I AM the reason my neighbors don't need TV. Mowing the grass today .............................................. in a winter coat! lol
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Hrm. I took the girls their treat this morning in shorts, a long sleeved t-shirt, and house shoes.
James had come home from work at 4:30am and turned the heat on/up to 75.
It was HOT in my house!
Guess I'll be the lonely one sitting in the corner all by myself since to me it's just a little nippy, not cold. I'll be all by myself
James had come home from work at 4:30am and turned the heat on/up to 75.
Guess I'll be the lonely one sitting in the corner all by myself since to me it's just a little nippy, not cold. I'll be all by myself
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if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
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Here is my scale
70's nippy
60's cold
50's freezing
< 50 to cold for human habitation.
Here is my scale
70's nippy
60's cold
50's freezing
< 50 to cold for human habitation.
50's = nippy
40's = chilly
30's = cold
20's = freezing
< 20 = too cold for human habitation
My temps do not include wind chill. 40s with a 20s wind chill is freezing.
40's = chilly
30's = cold
20's = freezing
< 20 = too cold for human habitation
My temps do not include wind chill. 40s with a 20s wind chill is freezing.
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It sound slike you need a heated room... I am done washing birds until the end of Nov. in prep for Shawnee, thought about going to Prior to decided against it, just don't have enough birds in good feather and condition. I think the next two months will help me catch up.
If you were closer I would gladdly come help you out though. what colors are you trying to clean up? When is teh show? if its this weekend Don't wash them just dip in water and rinse well otherwise teh feathers will not come back together in time.
It sound slike you need a heated room... I am done washing birds until the end of Nov. in prep for Shawnee, thought about going to Prior to decided against it, just don't have enough birds in good feather and condition. I think the next two months will help me catch up.
If you were closer I would gladdly come help you out though. what colors are you trying to clean up? When is teh show? if its this weekend Don't wash them just dip in water and rinse well otherwise teh feathers will not come back together in time.
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Here is my scale
70's nippy
60's cold
50's freezing
< 50 to cold for human habitation.
I would tend to agree, after spending some time in central / south america I have never really re-adjusted to cool weather. 70-75 day and night no need for heat or AC was wonderfull. but a real shock when I came back here.
Here is my scale
70's nippy
60's cold
50's freezing
< 50 to cold for human habitation.
I would tend to agree, after spending some time in central / south america I have never really re-adjusted to cool weather. 70-75 day and night no need for heat or AC was wonderfull. but a real shock when I came back here.
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if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
ok, so...plan of attack? i ivomeced her today, bulk up her nutrition? she doesn't show any respiration issues that i can see.... ?
for the record...
80=hot
60=cool
50=sweater weather
40=get the wood stove goin!
if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
ok, so...plan of attack? i ivomeced her today, bulk up her nutrition? she doesn't show any respiration issues that i can see.... ?
for the record...
80=hot
60=cool
50=sweater weather
40=get the wood stove goin!
NanaKat, I'm so sorry.
This is a bad week to be a chicken at my house, too. Just got back from the vet with my little Cochin pullet (again) and my daughter's chicken. My daughter's chicken isn't going to make it but we're going to give him until tomorrow. My little Cochin pullet is in liver failure and isn't going to make it either. He said e. coli is much worse than Marek's, now I know what he meant. He said I couldn't quit worrying about the next one getting sick until all my birds are dead. It is incredibly common, way more common than Marek's and I wonder how many people think they have Marek's and it's really e.coli? He said a wild bird shedding the virus, flying overhead and pooping in the yard is all it takes although who knows? Stepping in bird poop ANYwhere and dragging it home will do the same thing. He said if any of them get sick to cull them ASAP, that they won't pull through. I didn't realize all this the other day and stupidly thought they could just be given medicine and get over it. Nope. It's here to stay and all the babies been exposed now from walking back and forth and taking care of them. It was quite probably already on the ground before I even put the Cochins and Silkies outside. I still think it was the 6 Sex Link hens I got last June who brought it in. But it could've just as easily been the 12 yr old Guinea, since he's been exposed to about everything all these years I'm sure. He said any adult bird can have it and it's youngsters who can become infected and die. When the adult bird is stressed for any reason or sick from something else that's all it takes for them to start shedding the virus and infecting others, even though they seem fine themselves.
