Oh Lynn, I just read this and im sooo sorry! I hope the injured chickens make it through! I hate that you list so many of your new layers, we were all attached to them! Im really pulling for Google!!!
Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??
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Well, we lost Google, my big BR a few hours ago.
I had moved Google and Oreo, the other BR out to the coop with the others. I made a basket for Google and cut off the end so she could still have some support for her hurt side. She did not eat today at all and only drank water. I tried to feed all of them this morning after I put them out and went back out at noon and she was gone. I am glad that she is not suffering anymore. She was the one who decided that I was her human and would demand for me to sit down so she could jump on my lap and be petted. She also was the lead chicken.
When I put the other two in the coop, the others seemed so confused that Google was there and not taking charge like she usually did. It is so sad, but she is not suffering anymore.
Oreo goes back and forth, she eats very well, she does not drink much, but I have been giving her wet food, so she may get enough liquid in her from that. She has eaten lots of scrambled eggs, meal worms and wet and dry food. She does not walk around at all, but she does move around and turn around okay. She also pecked at Daisy the White Rock little one when she came over to eat from her plate. So she is acting like herself, she was another top hen. Even the 3 healthy big girls are very sneaky when stealing her food, they're still scared of her. I consider this a good sign, just wish she'd walk around some more.
Big Mama, the BO stayed on the roost that she go on by herself last night. She is trying to eat, but it seems like she is having trouble seeing with just one eye open, plus she seems to not have full control of her tongue. While I was out there around noon I did get some wet food in her by putting it into the side of her mouth and my husband helped hold her while I gave her more. She did drink on her own, but I am not sure if she is getting it to go down all the way or not. I did take her off the roost, she was not happy with me and I kept following her around and putting a little wet food in her mouth. I put her in the run where there and through some scratch around and she went for it and I did see her get a piece of scratch or two and eat it. She also pecked at some wet food and meal worms at first and it was like she was doing the motions by not actually getting anything.
It's weird, but I believe maybe some type of brain or issue or something from the shock. We checked the eye that she keeps closed, I pulled down the lid and the eye looks fine and it opened easy. Could it be some sort of stroke maybe? She is walking more and scratching the ground and trying to eat and drink, a big improvement from yesterday. Her tongue also seemed to stay out a little when she was eating at first but I think it is staying in better now. She looks and acts more aware, not so dazed as before. I think and hope she is coming back to us. She also just walked from the coop into the run and is trying to eat again. She's a big girl and has some weight on her because she always loved to eat so hopefully that will help her out in this recovery.
I've been going out every few hours to get them to eat. Here are a few pictures of them:
This is Pepper the healthy uninjured BR with Big Mama. This is her side where the eye is shut.
Here is Oreo, you can see the Nu-Coat on her back
Here is Google right before she died. The 3 big healthy girls, Ash (RIR), Pepper (BR) and Olivia the EE.
Here is the 8 week old, Daisy, in both pictures. She is so happy to be on the higher roost now. Sorry for the blurry pics, these are all from my cellphone camera.
I had moved Google and Oreo, the other BR out to the coop with the others. I made a basket for Google and cut off the end so she could still have some support for her hurt side. She did not eat today at all and only drank water. I tried to feed all of them this morning after I put them out and went back out at noon and she was gone. I am glad that she is not suffering anymore. She was the one who decided that I was her human and would demand for me to sit down so she could jump on my lap and be petted. She also was the lead chicken.
When I put the other two in the coop, the others seemed so confused that Google was there and not taking charge like she usually did. It is so sad, but she is not suffering anymore.
Oreo goes back and forth, she eats very well, she does not drink much, but I have been giving her wet food, so she may get enough liquid in her from that. She has eaten lots of scrambled eggs, meal worms and wet and dry food. She does not walk around at all, but she does move around and turn around okay. She also pecked at Daisy the White Rock little one when she came over to eat from her plate. So she is acting like herself, she was another top hen. Even the 3 healthy big girls are very sneaky when stealing her food, they're still scared of her. I consider this a good sign, just wish she'd walk around some more.
