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

[User395221]

Only time will tell.

I hope it'll heal well and he'll be fine. (one more thing to worry about)

 

[User395221]

So, Flossie was in another nest box..... AND there was another egg. Can a chook do 2 eggs in one day? Apparently yes, because I looked it up and there's this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-lay-2-eggs-in-one-day-as-its-first-eggs-ever

The second egg was really warm - just-out-of-the-chicken warm... and Flossie was on top of it.

Well.

 

[Fancychooklady]

So, Flossie was in another nest box..... AND there was another egg.  Can a chook do 2 eggs in one day?  Apparently yes, because I looked it up and there's this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-lay-2-eggs-in-one-day-as-its-first-eggs-ever

The second egg was really warm - just-out-of-the-chicken warm...  and Flossie was on top of it.  

Well.

Testimonials are never going to be as accurate as science. People's power of recollection are always questioned , it takes 25 hours for the egg to form so if she did in fact lay them in a 12 hr period one may have been caught up in the chamber. If that is the case then let's just hope that it is a ' one of ' and not a precursor to egg binding .

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/2/formation-of-the-egg/

 

[User395221]

and not a precursor to egg binding .

that makes me feel much better - NOT. Now I'll be following Flossie around all day tomorrow as well. LOL

 

[Anniebee]

So, Flossie was in another nest box..... AND there was another egg. Can a chook do 2 eggs in one day? Apparently yes, because I looked it up and there's this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-lay-2-eggs-in-one-day-as-its-first-eggs-ever

The second egg was really warm - just-out-of-the-chicken warm... and Flossie was on top of it.

Well.

Listen to Fancys' advice. It's a rarity that a hen can lay twice in one day, without some problem in her innards, but very occasionally it does happen. Fortunately for you and her ( if that has happened ) she has hopefully cleared any obstruction.

I personally would take the fake eggs away altogether, and let her do her own thing.

Chooks move 'around the clock' with their laying - and it is a minimum of 25 hours between lays ( sometimes more - like 26 or 27 hours ) - so the most one can expect is 6 eggs from 7 days. THAT is good laying.

Good luck with Flossie ... leave her to do her own thing, but keep an eye on her, in case of problems. Also, remember that a hen can lay, and another hen cover it. They seem to like that caper. Mine ( when laying ) do it often. I think it is some dominance thing - "this is mine" ... while not in fact in broody mode. !!! I just reach in under hen, and get whatever is on offer.

They couldn't give a hoot. !!

Cheers .........

 

[LuckysMum]

Fancy I hope your horse is behaving and looking like its going to heal quickly.

Our chemist gives me print out on any new drugs I take and I only go to one chemist, he knows us and knows what we are taking (on the computer). We have been going there for 17 years so he does know us well. He has on occasion rung the doctor if he thinks he needs more info.

I found this on the dept of agriculture site. It explains why we don't get sugar cane mulch in WA.
The import of sugarcane mulch, used by many home gardeners in Western Australia, will be restricted from 31 May this year, because of its potential to carry seeds that could threaten the State’s biosecurity and agriculture.
After this date, a permit will be required to import sugarcane mulch, and permits will only be issued if a system or treatment is in place to ensure its freedom from risk seeds.
We began to receive reports from the public about unusual plants germinating from sugarcane mulch in 2011,” Mr Read said.
“The most serious of these identified by the department is Mimosa pudica, a prohibited pest plant in Western Australia reported in late January this year. Since then, careful consideration had been given to dealing with the sugarcane mulch problem.”
Mimosa pudica, often known as common sensitive plant, has sharp prickles that can inhibit grazing and cause painful wounds.
It poses significant potential to become a serious weed in the north of Western Australia.
Import requirements for sugarcane mulch had to be strengthened due to the biosecurity risks posed by this pathway, and an inability to successfully screen for contaminants,” he said.
At this time only irradiation is recognised as an appropriate treatment against seed contaminants.

So it looks like it was seed contaminants that was the problem. But I agree its very dusty.

potatochip good luck with flossie I'm sure she will be fine now. Hopefully it was just a one of.

