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Apr 5, 2014 01:34
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Chido posted:KFC, anyone? Ahahaha! Do they sleep out there at night? Do you move the buckets with them inside? Or is that the daytime brooding place? Great pic! 
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Apr 5, 2014 02:00
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Chido posted:KFC, anyone? Aaaaaaa I love this!! Seconding what Inveigle asked: is this bucket setup moved indoors at night or are there buckets inside? If there are buckets inside, is it difficult to get to broodies in at night?
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Apr 5, 2014 05:47
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Gat drat, those bucket chickens are cracking me up.
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Apr 5, 2014 05:48
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The buckets are inside the coop, I just opened the big doors and pushed back the roof. This is my coop  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/resin-chicken-coop
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Apr 5, 2014 06:20
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Chido posted:The buckets are inside the coop, I just opened the big doors and pushed back the roof. This is my coop That's a very nice coop. And bucket chickens are the best chickens. 
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Apr 5, 2014 06:27
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My idiots have finally figured out the nipples. It's pretty funny watching them peck the poo poo out of them and getting blasted with water and looking very indignant about the whole process.
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Apr 5, 2014 21:53
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Yay coops! Yours is lovely Chido We actually started building ours today even though we got a couple brief bouts of snow in the morning. The sun came out by the afternoon, but I wish it was a little warmer than 40! We got all the framing done, and roof and shingles on! All that is left to do is put on the doors, windows, siding, and build the nesting boxes! Close-up before the roof is on:  Picture from our deck to see the shingles..sort of:  My father-in-law bought me a circular saw for my birthday and I got to cut all the wood for the coop
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Apr 5, 2014 23:23
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Some chickens I encountered in the parking lot of an amusement park in New Zealand. (A farm was next door...)  THIS cheeky fellow was quite persistent in trying to beg for treats from me and others. He eventually resorted to pecking at pant cuffs for attention.   In addition to chickens, cows, and sheep, they were raising these fellows!  This is a Pukeko, a funny blue-ish bird. Notable for being quite a pest in gardens, as one story I heard about them was one was carefully eating the seeds behind some poor schmuck planting. (He showed up outside a hotel one morning.)  
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Apr 6, 2014 23:39
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Haha, NZ birds are funny-looking! Pip, I love your itty bitty bantam chickies! :3 If Tractor Supply hadn't had a 6-chick minimum on them I would have brought some home myself... instead I have to comfort myself with the 3 I already have. They've GROWN, too. Chicken time-lapse of the last three weeks, incoming! (HUGE photos, sorry!) From their arrival at 5 days old:   To exploring the rug outside their new home:  Growing in feathers:  Their first trip outside, on April 1~      (They got tired of the wind, and curled up in my husband's arms! )Two days ago!   I can not get enough of these crazy little birds. And the sad state of my coop.  I'm trying to get it put together but I have no tolerance for cold and even less for cold/wet, and this spring has been nothing but cold and wet, at least on my days off... *flail* Gonna have to bite the bullet and finish it soon, or I'm in trouble! Faerunner fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Apr 7, 2014 |
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Apr 7, 2014 04:16
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Anyone have any experience with a wheezy hen? Dora is an ex-battery hen and we got her 25 months ago. She was tiny, only weighing 3lb (1.44kg) but with care and attention she now weighs 4.5lb (just over 2kg, the standard weight for an ISA Brown). She suffered with a daily asthma attack for weeks after we got her in December 2011; we'd bring her in to the kitchen every day to get her breathing stabilised (which would take best part of an hour and then she'd sleep for a while, being totally worn out). Fast forward to last Saturday and Dora has her first attack in well over a year. We brought her in as we did before, but the wheezing doesn't stop, hour after hour and day after day. Doesn't help that the top hen, Pip, goes after her when she wheezes, making her even more stressed (and so, worse wheezing). An emergency trip to the vets last Monday, he gives a Colvasone steroid injection and prescribes 1ml of Baytril twice a day for 2 weeks as well. We had a long discussion of asthma & treatment in parrots, which he had treated in the past, but it was his first wheezing chicken he'd seen. The other thing the vet did was write us a prescription for anti fungal capsules which we picked up at the chemist just down the road (it actually says "Dora Chicken" on the label  ), but they're tiny, hard balls in the capsules that don't dissolve and get stuck in the syringe when we tried adding it to the liquid. For five days we had to crop feed the medicine to Dora, as she had no appetite or drank at all, with some Vetark Critical Care Formula, even though that also got her further stressed and made her breathing worse, but her appetite is slowly coming back. She has been snaffling live meal worms, fresh corn on the cob and grass when she wanders out into the garden for a while. It didn't help the UK had its worst air quality that weekend she was taken ill, maybe that had something to do with it, I don't know, but this is the first lung ilness for Dora that hasn't sorted itself out in a couple of hours. tl;dr wheezy ex-battery hen, prone to asthma attacks. Treated with antibiotics, Vermex worming powder, steroid injection. Have (human) anti-fungal medicine to try once she's eating properly. Anything else we can try?