Big Mama, the BO stayed on the roost that she go on by herself last night. She is trying to eat, but it seems like she is having trouble seeing with just one eye open, plus she seems to not have full control of her tongue. While I was out there around noon I did get some wet food in her by putting it into the side of her mouth and my husband helped hold her while I gave her more. She did drink on her own, but I am not sure if she is getting it to go down all the way or not. I did take her off the roost, she was not happy with me and I kept following her around and putting a little wet food in her mouth. I put her in the run where there and through some scratch around and she went for it and I did see her get a piece of scratch or two and eat it. She also pecked at some wet food and meal worms at first and it was like she was doing the motions by not actually getting anything.
It's weird, but I believe maybe some type of brain or issue or something from the shock. We checked the eye that she keeps closed, I pulled down the lid and the eye looks fine and it opened easy. Could it be some sort of stroke maybe? She is walking more and scratching the ground and trying to eat and drink, a big improvement from yesterday. Her tongue also seemed to stay out a little when she was eating at first but I think it is staying in better now. She looks and acts more aware, not so dazed as before. I think and hope she is coming back to us. She also just walked from the coop into the run and is trying to eat again. She's a big girl and has some weight on her because she always loved to eat so hopefully that will help her out in this recovery.
I've been going out every few hours to get them to eat. Here are a few pictures of them:
This is Pepper the healthy uninjured BR with Big Mama. This is her side where the eye is shut.
Here is Oreo, you can see the Nu-Coat on her back
Here is Google right before she died. The 3 big healthy girls, Ash (RIR), Pepper (BR) and Olivia the EE.
Here is the 8 week old, Daisy, in both pictures. She is so happy to be on the higher roost now. Sorry for the blurry pics, these are all from my cellphone camera.
ChickenMomma, your Campines have such sweet faces.Mine does as well. I think it's the breed. Such pretty hens! Are yours skittish or pretty friendly? Mine has been alright with me, but I think she's spending too much time with the Fayoumi because she's starting to get skittish like the Fayoumi is.
Yes, Campines have very sweet faces. I can't wait to see how they look as adults! One of my Campines (Lizzie) is very skittish. She will come up to me and peck at my shoes, but if I try to touch her or move at all she freaks out and hides on the other side of the coop. Lucy is the exact opposite of Lizzie. Lucy loves to sit on my arms and legs and I can pick her up and touch her all the time and she doesn't mind. I'm really happy they both didn't end up skittish!
That is really cool that Hika Ma is crowing already! I have never heard of a rooster crowing at almost 7 weeks old.
I am so sorry you lost Google.Well, we lost Google, my big BR a few hours ago.
I had moved Google and Oreo, the other BR out to the coop with the others. I made a basket for Google and cut off the end so she could still have some support for her hurt side. She did not eat today at all and only drank water. I tried to feed all of them this morning after I put them out and went back out at noon and she was gone. I am glad that she is not suffering anymore. She was the one who decided that I was her human and would demand for me to sit down so she could jump on my lap and be petted. She also was the lead chicken.
When I put the other two in the coop, the others seemed so confused that Google was there and not taking charge like she usually did. It is so sad, but she is not suffering anymore.
Oreo goes back and forth, she eats very well, she does not drink much, but I have been giving her wet food, so she may get enough liquid in her from that. She has eaten lots of scrambled eggs, meal worms and wet and dry food. She does not walk around at all, but she does move around and turn around okay. She also pecked at Daisy the White Rock little one when she came over to eat from her plate. So she is acting like herself, she was another top hen. Even the 3 healthy big girls are very sneaky when stealing her food, they're still scared of her. I consider this a good sign, just wish she'd walk around some more.
Big Mama, the BO stayed on the roost that she go on by herself last night. She is trying to eat, but it seems like she is having trouble seeing with just one eye open, plus she seems to not have full control of her tongue. While I was out there around noon I did get some wet food in her by putting it into the side of her mouth and my husband helped hold her while I gave her more. She did drink on her own, but I am not sure if she is getting it to go down all the way or not. I did take her off the roost, she was not happy with me and I kept following her around and putting a little wet food in her mouth. I put her in the run where there and through some scratch around and she went for it and I did see her get a piece of scratch or two and eat it. She also pecked at some wet food and meal worms at first and it was like she was doing the motions by not actually getting anything.
