California - Northern

[sewandgrow]

Also by the way, I lost my only Easter Egger today. As I wen to feed and water them this morning I noticed she was acting very sluggish and her eyes were like death. She was alive but barely. She was sitting there as if she were broody, but in a very awkward place and so I wen to move her and a hole as big as a toilet paper roll opening was right at her hind end. I could see her insides and at that point she had lost too much blood to save. I laid her to rest finally at about 10 AM in a comfortable place. I can't imagine what got in their run last night. The only thing I can think that'd fit would be wither a snake or small rodent. Anyways in peace she is now. Just shocked. She was my favorite hen.

So sorry..........I don't usually make pets of my chickens but there are a couple that have a place in my heart & I will miss when they pass. It is terrible to have them go in such a tragic way though.

go figure. we are getting heavy snow. not sticking here. just up the road it is . i thought winter was over

Me too......My husband cancelled his irrigation today. We have about 1/2 inch of rain so far.

 

[KristyAnn]

Put there feeder in something with a lip thwt can hop into.. I bet 50% of that is spillage! Bad seremas and your crazy feet.
Wb! Beautiful boy sorry you lost him.
Hugs. I can hatch out some of my project eggs for you you just have to let me inseminate some eggs from any blue egg laying silkies you get. Should give you a few blue egg layers that are broody little things too.
Those are random. Only worry if you get a lot of them.

My missing hen I did not say anything about because it was depressing returned!! We are covering all the screen on the porch with the weatheting paneling tonight . Those seremas are sneaky if you dont.
Huzzah googly eye!!

Aww. I'm up for that.

 

[KristyAnn]

So sorry..........I don't usually make pets of my chickens but there are a couple that have a place in my heart & I will miss when they pass. It is terrible to have them go in such a tragic way though.

Me too......My husband cancelled his irrigation today. We have about 1/2 inch of rain so far.

It was a replacement from a pair my daughters wanted as we went to buy feed for our egg layers. She just grew on me also was the bottom of the pecking order.

 

[Audio51]

Also by the way, I lost my only Easter Egger today. As I wen to feed and water them this morning I noticed she was acting very sluggish and her eyes were like death. She was alive but barely. She was sitting there as if she were broody, but in a very awkward place and so I wen to move her and a hole as big as a toilet paper roll opening was right at her hind end. I could see her insides and at that point she had lost too much blood to save. I laid her to rest finally at about 10 AM in a comfortable place. I can't imagine what got in their run last night. The only thing I can think that'd fit would be wither a snake or small rodent. Anyways in peace she is now. Just shocked. She was my favorite hen.

So sorry you lost her.

Poor thing. I have heard that skunks will reach up and rip out the whole reproductive tract to get at eggs.

I found a weird egg today. It has lots of grooves in it. I thought it was cracked at first, but it has grooved lines in the egg. What would cause that?

Those are random. Only worry if you get a lot of them.

My missing hen I did not say anything about because it was depressing returned!! We are covering all the screen on the porch with the weatheting paneling tonight . Those seremas are sneaky if you dont.
Huzzah googly eye!!

What a nice surprise to get her back! How long was she gone?

go figure. we are getting heavy snow. not sticking here. just up the road it is . i thought winter was over

Wiat until next week....it is supposed to be in the 90s in Chico. Probably a few degrees cooler up here on the ridge..

 

[Kaylish]

oh my goodness she is so precious and beautiful! the chick is cute too

Thank you!

go figure. we are getting heavy snow. not sticking here. just up the road it is . i thought winter was over

No Kidding! we got some crazy hail in Chico

Also by the way, I lost my only Easter Egger today. As I wen to feed and water them this morning I noticed she was acting very sluggish and her eyes were like death. She was alive but barely. She was sitting there as if she were broody, but in a very awkward place and so I wen to move her and a hole as big as a toilet paper roll opening was right at her hind end. I could see her insides and at that point she had lost too much blood to save. I laid her to rest finally at about 10 AM in a comfortable place. I can't imagine what got in their run last night. The only thing I can think that'd fit would be wither a snake or small rodent. Anyways in peace she is now. Just shocked. She was my favorite hen.

So sorry.

 

[Audio51]

go figure. we are getting heavy snow. not sticking here. just up the road it is . i thought winter was over

No Kidding! we got some crazy hail in Chico


Yeah...I was down there for a Dr appt this morning and was just leaving Applebee's after lunch when that happened. It was so heavy I could barely see and the storm drains could not keep up with it. There were puddles halfway across the right hand lane of Forest Ave. It was kinda scary!!!

 

[chiqita]

[quote Audio51" url="/t/25/california-northern/47640#post_13359721"]So sorry you lost her.   Poor thing.  I have heard that skunks will reach up and rip out the whole reproductive tract to get at eggs. 


What a nice surprise to get her back!  How long was she gone? 
Wiat until next week....it is supposed to be in the 90s in Chico.  Probably a few degrees cooler up here on the ridge..
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She dissapeared yesterday while I was on site. She was down behind 2 fences trying to get back. I don't know that she could have gotten Down there I still think she might have been grabbed by a juvie hawk and escaped. She clearly did not sleep well last night as she ate a ton and drank a ton and is now napping. She seemed ok I think if she had internal bleeding from being dropped she would have passed by now. But im still watching her. We loves us some googly eye!

 

[KristyAnn]

So sorry you lost her.   Poor thing.  I have heard that skunks will reach up and rip out the whole reproductive tract to get at eggs. 


What a nice surprise to get her back!  How long was she gone? 
Wiat until next week....it is supposed to be in the 90s in Chico.  Probably a few degrees cooler up here on the ridge..

How odd you bring that up. There were no eggs within her, but thing is; hardly and room to slither in there to eat at her in such a way.

 

[caychris]

Here are my Dels 8 weeks

Verna

Penny (Pete)



Clara

Lurk


Tried to get better pics but man they really are busy

 

[Audio51]

My brother-in-law had several hems killed that way. They were sitting in the nest boxes still....just like they were trying to lay. He thought they were still alive until he reached under the first one to collect eggs in the morning. He could smell skunk in the coop.