Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[vehve]

Teila, you know you want to hatch some eggs... Come on, just a few.

 

[AussieChics]

So mumma bought the chicks out. All was goin well. 1 nearly got picked on as it was away on its own. But all good.

1 chicken stayed in with mumma and got fly kicked in the head lol meanwhile mum trod on a chick in the process. She's more of a problem then the others hahaha

 

[IamSamSam]

Lol Aussie I noticed that when I let my broody hatch some eggs !

Thanks Teila, we do love our Sam he loves his chickens all except the broody kind that attack him !
I threw the Aussie out of her nest yesterday and she decided the dog could take the brunt of her anger

 

[Teila]

Good morning folks

Fancy looking forward to the pictures

vehve Enabler! lol

AussieChics sorry, I forgot what breed your mumma is but I know that little bubs here, hatched by Pekins, definitely have to be on the look out for large feathered feet

Sam ah yes, the perils of FTB (Fear the Broodzilla); two legged, four legged no-one is safe

So, the coop got a thorough cleaning yesterday, took most of the day. All the floor sections and nest boxes were removed, everything (inside and out) got washed down with soap and water, dried in the sun, drenched with ‘Success’ and more drying in the sun; clean, pest resistant straw in the nest boxes etc. A thorough checking of chickens revealed no nasties. I did see a couple of nasties during the clean up which were dispatched without mercy.

At this stage I am fairly confident that while I have probably not eradicated all nasties (can anyone confidently say they have no nasties in the coop?) I have certainly got things to a stage that close inspection of coop and chickens is returning Zero visible enemy. Definitely not letting my guard down as that is one week from H#$% that I do not want to go through again!

Still battling Cilla’s bout of sour crop (Day 3). I am frequently massaging her crop and getting her to regurg fluid. She is getting natural yoghurt and has access to grit and ACV with mother. She is still pretty perky but her crop did not empty again overnight.

Does anyone have any suggestions of something else I could be doing for her?

 

[IamSamSam]

Good morning folks 

Fancy looking forward to the pictures 

vehve Enabler! lol

AussieChics sorry, I forgot what breed your mumma is but I know that little bubs here, hatched by Pekins, definitely have to be on the look out for large feathered feet 

Sam ah yes, the perils of FTB (Fear the Broodzilla); two legged, four legged no-one is safe 

So, the coop got a thorough cleaning yesterday, took most of the day.  All the floor sections and nest boxes were removed, everything (inside and out) got washed down with soap and water, dried in the sun, drenched with ‘Success’ and more drying in the sun; clean, pest resistant straw in the nest boxes etc.  A thorough checking of chickens revealed no nasties.  I did see a couple of nasties during the clean up which were dispatched without mercy.

At this stage I am fairly confident that while I have probably not eradicated all nasties (can anyone confidently say they have no nasties in the coop?) I have certainly got things to a stage that close inspection of coop and chickens is returning Zero visible enemy.  Definitely not letting my guard down as that is one week from H#$% that I do not want to go through again!

Still battling Cilla’s bout of sour crop (Day 3).  I am frequently massaging her crop and getting her to regurg fluid.   She is getting natural yoghurt and has access to grit and ACV with mother.  She is still pretty perky but her crop did not empty again overnight. 

Does anyone have any suggestions of something else I could be doing for her?

I read something about olive oil with compacted? Crop maybe a little will help the food move and empty the crop in this instance? @Fancychooklady would know. I have never had to deal with it

 

[Teila]

I read something about olive oil with compacted? Crop maybe a little will help the food move and empty the crop in this instance? @Fancychooklady would know. I have never had to deal with it

Hey there Sam

Thank you .. yeah, I also read Olive Oil for impacted crop, soaked on some bread. To be honest, I am getting a little confused. All my research indicates that sour crop is the result of the crop not emptying overnight and the contents of the crop fermenting; but then the treatment for sour crop varies to that of impacted crop.

Sour crop says not to feed them, especially bread but keep up the yoghurt and ACV while impacted crop mentions bread soaked with olive oil.

Luckily, she is perky enough and hanging in there but obviously I want to get her right ASAP.

Yep, I was hoping @Fancychooklady would be able to come to my rescue once again

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hey there Sam

Thank you .. yeah, I also read Olive Oil for impacted crop, soaked on some bread.  To be honest, I am getting a little confused.  All my research indicates that sour crop is the result of the crop not emptying overnight and the contents of the crop fermenting; but then the treatment for sour crop varies to that of impacted crop.

Sour crop says not to feed them, especially bread but keep up the yoghurt and ACV while impacted crop mentions bread soaked with olive oil.

Luckily, she is perky enough and hanging in there but obviously I want to get her right ASAP.  

Yep, I was hoping @Fancychooklady would be able to come to my rescue once again   

I had a case just recently. I removed all grain, definately stop the acv, put a little oil in a dropper and fed just a little at a time then I massaged quite firmly in a downward motion towards the stomach. I did vomit him just the once and he seems to have pulled through. When I initially brought him in he was covered with lice and looking a little anemic. So I wouldn't be suprised if your mite problem is the ' route of all evil '. Scrambled egg and a little sardines in olive oil were on the menu for at least a week.

 

[Teila]

Thank you Fancy

I have kept her away from the grain. I ended up giving her some olive oil earlier in the day and another massage. I have been giving her yogurt also. This afternoon, while still full, her crop does not feel anywhere near as pendulous and is feeling more like a round, normal crop. Hopefully tomorrow it will have emptied some. I have just given her a little more oil and massaged again.

Thank you for the Sardine tip, will pick some up tomorrow morning.

Luckily she is a tough little gal and still perky

 

[cwrite]

Good luck with getting that resolved Teila & enjoy your holiday!

Not much chicken news here apart from most of my chicks turning out to be boys. I'm heading towards 3/11 being pullets. Now I just need to figure out what to do with all the roosters. I'm really looking forward to getting my flock back to being a little flock again! It may be quite a looong time before I give in to a broody again although it has been a great experience.

 

[Steampunked]

We finished our chicken run today - it is roofed over with bird netting, but is metal wire up the sides. The babies are very impressed with it, it's almost as if it makes them feel more secure. They spent ages dust bathing and chasing each other. Then one found a witchetty grub, which was cause for a massive brawl.

I do love how pretty the anconas are, but they are a royal pain to herd anywhere. So flighty and inclined to spook every which way, whereas my silkies just sort of go where you expect. One of them just sits in my hand placidly while I pet her, and will fall asleep if I keep doing it.

My poor forefinger is SO BRUISED from doing the wire clipping:





I was also pleased to see that the barred rock cockrel will actually seek out treats to feed to the other babies. He is shaping up to be an excellent flock rooster - lucky for him, too. The silver laced wyandotte cockrel is beautiful, but there can be only one, so it's the best gentlemen who wins: