Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

I'm fortunate that their feeders & heated water bowls are in a covered area built off the end of their coop but access from their run. Was able to fill feeders & waterers at least. I did find one of my older girls in very bad health. She was a failure to thrive bird to start out with. DD & SIL helped her to hatch while hubby & I were on vacation 2 years ago. She has never been a good layer & always looked off. When I was filling the large hanging feeder she came out from under the coop & went to the feeder. I heard a gurgling noise, but didn't know which one it came from. Went to get more feed to finish filling the feeder. When I got back to the feeder she was on the other side of it & her face was all swollen up including her eye. Her eye was frozen as well. I removed her from the flock & culled her. Hoping no others catch anything.

sorry to hear about your hen. Your having a hard winter. I sure feel for you

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Hope your GD is ok h20. poor thing.
Ally, I remember that. was NOT fair at all.
Hi Lisa ! Snowing here now.

Be careful, powdery snow on ice makes for seriously slippery surfaces. That's how ours is now.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Reminds me of Trump. No idea why.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

sorry to hear about your hen. Your having a hard winter. I sure feel for you

DD will probably be upset about her because she hatched her. They named her #9 because that was the number I had wrote on the egg. She's better off now. I don't have a good area to nurse birds back to health especially in frigid temps. Besides I don't like to treat birds with meds. To me if they aren't strong enough I would rather put them down. Might sound mean to some, but I've learned the hard way about medicating birds. It just keeps coming back.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Be careful, powdery snow on ice makes for seriously slippery surfaces. That's how ours is now.

I have to get out there and close that pop door. I have littles in there on heat including silkied serama

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Reminds me of Trump. No idea why.

Hahaha, the comb-over hair lol

 

[Granny Hatchet]

was it just her age or something more ?

 

[ChickenLady2014]

sorry to hear about your hen. Your having a hard winter. I sure feel for you

Thank you hun

 

[ChickenLady2014]

was it just her age or something more ?

No it was something respitory but her face & eye were very swollen & frozen. Didn't want to take a chance that she could pass it to the other hens

 

[Granny Hatchet]

they can swell after frostbite.