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[tjo804]

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Thank you Thank you!

 

[TexasLisa]

Tragedy just struck in my baby pen. Lost three, not to be found, and half one half wrenched out of the 1x2 hardware clothe.

Made me puke.

Not sure what it was, I'm thinking raccoon, but it struck between seven when John did his morning round before leaving for work, and nine when I walked out there.

We had a memorial service for my favorite little pullet... The one wretched through the wire.

Just spent the last four hours taking down the 1x2 and replacing it with 1/4x1/4 and bolted it down to the brooder room.

I mustove jynxed myself this morning.

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Little miss chicken is adorable!!! I wish mine was that tame.

I am so sorry! What a horrible thing to walk in on!

I Started the day with an upset stomach,
17 yr old daughter is taking her driving test!


She Passed!
She is a good driver wasn't worried at all

Tonight is her first solo trip to take picture of a baseball game for school.
she is the 4th one to get her state freedom card, but it never seems to get easier to let go no matter how easy they try to make it

If you could send up a quick prayer for her I sure would appreciate it.



I am currently looking for a RAT AIR PISTOL if anyone has experience with an air pistol that will kill or slow down a rat for a second shot what kind do you use?

Praying for your daughter!

I use a CO2 powered pistol and it does a very good job on rats. (GAMO: PT-80 C02 Pistol)

Lisa

 

[jajeanpierre]

After what happened to @orumpoultry going to use something better for the grow out pen. I would feel awful if something happened to them just because I was gonna use chicken wire to save a little money. Going to check into price of 1 inch welded wire. That's what my little brooder cage is made of.

A raccoon will pull a fair sized chicken out through one inch wire--piece by piece. I think 1/2 inch is how small you have to go. I have 1/2 inch by 2 or 3 inches on my aviary and I worried a raccoon could stick their hands through even though the San Antonio zoo assured me a raccoon couldn't get my birds.

 

[lisaterrell88]

Well tomarrow I get to move some of my eggs to get ready to hatch I cant wait. I candled them tonight and they are alive and moving and looking good . Now the next three days need to fly by so I can finally see and hear there little chirps. Seems like it is taking forever.

 

[tjo804]

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Thank you Lisa

 

[tjo804]

Home safe b4 curfew

 

[hungnguyen]

I have not seen Melanie Rose for a while. How is she and her chicken doing??? Anyone know?

Hope to see her back here soon.

 

[SlipsWife]

Ok, is this normal, slow feather growth, pecking at each other or maybe mites? There's a number of the group with feathering similar to this but most of the group looks great. They are a month old. It was a hatchery surprise so I don't know their breeds but most of the chicks that look like this appear to be old English or old English game bantams...maybe...

There's also one cochin that looks like this, and the frizzle looks almost naked! I haven't seen any signs of them pecking, I haven't noticed any signs of mites either so I'm leaning towards weird/awkward feathering in...

ETA: I'm almost embarrassed for the poor guy...

 

[hungnguyen]

Look like they peck each other. Mite will concentrate heavy at the vent.

 

[showbarnmom]

I have not seen Melanie Rose for a while. How is she and her chicken doing??? Anyone know?    Hope to see her back here soon.

You mean Melissa? She passed away about 3 or 4 weeks ago