North Carolina

[SPARKLESILKIE]

Oh my gosh that is so cute!!!!

 

[SPARKLESILKIE]

Maybe it cracked when she laid it

 

[dutchbunny83]

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts!
$311.28 at seventy first vet clinic to tell me they don't know what's wrong! They want me to bring him back again tomorrow for some fluids and a steroids shot.
He's in really bad shape, I feel so bad.

Now the REALLY bad part of my day-- I come home from the vet and when I pull in my driveway I hear a commotion in my backyard. I go out back and everyone (my animals not people) are screaming. It takes me a moment to realize there is a hawk INSIDE my chicken pen (which has bird netting over the top). I open the door to go in and the stupid hawk comes at me, panicked it can't get out. Then it goes up against the fence and flies out, which is when I noticed a couple of the staples holding the netting in against the fence came off. I don't know if it was the hawk pulling (pushing, sitting....) or the storms we had loosening it up. ;But either way, it was smart enough to find a tiny hole and go in! We live in the city, and a couple times I have seen a hawk fly by, but this is the first time I've ever seen one IN my yard. My husband is mad I didn't grab a gun and shoot it, but we live IN the city, you can't just be shooting hawks, and the whole thing happened so fast.

Some of my birds were able to hide, but the ones that the hawk got were ripped apart. One all I found was a spine, another was just bits of organs. Three were still alive, but had their guts hanging out I had my husband put them out of their misery. Four of my chicks made it-- unfortunately it was both Marans which I think are roo's, and the 2 lav orps I couldn't tell what they were. Most of the babies killed were turkeys. Which I guess we were just going to eat anyway, but it was still pretty horrible.

Positive part of my day-- the turkey poults came!!! And they are SO ridiculously cute! The general consensus I've been given is they're mean and stupid, but they are the sweetest things ever! They have way more personality than any chicks I've had and follow me all over begging to be held. They're really active (and noisy) and love running around and being snuggled. This is going to be a mess, I will never be able to eat them. Are heritage breeds just as personable? I'm ready to give up the chickens and have turkeys!

I hope everyone is doing well. I just signed on and there's like 30 posts I have to catch up on, just needed to vent a little first!

 

[dutchbunny83]

Newhomesteader-- SUPER excited for you!!! Best of luck, will be praying for you! I can't wait to see pics of the new little one!!!!

Wild-- I am SO sorry for your loss!

 

[starlingdaly]

Hello fellow NCers! I have a 2-3 month old Black Cooper Marans cockerel that I cannot keep Anyone want to give him a home? If so, please message me. He is from Ravencroft Rookery in Hillsborough. I am in Fayetteville.

That's too funny, I just bought a trio from Ravencroft on Tuesday. Can you post a couple of pics of your rooster?

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts!
$311.28 at seventy first vet clinic to tell me they don't know what's wrong! They want me to bring him back again tomorrow for some fluids and a steroids shot.
He's in really bad shape, I feel so bad.

Now the REALLY bad part of my day-- I come home from the vet and when I pull in my driveway I hear a commotion in my backyard. I go out back and everyone (my animals not people) are screaming. It takes me a moment to realize there is a hawk INSIDE my chicken pen (which has bird netting over the top). I open the door to go in and the stupid hawk comes at me, panicked it can't get out. Then it goes up against the fence and flies out, which is when I noticed a couple of the staples holding the netting in against the fence came off. I don't know if it was the hawk pulling (pushing, sitting....) or the storms we had loosening it up. ;But either way, it was smart enough to find a tiny hole and go in! We live in the city, and a couple times I have seen a hawk fly by, but this is the first time I've ever seen one IN my yard. My husband is mad I didn't grab a gun and shoot it, but we live IN the city, you can't just be shooting hawks, and the whole thing happened so fast.

Some of my birds were able to hide, but the ones that the hawk got were ripped apart. One all I found was a spine, another was just bits of organs. Three were still alive, but had their guts hanging out I had my husband put them out of their misery. Four of my chicks made it-- unfortunately it was both Marans which I think are roo's, and the 2 lav orps I couldn't tell what they were. Most of the babies killed were turkeys. Which I guess we were just going to eat anyway, but it was still pretty horrible.

