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CHIDO! Sending get well wishes your way for the baby chicks. 
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Well, the brahma and wyandotte are still alive. The brahma is a brat and attention whore, and she's pretty healthy. The other one is still weak, but my nieces told me she's been eating and they've been giving her the homemade gatorade throughout the afternoon with a dropper. It seems that it won't quite drink from the wateter on her own yet, but at least she's still alive and more active than this morning. I was dreading getting home from school and fine another casualty, I'm glad she's still fighting and it seems that she might pull through. The brahma has been named Caponera by my mom who's visiting, and the wyandotte is Ravioli, in honor of Spaghetti 
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Sep 21, 2012 06:20
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Chido posted:Well, the brahma and wyandotte are still alive. The brahma is a brat and attention whore, and she's pretty healthy. The other one is still weak, but my nieces told me she's been eating and they've been giving her the homemade gatorade throughout the afternoon with a dropper. Could be that the wyandotte just wants to be spoiled.  I remember how terribly spoiled (and tame) VS's late Rose (the first) was. VS could just stick her hand in the brooder box and Rose would come running for special attention and treats. What does Caponera mean? And Ravioli is a fantastic name. 
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Sep 21, 2012 07:24
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Love the names! It's so sad that these girls have to struggle so early in life, but you (and your nieces) will get them through. Have fun and good luck at class today.
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Sep 21, 2012 11:22
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'Oh, lots of posts in the chicken thread! I hope it's something cute!'  Several pages later... 
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Sep 21, 2012 14:11
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Honestly I don't know what caponera means exactly, but I like how it sounds. Ravioli is still wobbly but it's drinking water on its own now, I'm still worried, though. When it stops drinking, some water come out of it's beak, and it does a movement as if gasping for air or trying to swallow something,  .
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Sep 21, 2012 14:35
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Chido posted:Honestly I don't know what caponera means exactly, but I like how it sounds. Ravioli is still wobbly but it's drinking water on its own now, I'm still worried, though. When it stops drinking, some water come out of it's beak, and it does a movement as if gasping for air or trying to swallow something, http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/caponera 
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Sep 21, 2012 14:41
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Chido posted:Ravioli is still wobbly but it's drinking water on its own now, I'm still worried, though. When it stops drinking, some water come out of it's beak, and it does a movement as if gasping for air or trying to swallow something, Maybe VS, or one of the people who raise lots of chickens, might have an idea about Ravioli. Poor little chickie.
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Sep 21, 2012 15:50
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SynthOrange posted:'Oh, lots of posts in the chicken thread! I hope it's something cute!' Maybe this will make it better. Ravioli is eating! My sister put them in hat box for now because sugar ants decided to invade the brooder/rabbit crate the chicks were in  
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Sep 21, 2012 16:21
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Inveigle posted:Maybe VS, or one of the people who raise lots of chickens, might have an idea about Ravioli. Poor little chickie. All I can suggest is to keep them warm, quiet, and keep up with the Pedialyte. Scrambled eggs and tiny bits of diced, peeled grapes and tomato would be a good thing, too. They are too young for mealworms just yet unfortunately... If the stress of shipping and being without water for too long has damaged their kidneys/liver, there isn't much else you can do that I know of, poor babies. Great names, tho! If anyone can save these babies, Chido can, she's a great chicken mom
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Sep 21, 2012 16:46
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Gosh I've been F5ing this thread like mad for good news about Chido's little chicks, so glad to hear they're both eating. Go little Ravioli, you can make it!
