She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[PeckinGorgeous]

Thanks again for all your help.

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm trying to keep my multi-quotes in check. I wanted to quote everyone. Happy to hear your updates, Ross and BYC. And everyone else too!

Going a bit off topic.....

So Buster has really come around over the last week. He hasn't had any triggers/episodes since day 2. He has become pretty trustful and more and more affectionate. He enjoys being petted and doesn't usually flinch. He hasn't got to the giving kisses point yet, but he looks for attention and wants to be inside now rather than out. He loves his walks and especially his treats. He doesn't sleep upstairs with us and still won't or can't (haven't figured out which yet,) get on the couch or bed yet and generally stays downstairs as it gets pretty warm upstairs and he pants when he's up here.

He's not a barker or whiner, but tonight I heard him give out a yelp. A minute later another bark/yelp so of course I went down to investigate. Once I got downstairs I heard my father in his bedroom struggling for breath. I hurried to set him up with a neb treatment and calm him down. (He goes into a panick attack-understandably-when he can't breath.) I never heard a thing before Buster's alert. I don't know what would have happened w/o Buster alerting me, but I'm glad I didn't have to find out. Of course he got lots of loving and a treat. And I swear this dog smiles!  

That's excellent!! He may work out better then you ever imagined! Has he taken a liking to your dad?

Apparently, it looks like I have more work to do with my Silkies... :/

Really, why?

Thanks for asking about the little chick, guys. The umbilical cord fell off and it seemed okay with that. It ended up having curly toes. I made it corrective shoes out of Band-Aids but some time between 5 and 7 this morning it died. I guess it just wasn't meant to survive after all.

Pics:

You did everything you could! Without your help, it probably would have died in the shell. Try to remember that you gave it a chance at life. And it could have survived. Without you it wouldn't of had that chance. So don't give up on assisting in the future if the need arises.

 

[rossfam06]

Thanks again for all your help.

Awww... how sad. You did your best. That's all that matters.

 

[WVduckchick]

Thanks for asking about the little chick, guys. The umbilical cord fell off and it seemed okay with that. It ended up having curly toes. I made it corrective shoes out of Band-Aids but some time between 5 and 7 this morning it died. I guess it just wasn't meant to survive after all.

Pics:

Awww how precious. I'm sorry you lost her. And I agree with what others have said, you gave it a chance.

 

[WVduckchick]

Must..resist...setting...

Congrats!

I'm going to tonight..

 

[lazy gardener]

I have one just like this!

Awesome crock. What a find. How much does it hold???

Going a bit off topic.....

So Buster has really come around over the last week. He hasn't had any triggers/episodes since day 2. He has become pretty trustful and more and more affectionate. He enjoys being petted and doesn't usually flinch. He hasn't got to the giving kisses point yet, but he looks for attention and wants to be inside now rather than out. He loves his walks and especially his treats. He doesn't sleep upstairs with us and still won't or can't (haven't figured out which yet,) get on the couch or bed yet and generally stays downstairs as it gets pretty warm upstairs and he pants when he's up here.

He's not a barker or whiner, but tonight I heard him give out a yelp. A minute later another bark/yelp so of course I went down to investigate. Once I got downstairs I heard my father in his bedroom struggling for breath. I hurried to set him up with a neb treatment and calm him down. (He goes into a panick attack-understandably-when he can't breath.) I never heard a thing before Buster's alert. I don't know what would have happened w/o Buster alerting me, but I'm glad I didn't have to find out. Of course he got lots of loving and a treat. And I swear this dog smiles!

Amy: I'm wondering if Buster is staying down stairs simply b/c he knows your Dad has issues. You might have an assist dog on your hands. So glad you gave him a home.

Thanks again for all your help.

Agree with others: You did your best, and gave it a fighting chance. I'll never regret going in when it's evident that there's no way the chick can make it out on it's own. The tricky part is in knowing when the time to assist is right. Even to complete an assist and have to later cull, IMO is better than letting it struggle and die in shell. All odds have been in my favor with assists.

 

[RubyNala97]

Must..resist...setting... Congrats!

I just said this to myself! I was going through all the photos in my phone and deleting a whole bunch (seems with digital photos, I take a million shots for each photo...unlike with film, how I'd just try to take one good shot, remember?), anyway I saw all of my hatching pics and really had the urge to shop for eggs!

I'm going to tonight..

Really???? What kind??

I have one just like this!

If I wanted to search eBay, what would I type in to find one just like this?

 

[RubyNala97]

My oldest female is exactly 6 months and I just saw my younger cockerel (who is a nice young man) successfully mate her!! They did a great job for about 10 seconds!!! No squawking or anything. She just let him do his thing and he was good about it. So....if she ever decides to lay an egg, it should be fertile, right??

 

[Ravynscroft]

Should be, but just depends on when she lays the egg, Ruby... if it's over 3 weeks and he doesn't mate her again, it might not... but since he has started, most likely he'll continue...

So, BBS should not have this color... first time ever, I had a partridge chick hatch...

 

[FridayYet]

Should be, but just depends on when she lays the egg, Ruby... if it's over 3 weeks and he doesn't mate her again, it might not... but since he has started, most likely he'll continue...

So, BBS should not have this color... first time ever, I had a partridge chick hatch...

It's a little cutie for sure. Wonder why it's partridge?