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

[Anniebee]

Susan Hampshire ... I so hope you are feeling better, especially as you are now home again - good to hear ... Keep well, and take care.

Teila - I hear ya ... the black bustards !! So far we don't have any troubles with them ( they hang around about the IGA supermarket down the road ) ... but the currawongs, which are supposed to disappear come summer - have remained and sit up and call their warnings of impending weather changes. The girls do NOT like them one bit, and tend to seek the shelter of their coops when they are close by. I doubt though, that currawongs would hurt them. Enjoyed the link to the 'crows' you started a while back. Perhaps you should try making friends with them - it's called reverse psychology

Fancy ... adore your lovely chicken photos. What beautiful silkies you have. Such unusual markings too ( well, to me they are !! - maybe they are normal, I dunno ).

Teila ... am suggesting that the person who wrote about Dusty falling off her perch, might well have been correct.
It would quite seriously wind a chookie, if she fell heavily on her chest / keel area. So glad that she was much better the next morning - and now. ... Fancy said it too - a reaction to stress, perhaps. Like a dog who is not hot - in winter, will pant when stressed out by e.g. thunderstorms. They pant like crazy, and their respiration goes through the roof. Can you lower the perches a bit, so that if a hen falls off, they don't have so far to fall, to injure themselves, or to have any great shock reaction ? Minimise the impact ?

LuckysMum .... re friend telling of worm in the neck. Not quite the same story, but Mindy Araucana ( during early January when grasses were seeding ) got a heap of seeded grass in her beak which she tried desperately to swallow, particularly as I was trying to catch her to get rid of it for her. I had horrid imaginings of a crop problem if she had swallowed it, and however many more she might've had. Managed to extract the looongest bits of grass and seeds eventually, which was a lot ! .

And then guess what I did. As it was quite impossible to mow the area - small crops of this grass - I got on hands and knees and pulled out every piece of grass I could find that had even a suggestion of long seeded areas on it. Then, feeling sorry for Mindy, I scrounged around the entire garden for clover and bits of good grass to chop up and spread for her. She was happy - I was not - had very sore knees. ( not that this has anything remotely to do with gapeworm !! ).

Satay - sad to hear about your quail hatching disasters, and one poor wee bub drowning.
Sounds like you are bit surprised at your Pekins' contributions. The photo's are gorgeous. More little ones to love ... and such a proud fluffed up Pekin Mum looking after her chicks. Lovely to see.

To any new members I have missed ---- a big hearty

& to this thread. It is a wonderful thread with such helpful, kind and nice peeps here.

Nuffin else from Upwey and my 3 chookies. No eggs either, except for Mindy who keeps on keeping on - just wish she'd take a break now and then. The bigger girls say

to all that. Might be because I spoil them rotten ???

Cheers .. ..

 

[satay]

Oh lord that's so sad satay!! Good luck with the brooder!

Thanks. I stole 2 of the pekin babies and they are now in the brooder with the baby quail which seems to be keeping it happy.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Sorry to hear about your quail Satay. I've lost a few over the years to drowning.
I have so many Broodies that I'm running out of pens and coops to house the chicks.

There is some serious ' stink eye ' going about here.

 

[Teila]

Good morning folks

satay aaaaw, I am so very sorry to hear about your baby quail

but pleased that the remaining little one is happy with his chicky friends.

Anniebee the only thing I dream of making with the Crows is Crow Stew! Lol

We have two roosts in the coop, one low and one high; everyone sleeps on the high one which is only 35cms above the coop floor. I am wondering what others have and if this is considered high? I wouldn't have thought so?

Fancy that picture of your three broodies in a row is beautiful! I think you should consider entering that one in next year’s BYC calendar comp.

I have been doing some research in an attempt to tick off some of the bigger boxes which are concerning me regarding the move and happy to report that I have found a pet transport who will pick up the cats and chickens from here, take them to the airport and not only greet them at Townsville Airport but also deliver them to Forrest Beach [1.5 hours up the road] and all for a fee which I thought was pretty reasonable and definitely doable. Jetpets! They organise everything including the flight. Also, they have transported pet chickens before. The crates for the cats are just hired but as they have to be modified, we get to keep the chicken crates [included in the price]. Two chickens in one crate and three in the other. So, those little fat chickens that I joke fly like bricks will be flying over 1,000kms! lol Also, they will have the pet bay on the plane to themselves with no room for anyone else's pets. They appear to be a well liked and trusted service provider and if the phone call and subsequent quote delivery are anything to go by, someone I feel comfortable dealing with. There was a moment of concern when the quote stated "All pets must be microchipped" and I sent off a quick reply enquiring if that included the chickens and was relieved to find out it did not [cats are already chipped]. Can't see the chickens being impressed by a visit to the Vet and insertion of a microchip; the trip itself is probably going to be enough fun for them

Plus a quick phone call to the Department of Agriculture to confirm that there was no issue moving them, which I did not think there would be, being that it is the same state .. so that box is now ticked! One box at a time

Hubby’s pre-employment medical sounds like it went OK and as the Doc mentioned “you are doing a desk job, right?” .. so now we wait and hope for a phone call early next week

 

[jessbonnitcha]

Yesterday morning 1 of my welsummer hens was looking a little down, she had been a little wobbly the day before but i just thought it was from the heat, so i had a look at her and found a small paralysis tick about 4mm big. I put her in a separate cage with food and water but then found she couldn't see!! I've managed to get her drinking a little with a cup under her beak but she hasn't been able to eat for the last 2 days. Also keeps closing her eyes.
Is there anything i can give her? (Medicine & food wise)

On a lighter note, i came first in the Light Sussex bantam hen & rooster for nowra show! Against 3 other roos and 7 other hens

 

[sjturner79]

Good morning folks 

satay aaaaw, I am so very sorry to hear about your baby quail  but pleased that the remaining little one is happy with his chicky friends.

