NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

With all this talk of water heaters I thought I may as well post what I use...I place one of these on a cinder block and then the galvanized heater on top of that. It works great!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I8XDBM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Great price ! I just wonder if it is food safe ? As it is supposed to go in a engine ?
Oh I see you put under the dish ...no problem

 

[Gramma Chick]

Rancher i use that big 15 gal bucket but never let it go under a third full. I use about 4-5 gallons a day and add more to it mix it up then remix at night then right before serving. Sometimes bored and i mix in midle of day.

Well my ladies have been laying less and i think starter grower is the blame. I noticed thinner shels yesterday. I keep oystershells out there 24-7 for them. Well yesterday i also noticed one girl with stuff on her rump. She has prolapsed vent. I lightly pushed it in easly cause i didnt have time to treat right before work. So today i caught her set het in tube of warm water. Googled prolapsed vent for more info and refresh my memory. Got her cleaned up put some preperation h on and some medicated petrolium jelly. Lightly tucked her insides back in. I have het in a 2x4 water trouth with cover over top of the lid i made trying to give her some dark hours hoping she dont try to lay again.

One site said soft shells are harder for hens to pass and cause prolapsed vent i thought only large eggs did it.

Now i am hammering oyster shells to powder on a cookie sheet to put in there food. I already started adding layer to the mix a few days ago but i think alittle to late to help this girl.

I thought of using a blender to break the shells up smaller but i'm worried about the blades chipping and then cutting up the hens. Anyone ever try that. I have a strong magnet i could use to check for chips of metal.
Sorry on phone and its not typing correctly today
Josh

I use a food processor to break up egg shells... oyster shells are probably alot harder though ...

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: I understand ...I apologize ...I probably should have PMed you ...Did you check the link ? Beautiful Falls !

 

[rancher hicks]

I've been getting a soft shelled egg or two. I prefer to toss some oyster grit in the layer feed jugs. In my case it could be the grower feed they are on. It's nearly time to switch them over to layer.

I save my eggs shells and crush them with a 2x2 then mix them in with the granite grit and grind them some more.

A few more days of nice weather coming. Last chance to get things tucked in before the snow flies.

Now if only this cold would let up.

Don't forget CM's sale on shavings is this weekend.

 

[Aria]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COOP...AND SHOT. Love it. Aria

 

[JLaw]

Well I checked on the hen today she laid an egg but her vent is prolapsed again and she has the white stuff down her back side again. Been looking around for information and a lot of different ideas come up. Going to try and keep treating the prolapsed first then see about the white butt. One post said every prolapsed they had had the white rear discharge.

 

[Pyxis]

Hey, here's a question for all you rabbit people in here - how do I care for a rabbit? This one was laying in the road and fine except for it looks like it has a head injury. It was bleeding from one ear. It has survived the night, the local rehabbers I've talked to won't take it, and it seems to have some brain or nerve damage because it keeps its head tilted to one side, but other than that it seems okay. It's moving around, and it peed and the pee had no blood in it so I'm hopeful that there are no internal injuries. So...I guess I have a rabbit. I'd love a crash course in rabbit care so I can take care of it until either a rehabber will take it or it heals and I can let it go. Or, if neither of those things happen, I guess I'm gonna need to know how to house it because I'll be keeping it.

 

[Gramma Chick]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COOP...AND SHOT. Love it. Aria

Who are you replying to ?

 

[JLaw]

Hey, here's a question for all you rabbit people in here - how do I care for a rabbit? This one was laying in the road and fine except for it looks like it has a head injury. It was bleeding from one ear. It has survived the night, the local rehabbers I've talked to won't take it, and it seems to have some brain or nerve damage because it keeps its head tilted to one side, but other than that it seems okay. It's moving around, and it peed and the pee had no blood in it so I'm hopeful that there are no internal injuries. So...I guess I have a rabbit. I'd love a crash course in rabbit care so I can take care of it until either a rehabber will take it or it heals and I can let it go. Or, if neither of those things happen, I guess I'm gonna need to know how to house it because I'll be keeping it.

Wild rabbits aint like house rabbits they are harder to take care of. We had wild bunnies that lasted like 2 weeks. They tend to die on people a lot. I would suggest google as a good start I don't know how many people have had wild rabbits here. Hopefully someone can help you.

http://www.2ndchance.info/bunnies.htm just fast link

 

[Pyxis]

Wild rabbits aint like house rabbits they are harder to take care of. We had wild bunnies that lasted like 2 weeks. They tend to die on people a lot. I would suggest google as a good start I don't know how many people have had wild rabbits here. Hopefully someone can help you.

http://www.2ndchance.info/bunnies.htm just fast link

Were these babies you were raising or full grown? I should have stated that this one is definitely a full grown rabbit. Thank goodness - I can't imagine trying to take care of a baby bunny this time of year since we've just gone into busy season where I work.