Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

I'll post more in a bit but we just got back from a 220 mile round trip to the avian vet. We took Stuart and Mary Catherine.

 

[Mahonri]

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I've got to go teach my class *(every Thursday evening in Spanish)...
But I'll see if I have the energy to try and get some pics.

... and then post them after... and I've got to be up by 5:30AM both tomorrow and Saturday for work.

DW made me some baked, stuffed zucchini and I'm still feeling wonderful and sleepy.

 

[The Sheriff]

In my absence today, the balance of power shifted back to the hens. 4 eggs in the nest boxes, 9 in the goat feeder! Tomorrow I shall close and lock the door to the goat shelter, thus shifting the power back to me. I still consider myself smarter than a chicken!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Well, THEY did win this round.

Good to be confident though.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Come on, Mary! I am still waiting to hear!

 

[The Sheriff]

Good news. I spoke with a Dr. Jackie Gai who was recommended by UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She put me in touch with a Dr. Brian Speer, avian vet in Oakley, CA. He agreed to see Stuart at 2:00 p.m. We took Mary Catherine by our local vet's office before we left for the appointment to have her x-rayed too. She has twice as much hardware in her as Stuart! I called Dr. Speer's office and he agreed that we could bring them both down. We made the 215 mile round trip with both of them in the back of the Hummer. Dr. Speer was wonderful, has had his own emus for over 28 years! He reviewed the x-rays and in the end, decided that the best course of action at this point is using the Metamucil and just biding our time. He is not overly concerned about the zinc, stating it is an acute illness and they both seem fine since ingesting the screws several days ago.. He doubts the screws will cause perforation given the anatomy of the emu. He said he has seen worse in the gullet of emus before these guys. I was thrilled to find such a great resource. He happens to know our local vet as they were classmates, so as we go forward he could collaborate on their care. So we wait and see.


Mary
p.s............He did an exam on both of the genitalia and thinks they are both boys! Not 100% but most likely. Mary Catherine Gallegher left the house as Mary Catherine Gallegher and came home as M.C. Hammer!

Here are some of the highlights of a very interesting day in the life of a novice hobby farmer.

Waiting for the doctor.

Curiosity regarding the iPhone.

Still waiting.

Mary Catherine, oops M.C. is taller than the exam table. She weighed 18 pounds!

Finally exam time!

Then the consultation.

 

[kathyinmo]

Great pictures, Mary! That is really good news, too. Sounds like this guy knows his stuff. What a great resource you have there.

Well, now you are gonna have to find a girl. Those broodies are gonna need eggs some day.
That still makes me giggle..... broody boys.

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks Kathy. For the record, I did not sit on that floor!

 

[kathyinmo]

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It didn't seem to bother Michael.

Awww, heck, they probably sanitize it every night, right?

 

[Happy Chooks]

I love the last one with them eyeing the bolts.

Hilarious pictures. As I said on the phone, great news!