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[broodytood]

Take heart Cheryl... My Emalie was 10 days past her due date. She was my 2nd girl,also. She has the sweetest disposition and is very much a hard worker. She is always trying to do something for others. Maybe there is something to the name or the 2nd born.

At least Im remembered for something OTHER than the stubborn late babe! lol

 

[broodytood]

My thoughts exactly. That gash was 2 inches. Maybe they used liquid suture in conjunction with the 5 stitches.

I'll answer for him, since he's off now (even though it still shows him "on")...He has a pretty good gash in his melon, ended up with 5 stitches (didn't seem like enough to me, based on the size of the split) and the CT originally looked like he had fractured his skull, but the Neuro Doc told him he was good to go. He's got a nasty headache today.

 

[StarryEyzz]

And in the mean time bless you all. I am so thankful for my family here on BYC and the special ones who I know I can turn to when I need someone.


And on a little lighter side. Michelle would not allow me to drive myself she said I could ride with her or she would call the bus (the one with all the pretty lights).. I am not much on mass transit so opted to have Michelle take me.
So we get to the ER, I have the red juice running out of my head, down my face and all over my hand that is holding the dressing on. They ask me "what happened".Well anyone who knows CR knows this is gonna get twisted. And my reply was simple. Well see my girlfriend here (pointing at Michelle) caught me with my wife, got pi**ed off and took a fence post pounder to my head. Poor Michelle thought she knew me NOT well enough! Michelle said from now on she will just let me lay there and bleed. Of course I did finally tell them all the right story but that just wasn't as fun.

CR, I am new here. But from everything I have read from you...I like

So just keep being YOU!

Cracking up at your story at the ER. I love a good sense of humour!

 

[Majombaszo]

Another question for y'all -

What' the minimum height for the fence? I plan on allowing the chickies and duckie to range pretty close to free - as in I want to confine them to a very large area. So far, I have one bird that can ****** FLY - my Silver Cuckoo Marans - she takes off like a B52 given the chance. I don't know yet how high or how far she can sustain because while the pantry is large, it's not that large.

I've no issues with wing clipping so I can help mitigate escapes with that. Ideally, because of my mental design of the area, I'd like to do picket fencing but you just can't get that in anything tall. I'm not worried about aerial predators so much because the area isn't conducive to any raptors being able to land to snag a meal as there are 8 apple trees and a very large California Bay Laurel (anyone need fresh, organic bay leaves??) blocking their flight path. Another obstacle is that our ground is HARD and rocky as all get out. I mean that it may as well be some bits of grass here and there growing on concrete. The DishNetwork guy gave up after over an hour and cut the pole in half when he came to install it. That being said, I'd really like to not have to sink posts down a foot or so. Especially considering that many years worth of unrelated and bizarre events had rendered my right arm little more than decorative. My husband will murder me if I make him do all that work for the chickens he doesn't want!

The coop will be Ft. Knox secure so nighttime predation will be at a minimum. Out here, the daytime predators are of the kind that no fencing will matter. I just don't see anything short of solid steel panels keeping a bear or a cougar out. Besides, if I see either of those things, I'll be thrilled for the chicken-diversion while I run for my 30-30 Mauser!

We have coyotes and elk that I've seen (as well as sea lions but that's a looooong waddle up the hill for some chicken). The elk might destroy the fence just 'cause it's where they might want to be and the coyotes are really only in the area at night.

Basically, nighttime predation isn't a real concern due to the construction of the coop. Yes, I know it's still a possibility but it's not worrying. As for the large animals - the elk, bear, and cougar - my husband and I both work from home and the people who live up at the top of the hill from us are all retired. We have a "Holy Crap! That Thing Will Kill Me" phone system set up. They'll most likely see it first and call down to us to let us know. Our two dogs have done a great job of cutting down on the frequency of midnight coyote visits simply by peeing everywhere.

So... Yeah... Rambling... Fence? Anyone?

 

[FlyRobinFly]

I have finally made connections with a boy to clean my coops for me. I hope this works out. I could also hire him to pet sit when we go away.

That is super news, Hallerlake! I'm glad you don't have to give up your chickens entirely.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

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Now that is pretty hilarious!

Seriously though, I hope CR is okay. Head injuries are no fun at all. Thank you broody for keeping us informed.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Welcome to all the new people!

Thanks everyone who has shared pictures of their chicks, those are always fun to see.

And healing thoughts to CR, Ogress, Zgoat's son, RonB et al.

Have a great weekend everybody, and have fun at Stevenson for all who are going.

 

[Totalcolour]

I do have a question of anyone who has ducks. My little ducky does this odd not-quite-wheezing thing when she's excited about her food. That would be every time I feed her something other than the chick food that's always available and that would be typically twice a day. It's not really wheezing but more like she has a snotty nose or something like that. I can't really describe it. I can definitely hear her breathing, though, and I'm almost positive that the sound is coming from her little noseletts. I examined her in a very odd way but the best way I could with the tools I have on hand - I looked at it through one of my camera's (I have about 70 cameras - that's a whole other discussion for a totally different board) with a macro lens to magnify it and see if I could see some kind of obstruction or ??? I don't know what I was looking for beyond something obvious. Any ideas?

What kind of duck is it and how old? My young Muscoviess make a sort of hissing/whooshing noise as greeting or when happy; they don't quack. In most breeds of duck, it's the females that quack, males hiss/wheeze.

If there are no other symptoms, nothing to worry about - just a happy duck!

and welcome!

 

[Totalcolour]

Hey CR, glad you are okay - just hope you remember to speak English - I know someone who conked himself and forgot how !

 

[Breshcandra]

Sold my first 2 chicks this morning. Got on facebook and read that one had passed already at her new house. The lady says they were chirping alot when she put them in the new brooder. She thought it was stress from the car ride. Or they got to cold from the transfer from my brooder to hers. They were sleeping quite contently when I had them at the church (pick up point). I am guessing her brooder was to cold or the chick got bullied from one of the slightly older chicks she had. 1 1/2 week older orpingtons.

The chicks were a week old. Should I wait till the chicks are older before selling them next time?