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Thanks guys. I like both but this time of year I'm winding down my stout inventory, not adding to it. I might pick up a 2pack of stout, but they're pretty steep. Mostly shooting for IPAs today. I see they have a drive through option. My mom lives 2 miles away but I've never stopped in, at least since Monson.

Hey @Damage In TollandWhat's good at Treehouse these days? I'm in the 'hood.

We've been doing that and so far so good, thankfully. We've got a much smaller flock, and we don't give them much of a chance to be tempted to try a bite of a freshly laid egg as someone in the family is checking every hour or two.

ha. I like the idea of a fire, but my kids would be happier with a burial for sure. Fire is just convenient, no freezer space required.

Interesting, because we just got her home from the vet and they said "I don't see any more mites" so it sounds like it did enough to prevent the next generation. The other chicks were still pecking at her today, though, so I wonder if there's some other weird bird dynamic going on. She's #2 in the pecking order but even 3 and 4 are taking shots at her neck (which she occasionally returns). Need to figure out better dust-bathing options for winter. Neighbor has a woodstove, might need to regularly collect ash from them. The vet said they'd get back to us on the eggs. I'm sure it'd be fine but just want to be sure. They gave us a syringe for electrolytes and said to keep her separated for a few more days until her crop is better and her neck has some time to grow new feathers (of which the vet noted there were some coming in). Keep her on probiotics and it should work itself out. Really glad, would suck to lose a hen in year 1, not to mention having to euthanize/bury one.

Ugh, sucks. We used permethrin and self powdered. Cleaned out the coop and run, treated there as well. We have been tossing the eggs since treatment because we can't get a clear consensus on whether or not they're safe to eat. Hate it. Not sure the treatment worked on her as it's been about 5 days and she's still got them. Anytime she's around the other chicks in the yard they're constantly trying to peck them off her. The vet had a cancellation this AM so she went in, and got the text that she's returning home so at least there's hope. I said if they don't think there's a path forward then to put her down there. Not sure I could bring myself to do it myself just yet.

None of that here. Gave the sick one free reign of the yard for an hour before letting the others out. She ate a ton of grass, bugs and various grit around the yard. She's acting pretty normal, and no puke after the eggs. Crop still pretty swollen, though. She's got mites, too, which we treated earlier in the week. Other chicks have been pecking at her, another reason to keep them separated. Good melting today either way with a high of 53 and steady winds out of the WSW.

certain breeds are better than others for sure. But even then, they all have a different personality. The one I have that's sick is the type that could do that, she's basically a puppy dog.

Thanks man, I really appreciate that and all the advice. I haven't smelt her yet, poop is liquid but nothing bright green. More of a muted brownish light green. That's interesting about the feed, we'll have to look into soy free. And anytime we have some leftover sweet potatoe they crush it. That and eggs are their favorite people food, but never thought to incorporate sweet potatoe into their everyday diet.

Yeah, just tried giving her some yolk and meal worms. A few bites and immediate puke.

She does for sure. Haven't offered those yet, though, and will tomorrow. Ironically enough the thing she likes most is cooked egg yolk, so we've been offering her that, which she'll eat. She had mites pretty bad, too, at the same time so we cleaned and treated the coop, run, and other hens. Ive read conflicting info on eating their eggs after treatment, so we're playing it safe and tossing them for now, which sucks but we don't need any more ill birds.

Thanks - yes, that's what we have her on. We do have a vet nearby, but they don't have anything available for another two weeks. We are, at least, on the cancellation list in case something comes up soon. Hoping it kind of resolves itself before then and she recovers, but she's not eating a ton at the moment.

@dendriteI'm sure you've dealt with sour crop before. One of our hens has a pretty bad base of it right now. We've got her on a probiotic, apple cider vinegar, and some crop massages but it might be too late, doesn't seem to be helping. Not sure if you've had success with other interventions. We have her quarantined right now as to not put the flock in jeopardy. I hate to be pessimistic but I'm starting to think about what I might do with her if she passes, given that the ground is frozen and all.

Good, euro can keep it's QPF. Last thing I need is an inch of rain on top of a glacier (4" depth with 1.5" QPF locked up in it).

anyone tell @PhineasC that was an earthquake that woke him up this AM?

I did swap guages as soon as it flipped around 145 this AM, so feel confident in my amounts.

Ha. That was supposed to be 0.62" rain, not 0.61" but I can give you guys a rundown when I call later just to make we have it all straight.

certainly will! It's double the QPF this go around. The pack went, per daily 7AM obs, from 11" to 9" to 8" to 7" to 4" to 2" before we started accumulating again.

yeah my last measurement brought us up to 1.5" sleet on 0.88" liquid. And that was on top of 0.61" rain. disgusting.

Will that push east or is cold air starting to drain down the coastal plain?

just think, that's like an extra two weeks that you don't have to deal with your lawn!

Earlier than I thought. Late night on the couch instead of an early morning alarm it is! Thanks.

Still looking at 1-5AM for the flip down here? Gonna set my alarm an hour earlier than the goalposts just to be sure.

@OceanStWx Might be too early to ask, so I can check again in 24 hours, but what's the rough window of time you expect PWM to flip from liquid to frozen?

I'll have the cyanide, please.