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Sep 21, 2012 18:59
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I don't know if Ravioli and Caponera are having a heavy case of chick derpiness and narcolepsy, or if their tiny brains were damaged too. Capo is active and everything, but then suddenly she drops wherever she is standing and closes her eyes and falls asleep. Ravioli tends to stand in one place and doesn't move as much, but she does drink well from the dropper and eats, she just looks weaker than the other and less active. I don't know if she'll make it, but she's hanging in there. Now, if Ravioli makes it despite the possible liver/kidney/brain damage, she'll fit perfectly in my flock of dumb henhoes 
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Sep 21, 2012 20:54
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Velvet Sparrow posted:If the stress of shipping and being without water for too long has damaged their kidneys/liver, there isn't much else you can do that I know of, poor babies. Chido posted:I don't know if Ravioli and Caponera are having a heavy case of chick derpiness and narcolepsy, or if their tiny brains were damaged too. Capo is active and everything, but then suddenly she drops wherever she is standing and closes her eyes and falls asleep. Ravioli tends to stand in one place and doesn't move as much, but she does drink well from the dropper and eats, she just looks weaker than the other and less active. I don't know if she'll make it, but she's hanging in there.
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Sep 21, 2012 21:20
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My chicks had an easy transit and all survived with nothing more than a day or so of crusty butts, but they would fall asleep with their faces in the food dish for the first few days. I'm glad Ravioli is doing a bit better. I hope she pulls through. Sorry the USPS failed you (and them) so badly.
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Sep 21, 2012 21:54
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Chido posted:I don't know if Ravioli and Caponera are having a heavy case of chick derpiness and narcolepsy, or if their tiny brains were damaged too. Capo is active and everything, but then suddenly she drops wherever she is standing and closes her eyes and falls asleep. Ravioli tends to stand in one place and doesn't move as much, but she does drink well from the dropper and eats, she just looks weaker than the other and less active. I don't know if she'll make it, but she's hanging in there. Normal for chicks, they seem as if they are wind-up toys that suddenly run down. They fall asleep standing up, plop down, sleep for a bit then pop back up again. Keeping our fingers crossed!
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Sep 21, 2012 23:59
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Ravioli hasn't been eating in the last hour or so, just pecking bits of food, and she seems to only want to sleep under the lamp, or snuggle. When she's under the lamp she looks like she's dozing off standing, she finally laid down when I put my hand on top of her and gently pushed her down. I gave her a bit of plain yogurt watered down with pedyalite so she'd have at least something in her crop, it was just mushy . Neither chick wanted to try scrambled eggs or tomatoes, drat picky eaters Edit: I have the chicks on a box on my desk right now as capo/pancake (still deciding on names) was peeping her little heart out. I don't know if you guys wanna see her and ravioli, who's not doing that well, but I got my webcam working and you can watch them (and hear me type) here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/moralgriever Chido fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Sep 22, 2012 |
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Sep 22, 2012 01:39
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Chido posted:Edit: I have the chicks on a box on my desk right now as capo/pancake (still deciding on names) was peeping her little heart out. I don't know if you guys wanna see her and ravioli, who's not doing that well, but I got my webcam working and you can watch them (and hear me type) here: I want to see cute chickies but the stream doesn't seem to be working?
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Sep 22, 2012 04:49
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Inveigle posted:I want to see cute chickies but the stream doesn't seem to be working? I'll turn it on in a sec. Just to warn you, Ravioli is just laying down,
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Sep 22, 2012 04:59
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Chido posted:I'll turn it on in a sec. Just to warn you, Ravioli is just laying down, I know, I know. Chickens are nothing but drama and heartache. But they're so sweet.
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Sep 22, 2012 05:01
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Thanks Inveigle for reminding me of this. VS, is there a guide online on how to handfeed baby chicks?