This totally sucks worse than parvo. He said I'll quite possibly lose all the Cochin babies & all the Silkie babies. It's just an ongoing thing. He said the babies that don't look sick now could start showing signs tomorrow or next week or next month. I guess most people just lose birds and don't really know why and don't realize this is what it was. I can manifest itself in so many different ways. Lameness, organ failure, sudden death, respiratory. It's the babies I'm sick to lose. The adults have a lot better chance since most adult chickens already *have it in their systems anyway.
This is a bad week to be a chicken at my house, too. Just got back from the vet with my little Cochin pullet (again) and my daughter's chicken. My daughter's chicken isn't going to make it but we're going to give him until tomorrow. My little Cochin pullet is in liver failure and isn't going to make it either. He said e. coli is much worse than Marek's, now I know what he meant. He said I couldn't quit worrying about the next one getting sick until all my birds are dead. It is incredibly common, way more common than Marek's and I wonder how many people think they have Marek's and it's really e.coli? He said a wild bird shedding the virus, flying overhead and pooping in the yard is all it takes although who knows? Stepping in bird poop ANYwhere and dragging it home will do the same thing. He said if any of them get sick to cull them ASAP, that they won't pull through. I didn't realize all this the other day and stupidly thought they could just be given medicine and get over it. Nope. It's here to stay and all the babies been exposed now from walking back and forth and taking care of them. It was quite probably already on the ground before I even put the Cochins and Silkies outside. I still think it was the 6 Sex Link hens I got last June who brought it in. But it could've just as easily been the 12 yr old Guinea, since he's been exposed to about everything all these years I'm sure. He said any adult bird can have it and it's youngsters who can become infected and die. When the adult bird is stressed for any reason or sick from something else that's all it takes for them to start shedding the virus and infecting others, even though they seem fine themselves.
This totally sucks worse than parvo. He said I'll quite possibly lose all the Cochin babies & all the Silkie babies. It's just an ongoing thing. He said the babies that don't look sick now could start showing signs tomorrow or next week or next month. I guess most people just lose birds and don't really know why and don't realize this is what it was. I can manifest itself in so many different ways. Lameness, organ failure, sudden death, respiratory. It's the babies I'm sick to lose. The adults have a lot better chance since most adult chickens already *have it in their systems anyway.
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if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
ok, so...plan of attack? i ivomeced her today, bulk up her nutrition? she doesn't show any respiration issues that i can see.... ?
for the record...
80=hot
60=cool
50=sweater weather
40=get the wood stove goin!
Robin, Ivomec is useless against anything but mites and lice. Get some Safeguard horse paste (easiest to find) or albendazole. I use Safeguard. Give them a couple pea-sized drops and repeat it 10 days later. That's what I do with all birds during quarantine. All your birds will need dosed on a regular basis though.
if she was stunted during growth she likely is sick with something, coccidiosis will limit growth, worms can limit growth through malnutrition, resperitory infections can be bacterial or fungal, fungal infections in the respritory system can restrict growth and cause scarring over the actual infection preventing it from being cured.
ok, so...plan of attack? i ivomeced her today, bulk up her nutrition? she doesn't show any respiration issues that i can see.... ?
for the record...
80=hot
60=cool
50=sweater weather
40=get the wood stove goin!
Robin, Ivomec is useless against anything but mites and lice. Get some Safeguard horse paste (easiest to find) or albendazole. I use Safeguard. Give them a couple pea-sized drops and repeat it 10 days later. That's what I do with all birds during quarantine. All your birds will need dosed on a regular basis though.
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