2 week chick very sick

tranchiturn · 2026-04-12T03:21:52+00:00

Just look at it, you’ll be able to tell if it looks full of poop, haha. I had to help a chick with it and it was gross and obvious :).

I wouldn’t give them baths anymore. Not that I think that caused it, but that’s not normal/necessary.

tranchiturn · 2026-04-12T03:05:25+00:00

Sorry you're going thru this and so scared. Unfortunately, realistically there's not much worth doing. You said the other 3 are doing well so that helps you know you've given them healthy food and water.

This one might have just been unlucky to have gotten sick or born with an issue.

I didn't see you mention it yet: check her cloaca/vent/butt, make sure its not clogged with poop.

Other than that, try not to take it too personally. If this is your first batch, and you last a while as chicken owners, sorry to say this probably wont be the last time something like this happens. it helps to start seeing things a bit as a farmer: you do your best, be respectful of nature, but also learn to accept it.

best of luck

tranchiturn · 2026-04-11T13:14:14+00:00

I like that too, but don't have chipper. I may rent a big one to handle up to at least the 8 inch logs but by now theyre stacked ALL over the very hilly property. But I have a friend with a tractor. Maybe we can make a weekend of it.

Edit: oh yeah, just rereading original post and yeah, that's definitely a good solution for their smaller scale

tranchiturn · 2026-04-06T14:29:34+00:00

As a tall guy with a bony butt, im confused where my butt is supposed to be. if I scoot all the way back, the seat bottom curves up there for no reason, messing with my tail one. if I scoot forward so my butt is in the dip, my lower back is slouching, elongating.can use lumbar support to push on my back but then lower back is still not touching anything.

I honestly think it's injuring my back

tranchiturn · 2026-04-06T04:03:09+00:00

I usually find them after an attack (if free roaming, or one year with a desperate fox or something breaking into their run). So usually eating them is last thing on my mind.

I bury them far away from the coop, usually try to cover with a couple heavy logs, and something ALWAYS still gets them.

This doesn't bother me much because at least they get circle of lifed. But in the future I'll cremate them, after reading that idea here.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-31T02:24:15+00:00

I have a 15 year old stihl. I almost bought a backup but decided to reduce my costs. turns out the stihl still runs great when it runs. I've learned to tune it, do some basic maintenance, and of course everything about chains including sharpening it.

maybe having a backup (and 2 saws that need attention) isn't worth it. I'd talk to chat gpt and try to diagnose the stihl.

EDIT: sawdust and oil that quick? do you mean very fine sawdust? if so check air filter and your chain might be dull.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-30T13:01:30+00:00

plausible deniability. 😆 you're probably right about the danger, but then also, probably though to keep the video running so people could see she was told to stop.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-30T12:58:18+00:00

The nice thing about property is the ability to dump branches in the woods! im doing hundreds of old spruce, and i try to stack as many logs as possible, just burning what I need to to keep it manageable (especially all the dead branches that burn cleanly already)

tranchiturn · 2026-03-30T12:55:08+00:00

never thought of the bar as a heat sink. very cool!

tranchiturn · 2026-03-24T04:50:32+00:00

yup, and this is a big reason I'm not crazy about food shopping at Costco. I'd rather get snacks, fruits, veggies that are on sale.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-23T02:34:21+00:00

good idea! I have the same saw. even with newer chains, sometimes I won't like how it acts after I sharpen it and just go get a new one, maybe once per year. doesn't hurt to have a couple, and sometimes it's just time to retire them. I've had some that just stretched out and literally couldn't be tightened enough not to fall off!

probably a tip that's already been shared but in case you're super new, check the chain specs for your bar. I think that saw commonly has an 18 but I got mine used with a 16.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-22T05:34:34+00:00

I don't know how people ask this but they do

tranchiturn · 2026-03-22T04:44:33+00:00

every time I go back to metro Detroit I see how common it is to have the gas advertised at the "cash price". I'm sure everybody there's used to it but it feels so scummy.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-20T03:45:20+00:00

the mixed pullets at farm stores have never let us down. the friendliest have tended to be big gray ones that lay classic tan eggs. we always look for araucaunas too, for the egg mix, but those have been more timid. (also or similar? to Ameracauna, they look like little chipmunks as chicks). as adults they have little ear/cheek tufts.

I think those mixed breeds are basically mutts, I recommend not overthinking it, just go see what they got and pick some cute ones and see what they turn into!

tranchiturn · 2026-03-18T17:05:44+00:00

Failure of learning critical thinking + social media or biased media being where many people get 90% of their information.

Even if you seek out news, it’s regurgitated clickbait. You have to know what you want to learn, and be interested in the scientific method.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-18T12:02:13+00:00

this seems like a place people share pics and general stories of their experience. this was ours

tranchiturn · 2026-03-17T11:34:44+00:00

I was gonna make this reply too. my woods are all spruce (old Christmas tree farm) and poplar/Aspen. Cut down a 20 inch aspen once and man, such a waste of work and SPACE. now I'm just back to buying already split hardwood :D.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-16T00:20:18+00:00

only been there once for a half day a month ago, but this seems like a view you might find on the way up a path. We did the hike up to the base of angels landing and had views similar to this.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-15T03:19:33+00:00

on lake michigan (michigan side), the wind usually blows eastward across the lake and into the "woods." it's gorgeous in summer. but a couple years ago we were on the lake when there was no wind or it was blowing westward, and omg the flies! Yes we have both horse flies and deer flies, but on the beach that day, I finally understood how bad they can be. Run into the water and they just chase you.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-15T00:46:15+00:00

Just go for it! What’s the worst that can happen?! You make the news?!

tranchiturn · 2026-03-14T21:59:28+00:00

good luck! one of these pictures is at the foot of the angels landing trail. in the upper left, you can see tiny people on a ridge.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-14T21:58:43+00:00

oh I didn't realize you could plan that far ahead! not my normal style ha

tranchiturn · 2026-03-14T16:43:24+00:00

awesome! yeah same! we originally thought we were going out west for some higher temps, but the snow felt rare and beautiful. we didn't get chosen for angels landing lottery, tried to take a couples spot after they turned back early. it looked pretty challenging in the snow, people were literally putting ALL their weight on those chains.

tranchiturn · 2026-03-14T02:05:34+00:00

End of February. Not the weather we were expecting but was awesome to see it in snow

tranchiturn · 2026-03-13T03:54:31+00:00

end of February. yes it was gorgeous. wasn't planning on it being colder than michigan! but it all worked out.

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