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  1. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Now if my little Tux will pass whatever she's trying to pass. She's having egg issues, straining and standing hunched, but with her spine upright. We did the warm bath, lube her up thing yesterday, so maybe her body will work it out. She came out of her molt lately; She started it with a soft...
  2. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    DeDe is still doing very well, even laid an egg yesterday. She follows us all over the place now, whereas she never used to do that. That's okay. I like looking at that big girl; after all, she is Suede and Velvet's daughter. I do have another daughter of Suede's, Glenda, but her mama is my Buff...
  3. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Delilah is great today. In fact, for some reason, she is following me and DH around much more than usual. She isn't one to be super-cuddly, though she's a sweet girl. It reminds me of my Buff Orp, Sunny, who went broody about a month after she began laying. The eggs were not fertile and I...
  4. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    I'm just glad she's still with us.
  5. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Thanks, Tori! Same to you. DeDe is perfectly fine tonight and acting like herself again. Still cant imagine that a digestive upset would have her passing out in my arms-we kept shaking her to keep her from closing her eyes and letting her neck go limp. Anyway, crisis over.
  6. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Could be. I'm just not used to seeing any of them have "bad days" unless something is really wrong. She's still among the living and eating like normal today, though. End of Crisis #432.
  7. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    DH had to go help someone fix their computer so when he gets back, we'll check her over again to be sure she's okay. I feel like spanking her for scaring me!
  8. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    So far this morning, Delilah seems fine. What the heck that was, I dont know. You know me, though--I do NOT like mysteries with my chickens!
  9. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Thanks so much, Stacey. We installed a window in the Delaware coop today; found one at the flea market for $6, a nice double paned, casement/crank window. We were so tired and sore from other chores, plus the construction and then had two different issues with birds after that. I think I'm going...
  10. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    At least these are all separate issues, none the contagious type of thing, so for that, I'm very grateful! I'm definitely WAY out of the honeymoon period with this flock and the more time that passes, the more things I'll see. On a positive note, the 5th hen that seemed to be dying from...
  11. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Monique, I hope this week is a better one for you. The problems and dramas really keep us jumping sometimes, dont they?
  12. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Here's Delilah (called DeDe usually) before I removed her from Suede's pen awhile back, for those of you who are not familiar with her. Hopefully, all will be back to normal in the morning-she is the only daughter I have from my Velvet I lost this year.
  13. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    It was actually almost warm today. No rain, either, very sunny. Just no idea.
  14. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    I appreciate that, Henry. Dh just checked on DeDe and she is roosting just fine, seems to be okay at the moment. No idea what that spell was about; I just hope it doesn't repeat itself. She's usually a great big, robust, bossy girl and it was scary to see her looking like she was losing...
  15. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Yep, their mom is a bit frazzled from the past week's events. Guess I could try to take a step back, not get so crazed when something else crops up, but you know me...I'm obsessive over my birds in some ways.
  16. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Several places say pine needles are a gastric irritant and can perforate bowels... The pine needles are the only thing I can think of that they ate alot of in the last few days; we cut down a pine tree and they were really chowing down on them. They usually snip the tips off the white pines, so...
  17. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Well, now that you mention it, they were not dark, Lee. Whatever it was, it was not normal at all for any of my birds. Unfortunately, I've attended the passing of way too many this year, so she was very definitely way off. Tom will check her again tonight, then we'll see if she's acting back to...
  18. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    I hope you're right, Kevin, but I fully expected her to have a seizure and die in our arms awhile ago. She seems awake now so we took her back to the coop;she ate a few bites of layer feed, drank some water and ate some calcium. Guess she'll live or she wont. Heaven knows, there's nothing to...
  19. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    I hope she was just feeling weird from something she ate out there. The birds have been eating lots of pine needles off trees we cut down; perhaps she ate too many, if that's even possible. All the birds were eating them; my guineas used to, supposedly because there is some nutrient they know is...
  20. speckledhen

    Might lose Delilah... UPDATE: Seems Okay At the Moment

    Well, I didnt expect that, but she is in an unusual place tonight and probably very stressed. I think I may ought to take her back out to the coop so she'll relax.
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