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Sep 22, 2012 05:28
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Chido posted:Thanks Inveigle for reminding me of this. VS, is there a guide online on how to handfeed baby chicks? I don't know...but the 'food hole' is at the back of the throat, the 'air hole' is under the tongue. So don't put food down the wrong pipe, if they aspirate food it can kill them. I just put a little food in their mouth and allow them to swallow naturally. Give it drop by drop--agonizingly slow and time consuming. Give them a little bit every 20 minutes or so. You can try a mixture of stage 1 (the kind for the youngest babies, all strained, no chunks) baby food mixed with some Pedialyte to a 'bit watery pudding' consistency and handfeed that. Get a jar each of strained meat, a green vegetable and a orange vegetable (chicken, peas, carrots). Mixing in a tiny bit of plain yogurt with active cultures can give them a 'good' gut bacteria (probiotics) boost if their digestive system is off a bit. Refrigerate any unused food mixture and warm it a tiny bit (just a hair warmer than your skin temperature) before feeding--if you microwave it STIR IT WELL and test it, too-hot food can burn a baby's sensitive crop and kill! Finish the feeding session with a drop of two of Pedialyte to rinse the food out of their beak so it doesn't gunk up their mouth. You can only do so much, Mother Nature seems cruel sometimes but really does know best. Keep them warm and quiet and give them a chance to get stronger. Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at 08:04 on Sep 22, 2012 |
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Sep 22, 2012 07:59
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Velvet Sparrow posted:I don't know...but the 'food hole' is at the back of the throat, the 'air hole' is under the tongue. So don't put food down the wrong pipe, if they aspirate food it can kill them. I just put a little food in their mouth and allow them to swallow naturally. Give it drop by drop--agonizingly slow and time consuming. Give them a little bit every 20 minutes or so. Thank you VS (and 12 String too). I always wondered how exactly you hand-fed baby chicks!
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Sep 22, 2012 08:10
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I don't have anything thin enough to use, and I don't think I'd dare insert a tube inside her mouth. At this point I think the best is to just let her be comfortable, I don't think she's gonna make it. I just hope she passes away before my nieces wake up, they were already crying tonight, I don't want them to see ravioli die in front of them . If she perks up tomorrow, then I'll use the diluted baby food.
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Sep 22, 2012 08:36
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Ravioli didn't make it, she died sometime last night. We're gonna bury her next to the other chicks. I went to the feed store as soon as it opened and bought an easter egger. She's about 2 days younger than Pancake/Capo, and the girls already named her Waffle. My nieces were doing better this morning. They did cry last night but because they knew Ravioli was not gonna make it, they handled it pretty well this morning. I'll try to get my webcam rolling again tonight after my mother goes back to mexico.
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Sep 22, 2012 20:15
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Sorry for your loss Chido. I took pictures of one of my growout pens. This one has all the whites from this year that look to be show quality. Some might change as they continue to grow but ive moved them off the ground to here so I can monitor them more thoroughly and keep them cleaner.  They all scratch when eating despite it being in cups so theres always a flurry of shavings being thrown back and a bare spot where they stand.  Cochins have to eat a certain amount of corn to keep their beaks and legs the right color so the cup behind Snoot the cockerel here has corn in it.  I took a bunch more of the blues/blacks and splashes ive posted a few times in the past but my nets being crappy so theyll have to wait. They look like little adult puffballs now though. Hopefully this lightens up the gloom of chickenchat these past few pages.
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Sep 22, 2012 21:13
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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You know, I can't help but think that your bantam cochins would look like tumbleweeds in a strong wind  It makes me smile just to picture that
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Sep 22, 2012 21:19
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CHIDO so sorry about Ravioli. Hugs to you and your nieces. Sorry I missed your ustream broadcast Isn't that interesting the food affects the color of the chicken beaks? Those cochins are ADORABLE! piscesbobbie fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Sep 22, 2012 |
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Sep 22, 2012 21:50
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piscesbobbie posted:CHIDO so sorry about Ravioli. Hugs to you and your nieces. Diet is the only reason flamingos are pink, so food can have a lot to do with appearance 
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Sep 22, 2012 23:42
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^^^ Shrimp is also the reason flamingo poo poo smells so horrible. Good God, what a profound stink. Well, poo poo. You did everything you could, Chido, great job. If you ever have to handfeed again, ask your pharmacist for an irrigation syringe--they have no needles, just a pointed plastic tube end that is either straight or curved (I use straight) and you don't need a prescription to buy them. Some pet stores and feed stores sell them as well, sometimes calling them 'handfeeding syringes' for birds or kittens/puppies. You can trim the end with scissors if the opening is too small. If you can't find one and want to have one or two on hand (something I strongly suggest for every chicken emergency kit) let me know and I'll send you a couple. Tim, very cute white fuzzballs, they remind me of Yang, my white banty Cochin hen, who was the mother of Moet, my buff Cochin Frizzle. This is Yang back in 2002, VERY concerned because the baby was carrying eggs. She followed her all around the yard.  That same year, we'd had a yard sale one day. After it was over, my daughter decided to go out back and price the chickens. The tag & tape were no longer sticky, so she didn't hurt the poultry, she would just hold the tag up to them. $10.00 each! Starting with Latte, our grumpy old Brinkotter hen.  Wild Child, our Head Hen, gets the same tag, closely watched over by Jack, our Head Roo.  Wild Child hangs out while Latte gets priced again, obviously hoping that the small human will be dropping food soon. All of the chickens were very tolerant when it came to the kid.  ...while Jack politely declined.  
