tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post3347367206623505845..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Poor Little ChickKathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-77577055094646194952012-04-20T17:10:00.760-05:002012-04-20T17:10:00.760-05:00So far, so good! I just took her out and let her p...So far, so good! I just took her out and let her play.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-29310827387113990342012-04-20T11:42:11.725-05:002012-04-20T11:42:11.725-05:00Hope she continues to improve. I had to quit eati...Hope she continues to improve. I had to quit eating meat when I started loving so many animals considered livestock. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-14373221700232524192012-04-19T19:23:29.413-05:002012-04-19T19:23:29.413-05:00They are doing better now. We've got to figur...They are doing better now. We've got to figure out that barrier. I think he should build a separate smaller coop that is temporary and then divide the yard giving them a third but so they can see each other. Not sure we can do that.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-84970031378541180432012-04-19T19:22:13.348-05:002012-04-19T19:22:13.348-05:00Oh no, I just thought of something. It really WAS...Oh no, I just thought of something. It really WAS his swan song!Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-89916385559768131662012-04-19T19:21:18.005-05:002012-04-19T19:21:18.005-05:00Must have been a pretty big one! Maybe as big as ...Must have been a pretty big one! Maybe as big as the swan boat our neighbor has on his lake, it's a two seat paddle boat that is a giant swan. What a horrible obituary that would be! I think I'd have to sit still a really long time before these little guys could peck me to death.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-79492457305108234092012-04-19T19:19:24.793-05:002012-04-19T19:19:24.793-05:00Yes, we just put one up and you can't see the ...Yes, we just put one up and you can't see the blood spots with the red light on them.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-48764918745451981672012-04-19T19:18:58.722-05:002012-04-19T19:18:58.722-05:00No, not really. Maybe she had a scratch or someth...No, not really. Maybe she had a scratch or something. We've noticed that all our chicken will go after a scab or any blood drop. Ha, Ha- maybe they are vampire chicks!Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-6982428668093320992012-04-19T15:47:57.700-05:002012-04-19T15:47:57.700-05:00More room should help and also make sure they aren...More room should help and also make sure they aren't too hot. When we integrate the young chickens into the flock, we put up a barrier for awhile so they can get used to each other. I hope all goes well from now on! :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-53469142313852354882012-04-19T13:25:58.552-05:002012-04-19T13:25:58.552-05:00There was a guy who drowned a couple of days ago i...There was a guy who drowned a couple of days ago in Illinois after being attacked by a big swan. Must be something in the air with these birds.Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-73331711230053322292012-04-19T07:20:35.561-05:002012-04-19T07:20:35.561-05:00I've heard that if you use a red heat lamp it ...I've heard that if you use a red heat lamp it reduces that sort of pecking thing.<br /><br />Good luck!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-82110018101378883852012-04-18T22:06:23.344-05:002012-04-18T22:06:23.344-05:00Thanks. Yes...Part of me wanted to keep all the c...Thanks. Yes...Part of me wanted to keep all the chickens...roosters included, but we had like 6 roosters all together, and they started fighting like crazy with eachother. My neighbors had gotten meat birds last spring, and were planning to butcher them, so I collected my roosters in a dog crate, and took them on the field trip of no return. I learned to butcher chickens that day. ;) Not nearly as bad as everyone says it is. Totally doable. =)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849383025151877497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-59971017573372175682012-04-18T21:40:00.178-05:002012-04-18T21:40:00.178-05:00I know they are being raised for food , but I alwa...I know they are being raised for food , but I always have a hard time getting past that, even though my father raised 500 rabbits for food and I ate them without so much as a peep. No pun intended. Well I guess it's best to not get too attached to them and give them names. Was that little chick the runt? I am a sucker for a sickly runt. That's how I ended up with my precious dog "Baby". She was sickly and beat up and scarred from being pushed to the back of the food line. Now she is fat like her momma. I hope all works out with the chicks!~AmesAmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074479473400202674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-6703614497848914902012-04-18T19:36:33.132-05:002012-04-18T19:36:33.132-05:00Poor thing, but one lucky duck . . . er, rooster! ...Poor thing, but one lucky duck . . . er, rooster! Last time we did this we ended up with 4 roosters. My son wanted to keep them all, in the house, as pets!!! He's now 25 and I don't think he'll ever get over it. Good luck with your new guys once they hatch.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-45614182748662678222012-04-18T19:35:07.043-05:002012-04-18T19:35:07.043-05:00Oh, I like that idea!Oh, I like that idea!Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-83714595991870817562012-04-18T19:30:38.995-05:002012-04-18T19:30:38.995-05:00Aww...Last spring, my oldest son hatched out eggs ...Aww...Last spring, my oldest son hatched out eggs for a science project. (Really, this need for a science project came at a great time, because I'd been bugging my husband about getting some chicks, and he balked...but he COULDN'T balk at a "science project. haha) Anyway, All the chicks hatched out either brown or black except for one little white chick. That little white chick was constantly being removed from the rest of the chicks by me because they just pecked at the poor thing all the time. That chick survived, and he's now out in the pen (the only rooster that we didn't eat,) and he's the Papa of the eggs I currently have in the incubator. lol. Good luck with your chicks...ours won't hatch out for a couple more weeks. =)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849383025151877497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-38100563348100705242012-04-18T19:29:22.246-05:002012-04-18T19:29:22.246-05:00I am so glad they're all doing okay. We are k...I am so glad they're all doing okay. We are kindred spirits Kathy. I'd be up all night with my baby chicks too, if they needed me. I am praying that your move to the coop goes well too. Years ago, my hubby took some of the large 1" silver colored jingle bells and hung them from the ceiling by wire and our hens used to love playing with them. They'd hit them and get a kick out of the jingle.Farmgirl Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550237327556460565noreply@blogger.com