Utah!

[Dizzywitch]

Well, our injured chicken finally left today. Her injures were starting to heal up, however there was one really deep one that we thought needed stitches. We took her to an exotic vet that works with chickens. He took a look and confirmed our suspicion. He wanted to keep her over night so he could perform the operation and watch her recovery the next day. We all said good-bye to Fuzzy, and we left expecting to come pick her up in the morning.
About 2 hours later we get a call from the vets office. He told us that he had put the gas on her to put her to sleep so he could perform the operation. He went away for 20 seconds to put on his gloves, came back, and found her gone. The vet tried what he could to get her to come back. She obviously hadn't been gone that long. But after a long weekend of fighting, feeling the peace of sleeping soundlessly made her realize that it would be okay to go. The vet checked. It wasn't from the gas. It was her own willingness, and giving up. At least I got to say goodbye and I know she died peacefully unlike the others. 

I'm so sorry!

 

[acemario]

Is anyone interested in taking some chicks to a preschool on Thursday morning? They are really trying to teach the kids about animals with interactive lessons. It is at the learning and development center at Utah state.
I was going to, but I just found out I have a training at work that day.

 

[Shaela]

Hi everyone! I'm new to Utah and new to raising chickens so hopefully you can help a girl out. I'm kind of paranoid about sending my pullets out into the coop right now with the weather we've been having... 3 are fully feathered and two are 3/4 there (feather picking and pecking aren't helping much since they are the smallest/youngest). Do you think they'll be ok if I send them out to the (unheated but not drafty) coop this week? I'm dying to get them out of my kitchen... :-\

 

[iPickYupik]

Hi everyone! I'm new to Utah and new to raising chickens so hopefully you can help a girl out. I'm kind of paranoid about sending my pullets out into the coop right now with the weather we've been having... 3 are fully feathered and two are 3/4 there (feather picking and pecking aren't helping much since they are the smallest/youngest). Do you think they'll be ok if I send them out to the (unheated but not drafty) coop this week? I'm dying to get them out of my kitchen... :-\

Hello and welcome! I'm new to UT and chickens, too. Sorry I'm no help but I've been wondering the same. My biggest girls are 7 weeks now and I've been taking them out during the day and bringing them in at night. They look so cold out there at times that I can't bring myself to leave them out there over night yet.

 

[Shaela]

Hello and welcome! I'm new to UT and chickens, too. Sorry I'm no help but I've been wondering the same. My biggest girls are 7 weeks now and I've been taking them out during the day and bringing them in at night. They look so cold out there at times that I can't bring myself to leave them out there over night yet.

Sounds like we are in the same boat, haha. Whereabouts are you? I'm in north Utah County. It was so nice last week, but the threat of snow this week is messing up my plans.

 

[iPickYupik]

Sounds like we are in the same boat, haha. Whereabouts are you? I'm in north Utah County. It was so nice last week, but the threat of snow this week is messing up my plans.

I'm up in Logan so pretty close to the Idaho border. It's been the same here. Gorgeous last week and threats of snow occasionally showing up this week. I still have some work to do on my coop and run before I'm comfortable leaving them out overnight though so I'm not stressing too much. Mine are in my laundry room off the kitchen. The smell and dust are just starting to get to me. My husband's been freaking out about them being outside more than me. He called this afternoon to tell me it was windy and I needed to bring the girls in. I figure they need to get used to it at least a little bit and my house needs a few hrs to air out!

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi everyone! I'm new to Utah and new to raising chickens so hopefully you can help a girl out. I'm kind of paranoid about sending my pullets out into the coop right now with the weather we've been having... 3 are fully feathered and two are 3/4 there (feather picking and pecking aren't helping much since they are the smallest/youngest). Do you think they'll be ok if I send them out to the (unheated but not drafty) coop this week? I'm dying to get them out of my kitchen... :-\

Where are you in Utah County? I'm in Spanish Fork. I have had some chicks outside for a while now.
I turn the heat light of in the day, turn it on at night.

 

[Cynthia12]

Gave my new baby chicks meal worms tonight. Oh man, they went crazy. I put some in my hand, took them a min. to find out it was good stuff..then all of a sudden I had a bunch on my hand. It feels neat to have their little feet running all over your hand.

 

[farmerbrian87]

Hey and welcome to byc I myself live in spanish fork. It's always nice to make new chicken friends lol. I personally have always had success letting chicks outside when they are filly feathered and with out hest lamps. I try to stay away from them and let them do what they do naturally but others do it differently my chick's have been outside for weeks and they are fine. I do have alot of chickens for then to huddle with though. Coops are nice and warm and not drafty. That's what indo at my place good luck on raising your chickens. It's alot of fun.

 

[iPickYupik]

Does anyone have a friendly FBCM rooster? If my little guy is already a butthead at 2 weeks (well really he's been a brat since a couple days) will it only get worse as he ages? Just wondering if there's any hope or if I should rehome him sooner than later. With 2 yr old twins, I can't have a nasty roo running around. He gotten held many times a day since he was born but he protests it.