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[drumstick diva]

I blame it on all the screaming at the Beatles concerts - mine. Surprised I didn't go totally deaf.

 

[ronott1]

@Cynthia12, you guys made yourselves a beautiful family! Congratulations to Grand daughter #3!

I need to pick you all's brains. The 8+week old cockerel that I mentioned being sick earlier today died. Naturally my first guess is well, d***** Marek's disease but this one acted different. Symptoms, lethargic. I describe it as he lost his sparkle. Last night he didn't roost with his broodmates and today he kept to himself. Not fluffed up, not eating a lot although I did get a teaspoon of scrambled eggs down him earlier and saw him pecking at food and drinking later in the day. Most of the day he stayed in one of the outside nesting boxes. Two of the older hens were sensing something was off and were pestering him and I saw one of the roosters try to mount him earlier but he was able to get away from all of them.

The only thing I noticed out of the ordinary with him was that his crop was a bit 'weird' No food in it this morning or last night but it felt 'watery' as if there was fluid in it but nothing else.

I was out about 2 hours ago and saw him out running around with the other birds and acting pretty normal. Went out a half hour ago and found him very dead. I couldn't find anything other than the crop out of the ordinary with him. No paralysis, no drainage from eyes or nose. No sneezing or coughing. I lost another 7 week old the same way last year and while I would like to blame Marek's I can't help but wonder if this wasn't something else.

Any ideas?

see if he had something in his crop

 

[CapricornFarm]

Ok Dog experts... woke up this morning with My dog Brandy passed out infront of the TV... In a very satisfied way... In the middle of the floor was the roasted chicken container from the chicken we had last night for dinner.

It had had the carcas minus legs and wing bones... So back ribs and the breast bone area... Lots of tid bit meat I was going to pick out and put in soup. I thought Dean had put it away Dean thought I had put it away last night....

So...Is this an emergency vet visit Or a Watch and wait thing... those chickens are so well cooked the bones are almost chalky.

SGC you are not the only one with a problem child... Mine is seven years old now.

deb

I had a dog eat an entire stuffed chicken fresh out of the oven. Vet said due to all the meat and dressing it should pad the bone splinters. She was fine.

 

[ronott1]

I thought I used to hear hundreds of crickets in mid winter. Turned out I have tinnitus. I also get wind noises, buzzing, and sometimes messages from other planets (???)

I have heard of radio signals playing in dental works

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Ok Dog experts... woke up this morning with My dog Brandy passed out infront of the TV... In a very satisfied way... In the middle of the floor was the roasted chicken container from the chicken we had last night for dinner.

It had had the carcas minus legs and wing bones... So back ribs and the breast bone area... Lots of tid bit meat I was going to pick out and put in soup. I thought Dean had put it away Dean thought I had put it away last night....

So...Is this an emergency vet visit Or a Watch and wait thing... those chickens are so well cooked the bones are almost chalky.

SGC you are not the only one with a problem child... Mine is seven years old now.

deb

Wait watch
Check to make sure there's no change when pup goes to bathroom
Continue with water
See if pup eats at feeding time
If you notice anything that causes concern contact your vet you know your pup well enough to know if something is a miss
Their our fur babies
This is just my opinion

 

[MrsMistyReal]

This is driving me crazy! Between all the rain and my water garden the frogs are unbearable!

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I thought I used to hear hundreds of crickets in mid winter. Turned out I have tinnitus. I also get wind noises, buzzing, and sometimes messages from other planets (???)

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Sweet dreams everyone

 

[microchick]

I had mentioned on Monday about the life flight helicopter and the sirens near our home. Today I found out what it was all about and it was horrible.

Up the road from us, a 2 year old Amish child ran out into a field where they were using a sickle mower to cut hay (probably horse drawn) The news story said that they didn't know the little one was in the field. The end result was that the child lost their right foot and they are trying to save the left at the Women's and Children's Hospital down in Columbia.

That poor child. I heard of one other incident like this one from one of our neighbors only with him it was his dog who was hit by the mower and he had to shoot it.

I mean seriously! These little Amish kids run all over these farms. We saw three standing by a small pond yesterday. Biggest one looked to be 4. HELLLLLOOOOOOO. I hope I'm not the only one who sees something wrong with this whole scenario....namely parental supervision or a lack there of. Also not unusual to see a 6 year old carrying a 2 year old around. Maybe I'm just old fashioned but if I had little ones I'd want them safely corralled in a fenced in back yard......with shackles on their ankles and leashes.......

@ronott1. Thought about it but the first thing I did when I found him was a hand's on feel of his body and at that time the crop was empty. Don't know what was going on or what happened. Just one of those things I'll file under 'he died, DKW (don't know why)'

 

[CapricornFarm]

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Scary but true!