Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[troyer]

I think I might be addicted.

I think so too.

 

[DJ Bear]

Took everyone's advice and now have a garage full of lumber to start the build. They will now have the room they should have and it will be a cool Father's Day event. Got some good plans and some good weather...

 

[chippysmom327]

My BC decided she's going to be broody again. If she stays committed until Monday I'll give her a half dozen guinea eggs. Do you think she can handle it? She's on the bigger side for a banty.

 

[KlingKlan]

Ok seriously, why am I having ALL the chicken drama?! It has only been 3 weeks today since we brought the girls home and so far we have experienced molt (stress related or otherwise), lice and now... wait for it... SOUR CROP

!!!


Three of the girls are laying for us now, we average 2 eggs per day and even have had 2 days in a row with 3 eggs. So, the postulated theory that they were past laying age and thus up for auction no longer applies. Sorry, I tend to use big words and obnoxiously "proper" english when frustrated, which is my attempt at sarcasm/humor

. I am frustrated and beginning to feel like this may have been a bad idea, but how could it be a bad idea when so many of you here are doing this so successfully and enjoying it to boot?! I actually really like my chickens and want to keep them, get more and make this a part of my life... which of course it already is lol.

I have researched the crap out of all these "issues" and have a pretty good idea how to deal with the sour crop in my flock, so that isn't what I need advice about. What I need is some encouragement, a little bit of "you can do it" would go a long way right about now. But really?! Who has this many issues in the first 3 weeks?!

That would be me

.

 

[griggy]

I think so too.

You think I am addicted or you are too?

 

[troyer]

You think I am addicted or you are too?

It goes both ways.

 

[chippysmom327]

Ok seriously, why am I having ALL the chicken drama?! It has only been 3 weeks today since we brought the girls home and so far we have experienced molt (stress related or otherwise), lice and now... wait for it... SOUR CROP !!!


Three of the girls are laying for us now, we average 2 eggs per day and even have had 2 days in a row with 3 eggs. So, the postulated theory that they were past laying age and thus up for auction no longer applies. Sorry, I tend to use big words and obnoxiously "proper" english when frustrated, which is my attempt at sarcasm/humor . I am frustrated and beginning to feel like this may have been a bad idea, but how could it be a bad idea when so many of you here are doing this so successfully and enjoying it to boot?! I actually really like my chickens and want to keep them, get more and make this a part of my life... which of course it already is lol.

I have researched the crap out of all these "issues" and have a pretty good idea how to deal with the sour crop in my flock, so that isn't what I need advice about. What I need is some encouragement, a little bit of "you can do it" would go a long way right about now. But really?! Who has this many issues in the first 3 weeks?!  That would be me .

It's okay. You'll have your little bumps in the chicken keeping road now and then. Not to make this about myself, but after dinner at grandma's, I came home to find my hen with her head ripped off next to the coop and strewn in the snow. On Christmas. Not one of my funnest chicken keeping moments.

Hopefully once you get this sour crop taken care of that will be it and you can just handle it in stride if it ever happens again. Chickens are an awesome animal to teach you to roll with the punches and to always keep you (not guessing, but {what's the word?}) and on your toes. You never know with them.

You can do it

 

[Teila]

Ok seriously, why am I having ALL the chicken drama?! It has only been 3 weeks today since we brought the girls home and so far we have experienced molt (stress related or otherwise), lice and now... wait for it... SOUR CROP

!!!


Three of the girls are laying for us now, we average 2 eggs per day and even have had 2 days in a row with 3 eggs. So, the postulated theory that they were past laying age and thus up for auction no longer applies. Sorry, I tend to use big words and obnoxiously "proper" english when frustrated, which is my attempt at sarcasm/humor

. I am frustrated and beginning to feel like this may have been a bad idea, but how could it be a bad idea when so many of you here are doing this so successfully and enjoying it to boot?! I actually really like my chickens and want to keep them, get more and make this a part of my life... which of course it already is lol.

I have researched the crap out of all these "issues" and have a pretty good idea how to deal with the sour crop in my flock, so that isn't what I need advice about. What I need is some encouragement, a little bit of "you can do it" would go a long way right about now. But really?! Who has this many issues in the first 3 weeks?!

That would be me

.

