Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[LittleMissPurdy]

Saying prayers for your beautiful daughter and whole family. Sorry about your birds as well.

Seems like a crappy time of year for all this to happen. I myself am going on Friday to have a mass removed and sent to pathology. I get my stitches removed and results back on my 40th birthday! I hoping for a happy birthday!

So much is happening here on this thread...I can't even believe...

**Hendricks- thoughts are with you. May you have a Happy Birthday even though you have to under-go such a unpleasant procedure. truly positive thoughts your way

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Aurora, Sharron, Stake, Anne, Wing, Hendricks and Fisher, thanks so much for your kind words and offers of help.

Devan is out of a successful surgery, I'm just waiting to get to see her in recovery. Fisher, the disease is Mycobacterium Aviam (sp?), it can live in the soil up to 4 years. It's highly susceptible to poultry, rabbits, pigs and mink. So no pigs for us either.

Hendricks, wow. Scary Stuff. I certainly hope your biopsy is negative, a perfect birthday present indeed.

**Blarney- I am so sorry for everything that is happening to you & your family right now...
I am glad to hear that your Daughter had a successful surgery, I hope for her a speedy/healthy recovery!!
I am not familiar with that specific poultry disease..will do some looking up..I am so sorry, if there is any way we can help out..please, please..let me know. Thoughts are with you Blarney.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Who would have thunk it? Packing peanuts have to be packed and shipped.

how else would they get them to ya??.....released from helicopter?!

..now that would be fun to see

....where are ya now???

 

[LisaYolkUm]

Blarney------I wonder if you could put your chickens on a farm...................temporarily..........................rent space on someones land....................farm and raise them remotely?


kinda like a community garden.....................you just need a community farm plot? you can visit and care for them?


how is the disease spread.............is it in their droppings or????


what a difficult situation you are in............................we all know our animals are loved ones too.......................not to the same degree as people yet still they pull our heart strings..............


i wish I had a wonderful idea or helpful solution for you..........


wonder if a 4H group might take on your animals as a project ...............remotely.........................you are such an expert...................it would be to their advantage

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

While on the mend, DH has been a busy little beaver...
The 'chicken' door had been made and the gaps along the edges of the coop have been enclosed.
the windows are being caulked today...
Has been a few days since we have had any eggs..finally Chick-a-dee has laid in the nest box!! , i think not having to keep the big door open helps the whole egg laying privacy thing..

...Hope these girls start to pick-up on the egg laying

..
Some pics of the coop progress..

there is a eye-hook latch to keep the door closed..

door works awesome!!


all the edges are now covered and ready for the "future" siding!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Quote: Oh no, not in the least. I don't think anyone is judging. Sorry if I sound defensive, it's just my tendency to over explain things (gift of gab and all that). I definitely feel supported here. I'm overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to me from this group. It's also pretty much the only place I can brainstorm with people who actually get it.

I have considered that after 4 years, the disease could still be here. This is the time frame that New Bolton gave me, the study I read has 4 years as the worst case scenario, I hope to avoid this disease in the future by following that guide line, but saw that there are things I could do to shorten that time frame. Like covering the effected area with 1/2 inch of saw dust (one example) As simple as that sounds, it's just too big of an area. I'll cover all the runs with lime and maybe mulch over the lime with fallen leaves. I believe the disease came here from wild crows, I can never be sure, but they seem to be here more than other birds and the studies I've read point to them as the likely carriers. My hope is that by removing the poultry food, the crows will move on to greener pastures. I don't think we will go down the exotic route, but I am considering raising some quail.... they could be kept off the soil, and still provide eggs and meat. Just a thought.

My son is dying to get to your place and learn the whole processing thing, one of these days.

LMP!! Good to see you back, hope you're feeling better. I've got my daughter out of the hospital and at home with me now, life is good.

And on another happy note...the goats are in season, so time to start planning for baby goatees.

 

[fisherlady]

Oh no, not in the least. I don't think anyone is judging. Sorry if I sound defensive, it's just my tendency to over explain things (gift of gab and all that). I definitely feel supported here. I'm overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to me from this group. It's also pretty much the only place I can brainstorm with people who actually get it.

I have considered that after 4 years, the disease could still be here. This is the time frame that New Bolton gave me, the study I read has 4 years as the worst case scenario, I hope to avoid this disease in the future by following that guide line, but saw that there are things I could do to shorten that time frame. Like covering the effected area with 1/2 inch of saw dust (one example) As simple as that sounds, it's just too big of an area. I'll cover all the runs with lime and maybe mulch over the lime with fallen leaves. I believe the disease came here from wild crows, I can never be sure, but they seem to be here more than other birds and the studies I've read point to them as the likely carriers. My hope is that by removing the poultry food, the crows will move on to greener pastures. I don't think we will go down the exotic route, but I am considering raising some quail.... they could be kept off the soil, and still provide eggs and meat. Just a thought.

