NY chicken lover!!!!

[tao chick]

My neighbor across the road is officially sick of the chickens coming to his yard. I'm attempting to figure out a solution. In the meantime they're locked up.

 

[cow whisperer]

I know when my Uncle ( property owner) comes again, he and I are putting chicken wire (300') across the entire front edge to keep our chickens from crossing the road even though my elderly neighbor doesn't mind them coming over to her house. We just haven't figured out how to do a gate yet.

 

[Gramma Chick]

My neighbor across the road is officially sick of the chickens coming to his yard. I'm attempting to figure out a solution. In the meantime they're locked up.

a chicken wire fence in the front or back yard to keep them back there .

 

[tao chick]

If I do a fence it would have to be in the back. Our front has our driveway and some thick vegetation. The only ones that wander are my 9 adult hens. I wish I had the time and money to just build a separate coop and run area for them, but I'm two weeks away from having a baby and this is not a great time to work all this out. For now they're locked up. I'm sorry to complain. I'm frustrated-not that my neighbor is frustrated but because of the timing. I have a sale listing up for chicks. I'm considering selling off and starting over some other time. It'll get better, I know.

 

[Gramma Chick]

, but I'm two weeks away from having a baby and this is not a great time to work all this out.
Have you every known problems to come at a good Time ?
I'm sorry to complain. I'm frustrated... It'll get better, I know.

No need to apologize ...that is what we are here for !
You can put up a quick chicken wire fence with dowels ..
I will post a pic later .
Have you tried bribing the Dude with eggs ?

 

[Purple Iris]

Sad news from me - Pyxis afraid you were right, and shortly after you warned me of the possibility of mycoplasma, as well as sneezing my little Ameracauna Silver started limping on her right leg, by the next day she could hardly bear weight on it. I got some Tylan 50, which was the most recommended med on all the mycoplasma threads, but she continued to decline, got a little eye discharge, yesterday was off both her legs, still eating and drinking, moving around using her wings like crutches, and I kept hoping the meds would suddenly show a dramatic improvement as some of the people who posted on those threads experienced. She had died when I got home from work today.

I cleaned all the old woodchips out of the pen, got rid of all the bedding, bleached the crate and rinsed it off, left it to blow dry in the sunshine.

Initially little Miss Ginger seemed OK, but she was so distressed as it got darker - for the first time in her 16 weeks of life spending a night alone. She was all over me, trying to wedge into my armpit, and when I put her back in the crate anxious and pacing, peeping away, pushing her head through the gaps between the bars of the crate trying to get out, she finally settled on the roost, but it was pretty heartbreaking to watch.

Can anyone advise me on what to do now? She has been here since 5/21 and is 16 weeks now, has gained a little weight since I weighed her earlier in the week. I switched the Easter Egger rooster for the Ameracauna pullet on 6/27. So she has been 'exposed' for over 2 weeks, but has not shown any mycoplasma symptoms. How much longer should I keep her in quarantine? I'm guessing it would be a bad idea to introduce another chick now, even though I cleaned everything thoroughly, so she'll just have to get used to being alone until its OK for her to join the main flock?

Strike 2 for what seemed an easy plan back in April to just find 2 younger pullets, who laid different color eggs to add to our flock of 3. Who'd have thought it would be this much of an emotional rollercoaster!

 

[Pyxis]

Sad news from me - Pyxis afraid you were right, and shortly after you warned me of the possibility of mycoplasma, as well as sneezing my little Ameracauna Silver started limping on her right leg, by the next day she could hardly bear weight on it. I got some Tylan 50, which was the most recommended med on all the mycoplasma threads, but she continued to decline, got a little eye discharge, yesterday was off both her legs, still eating and drinking, moving around using her wings like crutches, and I kept hoping the meds would suddenly show a dramatic improvement as some of the people who posted on those threads experienced. She had died when I got home from work today.

I cleaned all the old woodchips out of the pen, got rid of all the bedding, bleached the crate and rinsed it off, left it to blow dry in the sunshine.

Initially little Miss Ginger seemed OK, but she was so distressed as it got darker - for the first time in her 16 weeks of life spending a night alone. She was all over me, trying to wedge into my armpit, and when I put her back in the crate anxious and pacing, peeping away, pushing her head through the gaps between the bars of the crate trying to get out, she finally settled on the roost, but it was pretty heartbreaking to watch.

Can anyone advise me on what to do now? She has been here since 5/21 and is 16 weeks now, has gained a little weight since I weighed her earlier in the week. I switched the Easter Egger rooster for the Ameracauna pullet on 6/27. So she has been 'exposed' for over 2 weeks, but has not shown any mycoplasma symptoms. How much longer should I keep her in quarantine? I'm guessing it would be a bad idea to introduce another chick now, even though I cleaned everything thoroughly, so she'll just have to get used to being alone until its OK for her to join the main flock?

Strike 2 for what seemed an easy plan back in April to just find 2 younger pullets, who laid different color eggs to add to our flock of 3. Who'd have thought it would be this much of an emotional rollercoaster!

Oh no I am so sorry. I would operate under the assumption that she has it. The incubation period can be up to three weeks and sometimes even if infected they do not show symptoms. Plus, since they came from the same place, she likely already had it, and just wasn't stressed enough from the move to show symptoms like the Am was. Introducing her to your flock could and likely does mean introducing this horrible disease. If it were me, I would play it safe and take her back, and then inform the breeder of what happened. Hopefully they will be responsible and stop selling birds, but I'm not holding my breath on that.

Then, keep your other birds out of the area that they were in for several months, since mycoplasma can live that long in the environment, especially in chicken poop.

If you want to know for sure if she has it, there is a lab that will test for you, but it's to the tune of over $100 if I remember correctly, so you'll have to decide if that's worth it. The lab is here. I've used them myself for testing on deer mice, they are fast and legitimate.

 

[Pyxis]

Is there anyone in the area who might be able to help this person out or know of land they could rent to keep their chickens on?

https://glensfalls.craigslist.org/pet/d/temporary-home-for-chicks/6218929215.html

 

[Gramma Chick]

I would assume she has it too

Sad news from me - Pyxis afraid you were right, and shortly after you warned me of the possibility of mycoplasma, . She had died when I got home from work today.
So Sorry
Initially little Miss Ginger seemed OK, but she was so distressed as it got darker - for the first time in her 16 weeks of life spending a night alone. iif you can bring her in the house in a cage she will settle down some if she can see you or try a Mirror

 

[Sally Ann]

Good morning from upstate New York!