OK, so I am a little bit to the south-west of Pennsylvania. OK, well, maybe a lot to the south-west of Pennsylvania but I am delurking after following this thread for quite a while now.

Why am I delurking and risking eviction and exile? To say YOU CAN DO THIS KlingKlan

Cue motivational music ...........

Yeah, these little feathered munchkins have a way of throwing us a curly one every so often but boy do they repay us twofold by the number of times they make us smile and laugh.

I read that you had some dramas with no eggs and if I remember correctly, not going to bed where they should but, I reckon if you count the number of times they have made you smile and compare that with the number of dramas; the smile count is definitely higher.

A final thought before I slink back into lurk-mode; turn off all distractions, close your eyes and try and imagine your life without chickens! Picture putting them in a box and giving them to someone else.

You can do this .. your girls love you .. you can do this .. your girls need you .. you can do this ... there is a chicken loving, crazy woman in Australia cheering you on!! What more encouragement do you need? lolz

Now, in all seriousness, hang in here, they are worth it

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Ok seriously, why am I having ALL the chicken drama?! It has only been 3 weeks today since we brought the girls home and so far we have experienced molt (stress related or otherwise), lice and now... wait for it... SOUR CROP !!!


Three of the girls are laying for us now, we average 2 eggs per day and even have had 2 days in a row with 3 eggs. So, the postulated theory that they were past laying age and thus up for auction no longer applies. Sorry, I tend to use big words and obnoxiously "proper" english when frustrated, which is my attempt at sarcasm/humor . I am frustrated and beginning to feel like this may have been a bad idea, but how could it be a bad idea when so many of you here are doing this so successfully and enjoying it to boot?! I actually really like my chickens and want to keep them, get more and make this a part of my life... which of course it already is lol.

I have researched the crap out of all these "issues" and have a pretty good idea how to deal with the sour crop in my flock, so that isn't what I need advice about. What I need is some encouragement, a little bit of "you can do it" would go a long way right about now. But really?! Who has this many issues in the first 3 weeks?!  That would be me .

You absolutely CAN do it! I think you are hitting more bumps than the average beginner, but that just means that you will have more experience and know how to handle these situations should they come up in the future. Keep at it, girl! That coop is proof how much you are willing to invest, don't give up now, things are going to get better.

 

[fisherlady]

It's okay. You'll have your little bumps in the chicken keeping road now and then. Not to make this about myself, but after dinner at grandma's, I came home to find my hen with her head ripped off next to the coop and strewn in the snow. On Christmas. Not one of my funnest chicken keeping moments.

Hopefully once you get this sour crop taken care of that will be it and you can just handle it in stride if it ever happens again. Chickens are an awesome animal to teach you to roll with the punches and to always keep you (not guessing, but {what's the word?}) and on your toes. You never know with them.

You can do it

OK, so I am a little bit to the south-west of Pennsylvania. OK, well, maybe a lot to the south-west of Pennsylvania but I am delurking after following this thread for quite a while now.

Why am I delurking and risking eviction and exile? To say YOU CAN DO THIS KlingKlan

Cue motivational music ...........

Yeah, these little feathered munchkins have a way of throwing us a curly one every so often but boy do they repay us twofold by the number of times they make us smile and laugh.

I read that you had some dramas with no eggs and if I remember correctly, not going to bed where they should but, I reckon if you count the number of times they have made you smile and compare that with the number of dramas; the smile count is definitely higher.

A final thought before I slink back into lurk-mode; turn off all distractions, close your eyes and try and imagine your life without chickens! Picture putting them in a box and giving them to someone else.

You can do this .. your girls love you .. you can do this .. your girls need you .. you can do this ... there is a chicken loving, crazy woman in Australia cheering you on!! What more encouragement do you need? lolz

Now, in all seriousness, hang in here, they are worth it

KlingKlan... I am so sorry that it has been such an uphill battle for you... but I can honestly promise it will get better and it will be TOTALLY worth it!!

I don't think I could say it any better than Chippy or Teila already have though... take their words to heart and know that no matter what... each day is a new learning experience, and every experience, good or bad, prepares you better to handle the next incident you may face and will make you a better and better keeper for such fun and rewarding animals!

Teila... welcome to our little piece of the web!!!

and don't feel you need to go back to 'lurking' status!! We are a pretty neighborly bunch and neighborly vibes aren't limited by distance!