My son is dying to get to your place and learn the whole processing thing, one of these days.

LMP!! Good to see you back, hope you're feeling better. I've got my daughter out of the hospital and at home with me now, life is good.

And on another happy note...the goats are in season, so time to start planning for baby goatees.

Blarney... I am so glad your daughter did well and is home where you can do your thing!
... brainstorm away!!!! With this group here I'm sure we can at least help you preserve the genetics of everything you have worked toward, even if we can't save your birds for you...

and if that little goat picture doesn't make a person feel better then nothing will!

LOL

 

[LadyBehir]

Blarney, in 4 years, your daughter will be 1 year away from "cured" and we'll all be enabling you with gifted chickens. And how much room would 2 little goaties need? My yard is getting smaller and smaller but my Beloved is making noises like he wants some. And bees.

 

[BullChick]

Who would have thunk it? Packing peanuts have to be packed and shipped.

how else would they get them to ya??.....released from helicopter?! ..now that would be fun to see ....where are ya now???

Hauling Kraft cheese. It is in plastic bags packed in barrels. No packing peanuts! Lol!
In Nebraska near Iowa. Spending the night there so we can shower. Will be going to Springfield.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Oh no, not in the least. I don't think anyone is judging. Sorry if I sound defensive, it's just my tendency to over explain things (gift of gab and all that). I definitely feel supported here. I'm overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to me from this group. It's also pretty much the only place I can brainstorm with people who actually get it.

I have considered that after 4 years, the disease could still be here. This is the time frame that New Bolton gave me, the study I read has 4 years as the worst case scenario, I hope to avoid this disease in the future by following that guide line, but saw that there are things I could do to shorten that time frame. Like covering the effected area with 1/2 inch of saw dust (one example) As simple as that sounds, it's just too big of an area. I'll cover all the runs with lime and maybe mulch over the lime with fallen leaves. I believe the disease came here from wild crows, I can never be sure, but they seem to be here more than other birds and the studies I've read point to them as the likely carriers. My hope is that by removing the poultry food, the crows will move on to greener pastures. I don't think we will go down the exotic route, but I am considering raising some quail.... they could be kept off the soil, and still provide eggs and meat. Just a thought.

My son is dying to get to your place and learn the whole processing thing, one of these days.

LMP!! Good to see you back, hope you're feeling better. I've got my daughter out of the hospital and at home with me now, life is good.

And on another happy note...the goats are in season, so time to start planning for baby goatees.

So glad to hear she is home and everything is going well!..Now there is some very uninhibited cuteness!!...names yet?? I really like that little guy..guy right?

...haha,
Keeping you in our thoughts Blarney!!

Hauling Kraft cheese. It is in plastic bags packed in barrels. No packing peanuts! Lol!
In Nebraska near Iowa. Spending the night there so we can shower. Will be going to Springfield.

CHEESE!!! I am a cheese addict!!

..anyway, so glad to hear from you

..LOVE the pic...very flat!! that sky is awesome. looks like it could go on & on...

 

[stake]

Oh no, not in the least. I don't think anyone is judging. Sorry if I sound defensive, it's just my tendency to over explain things (gift of gab and all that). I definitely feel supported here. I'm overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to me from this group. It's also pretty much the only place I can brainstorm with people who actually get it.

I have considered that after 4 years, the disease could still be here. This is the time frame that New Bolton gave me, the study I read has 4 years as the worst case scenario, I hope to avoid this disease in the future by following that guide line, but saw that there are things I could do to shorten that time frame. Like covering the effected area with 1/2 inch of saw dust (one example) As simple as that sounds, it's just too big of an area. I'll cover all the runs with lime and maybe mulch over the lime with fallen leaves. I believe the disease came here from wild crows, I can never be sure, but they seem to be here more than other birds and the studies I've read point to them as the likely carriers. My hope is that by removing the poultry food, the crows will move on to greener pastures. I don't think we will go down the exotic route, but I am considering raising some quail.... they could be kept off the soil, and still provide eggs and meat. Just a thought.

My son is dying to get to your place and learn the whole processing thing, one of these days.

LMP!! Good to see you back, hope you're feeling better. I've got my daughter out of the hospital and at home with me now, life is good.

And on another happy note...the goats are in season, so time to start planning for baby goatees.

Hey B:

Glad you are getting things sorted out....I have to think you have some areas on your property not affected...perhaps you could get your core group and set up a penned situation....just thinking out loud....I should be able to get a couple of those 'pallet crates' and can help you fab a new coop in no time....my two cents....