Michigan

[NovaAman]

Buffy Update... No eggs are coming out... BUT she did poop... Is that a good sign? Or can she still poop if she's eggbound? It looks like normal poop too... So maybe not egg problem but Like was suggested, and she hurt herself a little when she laid her first post molt egg?

 

[chicken grandma]

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The woman at the desk told me point blank that I had to bring in each chicken if the poo was positive or they would not treat and that the initial visit for each bird was $78. I love my chickens but I'm not going to mortgage the house to treat them for worms. Maybe they treat established patients better and maybe if I would have gone over the front desks woman's head they would have changed their mind. I don't know because the test was negative.

They did do the fecal check without seeing the birds. I will continue to have my chickens checked for parasites but will look for a cheaper place. $20 a check is pretty steep when I can get my dog or cat's poo checked for $4.00.

Let me know if you find a place that is cheaper. I was planning to call Cascade Animal hospital because I heard they treat birds. I can only say that when our fecal test was positive, I brought one hen in for exam and was given medicine for all of my flock.

 

[babigyrl22]

Yeay! One of my EE's laid this beautiful olive green pullet egg! I hope all her eggs are this dark and pretty.

The one to the right is my older EE's egg.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

babigyrl, congrats on the pretty EE egg! Funny story about Blanche

Nova, I am hoping your chicken will be ok

 

[M.sue]

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Congrats

They're beautiful eggs and nice sized too! After seeing all the various EE eggs pics on here I think come next spring I'm gonna get myself 1,2, maybe a few of these EE gals!!

 

[ChicwannaB]

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oh that is lovely, congrats.

 

[ChicwannaB]

Hubby and I did alot of work out in the kennel/coop this pm. It was hot out there too. Rearranged some of the hinges so doors can swing differently, HIS dogs are getting 2 of the kennel stalls now, and my dozen chickens are getting 3, I think thats fair, hahahahaha
Now I have 3 separate stalls so Im thinking of what kinda baby chicks I'll want to raise next spring.
Since I only have the one JG now, I'll have to order and incubate eggs, but I know I can raise some Chantecler's, got hens and roos of those.
And of course I can raise mutts. oh what to do, what to do, what to do????

 

[RaZ]

Bought a portable garage today at Harbour Freight. It's part of my grand scheme to convert half the garage into a winter coop.
The tent garage is up and the hay bales have been moved into the garage to make a wall that will be the chicken coop.
Still have to do a good bit of reorganizing to get things back into the garage. Right now the Harley is sitting in the driveway. THere is something wrong with THAT picture.

 

[babigyrl22]

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Thanks! Blanche is still in the nest box. I know for sure now she is broody. I let all the chickens out into the yard this evening. Kicked her out of the nest box and she went right back.

:: sigh :: Hopefully with me taking her eggs and golf balls she will get the hint.

 

[ChicwannaB]

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sounds like you're preparing for winter also.......me too. rearranging today.