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Wish I could watch videos, one my tablet doesnt support youtube and two the internet too slow and uses my limited internet. Glad to know most folks doing well, sorry to hear about the silkies. I saw some at the market again this week but most chickens I saw just didnt look healthy. Bad feet, poor feather conditions or nearly nude. I dont know if it moult or lack of care. Either way I wont buy them like that. Put the pigeon house up for my two oldest to give a nesting box since they're in the open, im hoping I have one female at least or im going to be running a roo service lol. Im falling in love with all my babies but for now I dont have to part with any of them.
 
Today was the last day of school! So excited to finally graduate so I can spend my summer with my ducks.
 
christine9 said:
Anybody interested in a BBS AM boy or two. I have two blacks and a blue, and still think I might keep one. They're 7 weeks old. I realize I'd have to drive a distance for most of you, but it'd be nice to know they'll be cared for (even if eventually eaten).
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Did I mention free and vaccinated for mareks? They are super cute and I have pics of the parents if needed.
 
ChickDancer said:
Hehe, um... yeah they should be FINE!


You see, I didn't realize the other night that I left an incubator open. I had planned to candle eggs in the third incubator, and then bring some back to it (the open one), and decided not to. But I didn't realize I had left it open for the moving eggs. After candling, I laid down and went to sleep.


I didn't check again until the next AFTERNOON. It might not be so bad because the open incubator is kept in my closet, and that little heating element just kept going all night and day. But the closet has no clothes at the moment (spring cleaning) and I run an air conditioner in my room keeping the temperature in here around the 60's all day.


But I only lost one egg! And there's a chance it could have been gone before this incident. Most importantly, my 5 Royal Palm turkeys are still chugging along with full blood vessels and lots of movement!



So yeah I'm sure your eggs will be FINE! :-D
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Whew! Ok, I feel much more confident now :thumbsup Thanks!!
 
ChickDancer said:
Okay, MORNING EVERYONE! :caf


It's chilly today, and the sudden cold has already taken it's toll.

My last surviving polish chick - a buff polish pullet roughly 6 weeks old - is currently sitting in an incubator trying to warm back up in hopes of saving its life. Tractor Supply is STILL having issues keeping the d*mn heat lamp bulbs in stock. One went out the night before last, and I lost all of my silkie chicks. And since predators have killed all of my silkie adults, that was the last of my silkies! @mrsdszoo is helping me replenish some, but I lost my white silkies forever. Their offspring are all gone now. :hit

And last night, the second bulb went out, and I am possibly going to lose this polish from it. Unfortunately, I'm also now in the negative on my bank account from lack of work hours, so I can't even buy the more-expensive bulbs in the hardware section, or at Walmart. GRR! That won't be fixed until next Thursday. :-(



And these bulbs aren't just simply blowing from long-term use. They just get hot and the glass comes out of the metal base. Sometimes they still work if the wires are in tact, but neither of these still had both wires attached! These bulbs literally fall apart, and so easily and quickly too! It was probably a duck or goose that knocked the one aside last night and caused the final "bump" to knock it out of the metal base. I imagine they were probably all trying to cuddle up under there because it dipped into the 40's.

I'm thinking about trying out the ceramic heat bulb, even though it costs $20, just to see if it stays in one piece!



And if all of that isn't bad enough, apparently the rain also brought the mites back, full force. This little girl (already near death) is covered with them! If I can get her back to at least breathing without gasping, she's getting a DE dusting right away. And if she can come back to 100%, I'll give her an outright bath with flea and tick shampoo!

But right now I'm about to go stir up some food to force into her crop with probiotics. She ate last night, but it's empty now and the last thing she needs is an empty stomach when she needs the energy.
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poor baby!! Hope she makes it!!!!
 
So the mystery duck that I knew was a runner is showing some strange coloring. I'm starting to think he may be a Cayuga mix. He's smaller than other runners and he's go bright green/blue feathers on his wings. If that's true should he already be having white age feathers? He's still got fluff on his neck so in really confused about those.
 
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And a rare treat: This video was taken yesterday, but took ALL NIGHT to upload to YouTube (the internet kept going out). But now it's up, so here it is: the demise of a head of cabbage! Along with the glory of a mud pit chicken pen, thanks to the rain!
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Cute!! I love how the littlest babies snuck in and got their share :D That's a handsome rooster!! And now I want ducks :th
 

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