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[Alaskan]

thanks... it is just giving me heart failure since these chicks are already sold... I am supposed to start sending out invoices...

I just have this horrid feeling that the second that I take their money all of the chicks will die.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Serenity now!

 

[drumstick diva]

Alaskan, I once had a litter of 8 puppies - 6 were red. It was the only time I ever took reservations for pups (no money was exchanged) the 6 reds were spoken for at birth. I lost every single red pup and they were born husky and vigorous. The two left(not reds) turned out to be stunted, little runts but survived. I never ever took reservations again. But then I make up my own superstitions and sometimes nothing bad happens. That really confuses me.

 

[topdycke]

Do you happen to have a rooster? I have a few that look like that from being ridden. That's kinda what happens to some of mine before the feathers pull completely out. It won't be fixed until she molts.



Oh, and I'd be remiss in my duties if I didn't share.........

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
• * HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW IN THE INTERIOR AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST.
• * ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

I just can't make this stuff up.

do they just have it on a loop from last weekend?

 

[perchie.girl]

ok peeps...


I have heard that people put chicks on wood chips/shavings....

I have my full grown chickens on them...


Anyway, I have chicks, over a week old, I can't keep them on paper towels anymore... too old, too much poop, some of their feet are looking bad .... I am out of PDZ....

so, I just washed all of their feet again, and then put them on wood chips/shavings. They dang chicks keep pecking at the wood shavings more than I would like.

I have fussed at them, pointed out the feed... etc....

I know that every so often there are chicks that eat the wood shavings and get impacted and die....



Anything that I can do to make sure these idiot chicks don't kill themselves?

after my last batch of brooding Keets I swore I would eliminate shavings all together. My next brooder will have a hardware cloth floor and a poop tray. The bedding will go where they need to warm up. Guinea Keets are far messier than chicks for sure. But by the time the paper towels go there is no reason to keep them on a solid floor. All food and water to go over the wire... Heat lamp to go over where they would warm themselves.

For what its worth I put a plastic mesh over the top of the wire. to keep feet off metal... Same size as the wire mesh.

deb

 

[superchemicalgirl]

do they just have it on a loop from last weekend?

I think the writers went on strike and they're just recycling old stories.

I hope.

Al, don't worry about the shavings. I feed mine chick grit to help them digest it. I also put large bowls of wet chicken food (with grit) in the brooder. They really enjoy pecking at that and will do it over the shavings. I save old microwave dinners and plastic Thai take out dishes for the job (use a few times then recycle).

 

[Alaskan]

Alaskan, I once had a litter of 8 puppies - 6 were red. It was the only time I ever took reservations for pups (no money was exchanged) the 6 reds were spoken for at birth. I lost every single red pup and they were born husky and vigorous. The two left(not reds) turned out to be stunted, little runts but survived. I never ever took reservations again. But then I make up my own superstitions and sometimes nothing bad happens. That really confuses me.

that sucks

 

[drumstick diva]

SCG - sounds like your weather is stuck in "reruns," - you should move to the balmy Mid-west . The other day had a high of 4 and a low of -8 and wind chills of up to -30

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I've made it to the 4th Kubler Ross stage of snow grief:

Denial — As the reality of snow is hard to face, one of the first reactions to follow the snow is denial. The person is trying to shut out the reality or magnitude of his/her situation, and begins to develop a false, preferable, sunny reality.

Anger — Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that snow denial cannot continue. Certain psychological responses of a person undergoing this phase would be: "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"; "Why would God let this happen?"

Bargaining — The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow undo or avoid a cause of snow. Usually, the negotiation for an extended snow interval is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle.

Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon (of shoveling) so what's the point?"
During the fourth stage, the northern person begins to understand the certainty of snow. Things begin to lose meaning to the Mainer. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and sullen. This process allows the northern person to disconnect from things of love and affection, possibly in an attempt to avoid further trauma.

Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well shovel it."
In this last stage, individuals begin to come to terms with their inevitable future of snow. This typically comes with a calm, retrospective view for the individual, and a stable mindset. Spring is just around the corner!

 

[drumstick diva]