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| Chickies Mom |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:00:22 AM
This is my first posting.
Chickie is a chicken that was hatched out by a muscovy duck late last fall. The duck tended to chickie for 2 days . The 3rd day I found poor little chickie flat in a corner a cold little lump. Well I thought that was the end of poor little chickie, but I brought her into the house to get a better look.
I noticed chickie was breathing, barely. I sat near the cookstove with chickie in my hands warming her up, I even cut up a bit of old flannel sheet and put wing holes in it to make her a warm little out fit, (I am a sane person ..really I am).
I live off the grid so I was trying to figure out how to keep her warm when I wasn't holding her. I called up a friend for ideas and she said she heard about people using jars of hot water to keep baby birds warm. So I heated up the tea kettle and poured hot water into 2 jars and put the jars into a couple cotton socks (unkownly donated by the man of the house) to keep chickie from burning herself.
I had to heat water every 3 hrs to keep chickie warm enough for several weeks.
Well I'm proud to say chickie is a full grown hen now. She even lays eggs. Well this is one chicken that won't be in the stew pot.
Every day I wake up is a good day |
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 7:12:52 PM
Welcome!!!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
| herblady55 |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 10:42:17 PM
Welcome to the Farm, Chickies Mom...and of course "Chickie." You are an amazing and patient Mama Chick. Glad to meet you! Here's "Crowing" at your great devotion for one of God's helpless, little Creatures. Good for You!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 9:12:34 PM
Welcome to the family Chickie's mom!!! YOu will love it here..it will be fun to get to know you!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 8:50:27 PM
Welcome to MaryJanes.
Big jersey Hugs
Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
Farmgirl Sister #235 |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 7:33:27 PM
Welcome to the forum - glad to have you here!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| Chickies Mom |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 2:35:18 PM
Thanks for the kind welcome. I don't have acess to the computor at my house but Fri and Sun . I am at my little gift shop in Dixfield Maine so those will be the days I'll be posting. I live a mixture of low tech and then I include a few modern stuff like a cell phone.I have wood heat and often cook on a woodstove although when the summer temps are high I'm not abouve using a gas grill. I have a propane fridge and my water is gravity fed from a spring so I have a well , indoor plumbing and a septic system like "normal people"
I've lived this way 20 plus years. At 52 I'm no spring chicken but I'm a long ways from an old hen!
Every day I wake up is a good day |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 09:54:26 AM
Glad to have you join us! What a sweet kind person you are to care so much for your little Chickie! I would love to see a picture of her in her "jammies".
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| sherone_13 |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 09:49:45 AM
WeLcOmE tO FaRmGiRls!!! Prepare to be InSpIrEd!
Sherone
Farmgirl Sister #1682
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Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings, we just jump on our broomsticks and fly! We are flexible that way! |
| Lessie Louise |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 07:43:19 AM
What a great story! Welcome Chickie's mom! Carol
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
Don't out smart your common sense!!
Farmgirl #680! |
| Ga Girl |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 06:01:01 AM
A big Georgia Welcome goes out to ya! What a sweet story, Id love to see chickie! So glad you joined us! Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
Farmgirl sister #1156
www.KKJD1.etsy.com
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 05:40:07 AM
A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Chickies Mom! We are so glad you joined us. Wow, what a story you and Chickie have.
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
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| jill skane |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 05:17:20 AM
Hello chickies mom, I too am from maine, the highlands, near Mt Katahdin, I have a 13 acrea farm, right now part time farmers no animals, we are looking to retire there hopefully this year, maine people are great I love the way everyone waves and your neighbors are so helpful. Love to keep in touch.
Jill
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| AngelaJoy |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:48:50 AM
Welcome! What a wonderful story indeed.
AngelaJoy |
| classygram |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:13:29 AM
What a wonderful story! Count your blessings everyday as she gives back to you. So glad you shared your story with us.
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
| nana5 |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:06:13 AM
I had a dear friend in high school named Chickie. She was wonderful and it sounds like your Chickie is too! She certainly is repaying all your kindness! Welcome to the Sisterhood!
Rebecca
Everyday is a new beginning. |