I ended up getting 12 eggs they are a mix of australorp, light Sussex and leghorn. I was hoping to get Araucana but she didn't have any eggs. Maybe next time. I will see what chicks turn out to be hens out the this lot before I get anymore. It looks like my last hatch 4 out of 6 are roos possibly even 5 not sure on that one yet. I'm only going on the size of their crops so I could be way off
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[Anniebee]

Yes Annie, he certainly did a good job of it. When we found him he was sitting and we could see the star picket had penetrated but weren't really sure how far in it was. He simply laid his head on the ground and waited for us to cut him out. Rather strange how calm he was, while I was in a flat panic . The vet said that he had been a very lucky boy and no doubt his lack of ' thrashing around ' worked in his favor. Fingers crossed that we can keep infection at bay and that the wires wrapped around his fetlock didn't cut the circulation off for too long. Only time will tell.

Fancy .... I have always believed in the instinctive wisdom and sense of survival, of our four legged darlings. Going to the Vet ( about a zillion times ) has proved that. The meanest, naughtiest, wildest of animal, will calm down when they instinctively know they are going to be helped. Also, the Vet Surgery is a 'neutral zone' so they are never quite so sure of themselves ( which helps ). I have never seen a punch up in a Vet surgery - between same kind or different kind animals. Guess it happens occasionally, but the animals just seem to instinctively 'know' they are in a safe place.

Your big boy, also just 'knew' to keep still, and that was most fortunate. He didn't even pick up on human panic.

Sad story. A good racehorse - mare, was put out to stud and to a stallion, and was with foal. A massive electrical storm erupted ( where were the people who were supposed to be caring for these agisting horses ????? ) .... and it was considered that she panicked badly, fell and broke her back. Had to be put to sleep - along with her foal. A shameful waste of a beautiful girl, part owned by a family member. I would never agist horses especially, without being on-site, myself. There are some horrid practices in the racing industry - but will not go any further with that comment.

Sure hope "The Apster" is doing well, is behaving himself, continues chowing into his tucker, and that the anti-biotic he is having, does its' job well.

Cheers .....

 

[User395221]

but very occasionally it does happen.

I'm fairly sure it was her. I think only she and Grace are laying (yet?) and she was in there, and her twitchy bottom end looked like something was happening, and all the others were out in the run (and Grace's eggs are bigger, not teeny weeny like hers). Somebody else would have had to be quick in and out for it not to have been Flossie. I don't usually notice who is doing what, I just open up to look for eggs and take any that appear, but she was in there and making those noises. I hope she's ok and not got any issues. Later on I picked her up and took her to the run myself and she immediately ran over to the feeder and started eating, so she didn't seem sick or anything like that. I did take the fake eggs out in case she was trying to hatch them. I thought it was a fake egg she was on this afternoon, but it was a proper egg.

 

[satay]

I had a not so good start to yesterday morning went out to feed the various pens and as i get to the pen which has the pekins and the turkeys i realize I can't see miss frizz, my frizzle pekin. I go in and find he submerged in the turkey water. I have a big container in there for the turkeys and lots of small ones for the pekins. The only part of her above the water is her right side of her face. So i get her out thinking she has drowned and place her on the ground for a few seconds. Then her just notice a flicker of her eye. OMg she is still alive. I wrap her in my shirt and race back to the house. She feels like she has been a freezer she is that cold. I try to find my blow dryer but can't find it anywhere. So i put her on the bathroom sink with the heat lamps on full bore. I suspect she will be gone soon so i shut the door and go back out to finish feeding everyone else. Once finished I go in expecting that she will have passed and i see a slight movement from her head. Omg she is still going. I don't want to leave her in the bathroom all day so i race out and set up the brooder. I let it warm for 30 mins and take her out and lay her in there.I put lots of towels and stuff in the brooder to keep her comfortable still thinking she is not going to last long. An hour later i go and see and she is sitting up.. Still not looking good but sitting. Maybe she has a slim chance? by yesterday afternoon she is looking a little more alert but i would still say not good. By the time i went to bed last night she was standing but still not looking quite with it. I haven't checked her this morning yet as she is locked in the covered area with Thor but fingers crossed my little fighter may just make it. Her and the turkeys have shared that pen for 8 years and never had a problem with the waterers so I am guessing something frightened her and that is how she ended up in there. I'll update once i check in a bit. Forgot to add not sure how cold it got overnight but when i raced into the house with her it was 11c outside.

 

[satay]

Just went out and checked and she is looking brighter this morning. Yay so proud of my little friz she is such a fighter.