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Apr 7, 2014 22:06
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Do they sell this, or anything similar, where you live? http://www.jefferspet.com/vetrx-poultry/camid/liv/cp/16803/ It's basically Vick Vaporub for birds. It doesn't really cure them, but it helps soothe and clear the air passages. It might help her 
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Apr 7, 2014 23:17
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Chido posted:Do they sell this, or anything similar, where you live? http://www.jefferspet.com/vetrx-poultry/camid/liv/cp/16803/ Thank you, Chido. Will look for it in the UK.
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Apr 8, 2014 07:05
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They seem to have it for dogs and rabbits in the amazon uk store. The ingredients seem to be the same, so I don't know if they are any different. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...aps%2Ck%3Avetrx
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Apr 8, 2014 07:13
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This was posted in the PYF cute thread
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Apr 8, 2014 07:43
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Dog no! Dog noooooo-oh.
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Apr 8, 2014 07:47
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Labradors/retrievers have very "soft" mouths and can handle very delicate objects (like poultry) easily without harming/crushing them. One reason why these types of dogs are good for hunting and retreiving prey. Inveigle fucked around with this message at 08:00 on Apr 8, 2014 |
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Apr 8, 2014 07:56
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Inveigle posted:Labradors/retrievers have very "soft" mouths and can handle very delicate objects (like poultry) easily without harming/crushing them. One reason why these types of dogs are good for hunting and retreiving prey. Yes, they are one of the few dog breeds I would trust to be nice with chickens They are very gentle dogs.My parents apparently used to have a little Scottie who really loved ducklings that lived at a pond near to where they lived. He would pick them up in his mouth and happily "return" them to his masters. The ducklings were always very slobbery but perfectly unscathed and overall didn't seem too upset by their journey! This same dog also had a habit of provoking snakes so he could chase them, though, which miraculously never actually ended in disaster given the number of poisonous snakes in the Australian bush.
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Apr 8, 2014 11:48
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fork bomb posted:This was posted in the PYF cute thread Reminds me of this classic Merrie Melodies cartoon: 
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Apr 8, 2014 12:10
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:. This is the same experience I've had with my Scottie. They are a royal pain to other dogs and vermin. I can't take mine off a leash at night without him going to ground. Prey instinct is incredibly strong, yet with chicks, babies, puppies, etc... He's a perfect gentleman. I don't get it, but I'm grateful for it.
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Apr 8, 2014 12:49
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Usually I just look for terrible art on deviantART. But today I found this! deviantART posted:Moa, a Barred Plymouth Rock and also the boss hen of my flock, is tremendous in her girth. At times she is truly large beyond imagination, and is seen here emerging from the ocean. Don't be jealous of her thunderous thighs!
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Apr 9, 2014 03:29
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What kind of wonky ostrich is this?
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Apr 9, 2014 06:05
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Errant Gin Monks posted:
Whatever she is she's sprouting little yellow T-rex arms. Soon the transformation will be complete!
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Apr 9, 2014 07:11
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Usually I just look for terrible art on deviantART. But today I found this!
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Apr 9, 2014 19:51
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Ayin posted:I follow Nambroth on DA and Tumblr :3 She uploads her chicken photos on tumblr! Haha. She posted this adorable photo of her Barred Rock named "Chickadee." (The same chicken that is in that painting.) What a a cute, elaborate doodad she has on her head! It's going in ALL directions! 
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Apr 9, 2014 20:11
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Inveigle posted:Haha. She posted this adorable photo of her Barred Rock named "Chickadee." (The same chicken that is in that painting.) What a a cute, elaborate doodad she has on her head! It's going in ALL directions! She named one of her chickens Derperalla... thats a drat fine name for a chicken. Sums it up nicely.