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Sep 23, 2012 00:12
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awww VELVET SPARROW such great pictures. Your daughter surely is a Chicken Whisperer! Question, was Yang broody at the time and that is why she was walking after the eggs? piscesbobbie fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Sep 23, 2012 |
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Sep 23, 2012 00:45
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Holy crap Pancake is a brat. he new chick Waffle is cute and quiet, Pancake just keeps peeping so loud because she doesn't want to be in the brooder. She only wants to be held, that spoiled brat
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Sep 23, 2012 04:30
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Chido posted:Holy crap Pancake is a brat. he new chick Waffle is cute and quiet, Pancake just keeps peeping so loud because she doesn't want to be in the brooder. She only wants to be held, that spoiled brat Pancake wants to go raiding with you, Chido! Is she quiet when you hold her?
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Sep 23, 2012 04:36
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She falls asleep on my hand as soon as I grab her. She spreads her wee itty bitty wings and neck and kinda flattens against my palm. Hence the change of name to pancake
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Sep 23, 2012 04:44
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Chido posted:She falls asleep on my hand as soon as I grab her. She spreads her wee itty bitty wings and neck and kinda flattens against my palm. Hence the change of name to pancake Your hand is nice and warm! Is their heat lamp warm enough for them? Is Waffle getting along with Pancake? I suspect that Pancake is going to turn into a lap chicken. WHich is sort of what you wanted.
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Sep 23, 2012 05:12
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The heat lamp is more than enough. It's been pretty hot here in Southern California, and we don't have air conditioner, so the house is pretty warm at night. During the day Pancake and the other chick would just run around the brooder and stay away from the lamp, so I turn it off for a few hours. Pancake just wants to snuggle with somebody
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Sep 23, 2012 05:26
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Got a few more pictures uploaded, the first two are one of the first sets of pictures I posted showing these birds growing up,so if they seem familiar its because I posted them a couple of months ago when I started photoing how much they change as they grow and felt the change was significant enough to warrant re-posting now for comparison. Squash the white pullet at 12-ish weeks old.  Plump the blue pullet at 12-ish weeks old.  Plump and Squash together now at over 5 months old.   I tried and tried to get a better shot at Squash but she just turned her big fluffy butt to me every time.  Plump was more cooperative.   
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Sep 23, 2012 05:52
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Wanna see two chicks sleeping? http://www.ustream.tv/channel/moralgriever
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Sep 23, 2012 06:30
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Chido posted:Holy crap Pancake is a brat. he new chick Waffle is cute and quiet, Pancake just keeps peeping so loud because she doesn't want to be in the brooder. She only wants to be held, that spoiled brat ...and here we go again!
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Sep 23, 2012 07:18
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Chido posted:Wanna see two chicks sleeping? Sorry I missed your streaming broadcast, Chido. Hoperfully you can do it tomorrow sometime. I want to see more cute chickies!
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