BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

[AntiqueB]

An infected oil gland would be blocked. The blockage would have to be removed, similar to a pimple. Warm compresses until the plug loosens, then an antibiotic cream, if possible, or the wound spray is what I would do. Whatever she'll sit still long enough for!

 

[BDutch]

Thanks. I looked into this article about gland problems too: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-preening-uropygial-gland.77113/

 

[BDutch]

Black, Katrientje, Kraai and Ini mini.

Cleaned it. The gland was slightly red. Several feathers came loose when I cleaned it.
Ini mini was not amused. After spraying with a wound disinfection she was glad I let her go.

 

[AntiqueB]

I hope she feels better now!

 

[BDutch]

I hope she feels better now!

Hard to tell. She was reasonably active. About what I image one can expect from an 11 yo chicken.

 

[BDutch]

Pearl went to the neighbours today. Maybe to see if there were any strawberries left for her. Didn’t count on the dog, who immediately came in action to play with the funny creature from next door.
Pearl didn’t need much time to fly back to the coop.
Probably she won’t go there again for a while.

 

[BDutch]

We had 2 so called tropical days with temps around 33°C . My hens decided the nestbox was too hot. I dont blame them for not wanting to get roosted. The nestbox in the playhouse and the large nestbox in the run are much better in sunny hot weather. It seemed Black needed to lay an egg when I was cleaning the floor. She obviously thought the large nestbox was too big. Bc I caught her just after she laid an egg on the compost heap.

A few started to lay outside in the shadow on the compost heap too.

Temps are okay again. Nevertheless I had 2 eggs from the nestbox in the playhouse and 2 in the compost heap today. I wonder if I missed a few eggs bc the bluejays and magpies love chicken eggs.