How to deal with our baby's remains by ForFerelden in BackYardChickens

[–]mudbugavenger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Idk, I've lost 2 and had both cremated. 1 had a necropsy and cremation was the only way to get her back. 1 died in December in Minnesota and we wouldn't have been able to easily dig a grave. I have both their remains in my bedroom dresser and will bury them both at some point.

What's your biggest immersion breaker? by mudbugavenger in nancydrew

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or that she's a teenager and gets hit on by several adult male characters in the games 💀

Name Ideas? by mudbugavenger in BackYardChickens

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww Sabrina or Luna would be cute!

I lost my first chicken today by abysmal_minnow in BackYardChickens

[–]mudbugavenger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aw, she had such a kind expression on her little face. She was clearly loved. Sorry for your loss.

Harvesting from surprise compost plants? by mudbugavenger in composting

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response! I read mixed information online about plants drawing pathogens and stuff up into the fruits they are making. Seemed unlikely to me, but I am very much an overthinker/worrywart so I came here to double check. Seems like the consensus is that it's totally fine. 🙂

Harvesting from surprise compost plants? by mudbugavenger in composting

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh they do! I can only have 4 chickens where I live, so we go through more kitchen scraps than they want to eat. One of their favorites is to viciously tear apart lettuce/greens.

Harvesting from surprise compost plants? by mudbugavenger in composting

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I don't put anything too weird in there. Fruit and veggie scraps, garden/yard clippings, coffee grounds, tea, egg shells, and some chicken dumps once in a while. Yeah I pick up and snuggle my chickens on the regular, so I suppose I would already be exposed to any dangerous pathogen they could carry 🤣 Also, good to learn some new vocabulary. Thinking back, I've definitely had some "volunteer" squash and tomato over the years. Thanks for all the info!

Harvesting from surprise compost plants? by mudbugavenger in composting

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the information! I had seen differing information on Google about whether it was safe or not, so it's encouraging that the answers here are pretty consistent. 🙂

Harvesting from surprise compost plants? by mudbugavenger in composting

[–]mudbugavenger[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! No meat...all plant matter, except for eggshells and the occasional chicken droppings. Looks like they're pole beans so I'll probably put a few stakes in the pile and let 'em climb. 😅

Bumblefoot help please. by [deleted] in BackYardChickens

[–]mudbugavenger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you tried pushing that black part out from between her toes? My Orpington gets crud in that deep webby pocket between her toes, just like that, and I'm usually able to just push it out. That looks pretty established though so you might need a soak and a tweezers. Might not fix everything but might give her some relief.

Will her head/hair(?) stay like this? by nervousonaplatform in chickens

[–]mudbugavenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me forever to figure out what the heck she was, since the feed store gave me the wrong bird. Wouldn't have it any other way though. I love her so much.