BYC Café

[Sally PB]

Two or three of my girls come investigate my boots for snow when I go in the run.

 

[aart]

My chickens eat snow.

They certainly do!
I've seen mine line up along a snowbank in the run and nosh away.....and also seen the resultant beak marks in said bank and the very mild frostbite on many waddles.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee. How is Fabio this morning?

 

[RoyalChick]

They certainly do!
I've seen mine line up along a snowbank in the run and nosh away.....and also seen the resultant beak marks in said bank and the very mild frostbite on many waddles.

I wasn't laughing at the frostbite. Mine really don't want to get their feet in the snow but they will stretch their necks as far as they can to chomp on it. Now I always bring some in for them when I can.

 

[aart]

I wasn't laughing at the frostbite. Mine really don't want to get their feet in the snow but they will stretch their necks as far as they can to chomp on it. Now I always bring some in for them when I can.

No worries, the mild FB is nothing concerning.
Mine walk on snow all the time, tho nothing deeper than maybe 1/8", but I keep a good part of the run shoveled.
Looks like I'll be doing that tomorrow morning.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Good morning and thanks for the hot coffee! Cold again (minus something last night) but not much snow fell up here, just over an inch. DS$ has a snow day in NE, lol!

DL, in a pinch, you can use those glove or chest heat packs, to keep a small amount of water open for a time....

My DAF gave me a huge cabbage that they bought by mistake so I think that I will make a small bit of kraut for grins and my sourdough starter has finally arose from being cryoed at the last minute in June.
It is a good day to bake!
Hugs, Penny

 

[SkyAJK]

I'm worried about Fabio.
He is nearly always last off the roost in the mornings. I attributed that to old age and his size. So I would put him on the floor if I got to him before he jumped down.
This morning, he was already down when I went in to get him. I immediately noticed his comb was dark. It wasn't cold enough to bite him. But he otherwise seemed okay.
When I got home from work and went out to clean the boards many flock members had wandered back in and there was a scuffle under the board I was at. It was Cole making a move on Fabio. I immediately smashed Cole to the ground and scooped him up while Fabio dashed into the maternity ward... and didn't come back out. Anne was in with him just standing there looking at him. He was breathing hard and I heard him sneeze.
I locked him in and got a dose of Tylan for him and treated him assuming is bad comb color is due to lack of oxygen from a respiratory issue. He had nothing in his crop when took him out to dose him. He is currently locked in the ward with a ball of snow and a little dish of fermented broiler mash with a Tbsp of birdseed/mealworms over it. I can hear him crowing.
I think I'll just run a course of Tylan through him for 5-7 days and see how he does. He and Cole will have to take turns in the Ward as I don't want them together until Fabio is feeling better.

I hope Fabio gets better with the treatment.
I read your post a few times as I was imagining Fabio dashed to the maternity ward and Anne was with him also. Cole has a score to settle with Fabio was my imagination.

Could we have a photo of the trio?
Is Anne lock in the maternity ward to Fabio? He has a friend with him for emotional support.

I have this imagination of Anne is gentle&lovely, Fabio has...long hair and Cole is rough.

 

[SkyAJK]

Good Morning All,
I am having tea now, it is being my 2nd cup of drink this morning
The sky is cloudy, light rain and I am feeling really .....really in need of sunshine..........

 

[sourland]

I needed a 'warm me up/boost' so brewed an afternoon pot of coffee. Help me.

 

[DobieLover]

I hope Fabio gets better with the treatment.

I am extremely pleased to report he is very much improved compared to the way he was when I left for work this morning.

Cole has a score to settle with Fabio was my imagination.

No. Cole is just trying to take the flock. That's normal cockerel behavior. He saw Fabio's weakness and took the opportunity to attack. It's as simple as that.

Could we have a photo of the trio?

Anne walked out less than a minute after she went in there with him. There is no trio to take a picture of.

Is Anne lock in the maternity ward to Fabio?

No. I am squirting the meds into his food so no one can be in there with him. But he seems to be perfectly fine. It's cold and the flock tends to hang out in the coop this time of the year and he seems very unstressed right now. They're right on the other side of a hardware cloth wall where he can see them.

I have this imagination of Anne is gentle&lovely,

You have a lively imagination. Anne is a complete bitch. Fabio has never bred her. She's never been fertile. I don't think he likes her much.