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I absolutely agree. We love to free range but are very glad we put up a pretty big run. We are keeping them contained in there right now with AI scares and also when we put in our garden. They will just ruin it unless we keep them away until all the seedlings pop up. Plus, when I am gone for...

More of the fluffy butts. Aren't they cute?

Thought I would show the fluffy butts I got from Kabhyper1. I believe these two are blue. We are hoping for a pair.

First successful broody hatch. I know it is hard to see but the new chick is sitting in her food dish. The broody is a blue Ameraucana. She will not let me anywhere near. She is very protective. She growls and goes into full attack mode. I wore gloves to try to lift her and it seems that...

Do you know how long this will be? I have not heard of any other AI positive tests in the area. I am hoping it was contained. Although I feel sorry for the people affected. I just found out that the quarantine has been lifted from my friend's property in Wisconsin. I am not sure exactly what...

I'm sorry about your "patient". I know how difficult sick chickens can be. We have had a couple that needed to be nursed back to health. I hope she recovers.

I know how you feel. I overdosed one of our rabbits last year and all of his fur fell out. Other than that he was okay and recovered. And this was about a week or so before the fair so my oldest daughter had to show a naked bunny. Very embarassing.

My youngest was 3 when we got our first day old chicks. I had to watch her close with the chicks but once they were older she was fine. She is now 8 and carries chickens around almost all day. She loves them and knows all their names. If one is sick or hurt she is first to know and brings...

I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles yesterday. It seems when bad things happen it comes all at once. I will be thinking of you and hoping things start to look up. Especially with the possible cancer diagnosis. I have been through it and it is always difficult. Sorry about your babies...

I have been trying to read all of the posts about the recent events with AI. I guess I did not see any of them as offensive or attacking. I was glad to hear others' opinions. I was feeling that my only choice was to find a way to lock up my chickens for the duration. Now I know that I have...

The friend of mine in Wisconsin with AI said that egg production dropped significantly almost overnight. She was getting three dozen eggs a day and then just a few eggs a day and then several chickens showed up dead in one day, then several more the next day. It happened pretty fast. It took...

One of the people out testing her farm and nearby chicken owners told her that ducks seem to be the culprit with backyard chicken keepers. They can be carriers and not get sick. They are also more likely to leave the property and return. She has decided that she will not own ducks again...

She said that they are also euthanizing her Muscovies and Blue Swedish ducks. The authorities believe she got it from her own flock of ducks. She bought ducklings from TSC last year. These ducks ended up being partially "wild". They stayed on her property all winter but this spring they were...

I will ask as soon as possible. She's pretty busy right now and very upset.

Also, she was told that after all birds are euthanized she is under quarantine for two weeks. So, does everyone think that means she can get new birds after the quarantine. I think she should wait until next spring. She has two small children who just love the chickens. Her young daughter...

I just wanted to let everyone know that my friend who has lost her entire flock had recently bought meat chicks and meat turkeys. She is wondering if that is where it came from. She bought the chicks to grow out and butcher. All of her chickens free range the farm. It is really beautiful...

Just got some awful news tonight. A friend of mine in Wisconsin has avian flu in her flock. She has about 30 or 40 birds including some gorgeous frizzles. She also has some turkeys and ducks. The vet told her that all the birds must be euthanized. She does not have a pond. She had a dairy goat...

Thanks. So do you feed them more than once a day? I just gave it to them this morning. They gobbled it up like it was a treat. But, I did not put the dry food away in case they are still hungry. We have a rat living in the coop and I want to remove the food so that he/she can starve. We...