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[LaFleche]

Actual weight is 1.780 grams, which is quite good.

 

[LaFleche]

Sounds like she's got sour crop.

That is what I first thought too, but now I think it might be something else like a tumor.

No smell whatsoever and no whitish plaques in her mouth.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

That is what I first thought too, but now I think it might be something else like a tumor.

Oh dear. What has you thinking it's a tumor? She's such a pretty little thing.

 

[LaFleche]

Oh dear. What has you thinking it's a tumor? She's such a pretty little thing.

There is no other hint at sour crop and I think there could be something obstructing her digestive tract and making her feel nauseous, as she sometimes complains when she would like to eat, but then turns her head away with a facial expression of nausea.

 

[Perris]

try a molasses flush then?

 

[LaFleche]

try a molasses flush then?

I am preparing some ACV water flush, it has helped in the past.

This annoying little critter has wormed her way into my heart despite all of her laborious whims, so I try to help her, as long as it makes sense.

Every now and then I inject her some Vitamin B12 i.m., as obviously she has some genetic issues with the uptake from food.

 

[pennyJo1960]

But unlike a dogs if it has a issue don't breed it

 

[sourland]

As Faverolle eggs

...and put a warning/alarm light way up on top for the snowplow's next round.

Have your pick: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Warnlampe&iax=images&ia=images

I'm afraid they would use it as a target. We had a barn red mailbox. How could they not see it ?

 

[LaFleche]

I'm afraid they would use it as a target. We had a barn red mailbox. How could they not see it ?

Have them pay for it. The next time they will be very careful not to leave a single scratch.

Some years ago, the garbage collectors liked to drive onto our rearward pasture to have a break and then turn the garbage truck around. They left a lot of garbage behind on our meadow and ran down our field gate more than once.
Ever since I complained officially, sending in photos of their destructive "deeds" and demanding compensation, they refrained from it , cash transfer for repairwork and all.

 

[Sally PB]

Will bolster them for the coming very cold weather.

How often will you do this electrolyte supplementation before the polar vortex arrives? Every day?

Related thought... Friend with chickens says he uses an infrared lizard light (whatever that is) to warm the coop in the ultra frigid temps. Does anyone use something like that? Is a low of 0 F cold enough to warrant some heat in the coop, or not? I'm confident of enough ventilation, and I don't put any water in the coop.

My cockerel has some frostbite on his long floppily doppily wattles, and maybe a bit on a point or two on his comb. The girls' combs and wattles are all fine.