging up my breakfast.

 

[Angelicisi]

I've never seen such a sight and I have seen some serious crap. I have pics , tons but will spare y'all and save it for a thread showing the situation once I get my money. I definitely will not ever order from them so they can stick store credit right up their....!

Omg. So putting this chick order together has been a nightmare. Finally after battling with the company we get our chicks today...smashed, dead, a few that were alive were eating the dead. Chicks were so dead its like they packed the dang box with dead chicks and tossed in a few packing peanuts. Sooooooooooo mad. Such a waste. 51 are breathing, soaked in dead chick juice, barley moving, out of 125!

 

[LemonMeringue]

I've never seen such a sight and I have seen some serious crap. I have pics , tons but will spare y'all and save it for a thread showing the situation once I get my money. I definitely will not ever order from them so they can stick store credit right up their....!

Omg. So putting this chick order together has been a nightmare. Finally after battling with the company we get our chicks today...smashed, dead, a few that were alive were eating the dead. Chicks were so dead its like they packed the dang box with dead chicks and tossed in a few packing peanuts. Sooooooooooo mad. Such a waste. 51 are breathing, soaked in dead chick juice, barley moving, out of 125!

Oh Angel! I am SO SORRY!!! How awful!!! I cannot imagine

 

[PrimroseMom1]

I've never seen such a sight and I have seen some serious crap. I have pics , tons but will spare y'all and save it for a thread showing the situation once I get my money. I definitely will not ever order from them so they can stick store credit right up their....!

Omg. So putting this chick order together has been a nightmare. Finally after battling with the company we get our chicks today...smashed, dead, a few that were alive were eating the dead. Chicks were so dead its like they packed the dang box with dead chicks and tossed in a few packing peanuts. Sooooooooooo mad. Such a waste. 51 are breathing, soaked in dead chick juice, barley moving, out of 125!

How awful. I can't find the words for that! I am so sorry, Angel. That company needs to be black balled. Hugs sent your way.

 

[Angelicisi]

Survivors are drying off under warmth probably won't make it another hour.

I feel like they should be cleaned. To my knowledge you shouldnt get them wet tho. How do I get the "dead" off them? I gently wiped beaks off (soooooo gross) but don't want to make the situation worse never had issue like this.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Survivors are drying off under warmth probably won't make it another hour.

I feel like they should be cleaned. To my knowledge you shouldnt get them wet tho. How do I get the "dead" off them? I gently wiped beaks off (soooooo gross) but don't want to make the situation worse

never had issue like this.

I have seen some people wash chicks in warm water and then dry them with a hair dryer and keep them plenty warm. But you should do what you are comfortable with. I don't have PERSONAL experience with washing a chick, other than soaking a dirty butt in warm water to clean off crusted poop.

I wonder if maybe they got too hot during shipping????