I must say, when I bought a laying Araucana earlier in the year I wasn't expecting her to lay all through winter. This bird is a machine. Some of them have been 45 grams which for a bantam is not bad going
It's snowing. The old goats aren't doing very well unfortunately.
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Howdy folksSadly, not so good news seems to be significantly outweighing the good news in this thread of late.
this turns around soon! Coram, appps and Fizzybelle best wishes for getting your issues sorted soon. SilkieChickStar I am sorry to read of your loss
Congrats on the bubs satay! Just to follow the current trend, we have also had an interesting few days. On Sunday, Dusty, Crystal and Blondie were having a competition to see who could out-whinge the other. Dusty would whinge and Crystal and Blondie would echo .. I had a feeling that one of them was going to lay an egg soon. Blondie was doing a lot of scratching in the nest box and even on free range, Crystal kept running back to the coop, checking out the nest boxes and then off free ranging again. Monday morning the whinging continued and the drought was broken! After 95 egg free days at Bambrook Bantams, this was in the nest box:
Easy to see that it is one of Dusty’s, she has always laid pointy eggs. That, however, is when the drama started. At afternoon free range, Crystal seemed out of sorts and straining a little. On closer inspection, she had remnants of a soft shell and yolk protruding from her vent. However, this was 04:30PM and as I do not have a hair dryer or anywhere safe to keep her inside while she dries, way too late and cold to be giving her a bath. So, I cleaned her up as well as I could, let her roost with the flock overnight and planned out treatment, including a warm bath, for today. However, the good news, today she is fine .. no signs of any remnants, eating and pooping normally, no straining and bright as a button. I have everything crossed that this was due to her returning to laying after a long break but will be keeping a very close eye on her; especially over the next few hours, egg yolk peritonitis is always a concern and I have the antibiotics at the ready. It is freaky that after all this time egg free, Dusty and Crystal return to laying on the same day. Do not break out the straight jacket for me, but the change in attitude and atmosphere leading up to the event was palpable .. I swear they knew what was going on and all were excited/on edge to the point that after months of no egg song, they were all in the coop singing the egg song, BEFORE that drought breaking egg arrived
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It's snowing. The old goats aren't doing very well unfortunately.
I must say, when I bought a laying Araucana earlier in the year I wasn't expecting her to lay all through winter. This bird is a machine. Some of them have been 45 grams which for a bantam is not bad going
Great news. Well done Esme. I've been adding calcivet to my little hen with prolapse vents water. http://vetafarm.com.au/product/calcivet/ But don't give dairy or calcium high products while administering the oxymav as the calcium effects the absorption of the antibiotic.Hooray! Check it out, Esme just laid a normal egg! Shells still a little thin, but nothing more calcium can't fix. On antibiotics as suggested in case of infection with the lash egg, but things look good for my girl.
That's great newsHooray! Check it out, Esme just laid a normal egg! Shells still a little thin, but nothing more calcium can't fix. On antibiotics as suggested in case of infection with the lash egg, but things look good for my girl.
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Hooray! That's great for you and her!Hooray! Check it out, Esme just laid a normal egg! Shells still a little thin, but nothing more calcium can't fix. On antibiotics as suggested in case of infection with the lash egg, but things look good for my girl.
