BYC Café

[Perris]

evening all
thanks for the tea Shad; just the ticket now. Glad to hear you got your gnashers sorted.
How about the fungus on one of your coops you mentioned a couple of weeks back? Was it a simple removal or something more embedded in the fabric?

It's been wet and cold here (relatively speaking; everything from drizzle to hail to thunder on and off, and about 10 C/50 F) and apparently it's gonna carry on like this for the next 5 days +... Yuk! The poor chickens are having to endure more darkness than daylight anyway at this time of year, and they're all miserable because they're molting; it would be nice for them if it was at least dry while it's light!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I do have lights in all three coops no one lays at molt and 50 % are molting hard
lucky to have 6 in a day
Hot chocolate here this time just also have hot spiced cider

 

[aart]

The poor chickens are having to endure more darkness than daylight anyway at this time of year, and they're all miserable because they're molting

Same here.
So.Much.Darkness. :|
Anyone else finding their birds are not eating much while molting?

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Same here.
So.Much.Darkness. :|
Anyone else finding their birds are not eating much while molting?

I am. Also, a few of my molters have lost condition, looking pretty thin

 

[CapricornFarm]

I found a skinny hen today, she just looked off. So I put her in a hutch by herself with game bird feed. Going to start feeding her eggs. Put dewormer in her water, just in case.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I actually put my flock on Grower just now I have like 6 molting one is Red my rooster

 

[DobieLover]

I've got to deworm my molting flock. I saw two round worms in one poop three mornings ago and one in a different pile two mornings ago. It takes too long to worm them on a work night so tonight is the night.
Mine still seem to be eating well though.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.
Another day and chilly wet weather. High expected to be 45F and freezing over night.
Last day of work and last weekend of working at home before I need to work at dad's in earnest.

 

[aart]

I am. Also, a few of my molters have lost condition, looking pretty thin

The molters look pretty sad, and smaller, with half their feathers gone

 

[cheepteach]

the chickens are not happy about it either! grumpy and sad