It's weird, but I believe maybe some type of brain or issue or something from the shock. We checked the eye that she keeps closed, I pulled down the lid and the eye looks fine and it opened easy. Could it be some sort of stroke maybe? She is walking more and scratching the ground and trying to eat and drink, a big improvement from yesterday. Her tongue also seemed to stay out a little when she was eating at first but I think it is staying in better now. She looks and acts more aware, not so dazed as before. I think and hope she is coming back to us. She also just walked from the coop into the run and is trying to eat again. She's a big girl and has some weight on her because she always loved to eat so hopefully that will help her out in this recovery.
I've been going out every few hours to get them to eat. Here are a few pictures of them:
This is Pepper the healthy uninjured BR with Big Mama. This is her side where the eye is shut.
Here is Oreo, you can see the Nu-Coat on her back
Here is Google right before she died. The 3 big healthy girls, Ash (RIR), Pepper (BR) and Olivia the EE.
Here is the 8 week old, Daisy, in both pictures. She is so happy to be on the higher roost now. Sorry for the blurry pics, these are all from my cellphone camera.
I'm so sorry you lost Google. 
I came home today and went to check on the chicks and noticed our youngest polish missing. I searched everywhere in the coop and then started on the backyard. I found her body under the deck. I went on the deck and called the dogs to put them inside and our pug puppy came running up the stairs with the polish in her mouth.
She was small enough to fit through the chain link. I don't know why she wasn't hanging out in the tractor with the other young ones. I'm glad she wasn't one we were planning on keeping but still ****** at my dog for killing it. What's strange is I always thought it was the shepherd/husky mix I had to worry about because she goes on lock any time she's near them, but the puppy was the one that did it. I'm assuming tried to play with it since it was carrying it around like a toy.
On the good news side, our little chipmunk chick is getting stronger. She's not just sitting in a corner when I check on her any more. She was drinking on her own last time I checked on her. She's still really unstable and has this strange shuffle walk but her neck isn't flipping back at all any more.
I came home today and went to check on the chicks and noticed our youngest polish missing. I searched everywhere in the coop and then started on the backyard. I found her body under the deck. I went on the deck and called the dogs to put them inside and our pug puppy came running up the stairs with the polish in her mouth.
She was small enough to fit through the chain link. I don't know why she wasn't hanging out in the tractor with the other young ones. I'm glad she wasn't one we were planning on keeping but still ****** at my dog for killing it. What's strange is I always thought it was the shepherd/husky mix I had to worry about because she goes on lock any time she's near them, but the puppy was the one that did it. I'm assuming tried to play with it since it was carrying it around like a toy.
On the good news side, our little chipmunk chick is getting stronger. She's not just sitting in a corner when I check on her any more. She was drinking on her own last time I checked on her. She's still really unstable and has this strange shuffle walk but her neck isn't flipping back at all any more.
I'm so sorry!I'm so sorry you lost Google.
I came home today and went to check on the chicks and noticed our youngest polish missing. I searched everywhere in the coop and then started on the backyard. I found her body under the deck. I went on the deck and called the dogs to put them inside and our pug puppy came running up the stairs with the polish in her mouth.
She was small enough to fit through the chain link. I don't know why she wasn't hanging out in the tractor with the other young ones. I'm glad she wasn't one we were planning on keeping but still ****** at my dog for killing it. What's strange is I always thought it was the shepherd/husky mix I had to worry about because she goes on lock any time she's near them, but the puppy was the one that did it. I'm assuming tried to play with it since it was carrying it around like a toy.
On the good news side, our little chipmunk chick is getting stronger. She's not just sitting in a corner when I check on her any more. She was drinking on her own last time I checked on her. She's still really unstable and has this strange shuffle walk but her neck isn't flipping back at all any more.
Anyone else having trouble getting on the meyer website?
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