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[TheReidHomestead]

It is a very sad day today. We have decided that our little girl Shadow is making her last trip to the vet. She is no longer able to function; she has to be carried to her food bowl to eat or drink, and carried outside to relieve herself. I don’t know how much or if she is in pain, but it breaks my heart to watch her fade away like this. We shall miss her.

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So very sorry Kate!!!!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Want some olive egger chicks??? I know you do!!!!

I live just north of Duvall, on the west side of the valley, about half way between Duvall and Monroe. I hatched out a bunch of chicks on Easter Day and can't seem to get rid of any of them!!! Imagine that? They are black and cuckoo (barred) These will lay pretty olive green eggs too!!! Unfortunately, they are straight run only (unsexed). But let me know if you want some!!!!

 

[Greg Richardson]

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I'd go with Forgetmenots. Beautiful blue flowers.

They will grow in the shade and come back every year. ​

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Well hell. I just lost Twila, one of my Salmon Faverolles girls. I went out to the run to give the girls their treats because I always try to get out and say goodnight to them and I noticed Twila wasn't running for the BOSS like everyone else was. She stood vacantly with her mouth open and just as I got to her she sat down. I picked her up and brought her into the house to try and get her to drink some water with vitamins but she wasn't responding. Just laying in my arms breathing... Within a few minutes she shuddered and stopped breathing. I feel terrible. I loved that girl.

I looked her over and didn't see any mites or bugs on her but her crop was empty, so I don't know how long she hadn't been eating. I'd been gone all weekend and now I'm feeling awful that I didn't notice earlier she wasn't feeling well. I don't know what was wrong with her. I'm going to have DH bury her in the corner of the yard, but before we bury her is there anything I should look for so maybe I can figure out what happened? It seemed to happen so fast.
Darn it anyway. I am going to miss her.

So sorry Dana!!!

 

[renart]

Well hell. I just lost Twila,

Ick, sorry to hear about that. It is never easy.

 

[ClickerChick]

Does anyone have any Modern Game, Sumatra, or Dutch bantam chicks that they could sell to me?

I love breeds that are small or unique!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Well, good news, everybody! Sylvia is laying again.

That makes three BLRWs, three SSHs, three EEs and an Australorp who is actually setting nine SSH eggs and yet still laying about five a week.

This looks like a lot of eggs to me. Does it look like a lot of eggs to you?

 

[Chickielady]

Chickielady,

We have periodic incursions of moles and successfully drive them off by shoveling dog poop into each hole and scraping the excavated dirt back over it. Step on the dirt to pack it down and we don't see the buggers again for many months. My neighbor says he tried this and it didn't work for him. His shotgun doesn't seem to be working either but it keeps us all on our toes!

 

[Chickielady]

Little Sticks maybe your dog has more potent poo - sounds like an Alpo dog, our Brucie could empty a room in seconds. Actually way back then he used to eat the dime a can Strongheart brand.
I don't know if it strengthed his heart any but, his "vapors" were mighty toxic.

PS your avatar is adorable, surely he can't be the one with the mole repellent boo boo.

 

[Chickielady]

I'm currently using a piece of scrap 2x4 laid flat. 3 1/2 " wide. They can walk it, turn on it and seem to like it that way. Maybe others have had success with different setups?

We walk into the edge of the woods & cut down long tall sapling adlers, strip the top off (for the smoker) and use the main tree for the birds roosts.
Most are about 2-3" through, and they are free !