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RoboDuck said:
The one was successful and it appears we have a new little girl. The other two never pipped so we got 1 bird out of the 5 eggs.

Unfortunately, the little girl gosling I picked up Monday died suddenly. No apparent symptoms, just on her back and then dead a few minutes later. Her brother is still doing ok though.
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Oh so sad! I hate hate hate when things die! Chickens and ducks seem so fragile! I don't think I will pick to come back as either one of those in my next life!!! Hope all your other babies will be ok.
 
RoboDuck said:
You sat in the back of the truck and complained all day.  You must be totally exhausted. 
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:lau :gig :lau

Hey!! I was VERY positive all day. "Oooh look at that house.. Ohhh that's a pretty one.. Look out for that dead animal/bag of leaves in the road!!"

So yes. All that positivity got me all tired & such.
 
RoboDuck said:
The one was successful and it appears we have a new little girl. The other two never pipped so we got 1 bird out of the 5 eggs.

Unfortunately, the little girl gosling I picked up Monday died suddenly.  No apparent symptoms, just on her back and then dead a few minutes later.  Her brother is still doing ok though.
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Any new word there??
 
Sonya9 said:
I spent a fair amount on a new electric poultry fence with all the incidentals. After I got the tiny RBB OEG Bantam I realized it was worthless (never even powered it up, forgetta about avian netting on that stuff). Last week I had 2 x 4 inch six foot tall welded wire fence installed by my lawnman. I was sweating it thinking "If that little bantam walks through that wire I will cry, this is getting too expensive!".

She didn't, she tried but couldn't fit. 2" x 4" is too small for her to get out of (and she is a very petite 7 month old). Doesn't mean a coon couldn't reach in and rip their heads off, or a dog come up and bite their heads off if they stuck their head outside of the fence, but for a daytime run it is good. It is strong enough to last, I had a good deal on 6' tall chicken wire but I knew that it wouldn't last very long as an exterior guard.

At night the chicken door is closed. They also have avian netting.
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The roost that I have on the easter egger pen right now is a sawhorse that sits in the very center of the pen, away from all of the edges. That's perfect for them, since most predators are likely to get them either late at night, or in the early hours before they actually jump down from the roost.

My silkies don't really roost. They all stay on top of or in the nest boxes, that are only about a foot high. But there again they sit in the very center of the pen away from the outside edges, so predators can't get them very easily. I try to keep things away from the edges for that very reason. So if the concern deals with predators reaching through, I'm not worried at all. If the problem is predators tearing it up and getting inside completely, then I have reason to worry.
 
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ChickDancer said:
The roost that I have on the easter egger pen right now is a sawhorse that sits in the very center of the pen, away from all of the edges. That's perfect for them, since most predators are likely to get them either late at night, or in the early hours before they actually jump down from the roost.

My silkies don't really roost. They all stay on top of or in the nest boxes, that are only about a foot high. But there again they sit in the very center of the pen away from the outside edges, so predators can't get them very easily. I try to keep things away from the edges for that very reason. So if the concern deals with predators reaching through, I'm not worried at all. If the problem is predators tearing it up and getting inside completely, then I have reason to worry.
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So what is the coop itself made out of? Mine have a 4 x 8 plywood coop with a tin roof. Yeah a bear or large man could break through the walls using sheer force but other than that the chicken door is latched and they are safe.
 
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Just wondering... I cracked open an egg the other day and it had black speckles in the eggwhite, maybe looked like 6 or 7 large grains of dirt. I haven't had a lot of time to read up on it but the one I did read said probably bacteria? I didn't use it, but should I be worried about the other ones? Is there anything to do to treat it?
 
mrsdszoo said:
I'm impressed that this girl has done as well as she has; I didn't think a blind bird would fare well, but has proved me wrong :). All thanks to excellent care, no doubt.  I don't know of Seramas or frizzled Cochins off the top of my head, but I may be overlooking someone.
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She is not as fat as I would like - she has some other "issues" as we'll but I put a little moisture in her feed to make it easier to consume. I also give her canned (salt free) corn kernels and mealworms. I also bought some vitamins but she hates taking them so for now I'm holding off. She is the sweetest girl - lap hen who follows me around by following my voice. Love my Yuna
 

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