jthanks! And everyone else who has made similar commentsthey run the place now lol
Yep! We dont do halloween but apparently its huge in quensland and the northern states.
Sorry to hear that. Maybe she wasnt getting to food and water? Cant wait for the pics
Yes i lock mine up just after it hits dark. Then let them out as soon as im up and have given the kids their breakky which is normally 6-630. 7 today! :-D lol.
Well after i had said for the first week there was no pecking order initiation with miss vonte and her chicks it has started up in the last couple days. Straight back to how it was. Miss Vonte has a go at the lower 2 if theyre getting too comfortable eating hers and the chicks food. All the chicks are automatically at her position in the order. Scarlett is always top but when I feed them in the mornings Scarlett is always too busy trying to find a new laying spot with haste so she doesnt take part haha.
Well Snow definitely isnt the mum that miss vonte is.. she and the chicks stayed outside last night.. was worried as i couldnt shut them in but they survived. Obviously she has deserted the other eggs already so seems those 8 will not be joing us. Ill let her out to the big area with the others today so they can move on and hopefully spend the night INSIDE with the other chooks.
A friend has also had a lot of foaling issues and has been hand feeding and (drugging for lack of a better word - dont know what theyve been giving it) also trying to get other mares fostering. So i hope all goes well with urs @Fancychooklady.
sounds like crazy storms! Weve had mostly lovely weather. Stay safe x
Thanks. This is quite common in mares , the placenta starts to tear away and bacteria will multiply bringing on a premmy foal,or worse still,a stillborn.
Early intervention with antibiotics can help to maintain the pregnancy. We have a wonderful equine vet , so if anything can be done , we trust him completely.