Like this?Everyone looks so content and serene
And those wee ones sure are growing, I love their colour
Edit - oh, and good choice to wear glasses - don’t want a little pecker to poke your eye out!!
“Be aware of your surroundings at all times grasshopper, dangers lurking everywhere!”Very wet Monday here! My dog barely charged the chicken coopbecause he was so wet. Still working on training him to leave it. He'll get it eventually I hope.
Yesterday Liara got a grasshopper.
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I’m glad I wasn’t hungry for lobster
. It’s a long flight to Portland Maine.
“come on sis, her eyes are right behind those black things, keep trying!”
My understanding from the US is that anesthesia is tricky in chickens and that one tries to avoid it when possible. If I were in your position I would not be happy I wasn't given the opportunity to discuss this with the vet beforehand.Well, between the new phone and the chicks, you must realise they have been trying hard to make you happy. Maybe they just know you have more important things to do, than spend four hours on the phone.
@RebeccaBoyd I’m hoping to hear reassuring news from and for Grandma.
@ChicoryBlue i’m very happy to read Butters seems to be improving somewhat and that the confrontation between the spuds and the bigs is going quite well.
I have some twofer and a bunch of questions also.
Petit Blanc tries to tidbit for Alba on the other side of the netting. She seemed very surprised, like she noticed for the first time there was another white chicken. And a male!
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Annette and Pied beau
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Merle and Piou-piou
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Now here are my questions. Sorry, i’m a bit long !
First a small rant. I had a follow up with the vet for Nieva’s bumblefoot, as it wasn't healing like it should. She asked me to drop her at the clinic when we could, saying she would debride her abscess between two appointments. Then, they called back to say we should bring her in today, as it's their planned surgery day. And my partner who took her just called me to say they are putting her on full anesthesia! I’m a bit upset the vet didn't mention that from the beginning, she made it sound like it would be just what I do for her, taking the scab off and emptying the gunk, but by a professional. Does it seem normal to you that they should do a complete anesthesia for this ? I feel like it's just confort for them so she doesn't struggle. (Which unfortunately she does a lot).
My second question relates to chickens social issues. Léa’s young chickens are now three months and a half, fully integrated, though they spend 3/4 of the day on their own outside the chicken yard on our property. One of them, Laure, is having real difficulties at roost time. She is rejected not only by the adults, but also by her siblings, both cockerels and pullets. No one will let her sleep next to them, she gets pecked hard at best, and sometimes thrown off the roost. With 19 chickens in the coop there are no free roost left and the one place where she could sleep alone is already occupied by another pullet. Usually I don't intervene directly, there is no blood drawn as she always fly off the roost before getting wounded, but sometimes I actually have to move around one or two chickens so she can finally find a safe space on one of the roost. She jumps around a lot and i’m afraid she will end up hurting herself. She has no issue whatsoever during the day, she’s more shy than the others, but she hangs out with her siblings all the time. Do you think it's just a phase and I should let them ride it out? Or should I try adding yet other sleeping commodities so they have more choices ?
Laure
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And last question : entering molting and i’m really not looking forward to it if it's as bad as last year, especially for my older ladies. Do you use any supplements? Last year I fed them scrambled egg and sardine weekly but it didn't seem to help the hard molters.
Just wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
Not sure about the anesthesia - hope it works out.Well, between the new phone and the chicks, you must realise they have been trying hard to make you happy. Maybe they just know you have more important things to do, than spend four hours on the phone
@RebeccaBoyd I’m hoping to hear reassuring news from and for Grandma.
@ChicoryBlue i’m very happy to read Butters seems to be improving somewhat and that the confrontation between the spuds and the bigs is going quite well.
I have some twofer and a bunch of questions also.
Petit Blanc tries to tidbit for Alba on the other side of the netting. She seemed very surprised, like she noticed for the first time there was another white chicken
View attachment 3633863
Annette and Pied beau
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Merle and Piou-piou
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Now here are my questions. Sorry, i’m a bit long !
First a small rant. I had a follow up with the vet for Nieva’s bumblefoot, as it wasn't healing like it should. She asked me to drop her at the clinic when we could, saying she would debride her abscess between two appointments. Then, they called back to say we should bring her in today, as it's their planned surgery day. And my partner who took her just called me to say they are putting her on full anesthesia! I’m a bit upset the vet didn't mention that from the beginning, she made it sound like it would be just what I do for her, taking the scab off and emptying the gunk, but by a professional. Does it seem normal to you that they should do a complete anesthesia for this ? I feel like it's just confort for them so she doesn't struggle. (Which unfortunately she does a lot).
My second question relates to chickens social issues. Léa’s young chickens are now three months and a half, fully integrated, though they spend 3/4 of the day on their own outside the chicken yard on our property. One of them, Laure, is having real difficulties at roost time. She is rejected not only by the adults, but also by her siblings, both cockerels and pullets. No one will let her sleep next to them, she gets pecked hard at best, and sometimes thrown off the roost. With 19 chickens in the coop there are no free roost left and the one place where she could sleep alone is already occupied by another pullet. Usually I don't intervene directly, there is no blood drawn as she always fly off the roost before getting wounded, but sometimes I actually have to move around one or two chickens so she can finally find a safe space on one of the roost. She jumps around a lot and i’m afraid she will end up hurting herself. She has no issue whatsoever during the day, she’s more shy than the others, but she hangs out with her siblings all the time. Do you think it's just a phase and I should let them ride it out? Or should I try adding yet other sleeping commodities so they have more choices ?
Laure
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And last question : entering molting and i’m really not looking forward to it if it's as bad as last year, especially for my older ladies. Do you use any supplements? Last year I fed them scrambled egg and sardine weekly but it didn't seem to help the hard molters.
More space = less stress! I tell that to my hoarding friends and myself at times.
Ohhh, you have those 'growing up with the chicks' feeder/waterer. Curious as to your thoughts on them? I've seen them in TSC, but was hesitant to purchase - wondered how sturdy the legs are, and it they are really high enough when they get to adult age/size for them to not easily flick the feed out.
