Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

Well I learned my lesson about leaning any plywood against walls on the inside of a run to block wind. Fed the birds this morning and when I went out a few hours later, the plywood was knocked over, probably from the EE chicks flying up and playing on it. I figured I'd go pick it up and get it out of there for the time being. I lifted it and almost screamed. One of the 8.5 week silkie chicks was splatted under it. The poor thing was barely breathing and was so cold and stiff. It was still about 30* when I found her.

I scooped her up and stuffed her in my shirt to get her inside, she started trying to cheep within a minute. On a towel and right in front of the heater while DH mixed up some warm sugar water. I got a little in her and she lay flopped sideways in front of the heat for about 20 minutes. Then she finally stood and I was so happy. I had her in a carrier in the bathroom (warmest room in house) all day.

We had stuff we had to get done, so when we stopped at the house to drop stuff off I checked on her and she was resting still. When we did get home around 3 she was up and talking to me when I opened the door. She'd eaten a good portion of her food and was acting normal. I took her out to see her family and she was so excited and wanted down, so she did get to eat a little grass. I left her out with them since she is acting fine and is much happier with them.

 

[TerrorBird]

Well I learned my lesson about leaning any plywood against walls on the inside of a run to block wind. Fed the birds this morning and when I went out a few hours later, the plywood was knocked over, probably from the EE chicks flying up and playing on it. I figured I'd go pick it up and get it out of there for the time being. I lifted it and almost screamed. One of the 8.5 week silkie chicks was splatted under it. The poor thing was barely breathing and was so cold and stiff. It was still about 30* when I found her.

I scooped her up and stuffed her in my shirt to get her inside, she started trying to cheep within a minute. On a towel and right in front of the heater while DH mixed up some warm sugar water. I got a little in her and she lay flopped sideways in front of the heat for about 20 minutes. Then she finally stood and I was so happy. I had her in a carrier in the bathroom (warmest room in house) all day.

We had stuff we had to get done, so when we stopped at the house to drop stuff off I checked on her and she was resting still. When we did get home around 3 she was up and talking to me when I opened the door. She'd eaten a good portion of her food and was acting normal. I took her out to see her family and she was so excited and wanted down, so she did get to eat a little grass. I left her out with them since she is acting fine and is much happier with them.

We had a Bobwhite quail as a pet years ago. He was a crazy thing who loved to terrorize the household. Mom was reupholstering a loveseat and had set it down so the back was against the floor. At one point, she heard strange scuffling noises and learned that she'd set the loveseat on poor Cleo. He lived to tell the tale, but if he'd been trapped much longer he wouldn't have made it. Glad your girl is 3D again!

 

[Hinotori]

Thanks. She was cold, stiff and I thought for sure dead.

Here she is this afternoon acting all normal.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Hi Renee! I just saw your post about the girls stopping laying. I had that happen with a couple girls and as soon as I started supplementing Vitamin D they got thicker shells (the ones still laying) and everyone returned to laying within a week; AND one of the babies ("babies" = 22.5 weeks old LOL!) started laying within a week too! I recommend cooking up your girls a cup of oatmeal and adding 5,000iu of vit. D into it. Do that twice a week and I bet they'll start up again! Sorry they're acting all wonky too...I wonder why they won't roost?!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Quote: Brrrr. It has been clearer too. I got down to 27* where I am. Come down off the hill and it is almost 5* warmer. My elevation is about 600'.

Quote: Thanks. I am pretty good at wiring stuff up(ran electrical out to my shed, wired an apartment in FIL's huge shop). I may have to rig up a "hitch" to hook to my lawn tractor to move mine around(weighs about 200lbs). That would make it soooo much easier to move.

Quote: OOOHHHH. I did talk my parents into bringing a chocolate pie too(close enough for me)

Well I learned my lesson about leaning any plywood against walls on the inside of a run to block wind. Fed the birds this morning and when I went out a few hours later, the plywood was knocked over, probably from the EE chicks flying up and playing on it. I figured I'd go pick it up and get it out of there for the time being. I lifted it and almost screamed. One of the 8.5 week silkie chicks was splatted under it. The poor thing was barely breathing and was so cold and stiff. It was still about 30* when I found her.