Positive part of my day-- the turkey poults came!!! And they are SO ridiculously cute! The general consensus I've been given is they're mean and stupid, but they are the sweetest things ever! They have way more personality than any chicks I've had and follow me all over begging to be held. They're really active (and noisy) and love running around and being snuggled. This is going to be a mess, I will never be able to eat them. Are heritage breeds just as personable? I'm ready to give up the chickens and have turkeys!

I hope everyone is doing well. I just signed on and there's like 30 posts I have to catch up on, just needed to vent a little first!

Figuring out what is wrong on a species that can't talk is hard. Once upon a time I was a vet tech. It could get really frustrating trying to sort out something that was obviously wrong when you knew What but not Why. You can treat symptoms for What, but Why is important to know, too. And sometimes you never know. Hope your cat gets sorted out!

Sorry about your chickens. That hawk must have trapped there a long time and was lashing out from being trapped. They don't usually kill multiples like that. (And they are protected species)

Turkeys...all of them in my opinion...are cute little personable critters. I've had hens that would fly up to my shoulder...ouch. Toms will follow you around displaying while trying to convince you to be part of their harem. They are dangerous. It's very easy to make them pets. We have rules that breeding stock can be pets, but all their offspring are named either Thanksgiving or Christmas. It's worked so far!

 

[starlingdaly]

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts!
$311.28 at seventy first vet clinic to tell me they don't know what's wrong! They want me to bring him back again tomorrow for some fluids and a steroids shot.
He's in really bad shape, I feel so bad.

Now the REALLY bad part of my day-- I come home from the vet and when I pull in my driveway I hear a commotion in my backyard. I go out back and everyone (my animals not people) are screaming. It takes me a moment to realize there is a hawk INSIDE my chicken pen (which has bird netting over the top). I open the door to go in and the stupid hawk comes at me, panicked it can't get out. Then it goes up against the fence and flies out, which is when I noticed a couple of the staples holding the netting in against the fence came off. I don't know if it was the hawk pulling (pushing, sitting....) or the storms we had loosening it up. ;But either way, it was smart enough to find a tiny hole and go in! We live in the city, and a couple times I have seen a hawk fly by, but this is the first time I've ever seen one IN my yard. My husband is mad I didn't grab a gun and shoot it, but we live IN the city, you can't just be shooting hawks, and the whole thing happened so fast.

Some of my birds were able to hide, but the ones that the hawk got were ripped apart. One all I found was a spine, another was just bits of organs. Three were still alive, but had their guts hanging out I had my husband put them out of their misery. Four of my chicks made it-- unfortunately it was both Marans which I think are roo's, and the 2 lav orps I couldn't tell what they were. Most of the babies killed were turkeys. Which I guess we were just going to eat anyway, but it was still pretty horrible.

Positive part of my day-- the turkey poults came!!! And they are SO ridiculously cute! The general consensus I've been given is they're mean and stupid, but they are the sweetest things ever! They have way more personality than any chicks I've had and follow me all over begging to be held. They're really active (and noisy) and love running around and being snuggled. This is going to be a mess, I will never be able to eat them. Are heritage breeds just as personable? I'm ready to give up the chickens and have turkeys!

I hope everyone is doing well. I just signed on and there's like 30 posts I have to catch up on, just needed to vent a little first!

I hope you can get it fixed and soon!

I had a kitten (9 months) who suddenly started acting very lethargic and wouldn't eat but was drinking fine and wouldn't go to the litterbox on his own but the vet could not figure out what was going on.
We found out he had FeLV and that his kidneys were swollen but other than that and $1,000 later we just did not know what the problem was.
We eventually chalked it up to something to do with FeLV. Possible kidney cancer.
He was really declining very fast at that point so we took him to a vet to be euthanized.
Very sad and I hope your story has a happier ending!
These things are so painful. Our animals are basically our children.

 

[Lizabelsherrill]

Wild, Dutch I am SO sorry about your loss. It's never easy when you lose your babies. Wild, I am glad to hear the day wasn't all bad. Dutch, I hope the cat is ok.

NH, praying for a safe and C-section free birth!

Happy day to everyone else!!

Elizabeth

 

[ramirezframing]

Dutch, My turkeys are great. They let us pet them (some more so than others) and one hen lets my kids pick her up and carry her around. Mine also seem to be pretty smart.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Happy Chicken People!

The sun is shining and the roosters are crowing. What could beat a morning like that?

Hope your day is a good one!