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[Chickielady]

37 º here and droppin fast. Wind has picked up and **** it's cold out there. Going to need to build a fire in the wood stove tonight. Chickens need puttin in, back soonest!

WOW it is still warmish here~~ 41 dregrees................Sea Level at Willapa Bay.

I am outta here to go get birds in ~~~
Later peeps !

 

[Chickielady]

Crap. I think one of my chicks might have malformed legs.

What chicks, from whom ?

 

[AriLovesChickens]

I feel so clueless about this. I think it's more than the legs not straightening. The feet aren't working either. It's trying to be active...when I put it down, the legs pull up and it scoots around on its butt. Is this something that can be fixed, or will I have to kill it?

 

[AriLovesChickens]

What chicks, from whom ?

I hatched some Orpington chicks, from an online seller (not around here).

 

[Chickielady]

I feel so clueless about this. I think it's more than the legs not straightening. The feet aren't working either. It's trying to be active...when I put it down, the legs pull up and it scoots around on its butt. Is this something that can be fixed, or will I have to kill it?

Sounds like it...maybe need to do the sandwich bag thing..a long a it is cold outside, I just close them up in a baggie & put them in the garbage can & WALK AWAY !

 

[Chickielady]

I feel so clueless about this. I think it's more than the legs not straightening. The feet aren't working either. It's trying to be active...when I put it down, the legs pull up and it scoots around on its butt. Is this something that can be fixed, or will I have to kill it?

 

[Ogress]

It is still 48-50 degrees here & sun/with clouds, but it is bone chilling cold of 49 degrees.

Cut that temperature in half and that is about what it is here - brrrrr. I just locked the chickens up for the night. (No wheezing but she is still scratching at her neck. I inspected and could see nothing wrong).

My dogs LOVE the fresh, powdery snow. The sun peeked out from behind a cloud just before it dropped behind the mountains, and for just a brief moment, everything sparkled - glad I was out to catch it because it likely lasted less than a second. Then my dogs tore past me, playing games and having a grand time in the fresh powder with no worries about being scolded for chasing after chickens. Old Willow was temporarily a young pup, and she tore across the yard full-sped again then suddenly stopped and hobbled over to a dry spot under the eaves from where she watched Shasta tear up the snow like an maniac.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

Sounds like it...maybe need to do the sandwich bag thing..a long a it is cold outside, I just close them up in a baggie & put them in the garbage can & WALK AWAY !

Awww.

 

[Ogress]

I feel so clueless about this. I think it's more than the legs not straightening. The feet aren't working either. It's trying to be active...when I put it down, the legs pull up and it scoots around on its butt. Is this something that can be fixed, or will I have to kill it?

 

[RonB]

Anybody see the article about 50,000 Abandoned chickens found in Modesto, Calif. the hens had not been fed in two weeks, they could only save 2,000. the owner of the egg farm said they wer going out of the egg business and had over looked these chickens. the farm produced 12 to 15 million eggs a year.