I scooped her up and stuffed her in my shirt to get her inside, she started trying to cheep within a minute. On a towel and right in front of the heater while DH mixed up some warm sugar water. I got a little in her and she lay flopped sideways in front of the heat for about 20 minutes. Then she finally stood and I was so happy. I had her in a carrier in the bathroom (warmest room in house) all day.

We had stuff we had to get done, so when we stopped at the house to drop stuff off I checked on her and she was resting still. When we did get home around 3 she was up and talking to me when I opened the door. She'd eaten a good portion of her food and was acting normal. I took her out to see her family and she was so excited and wanted down, so she did get to eat a little grass. I left her out with them since she is acting fine and is much happier with them.

Yay for being ok.

 

[SadieSue]

I got my egg skelter today  

Very nice - and fast! Where did you get yours from? I ordered 2 in the same colors a couple of days ago. Giving one to my gf for Christmas.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

At the possibility of sounding dumb... guess I gotta take a chance and ask, anyway... I'm still a little confused about the whole quarantine process.

Is it to keep the new birds off of the soil your other birds have been on? My birds have been on just about every inch of my back yard and I can't quarantine anywhere but in the back yard.

Is it to keep the new birds and old birds from getting anywhere close to each other? Does this mean that I need to somehow rig my back yard so when the "old" girls free-range that they can't go near the new birds? That will be tricky with my little back yard. Or, if the new birds and the old birds can see each other on the other side of the tractor hardware cloth, is that OK?

Or, it is just to keep the new birds and the old birds poop separated? That will be easy to do. The new birds can stay in the chicken tractor, keeping their poop contained. The old birds will still probably free-range - and will probably get into up-close staring contests with the new birds - but, I clean up their poop in the grass every day, so there's rarely poop lying around.

What I want to do is put the new chicken tractor and its tiny liltle coop up next to the shed, toward the end of the yard opposite the old girl's coop, so it gets wind protection. It would sit on the grass - the grass where the old birds love to hang out. I want my old girls to still be able to free-range. I want the new girls to be able to free-range, supervised, and with the old girls locked in their coop, after they have been here a few days. They'll all be free-ranging in the same little back yard, just at different times, and only after the prior birds poo has been cleaned up. Will this work?

Please advise... I really don't understand how Cocci works.

Oh... and the babies have been out and about on warmer days, and they go inside the PVC chicken tractor, inside the greenhouse, with the red light, where the older girls have never walked or pooped. I was very worried about Cocci the first time I put them out there, but so far, so good. They've only gone out on the warmest days - so they've only been out a few times.

Don't have any advice on the new big birds since I have not added any adult birds other than Pig Pen, I just went ahead and put him with the girls and ran the risk(didn't have alternative housing like I do now). But With my second group of kids, I put a couple shovels full of shavings and dirt from the big kids coop. I had the chick on medicated feed for first 2 weeks. I am going to be raising cocci resistant birds this way. I read on a cocci thread that this method is very effective.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I just want to say thank you to all of you for letting me be a part of this thread, even though I am from the southern border. The Oregon thread is VERY slow. I am pretty introverted, exact opposite of my DW, so I have a hard time meeting people. This forum allows me to talk, without talking. I was really hoping to make the WFF next weekend and put some faces to names, but my youngest son(16) has organized a time trial for his school and the rival school in the district(and some more schools including college kids). It is a track 3k, so the kids can see their current time and figure out what training(how many miles per week) they need to do between now and track season. I will likely be photographing the event. This kids is absolutely addicted to running. My oldest son has moved to Elgin Airforce Base to go through phase 2 of Army EOD(Explosive Ordinance Disposal) schooling(this is where ALL phase 2 EOD schooling is for all Branches). He will get to come home for Christmas. Yay.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quote: I just ordered one from Manna Pro! Thanks to whomever posted the site, it's WAY cheaper there than anywhere I've ever found. DH was pleased we'll have a stylish place to keep them on the counter and so am I! I got cream colored also; red doesn't go with my house and silver looked cheap. I'm so excited to get mine finally!

 

[justbugged]

pettec63 & I are trying to find a way to get a turkey over the hill to her place....any ideas ????????????????
If so, PM me or her please !!!

I can get the turkey as far as Hwy 18 and I-90 if that would help.