Michigan

[Chickmate]

Its a sad feeling compounded by guilt.
Like I should have done something and didnt. I really figured she would sneeze out whatever it was she had in her nose. Do chickens have noses? Her nostrils.
I feel really guilty.

I'm so sorry Mom. Please don't feel guilty. Everyone on this list knows you do everything in your power for your animals but we can't always save them. Sometimes we can intervene and give it our best shot and sometimes nature doesn't give us the chance. You gave her a good home while she was here, lots more than most chickens get.

 

[snowflake]

 

[snowflake]

Ok maybthis is interestinge if I type before I submit the pic?

 

[snowflake]

well it jumbled my words all up, Guess I'll try again, Sun.

 

[taprock]

Well I'm blaming all of you! All the cute chick pictures and talk of ordering chicks. I'm going to incubate just half dozen of my own. I told my DH I have to test my new incubator out before I spend the money on hatching eggs. I don't want to waste money.

So I have to decide who's eggs I want to hatch.

Mom - sorry about your girl. Try not to feel guilty - you are not - the fact you feel that way shows how much you cared.

The dumb east wind brought some snow into the coop but everyone just avoided it. They were all content to eat and roost today. I didn't see evidence of any squabbles but Billy Bob the guinea has had an attitude lately with everyone. I think because he is now finally a MATURE guinea he thinks he can take after everyone. He was being a food bully when I took out treats. I got him a few times with the wooden spoon but I'm not sure that will make any impact to his hormonal pea sized brain.

 

[Olive Hill]

 

[Opa]

Snowflake, my run is 16x16' with a center pole that the rafters attach to. I think the below picture shows the arrangement fairly well with the run located between the coop and the garden

 

[RBahmer]

thanks everyone.

Nova-

We got those topsy turvies for my mother in law. The peppers, did not want to be upside down, *duh*- so they grew and curved up to toward the sun. The tomato plants were very scrawny and scraggly, and I dont recommend them. I think they lie in the commercials and transplant one to film it.

My cukes take off up the fence and the electrical pole in the backyard and do great. *my mom once had pole beans sneak up past their trellises and grab hold of the electrical line overhead and go half-way across the yard with their beans..lol*
Squash do good climbing too. I like when they get off the ground anyhow, easier to find the squashes.

I agree about those topsy turvy things. They are no good. My plants were real scraggly also. Threw them away and just plant in ground.
So sorry about you hen Mom. Losing them is one thing but not knowing why is another. I hate that.

 

[RaZ]

OK, I've been working on homework all day: I'm tired; I'm hungry and my vision is blurring. But, I'm pretty sure those photos of green grass were not taken today.

Or am I on the Georgia thread?

 

[Farmerboy16]