Silence Is Not Golden Here

[BlackHackle]

If it is metal in the water, the free-rangers could be getting their water from another source. I know with other animals, heavy metals in the water will impact their kidneys, and it can do permanent damage.

That's a point

 

[Kiki]

I just lost the chicks. Well, all but one.
We did a really throurough search of my and my neighbors' properties. I think they are gone.

 

[Kiki]

Yup
At least my missing hen returned

 

[Kiki]

I am sorry Cy.
Spend more time today looking for them.
Maybe some will show up.


Put that rabbit hutch inside the barn.

 

[Kiki]

I am having seriously slow issues with my internet today.
It's taking me forever to send a message.
BBS

 

[Zinjifrah]

I am having seriously slow issues with my internet today.
It's taking me forever to send a message.
BBS

I'm having the same, but only with BYC, and only when I try to send a message.

 

[Conan]

The storm blew over the coop with the littles. I could only find one chick. I think the others got blown away. Literally.
We have woods on one side, fields on two adjacent sides and a high speed road on the remaining side.
I have little hope of finding them. I don't even know where to start looking.

Holy crap! Rough.

 

[Conan]

@KikisGirls @BlackHackle @Tesumph @honanbm WAKE UP!!!! Most of the squad is believed to be dead.
The only survivor is either Pemba or Lindi but without the other to compare to I don't know which. I've decided the make will be dubbed Pemba and the female Lindi.
The chick is 1 month old. Gender guess? It's in a towel because the poor baby was soaked.
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This is a bad luck betty of a thread. I lost my last Speckled Sussex pullet this morning to that damn coyote. Saw the greedy bugger coming back for a second one and he ran off. Same one that got my cat (he's doing great, btw).
I'm sorry to hear about your littles, Cy. What a bummer.

 

[Conan]

@BlackHackle - What kind of pens are your birds contained in? I've been reading about heavy metal poisoning and it sounds like there are a lot of different ways that birds become affected including hardware cloth, galvanized mesh, water etc. I have attached a link to the article I read. It's pretty informative.

http://www.bird-vet.com/heavyMetalPoisoninginBirds.aspx

 

[Redhead Rae]

Sorry about your littles @Cyprus.

Keep looking, they could be hiding somewhere.