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Apr 9, 2014 22:15
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spookygonk posted:tl;dr wheezy ex-battery hen, prone to asthma attacks. Treated with antibiotics, Vermex worming powder, steroid injection. Have (human) anti-fungal medicine to try once she's eating properly. Anything else we can try? We lost Dora this evening. She hadn't eaten or had water by herself for 10 days (we'd been crop feeding her all this time), and her wheezing had taken on a forced wet rattle. She had no energy to get up this afternoon (from her cushion in the kitchen), although she did have a slow dust bath this morning. Booked an emergency (and very local) vet this evening for another steroid injection, strangely her weight had gone up (thinking about it, most likely due to fluid build up in her lungs). We got her home but she was having great difficulty catching her breath. Then there was no breathing at all and she died in my arms. Two years, three months and eleven days since rehoming. Good innings, little hen. spookygonk fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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Apr 9, 2014 23:30
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Hey chicken crazies, a member of my sister's flock is sick, and she could use some advice:quote:Saw her today. She was walking like she hurt so I went to her. Didn't try to move away. Back part of her belly is huge (tight like water ballon. Looks dark colored). She's staying upright ok and clucking quietly but very listless. She apparently can't breathe well and has issues with the back end. My sister gave her a warm soak to clean her up, which seemed to help. I didn't know if she is egg bound or what the symptoms of coccidiosis were. Also, I could use that pedialyte chicken elixir recipe that velvet sparrow uses if anyone has it handy. I just want to help the chooks
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Apr 9, 2014 23:41
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Errant Gin Monks posted:She named one of her chickens Derperalla... thats a drat fine name for a chicken. Sums it up nicely. Oh yes, I've heard of Derperella, the Salmon Faverolles who was extremely ill and nursed back to health. aww Spookygonk, so sorry for your loss. Jeez 
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Apr 10, 2014 00:19
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So sorry to hear about Dora, at least she got one last dust bath in. I'm always sad to hear about one of the chickens here passing on. You were good to her & gave her a lifestyle not many battery hens can look forward to.DarkHorse posted:Hey chicken crazies, a member of my sister's flock is sick, and she could use some advice: Is she still laying? Does her poop look yellowish? It sounds like internal laying or ascites to me: http://www.avianweb.com/eggyolkperitonitis.html
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Apr 10, 2014 03:12
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Sorry about your hen spookygonk, but she was given a great second life byyou and lived it up for those years.
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Apr 10, 2014 03:40
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jenelle posted:Is she still laying? Does her poop look yellowish? It sounds like internal laying or ascites to me: http://www.avianweb.com/eggyolkperitonitis.html quote:Treatment We had a hen that caught this, had her drained and put on diuretics and antibiotics. It helped immensely (then there were complications and she had to have a salpingectomy to remove all the solidified egg residue in her. That was also a success).
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Apr 10, 2014 08:07
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spookygonk posted:We got her home but she was having great difficulty catching her breath. Then there was no breathing at all and she died in my arms.
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Apr 10, 2014 09:25
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Left my chickens outside in their coop for the first time last night, a house cat came through and killed my Weedcat. It didn't get into the coop.
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Apr 10, 2014 17:52
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spookygonk posted:We lost Dora this evening. She hadn't eaten or had water by herself for 10 days (we'd been crop feeding her all this time), and her wheezing had taken on a forced wet rattle. She had no energy to get up this afternoon (from her cushion in the kitchen), although she did have a slow dust bath this morning. Booked an emergency (and very local) vet this evening for another steroid injection, strangely her weight had gone up (thinking about it, most likely due to fluid build up in her lungs). We got her home but she was having great difficulty catching her breath. Then there was no breathing at all and she died in my arms. So sorry to hear about Dora. You gave her so much care and love. She was lucky to have had you for the second half of her life. How are the other rescue hens doing?
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Apr 10, 2014 20:37
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Shifty Nipples posted:Left my chickens outside in their coop for the first time last night, a house cat came through and killed my Weedcat. It didn't get into the coop. Aww I'm sorry. How did it get the chicken? I was nervous as hell for he first few weeks mine were outside, I have never left an animal outside before.
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Apr 11, 2014 00:58
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DarkHorse posted:Hey chicken crazies, a member of my sister's flock is sick, and she could use some advice: Egg-bound hens are very distinctive and have a very upright, penguin-like stance, and strain to lay every few seconds. Eggs laid internally are a different issue, though. Difficulty breathing can sometimes be caused by internal pressure on her breathing apparatus from the swelling. Check her for signs of Ascites, or 'water belly' (halfway down the page): http://jackshenhouse.com/Illness.htm Also, here is the homemade electrolyte recipe (halfway down the page, in green): http://jackshenhouse.com/DiagnosingProblems.htm I'd say a trip to the vet is in order! EDIT: Dang, way too much chicken drama lately. Sorry about the losses.Edit2: VVVV My money is on Ascites. Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Apr 11, 2014 |
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Apr 11, 2014 04:12
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Thanks everyone! My sister had drained the bird somehow (not sure on the details) and she was doing much better, could breathe and rest and clearly not in as much distress. I haven't had an update lately, but I've passed all your advice along and will let you know what the outcome is.
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Apr 11, 2014 22:02
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So sorry for your loss, spooky! Let's alleviate some of the chicken drama with some more adorable. It's getting too sad in here. Errant Gin Monks posted:
...the kind that grows very quickly!    I had to get up at 4am for work, so naturally I took the opportunity to wake up the chickens for a photo shoot. Top to bottom that's River, Amy, and Rose. Rose is far more feathered out than the EE girls and soooooo soft! They really enjoy their out-of-box time, but they're starting to seek out the highest point available to roost (my husband's head). Being a first-time chicken mom is awesome.DarkHorse, I hope your sister's chicken is doing better! 
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Faerunner, your chicks are at the adorable gangly stage? They are so cute, thank you for sharing the pictures!
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