Minnegrowta
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I found one of my birds laying dead outside today.
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raratt
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For those of you in the 10,000 lakes region.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be rolling through central Minnesota this weekend.
The schedule for Saturday, December 14th:
Buffalo at 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Annandale at 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Kimball at 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be rolling through central Minnesota this weekend.
The schedule for Saturday, December 14th:
Buffalo at 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Annandale at 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Kimball at 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m
Minnegrowta
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I don't know what it is about this most recent death but my husband and I have both been crying about it, after thinking we were some kind of numb when his dad died a month and a half ago. I need to get my shit together and take her body to the university for autopsy. This was a matter of time before it happened but I'm hoping the diagnostics report from the autopsy will tell me something that can save her twin sister who has the same problem. I have/had 2 birds with some kind of seizure issue that I've done *EVERYTHING* to diagnose and treat. She had a seizure in the run while I was at work and died outside in the cold, moments before I reached her, because she was still warm with wet eyes and completely limp. The poultry pathologist at the U of M wanted good brain tissue and you only get that one way. I wasn't willing to sacrifice one of them at the time for the answer. It's been a year and a half since I spoke with the pathologist but he remembered me well and seems excited to cut my bird open.
Minnegrowta
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Ozumoz66
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There's a notice that when plants are unlikely to survive, they thrive. Here's a dill plant beside the driveway that's got multiple heads and a stem larger than my thumb - thriving. Meanwhile in an adjacent garden, dill is spindly where nutrients are plentiful.
Elsewhere, a butternut squash on the fence dangles at nearly twice the size of ones that are on the ground. Nature is cool.
Elsewhere, a butternut squash on the fence dangles at nearly twice the size of ones that are on the ground. Nature is cool.
Minnegrowta
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Damn you still got green stuff growing outside? It was just -8°f here.
Ozumoz66
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The pics are about a month old. But the growing season is nearly two months longer than 40 years ago. Butternut squash was picked first week of November. The Mexican marigolds blossomed till last week and the grass is still green. -11C this morning.
I hope his engagement/interest will get you to an answer. Have they done metal levels? I imagine a full toxicology workup was done? I'm so sorry.
Minnegrowta
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The symptoms scream of intermittent poisoning to me. This just kills me watching you go through this time after time. I love my birds and the loss is just devastating. Please let me know what the results on the Toxicology test are and if they run them for avian poisons.
Stay strong.
Minnegrowta
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Dr writes, "I have saved some liver from Aura’s body. We can consider additional toxin testing if I am not able to find infection."
Minnegrowta
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Bird flu doesn't hang around for a year and a half in a bird. It does damage within hours. This has been going on for these hens in my flock for quite some time.
