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The key chain i ordered myself for Christmas finally arrived from China!
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CapricornFarm said:
I dread going to the coop not because of cold or wet, but because i am afraid i will find yet another dead chicken.
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Ah.. Yeah, I feel that way sometimes too. Esp after I went out there and Jackie was bleeding all over the place. The next morning I was afraid she was going to be dead. I spent most of the night wondering if I did the right thing by not keeping her inside. Same with Jaiden.. was I ignoring what might be a bigger problem. And Odin.. was he going to freeze to death since he's not as fluffy as the others and trapped in that tiny corner right by the door w/ no one to huddle with for warmth. I've been screwing a piece of plywood over his door every night and going out every morning and opening it up so he has a bit more than the 2x4 space. Then you read about other people having problems and start worrying even more. Mine were sneezing for a while and people were telling me to kill them, others said it was worms, etc. It's so hard to know what is the right thing to do, but in the end we can all just do our best with the info we have and try not to be so hard on ourselves. None of use are experts, but thankfully with the collective brain we can try to find answers, sometimes only after the fact, but even then that info will help us do better next time. It'd be nice if it were as easy to find a chicken vet as it is to find one for cats and dogs.
 
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Put a tv in their room so you get the benefit of light. Yeah, i used to take lots more supplements but i got tired of swallowing all that. I am taking mvi and glucosamine.
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The *boys* would be the DH and PIC.... and they have a 50" gaming telly and no other place to put it. We started off with our 3rd bedroom the *gaming* room, but we turned it into a pantry, as there's NO storage here. None. :barnie
 
apryl29 said:
Ah.. Yeah, I feel that way sometimes too. Esp after I went out there and Jackie was bleeding all over the place. The next morning I was afraid she was going to be dead. I spent most of the night wondering if I did the right thing by not keeping her inside. Same with Jaiden.. was I ignoring what might be a bigger problem. And Odin.. was he going to freeze to death since he's not as fluffy as the others and trapped in that tiny corner right by the door w/ no one to huddle with for warmth. I've been screwing a piece of plywood over his door every night and going out every morning and opening it up so he has a bit more than the 2x4 space. Then you read about other people having problems and start worrying even more. Mine were sneezing for a while and people were telling me to kill them, others said it was worms, etc. It's so hard to know what is the right thing to do, but in the end we can all just do our best with the info we have and try not to be so hard on ourselves. None of use are experts, but thankfully with the collective brain we can try to find answers, sometimes only after the fact, but even then that info will help us do better next time. It'd be nice if it were as easy to find a chicken vet as it is to find one for cats and dogs.
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The problem with vets even if you can find one is the insane prices they charge. Usually many more times the value of the animal. And there is no guarantee whatever they do will help. Just like going to a doctor, some know what they are doing and some don't. Just the medications i bought are a major pile of money. Hubby was complaining today about our charge card bill...especially tractor supply.
 
CapricornFarm said:
The problem with vets even if you can find one is the insane prices they charge. Usually many more times the value of the animal. And there is no guarantee whatever they do will help. Just like going to a doctor, some know what they are doing and some don't. Just the medications i bought are a major pile of money. Hubby was complaining today about our charge card bill...especially tractor supply.
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It's ridiculous how quickly it adds up. I tossed a bunch of $$ into stuff for Jackie's leg. She was limping pretty badly.. could only take a couple steps before she'd sit down. IDK what it was, but eventually it stopped and she was fine.. but following suggestions on here I spent a small fortune on an antibiotic, syringes, vetricyn, and some other random wound meds. It's nice to have the stuff just in case, but it's a hit when you have to run out and get something for an emergency or when you run out of feed before payday.
 
I have to share this story! I sold some eggs to a lady I work with last week. I gave her 4 of the blue/ green egger eggs. She took them home and told her husband who apparently didn't hear her. Then later she hears him yelling Did you see the eggs! They're BLUE!!! He was so excited about the blue eggs. LOL
 
That is what say. Who knew 35 and sunny could feel so good???

We start warming back up Thursday and Saturday and Sunday we are high 50’s-low 60’s!! Tonight we get down to 7!!!!!!!!! That is crazy taters right there! So many people have had trouble with pipes bursting and it will only get worse over the next 2 days.

I had to separate the youngens, the meanies wouldn’t let them in the coop or probably they were too scared.

I am loving my new mattress and yesterday we picked out 2 living room chairs. My neck and back have been declining and too much pain to deal with what we had. Hubby hates the look of the chairs, but there comes a point in life where comfort or looks takes over. We are there!


apryl29 said:
LOL that's me every single day. I didn't get out there until 10 over the weekend. I wanted to sleep in, then it was cold out. It doesn't help that I don't live w/ my chickens.. I cannot wait until I can leave their doors open at night again so they can go outside when they wake up & I can go over later in the afternoon. If it wasn't soooooo cooollllddd. I'm sick and tired of cold wet feet. This winter has just been brutal for everyone, animals and people. I cannot wait for it to be over. It's sad when you look forward to 35* weather b/c it's "warm".
I think some people don't think it's a real issue, esp if they have a job where they're getting more sunlight than the people with the problem. Even an hour driving into work to sit in an office is more light than some of us get. But since it's not a problem for them, it shouldn't be a problem for you... not that they don't care, they just don't understand.
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apryl29 said:
I have to share this story! I sold some eggs to a lady I work with last week. I gave her 4 of the blue/ green egger eggs. She took them home and told her husband who apparently didn't hear her. Then later she hears him yelling Did you see the eggs! They're BLUE!!! He was so excited about the blue eggs. LOL
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Hahaha! I thought he was going to say something was wrong with them. I love it. Men don’t listen.
 

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