Michigan

[NovaAman]

Lemon and Pepper.

 

[RaZ]

I like Ginger and Garlic.

Which made me think of Barbie and Cue.

 

[Stacykins]

Eeee! Two ducklings are outta their shells! All are pipped! Eleven eggs made it this far (one was a quitter midway though incubation). I am worried about one little peep, since the duckling pipped through a blood vessel. There is blood all over the shell. Last time that happened during a hatch, the little one didn't make it. BUT the duckling in the egg is moving and chirping when I tap on the incubator.

 

[teeville5]

Well, it was a nice day outside until the wind picked up. Talk about cold. Brrr.
Had all the chickens out and about. The bigger girls found their way over to the pig poo pile once they were able to get past the bantams who did their best to scare the big girls back into their coop. I have absolutely no interest in knowing what they found in the pile so please don't ask.

They didn't stay there long anyway.
Took advantage of the last reasonably nice day and got the big bird coop cleaned out. As a reward, I received 18 eggs in return.

Tonight I'm going to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with at least 2 of those eggs.

eta: fuzzybutt- DH was impressed with your roses and bean plant. We're getting itchy for spring planting and flowers, too.

I like Honey & Mustard

 

[Olive Hill]

Veena is back in the carrier. She will be a house chicken for the rest of the weekend. Empty crop... Drinking, but quit eating. Buttermilk, egg yolk, garlic and oat will be her food for the next few days. Along with some crumbles soften with buttermilk. Poor girl. She was all happy and running around this morning like she was normal... Got home from work, and she was under the bush. Would not sample the treats... I still smell nothing sour... Her butt is still clean, so no diareah(sp). I do not know what is wrong now. It bothers me. I am taking poop to vet office tomorrow morning. $7 fecal check.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and pursue conventional avenues of treatment. You might want to just take her with you and get it all over with to begin with. She may very well have parasites, but her symptoms aren't indicative that they're her problem. A thorough check up might save you time and money in the long run... and potentially heart break.

 

[Farmerboy16]

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Beautiful!! I love those dark eggs!

X2!! I can't wait until my marans from Wynette start laying in spring to get the very dark eggs. Taprock- I got the cards from Vistaprint.

 

[NovaAman]

The vet, he felt he needed a vacation... But I guess I understand that. I like vacations. Well anyway, that is why she is staying in the house for a few days. I am not gonna feel sorry for her and let her out no matter how well she looks. And if its a worms issue, then she will continue to stay inside for a few more days after that. I am almost tempted to give her some sav a chick...

 

[snowflake]

Nova were do you get fecal check for $7, wish I lived over by you, cost me $23, each time I bring one in, I think I need to get a microscope and learn how to do it myself ....wonder how good a scope you need, I bought one a year or so ago for grandson # 3 don't think he uses it, I could borrow it

Having a will and trust fund set up for us and special son, $$$$$$$ will be a while before I can afford any goodies,Must exercise self control.

 

[M.sue]

I like Honey & Mustard

X2......But I also like Sugar & Spice!

 

[chicken grandma]

For $7 I would try the fecal check! She may have lost weight with the blocked crop and she cannot tolerate the cold until her weight comes back up. It was cold today out there.

Tell the vet assistants she had a blocked crop - then they can look for yeast specifically.
If they can't tell anything with a fecal check - ask them to give you something to treat yeast in her crop. Even though you don't smell anything, that is a likely diagnosis after a blocked crop.
Trouble is if she has yeast long enough and gets run down enough, then the other bacteria start to come on also. I had a hen with a blocked crop which led to a yeast infection in the crop and then as she started to lose strength the opportunistic bacteria of Staph or Strep (can't remember) showed up in her crop also.
I had to give her a strong antibiotic and the antifungal for the yeast to pull her through. Double Trouble.