Woo Who!!! All 6 girls layed today for the 1st time!!!
We're going to have eggs coming out of our ears
Then our last 2 should be laying by the end of April...
We're going to have eggs coming out of our ears
Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?
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I am so upset......
My hens all seem to be sick. Very swollen abdomens... all of them which seems pretty strange to me. They all cant be egg bound. So I read up about fluid getting in there. Here is the thing hubby saw a rat and decided to just throw out poison. He didnt think about the hens.... this was about 3-4 days ago. I found out today he did so. I did research on here about poisoning. Really not sure if they got into it or not. I dont have any vets here who is specialist in birds.. I dont know what to do. I do feel like crying..... I dont want to loose my girls. He hates rats but throwing out w/o a care makes me want to scream at him......... I always treat the yard for rats but I use one that my chickens cant get in.
My hens all seem to be sick. Very swollen abdomens... all of them which seems pretty strange to me. They all cant be egg bound. So I read up about fluid getting in there. Here is the thing hubby saw a rat and decided to just throw out poison. He didnt think about the hens.... this was about 3-4 days ago. I found out today he did so. I did research on here about poisoning. Really not sure if they got into it or not. I dont have any vets here who is specialist in birds.. I dont know what to do. I do feel like crying..... I dont want to loose my girls. He hates rats but throwing out w/o a care makes me want to scream at him......... I always treat the yard for rats but I use one that my chickens cant get in.
oh no! so sorry to hear that. We had bad news today too. My Mom in Laws Wiener dog passed away today.
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Woo Who!!! All 6 girls layed today for the 1st time!!!
We're going to have eggs coming out of our earsThen our last 2 should be laying by the end of April...
That is great! Congratulations debbie! I just love when I get the full count of eggs on a day. I am filling cartons quickly, I find myself wondering how long they are going to keep this up! So happy for you! US,,, what a horrible worry! So sorry! Firsts off, have they been eating or drinking at all? I feel that if indeed they had ingested the rat poisen 3 to 4 days ago, they would be gone by now. They also would be drinking an incredible amount. How are their stools? I'm sorry that you have to go through this. Please keep us posted as to their condition. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. {{hug}}
Oh so sorry to hear this as well. Been hearing about so many dog losses. Hope your MIL will be ok.
MB
MB, My roo is a buckeye. I actually took him in from a cousin of mine who picked up three chicks from Tractor Supply at Mother's Day as well. One day when she was in the house she heard a noise and sent me a video asking what was wrong. I laughed so hard that her favorite "hen" ended up being a rooster. Ha! She isn't supposed to have chickens and tried to rehome him, with no luck, so I took him in with the warning that if he gets rowdy he will be my dinner. Well, he is a bit rowdy once in a while but so far, I am not quite ready to stew him either. I love him, he is really pretty with his green tail feathers, but if I get a hatched roo that is nicer, I am not above having him go away.
i do like my buckeye hen. She is a very sturdy and stout looking bird. I agree with the more protein thing, I don't think she has laid much this winter in part due to that. I do feed scrambled eggs back, plus the BOSS and yogurt, but I think she in particular could use more. Though she is always first in line for all scraps and scratch you would think she gets enough. I tend to get 4 eggs a day one day and then 6 the next. That old leghorn lays every single day! HUGE eggs! Bigger than a jumbo I think!
i do like my buckeye hen. She is a very sturdy and stout looking bird. I agree with the more protein thing, I don't think she has laid much this winter in part due to that. I do feed scrambled eggs back, plus the BOSS and yogurt, but I think she in particular could use more. Though she is always first in line for all scraps and scratch you would think she gets enough. I tend to get 4 eggs a day one day and then 6 the next. That old leghorn lays every single day! HUGE eggs! Bigger than a jumbo I think!
Rat poison is hard stuff. We had a dog that the vet swears got into it once, even though we are VERY careful to be sure they are never in the building that has the poison, but that is another long story for another day. I know this may seem silly, but do they have access to grit? Is the abdomen swollen and squishy or hard? Any funny odor or strange poo?
Thats a gorgeous australorp!!
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Sorry lol I misspelled it there more or less just like a black giant.
Sorry lol I misspelled it there more or less just like a black giant.
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