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[Noncentzter]

I have the ads turned off and it's up in the right hand corner of my screen.

Found it! Under Preferences I had the Yes for Hide Right Hand Column...

 

[texasmomma]

Here in North TX there aren't a lot of disaster-type situations that happen frequently. When it freezes here, it's only for a night or two, and when it snows, it's no more than a few inches and gone by the next day. I grew up in central TX and absolutely NOTHING ever happened there. I was not raised with any of this knowledge, so it is interesting to read. It would be great to learn how to be more prepared. We do have the occasional tornado since we're in the tail end of Tornado Alley, and lately with all this fracking going on, we have actually had a few mild earthquakes!

Don't forget floods. Our home flooded and we are in N Texas as well.

 

[Beekissed]

Thanks! found what I was looking for

the gallery too. I couldn't get my husband to do the job so don't know why she died. How do you tell the age of WR's-Can you tell by comb size?

Not really...their combs aren't so cherry red, their legs and feet are a little gnarlier, their laying not so consistent as before, longer down times in the winter, etc. Yours look like a completely different body style than mind. Definitely different lines.... shorter backs, higher tails, bigger wattles and more red on the face...are you sure they are WRs?

Maybe White Jersey Giants?

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Found it! Under Preferences I had the Yes for Hide Right Hand Column...

Off topic- sorry-
I see you are from the OR Coast, as well!
We are just outside LC. Where-ish are you?

 

[lalaland]

Re: preparing for unexpected disasters

Water is my problem, too. I have a well, and have wanted to get a shallow well that I could hand pump. Used to have frequent power outages before the elec coop buried most of the lines, and always kept 10 gallons of water on hand, and would fill up every container with pending bad weather.

I have a wood stove, a good supply of wood, feed and food as I can a lot and have a good pantry on hand with beans, rices, oils, nuts, etc.
I even keep a few cans of evaporated milk because I love my coffee with cream.

Last year we had a week without power, I helped a couple of my neighbors with food, candles, and wood. It was winter, so snow was fine for water although it takes an almighty amount of snow to get enough water for coffee. Forget a bath!

 

[lalaland]

 how long did they go without eating?

I have one hen, whose buddy was killed by the owl, who moped in the nest box til today, and didn't seem to eat or drink unless I hand fed her. And then just a few nibbles. She spent the first few days after the attack in the nest box kept her head in the corner, tail end to the nest opening. I would take her out and put her with the other hens, and she would head right back into the coop. Her crop has been empty each night, and a couple of the other hens have had half empty crops at night, instead of the full crops that are normal for them. And even today I took her out of the coop three times. Attack was Friday, this is Wed, so I would say 5 days.

I just finished closing up the coop for the night, and everyone had something in their crops tonight, and some were full.

The whole flock has been jumpy and wanting to huddle - but then, it also snowed, and has been cold. I would say today is the first day that they seem to be getting closer to normal. A couple of the wyandottes (lord don't let me get another of those ever) never seemed to notice anything, but didn't have full crops either.

I did check the one hen really really closely for puncture wounds but couldn't find any.

 

[stonykill]

I have one hen, whose buddy was killed by the owl, who moped in the nest box til today, and didn't seem to eat or drink unless I hand fed her. And then just a few nibbles. She spent the first few days after the attack in the nest box kept her head in the corner, tail end to the nest opening. I would take her out and put her with the other hens, and she would head right back into the coop. Her crop has been empty each night, and a couple of the other hens have had half empty crops at night, instead of the full crops that are normal for them. And even today I took her out of the coop three times. Attack was Friday, this is Wed, so I would say 5 days.
I just finished closing up the coop for the night, and everyone had something in their crops tonight, and some were full.
The whole flock has been jumpy and wanting to huddle - but then, it also snowed, and has been cold. I would say today is the first day that they seem to be getting closer to normal. A couple of the wyandottes (lord don't let me get another of those ever) never seemed to notice anything, but didn't have full crops either.
I did check the one hen really really closely for puncture wounds but couldn't find any.

thanks!

 

[lalaland]

...

. My driveway is nearly a mile long and we have atvs. But what if no fuel for those? I have cross country skis and a sled. :lol. In fact, my mother-in-law lived here without a plow. She would park at the end of the trail and load the groceries onto the sled. She attached the rope to her belt and skied in. I have enough dry goods to last a while.










That brings back memories - I also have a long driveway and for a couple of years would park at the end , where I also kept a sled, and hauled up to the house. Would have to change from work dress boots to sorrels, and it would take 10-15 min to get to the house depending on how deep the snow was. I really had to plan groceries so there wasn't too much on any single day to haul up.

 

[Beekissed]

So everyone can water their stock in the event of an extended big freeze or extreme and prolonged drought?

 

[stonykill]

So everyone can water their stock in the event of an extended big freeze or extreme and prolonged drought?

yup. Short walk to the bottom of the hill to a stream

. Always flows. Lake overflow and springs everywhere!