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[NanaKat]

@hotcurltr (Diana) That is great news about your DIL. Im keeping her, your son and the family in my prayers.

We had 9 of 15 quail hatch today and only 1 of 6 Bantam eggs hatched.
Inside the brooder box it reminded me of the preschool page "One of these things is not like the other...one of these things doesn't belong".
In the morning, I will move the Ginger Red d'Anvers / Buff Columbian OEGB baby to a Buff Columbian d'Anvers Bantam hen that already has four babies. She is doing a great job and I feel she will take the baby.

Today was a long day with tests. I spent an hour this evening with the chickens changing water containers and filling feeders. Sure was cathartic.
I'm tired and headed for bed.

 

[Kyzmette]

I must have missed a bunch of posts... you csn cook milkweed? Nanakat is getting rid of chickens? Hotcurltr dear Lord I'm so sorry your DIL is going through that!

 

[artsyrobin]

ok, you NN fans, a cute video on facebook of a NN preening a cat

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=735653593143461

 

[erinszoo]

Yep, same ones. They harrass our animals all the time, park their lawn mower against the fence and leave it running, throw things at them, one day the lady sat in a lawn chair and ran her weed eater for three and a half hours. They've put a fence in the middle of our shared drive that leaves us inches from scraping our car every time we pull in or out of the driveway. Then they told us they were watching us and knew when we left the house, who was driving, who was watering the garden, when we did the dishes, etc. We've come home twice this summer and they were on our property messing with our fencing.


I called the police last week on them and haven't heard a peep since. I'm not sure if they spoke to them or not but someone threw a brick at our goat fence last night when we were putting them up for the night. These people are just nutso. Even if the police get involved, its never long before they are right back at it again.


One night they even shot at us with their pellet gun. The bullets dinged off the fence right behind us. I'm still scared to walk down the alley. We definitely called the police that night.


Honestly, we want to move to some acreage. We know no where is ever perfect but at least we wouldn't have neighbors so close harrassing our animals. I just can't stand that about them. How can anyone be so cruel as to hate animals?

I had bad neighbors and a bad school for my kindergarteners, We moved to our ten acre in December. We didn't sell the other house, but we moved anyway. We got lucky. Our old house sold a month after we moved.  Best thing we ever did!  It was risky. We didn't make any profit on our old house.

I think were going to have to take a risk and just move as well, ready or not. Looking at 20 acres near Pawnee right now.

 

[erinszoo]

On top of lousy neighbors, our son just started back to college this week and he broke out in hives. Went to the doctor and now they think he has Cushings syndrome. Say a prayer, send good thoughts our way if you can. Thanks

 

[Sagetown]

On top of lousy neighbors, our son just started back to college this week and he broke out in hives. Went to the doctor and now they think he has Cushings syndrome. Say a prayer, send good thoughts our way if you can. Thanks

Wow erinszoo!; When it rains it pours, they always say. Have already been praying over your misfortunes with the neighbors. May God provided and be with you through this setback also. I've never seen the like of sickness and afflictions as what is upon us these days. If ever we've needed faith in the Almighty, it definitely is now..

 

[miohippus]

On top of lousy neighbors, our son just started back to college this week and he broke out in hives. Went to the doctor and now they think he has Cushings syndrome. Say a prayer, send good thoughts our way if you can. Thanks

you've got it

 

[ktdeluxe]

I agree that we are more humid than in Arizona, but if you try it out this way: place a brick in a plastic tub. Fill with water 3/4 of way up brick. Brick will wick up the water. If the brick feels cool (and in our OK winds, that makes them cool despite our humidity), then that is what the chickens feel through their feet. As their feet (with combs and panting) help cool them, standing on a cool brick really helps. Try it!

 

[artsyrobin]

I agree that we are more humid than in Arizona, but if you try it out this way: place a brick in a plastic tub. Fill with water 3/4 of way up brick. Brick will wick up the water. If the brick feels cool (and in our OK winds, that makes them cool despite our humidity), then that is what the chickens feel through their feet. As their feet (with combs and panting) help cool them, standing on a cool brick really helps. Try it!

there was a youtube video showing that, i have it save- will have to find the link, but the person that made it is in arizona, and he has never had heat stress problems

@lonnyandrinda my girl is breathing normal this morning!!

i think the higher dosages are the way to go

 

[lonnyandrinda]

@lonnyandrinda my girl is breathing normal this morning!!

i think the higher dosages are the way to go

Keep it up! I am having better results with the higher dosage, too. And I've switched to buying BIG bottles of the Tylan 200 online. My local feed store won't carry the Tylan 50 anymore. If I have to order it online I'm going with the higher strength so it lasts longer before I have to reorder!