In the case of kids, I'd keep their pets, medicate and clean. Six and 9 are old enough to serve clean water before classes, mid day, and early evening. You may be surprised and they'll pick up afterwards.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
On Saturday, January 11, 2014 9:50 PM, Kristen Langlais <laughingcrowfarm@yahoo.com> wrote:
You're probably the 100th person to tell me this!
It's hard when you've had them for so long, you know? And my kids are very attached to 4 of them. I tried to explain about these sicknesses and how unfair it is for the birds to be sick and out in cold weather. But alas, my 6 9 yo girls are quite sensitive...
If I do it, I will give that coop and myself a long break from chickens! I know I've been dealing w/ contamination and the cycle just continues.
How would you put them down, Cathryn? If I ever have a sick bird that's declining and looks like there's no hope because the meds aren't working, I have my husband use his bird gun to do it while they're out pecking around. He assures me it's quick and painless but I never have the heart to watch. My friend offered to break their neck and quickly cut it, but that's just too much for me to handle. I'm in tears now just writing this. A softie like me shouldn't have chickens. At least w/ big animals, you call the vet and she uses the needle.
:( Kristen
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, CathrynTherese wrote:
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> Kristen, You need 5 or 6 healthy chickens. Five or 6 are easy to care for and not much bother, do not make much of a mess and will give you plenty of eggs.  You could assign your chicken coop to your children as part of their schooling and responsibility problem solving as part of the design cycle of thinker/problem solver/trsutworthy, ET....Â
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> One thing I would make sure to do is wild bird fence your chicken run so that they cannot bring in diseases to your pullets. There are hatcheries that sell pullets close to the point of lay or sell chicks that are mycoplasma/pullorum/typhoid free.Â
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> Â I would not continue with a sick flock. I would put them to sleep, clean it all out, use a garden spray or power washer and scrub, Tek Trol disinfectant the coop out and the ground all around it including the run, and dry the coop out with a fan. Let it sit for a month to 6 weeks. Then look for reasonably priced pullets from hatcheries and start all over. There are several that sell 4 month and 3 month old pullets.
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> Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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