Anniebee the only thing I dream of making with the Crows is Crow Stew! Lol

We have two roosts in the coop, one low and one high; everyone sleeps on the high one which is only 35cms above the coop floor.  I am wondering what others have and if this is considered high? I wouldn't have thought so?

Fancy that picture of your three broodies in a row is beautiful!  I think you should consider entering that one in next year’s BYC calendar comp.

I have been doing some research in an attempt to tick off some of the bigger boxes which are concerning me regarding the move and happy to report that I have found a pet transport who will pick up the cats and chickens from here, take them to the airport and not only greet them at Townsville Airport but also deliver them to Forrest Beach [1.5 hours up the road] and all for a fee which I thought was pretty reasonable and definitely doable.  Jetpets! They organise everything including the flight.  Also, they have transported pet chickens before.  The crates for the cats are just hired but as they have to be modified, we get to keep the chicken crates [included in the price].  Two chickens in one crate and three in the other.  So, those little fat chickens that I joke fly like bricks will be flying over 1,000kms! lol   Also, they will have the pet bay on the plane to themselves with no room for anyone else's pets.  They appear to be a well liked and trusted service provider and if the phone call and subsequent quote delivery are anything to go by, someone I feel comfortable dealing with.   There was a moment of concern when the quote stated "All pets must be microchipped" and I sent off a quick reply enquiring if that included the chickens and was relieved to find out it did not [cats are already chipped]. Can't see the chickens being impressed by a visit to the Vet and insertion of a microchip; the trip itself is probably going to be enough fun for them  Plus a quick phone call to the Department of Agriculture to confirm that there was no issue moving them, which I did not think there would be, being that it is the same state .. so that box is now ticked!  One box at a time 

Hubby’s pre-employment medical sounds like it went OK and as the Doc mentioned “you are doing a desk job, right?” .. so now we wait and hope for a phone call early next week 

35cms is definitely not a high perch. My low perch is 90cm and the high perch that most of the Chooks sleep on is 1.8 m

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yesterday morning 1 of my welsummer hens was looking a little down, she had been a little wobbly the day before but i just thought it was from the heat, so i had a look at her and found a small paralysis tick about 4mm big. I put her in a separate cage with food and water but then found she couldn't see!! I've managed to get her drinking a little with a cup under her beak but she hasn't been able to eat for the last 2 days. Also keeps closing her eyes.
Is there anything i can give her? (Medicine & food wise)

On a lighter note, i came first in the Light Sussex bantam hen & rooster for nowra show! Against 3 other roos and 7 other hens

I've not had to deal with ticks on chickens so far, but it seems the recommendation is to give penicillin.

http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/?a=180933

 

[Anniebee]

Yesterday morning 1 of my welsummer hens was looking a little down, she had been a little wobbly the day before but i just thought it was from the heat, so i had a look at her and found a small paralysis tick about 4mm big. I put her in a separate cage with food and water but then found she couldn't see!! I've managed to get her drinking a little with a cup under her beak but she hasn't been able to eat for the last 2 days. Also keeps closing her eyes.
Is there anything i can give her? (Medicine & food wise)


On a lighter note, i came first in the Light Sussex bantam hen & rooster for nowra show! Against 3 other roos and 7 other hens

Welcome jessbonnitcha .... ( I may have said that before ?? ) to this thread.

Well done with winning a first prize with your light Sussex bantam chickens.

So sorry to hear about your welsummer. i guess you removed all of the ticks head, as well as its' body. Can't help you at all, and can't imagine why she might be closing her eyes all the time.

Hope someone else here can be of help to you.

Cheers .........

 

[Fizzybelle]

Well day one of the three day heatwave set to reach the highest temps for Brisbane all summer, seemed like the perfect time to go broody according to my beloved little Pekin Esmé. Even in this heat there is no reasoning with a broody. I locked her out of the pens today and kept watch over Annabelle who at the time was laying an egg, making sure she didn't overheat as the fan just blew hot air around really (she was fine, I hosed their hideout and dunked them in cool water). The whole time Ezzie kept pacing back and forth to get in because I was there, so I had to move in order to monitor Annabelle. Before, Ezzie had actually managed to push Annabelle out of the nest, which amazes me as well, as Annabelle is a bully and enforces the pecking order with glee. Plus from the noises she was making, she really needed to lay that egg, so it was weird she'd move. I've never had to lock Annabelle in the pen so she could have peace, usually she's the one I'm locking out. I think broodies are able to temporarily transcend boundaries and reach new levels that make them a force to be reckoned with.

Aircon for everyone tomorrow though. Not chancing it since we don't often get temps that high.

Satay, congrats on the chicks, but sorry for the loss of your little quail and poor hatch.

Teila, so glad Dusty is ok, she's quite the character, and I hope she has no more health scares.

 

[satay]

Thanks everyone. Had to go to riverlin k yesterday to shop for nephews birthday. While the air con was nice for a bit the 1 hour drive home in 45c temps with.no air conditioning was like being in a tumble dryer..

thankfully all animals made it through the first day of this round of heat wave.