BYC Café

[pennyJo1960]

If that is the worst you have to deal with Wooohoo ... I am always astounded I
have not had problems knock of wood cross my fingers daily

 

[ronott1]

Yes her crop was very large so I suspected we had an issue. I had cleaned her bum a few days before with a note to keep an eye on her. Two days later, not so much poop but a very red bum and enlarged crop so I set up quarantine and started researching. I'm following the regiment I found here and she is already looking much better. The crop was down the next morning and poop is looking healthy. She is drinking, eating and even laid her egg yesterday. Bum is no longer red and irritated. We had a cold front come through (went from 90 to 39) so if her bum is still looking better I may opt for an epsom salt compress instead of a soak. I'd rather not have her soaking wet. Darcy is my bossy girl and very dramatic. She is not happy with her temporary lodgings, but from the looks of things the other girls are enjoying some peace and quiet. She makes a big fuss when she lays her egg and you can almost see all the other girls rolling their eyes at her and she can be very selfish with the favorite nest and treats. I've increased the vinegar a bit in the main waterer and they are all enjoying some yogurt in the morning just in case.

Hopefully the cause of the crop issue is gone. Moldy feed can cause issues and sometimes if they are eating fermented feed a batch can go slightly off.

Or she may have eaten a bit of too long of grass or etc.

It sounds like she is recovering well!

 

[sourland]

Good afternoon Cafe. We haven't had a beagle club meeting since Nov. so today was a great day to catch up on my treasurer's reports - goodness only knows when our next meeting will take place. I needed a cup of coffee so brewed a fresh pot - have at it in good health/spirit.

 

[Shadrach]

I released the roo I had confined for a couple of months, and they seem to have reached a new accommodation. They scrap sometimes but also can be in proximity without one threatening or chasing the other. I think it is helping that at least one pullet has developed a liking for erstwhile No.2, so he has some female company most of the time, and just occasionally the majority of the flock are with him rather than Sven... I don't understand that at all... unless it is because S is moulting, and maybe his fertility is down because of it, while the hens are thinking about this season's brood...?

Yes, having at least one pullet or hen that is prepared to mate with and follow a junior rooster certainly makes a difference here. It also gives my boots a rest.

 

[N F C]

Good afternoon Cafe. We haven't had a beagle club meeting since Nov. so today was a great day to catch up on my treasurer's reports - goodness only knows when our next meeting will take place. I needed a cup of coffee so brewed a fresh pot - have at it in good health/spirit.

Thank you for the coffee Sour. Life seems to be on hold for a bit right now...stay well!

 

[Shadrach]

Nice of you to help others out. Some folks have been hit harder by this mess than others.

It's not that I'm particularly nice. It just seems such a waste of eggs which I have plenty of and such an injustice for those without.
I think it also makes social and economic sense in the long run for society to look after it's poor. What happens if you prevent the poor from begging and don't provide some support is they steal to survive. That costs society a lot more when detection, insurance, incarceration and the possibility of injury due to violence is taken into account.
Many of those I knew in the UK who lived on the streets had mental health problems of one sort or another. It wasn't that many were bad people or too lazy, or stupid to work. Most I knew just couldn't cope for one reason or another.
I think we as a society tend to forget it doesn't take much of a push to send people over the edge. The amount of drugs given for depression and other mental health problems are testimony to this.

 

[Shadrach]

Good morning, Cafe. Thanks for the coffee, Shad. I'm dragging today and I need a good strong cup of coffee.
I managed to move one years worth of chicken crap from 27 birds. Just so everyone can get their head around that, it's A LOT and certainly felt like it weighed over a ton. I layered it in with the old bedding from the coop. After sweeping out all the pine shavings, I replaced it with hemp bedding. They were trying to dust bath in it. But one of the reasons I bought it is because it's supposed to be much less dusty than pine shavings. And it is!
Kerrie went off her nest and back to the nest box some time yesterday morning. I went to spy on her and saw the clutch abandoned. I dashed out and put her back in the maternity ward and she climbed right back on the eggs but the eggs were cold. She could have been off anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Looks like I'll be trying my hand at candling for the first time in my life this Saturday.

What Perris wrote.
I've had hens off nest for hours and they still managed to hatch.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I love all the stories about hatching chicks. It will be a while before I can try this out. I have my 5 suburban chickens and that is it for now. We have plans to move out the the family farm in a few years and then my husband promises that I can have as many as I want. We did build three new raised beds so my little farm project, although at a snail's pace, is moving along.

Right now I'm treating Darcy, my copper, for Vent Gleet. 48 hours into the treatment and she is greatly improving and her little bum is looking much better. I've only had my girls for a year and this is the first illness we have had.

The sun is finally shining!

You should get that" as many chickens as you want" in writing!

 

[N F C]

It's not that I'm particularly nice. It just seems such a waste of eggs which I have plenty of and such an injustice for those without.
I think it also makes social and economic sense in the long run for society to look after it's poor. What happens if you prevent the poor from begging and don't provide some support is they steal to survive. That costs society a lot more when detection, insurance, incarceration and the possibility of injury due to violence is taken into account.
Many of those I knew in the UK who lived on the streets had mental health problems of one sort or another. It wasn't that many were bad people or too lazy, or stupid to work. Most I knew just couldn't cope for one reason or another.
I think we as a society tend to forget it doesn't take much of a push to send people over the edge. The amount of drugs given for depression and other mental health problems are testimony to this.

I wasn't accusing you of being particularly nice, I just thought the gesture was, no matter the reason.

 

[arkiechick lady]

Hit the ground running this morning with a tall yeti of coffee. Missed the pours. Have 2 lavender Orpington hens due to hatch any time now-each has a goose egg That’s going to be an interesting exchange. Another lavender called Bertie the B who likes to brood in 2 nest at the same time. Serious issues there. An incubator with 5 geese eggs pipping a day early and finally discovered where the Muscovy’s are laying. In the round hay bale. NOT SAFE!
Blessed be the articles I’ve discovered on here on how to move them. Caught up with an afternoon cup’o coffee.
Hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday.