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So Shade was getting depressed - not eating as well - maybe having some leg spasms as her injury heals - massaging and spending more time with her on my person wasn't working. So brought in a buddy she likes - Nori. Made a HUGE difference - Shade is eating and perked up. Her legs are spastic -...

LOL I worded that weird - I don't want her gaining weight without using her legs - so when she recovers her balance she'll be strong enough to get up and walk - just to clarify. I've started putting her on a blanket so she can preen and use her wings more - she's still a bit off balanced but not...

Thanks jwehl - yes she is eating drinking and pooping normally. I made the chicken sling so she wouldn't recover and have more weight on weak legs - I am hoping she exercises her muscles so they don't atrophy while she is recovering - fingers crossed.

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My lavender hen who is pretty special - one of two hens who have to be picked up and loved on - got her head stuck in the door somehow. I've installed an inner wire door now so this can't happen in the future. She was wobbly but walking, so I gave her some nutri-drench and vitamin b along with a...

I go out of my way to pick up Dancing Goat coffee when I head towards Seattle. LOVE their coffee varieties.

Indeed - I just bought enough to keep the very best and freezer camp the rest. :)

Ha right? If you look at the breed standards, both would be flaws. But I love my chickens just the way they are. One of my lavenders is getting black feathers on her back. *Shakes head* lol - she is one of my favorites so she could grow horns and I'd still be like "You do you sister." LOL

The colors definitely change - fun isn't it? I have older all white Bresse, and these new babies that are 8 weeks and 3 weeks old. :)

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've taken in rescue chickens for ten years or so. About 5 years ago I bought three white Bresse hens who needed to be rehomed, and fell in love with their attitudes. They were a bit older, and I have one of the three still with me. I...

I have whites, blacks, and lavenders and I cull for yellow/brown in my whites. If he is getting color in his tail as well maybe he is a lavender? They can look light tan.