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Unpleasant Finding

I went inside for about 10 minutes to make myself a cuppa coffee. I knew all the girls were either in or behind the run, pretty well protected, and Lexi the dog was out there as well. When I came out, everyone was still hiding in the run, except for Roxy and Flash. I found them behind the run and Flash was standing a bit like a penguin. I can’t remember if I posted the video, but yesterday I took a video and commented that I did not like the yellow color in her face. I caught her and walked her over to the sun. I held her in my lap and warmed her up and she seem to enjoy it. Then she suddenly got nervous and ran for cover. There must’ve been a hawk or something that I did not see. So I went back inside, crushed up a calcium citrate, and put it into baby bird formula with a little bit of Nutridrench. I caught her again, brought her back out into the sun and offered her the treat. She gobbled it right up. However, as I watched her with her treat, I noticed that her left pupil is irregularly shaped. I am beyond bummed. I think most of you know that that is a sign of ocular Mareks. That combined with her yellow skin has me very concerned. I’ll try to get a photo.
 
Went out and gave all my big girls a special treat of dried mixed fruit. Squirrel is back to laying after a month and a half break. That means 11 of my 15 girls of laying age are back in business. It also means that in this week alone I've sold 2 dozen eggs, used a dozen personally and have 1 egg shy of 4 dozen put back. 2 of them are sold and leave tomorrow. It's time to go give a dozen to one of the neighbors.
 
micstrachan said:
Unpleasant Finding

I went inside for about 10 minutes to make myself a cuppa coffee. I knew all the girls were either in or behind the run, pretty well protected, and Lexi the dog was out there as well. When I came out, everyone was still hiding in the run, except for Roxy and Flash. I found them behind the run and Flash was standing a bit like a penguin. I can’t remember if I posted the video, but yesterday I took a video and commented that I did not like the yellow color in her face. I caught her and walked her over to the sun. I held her in my lap and warmed her up and she seem to enjoy it. Then she suddenly got nervous and ran for cover. There must’ve been a hawk or something that I did not see. So I went back inside, crushed up a calcium citrate, and put it into baby bird formula with a little bit of Nutridrench. I caught her again, brought her back out into the sun and offered her the treat. She gobbled it right up. However, as I watched her with her treat, I noticed that her left pupil is irregularly shaped. I am beyond bummed. I think most of you know that that is a sign of ocular Mareks. That combined with her yellow skin has me very concerned. I’ll try to get a photo.
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Beetov-Hen is still alive, so Michelle, there is still hope! ……trust!
 
RebeccaBoyd said:
Went out and gave all my big girls a special treat of dried mixed fruit. Squirrel is back to laying after a month and a half break. That means 11 of my 15 girls of laying age are back in business. It also means that in this week alone I've sold 2 dozen eggs, used a dozen personally and have 1 egg shy of 4 dozen put back. 2 of them are sold and leave tomorrow. It's time to go give a dozen to one of the neighbors.
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Fantastic!
 
ChicoryBlue said:
It's a nuanced license of permission and wildlife advocates are going to be watching the impact. Glad it's not here in the States, crows would be obliterated. The presence of crows is helpful to chickens and chicken-caretakers, I think. They patrol the skies and give warnings.
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Actually, crows aren't protected like song birds in the US. In my state (as in many others), there is open season on them for about 3/4 the year, with only a break for mating/hatching/raising young, with no annual 'bag' limit.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/2022-hunting-season-summary/download

Excerpt from Mass. Hunting Regulations, pg. 36 of 2022 updates.
CROW HUNTING 2022 HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 – April 9, 2022 July 1, 2022 – April 10, 2023 Crow hunting only on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Crow hunting season may coincide with the Youth Deer Hunt, special restrictions apply, see page 25. HUNTING HOURS Hunting hours begin 1/2 hour before sunrise and end 1/2 hour after sunset. (Except on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant or quail season, hunting hours are sunrise to sunset.) REQUIRED LICENSES AND PERMITS You must have a license to hunt crows, which you can buy through MassFishHunt, mass.gov/massfishhunt. No permits are required.
Full pamphlet here:
https://www.mass.gov/doc/2022-massachusetts-fishing-and-hunting-guide/download
 

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