feeding tube at home - what to expect
mikie_gw
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Comments (1)I use the tubers that are used for parrots. Also use the feed mixtures that they feed new hatched parrots, it is full of fruits and vegetables and the protein level in the area of 18-19% which is ideal for a sick chick/hen/roo. The Large Syringe hooks up to a flexible tube the is gently pushed down the throat of the chick. When holding the beak open you will see that there is a strange hole in the back of the mouth/opening to the throat. If you watch it it will open and close. Do not put the tube into that opening for it will go into the lungs-a definite no-no! Push the tube down the back opening. You can feel it in the crop if it is in the proper place. When your sure it is in the crop you then push the plunger down on the syringe to force the food into the crop. Do not over fill either. For it may cause the chick to regurgitate and possibly breath some into the lungs. For larger birds have several syringes filled with the needed food. This way you only unscrew the empty syringe from the tube and screw the full one back onto the tube without taking the tube out of the bird until you are finished feeding. Practice on an healthy one before you have a sick bird to deal with. A healthy one will react when you do it wrong. And the practice will may it easier when you have a sick one to deal with, so much easier when you know what to expect....See MoreTo Feed or Not to Feed
Comments (22)Andrew, I am very confused..And since potting mix is of primary concern and is usually the main perpetrator behind these kind of issues..Unless we get exactly what mixes you are using, we may not be of much help. I feel like this thread and your questions are disorganized and self conflicting...Can you start over? I'm too tired to try to decipher it out..My apologies.. Per your words... "Although all 3 pots have crappy soil, each has a different mix." "the name given to the potting mix in the pots, but I used the mix that is commonly suggested on this site. i think it's called 5:1:1." "I realized last night that the trees that are yellowing most are sitting primarily in miracle grow citrus soil. I didn't change out their soil when I changed the other trees because they were already recovering from the winter at that point." Which is it? Which trees are in the 5.1.1 and how did you make it? Which ones specifically are in Miracle Grow? You said the ones yellowing are in Miracle Grow? ...................................................................................................................................................... In general, if your mix is holding moisture too long, even in the 5.1.1 mix if incorrectly made, either re potting it or finding a way to wick the moisture out is best to get you through until summer when a full bare root would be suggested...A mix that hold moisture too long and that does not allow gas exchange between the roots will cause all kind of deficient problems due to poor toot zone function..Even in Texas... Fertilizing while this is happening only exacerbates the problem. So I would not even consider fertilizing until all your eggs are lined up.....See MoreWatching more This Old House on YouTube - Connor Homes
Comments (4)Just saw the final episode. Don't like the sectional and the TV over the fireplace in the LR (they have a study - would have put the TV there). The most off putting thing is the huge barn door between the hall and the DR. It's less open concept than I expected. Think the screen pocket doors to the pantry were trying too hard for " old" looking. A bit too much industrial combined with farmhouse. All in all, it's not nearly as bad as most HGTV shows, but I would have stuck with the timeless and traditional. They did admit they had run out of money when it came to the master closet. Nice to see what anyone who has ever gone remodeling or a new build, has experienced! They got very carried away with the lasted technology for well and HVAC etc - hate to think what that cost. Not much landscaping but a fortune in sod. For a house that was quicker to assemble, it took a LONG time to complete....See MoreHave you ever needed a better house for your Instagram feed?
Comments (14)I am somewhat surprised to see that the influencers are not using their own lives to peddle influence, but rather making up stories no differently from the Mad men of yore creating Betty Crocker out of the blue. In my neck of the woods Williams-Sonoma, et al are always on the prowl for locations to shoot their catalogues. They pay home owners handsomely, I am told. They totally empty out the rooms they use, refilling them with their own merchandise and props. That seems very different from the IG situation where there is a person starring in the story, implying to my mind that the pictures they share represent their lives. At any rate there are some IG I really like and I am always amazed at how linked some of the people are on the various feeds. Here are three of my favorites individual IGs. I don't think any of these women is an influencer. None appear to be selling anything. This one is an American woman, married to an Englishman, living in Zurich. https://www.instagram.com/elizabethdemontfortwalker/?hl=en This is a French woman who shows us her life in Paris and the countryside, around Limoges. https://www.instagram.com/fehrenbachsophie/?hl=en This is an American woman, Maura Endres, in New Jersey. I learned about her from the L Bern blog. https://www.instagram.com/m.o.endres/?hl=en...See Moreasolo
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