A lot has happened since I last posted to this blog. A cat killed 7 of my chickens by just wringing their necks. It almost killed Red but I got to him and saved his butt by taking him into the kitchen, washing as much blood off as possible and putting him on a heating pad and covering him with towels.
I really thought I might lose him. He didn't move for 2 days. I felt him to see if he was responsive and breathing. He finally woke up and then it took a couple more days before he left the confines of the plastic trunk I'd borrowed to put him in. It was pretty funny having a big ol' Red rooster walking around the house. I had to finally take him outside (although I really didn't want to) but the house started to smell like a barn.
2 1/2 months later after being successuflly returned to the pen, he crowed for the first time. What a beautiful sound.
A friend bought 6 speckled rock chicks 9 days old to replace the 7 that were killed. I think they are starting to lay now. I got a little pullet egg out of the nest today. Production is coming back.
Been busy with the election here in Hot Springs and haven't spent as much time doing this as I wanted to so maybe now that it's over (until November !)...
More later
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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