Ok, great. So far she has just been in the "pet room" which is the spare bedroom/closet that seems to be the repository for all the pet food, medicine, shavings, etc. She is adapting very well but I think a bit lonely. I didn't have any time to hang out with her today other than to give her a bath. I went with regular Johnson's Baby Shampoo and a lice/mite spray for birds after. She even had a little blow-dry and tolerated it very well, also a nail trim. Again, she seems very healthy. When I went in to check on her just now she was perched on the sink handle, so I deposited her in the crate for the evening instead.
Lia decided that Lilly was her new best friend, btw - both girls had so much fun on the rides and I think Lilly helped tremendously. She's adorable!
The other pet news of the day is that our hamster is feeling very poorly, to the point where I took her to the vet. I know, I know, it's a hamster but she is just about the most awesome, sweetest hamster ever, and that's not just me saying that. She's a therapy hamster and has been loaned out to families with children that are afraid of animals and cured more than a few kids of their fears. The vet said she has an advanced cold, hopefully not pneumonia. So I started the hamster on antibiotics and food supplements tonight. I also discovered that brooder lamps are also good for keeping chilly hamsters warm. I really hope she pulls through, she's only 1 1/2.
Lilly and Lia would be best buddies if we were closer. Lilly doesn't have enough girls her age around here. We def need to plan further adventures of the three musketeers.
The first egg !! (from my EE)
OMG! That egg is outstanding! So pretty. Your babies r doing great btw. I think the little guy is going to end up head rooster and he is so sweet.
They have a meat bird class most fairs since the fair is for farmers (open, ffa, 4-h, etc) and as well as for fanciers. The debeaked birds as the nj show were purchased from a farm breeder as a club fundraiser and come that way. I think it might be common practice for farms that sell started pullets. People must want them bc the club sells hundreds of them each year. I think debeaking is awful though and unnecessary if they have enough room.
