Surviving Minnesota!

[Cebarmlds]

Hopefully it’s not too bad and he will heal nicely!

 

[I Love Layers]

We will soon have one less chicken....and it is not because of the cold! Quite the opposite in fact. I am sooooo hot under the collar I could possibly give 3rd degree burns just by touching it.

Someone....not to name names but Back Up Dominique cockerel pecked the left eye of Accident! Accident was moved to his own private pen last night, his eye lid is swollen but this morning he was crowing away. I put a little Vet Rx on his comb, hoping to settle him down with aromatherapy. (LOL)

Anyone deal with eye injuries?

I have a friend who had the same think happen to a Yokohama. He is on BYC I will have to get his username

 

[hmarg06]

You'll all be happy to know our punishment for the last 5ish days of 32-40 degree weather has arrived. It is snowing like crazy and it looks like we already have close to 3 inches. Our lows are also returning to below zero, the horror! The good news, highs return to high 30's by next Friday!

On the bird front, I tried to integrate a runty little Wyandotte pullet that has lived her life with the young scovies into my passel of chickens. By the time I got home from work, I think it was, a Buckeye cockerel had scalped her. They have been able to see each other through the wire for months! She was fine the day before and she was out with them all day. Now I have to hope that it'll heal back up. I just wanted them to be able to go outside, but now they are stuck back in their pen.

 

[holm25]

What do y'all pay for gamebird feed crumbles?

 

[MNChickMom]

Heims Mill has them for $10.59 per 50 lb bag.

What do y'all pay for gamebird feed crumbles?

 

[ejb3810]

What do y'all pay for gamebird feed crumbles?

Holms, last time I bought Game Bird Breeder pellets I believe it was 14.95 for 50 lb.

 

[ejb3810]

Heims Mill has them for $10.59 per 50 lb bag.

What is the protein on that ? It is a very good price for Game Bird feed.

 

[holm25]

Holy Moses.... I am paying 18.99 for a 59lbs bag.

 

[holm25]

What is the protein on that ? It is a very good price for Game Bird feed.

It's 28%... at least mine is.

 

[destiny_56085]

Speaking of eye injuries, its funny that you post that today.... I called in sick/injured to work today. Was doing morning farm chores and feeding the swarm of cats. Not sure what happened but one of them took a swipe while I was filling their feed pan. Small scratch on my cheek, but as a freak accident it lacerated my conjunctiva (the white part of my eye). I got lucky in that I can still see and it didn't touch the retina at all. You know its bad when your eyeball itself is bleeding and there are torn flaps. So hauled my rear into the optometrist right away... I have orders to not wear my contacts for at least a week, schmear 3+ times a day with a $60 (with insurance copay) mini tube of Tobradex ointment, put a cold wet rag on there, sit my butt in front of the TV and away from my chicken dust, AND the best orders yet.... 2 beers per hour. YES actual doctors orders!