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[scandiafowl]

My Rosie is a shredder. It's impossible to keep a toy around for too long. My daughter has learned the hard way not to leave her stuffed animals on the floor.

Is that a hound trait? Or just an annoying one?

 

[scandiafowl]

Goldie update, on yesterday, Day 12:
Yesterday she ate mealworms happily.  Some scattered grains in the dry grass lining her coop.  A little apple. 

Researched and found on byc a bunch of hens savaged by dogs with similiarly horrific injuries.  And guess what?  Many won't eat anything for a couple of weeks but: watermelon or apple, grass or kale, and mealworms.  Isn't that interesting?  And then they gradually start eating other stuff, often around day 15-20.

Who knew?  And also, it appears dog attacks are about the number 1 predator by far, which makes sense because the number of dogs near chickens has to exceed any other predator.

So, I spent hours on amazon trying to find the right worm purveyor and ordered 1,000 more meal worms.  could not find the link on this thread to the worms...I think I will go to the grocery store and get a melon, wouldn't you think melon would work just as well as watermelon, except for not being red?  I'm thinking no watermelon in the stores this time of year.

Goldie clucks to the other chickens, is leery of the boss hens (being an ee, she is fairly low on the totem pole), and while moving stiffly doesn't show signs of bad pain, that is she isn't panting, and her eyes aren't dilated.  I am sure she doesn't feel good.  She does flap her wings, stretch, and grooms a lot (molting).

So I am a little relieved, and optimistic.  Somewhere around xmas, she should be able to leave her kennel and really rejoin the flock.  I will have to bring her in for a good round of bluekote to protect some wounds but most are under her wings.  And I believe with colder weather coming, I'll hit the thrift store for a baby shirt to put on to help with a little warmth because of all the bald spots.  we'll see.

Thank you for the good news. At this point we need one hen to make it!

 

[Coffee 1st]

Alas, my leghorn didn't make it I put her in the corner of the coop this morning so she would be out of the way but be able to get some room to move when everyone went outside. She kind of huddled down and watched the flock. When I got home tonight it looks like she never even moved. Just tucked her head over passed away maybe she just needed to see the flock one last time. Breaks my heart but at least she isn't hurting any more.

So sorry to here about your girl, seems like so many of us has dealt with the loss of birds lately. This is my 1st year with chickens and maybe this is the hard part of thinning the flock for all the happiness and joy that spring offers with the new fluffy chicks. I'm glad your girl got to spend her final moments with her friends. You did good with her.

 

[scandiafowl]

@lalaland

So which mealworms did you decide on?
I recently learned about some coming from China.


Good news! Bea, the broody banty was roosting with her gal pals this morning.

 

[KlopKlop]

My Rosie is a shredder. It's impossible to keep a toy around for too long. My daughter has learned the hard way not to leave her stuffed animals on the floor.

Is that a hound trait? Or just an annoying one?

Definitely a hound trait! She lives to pull the stuffing out of things. She stands on it with her front paws and tears with her teeth, right?

 

[KlopKlop]

Definitely a hound trait! She lives to pull the stuffing out of things. She stands on it with her front paws and tears with her teeth, right?

'She' referring to our Black and Tan coonhound

 

[scandiafowl]

This is a Rosie in her natural habitat. We had her DNA tested, Shiba Inu, Staffordshire and Doberman. Who know what else snuck in there.

 

[Cluckies]

cluckies, was it you that gave me the link to the mealworms? I can't find it! and there are so many on amazon

I ordered them from here: meal worms on amazon it says by garden at home, but also sold by rainbow meal worms so I think they are the same thing... Good stuff, all of them were alive.

Sorry lala, It was weird, I couldn't get on last night here, I saw you question on my phone, but the computer got an error to get her, and I needed the computer to get the link. I'm glad you found some to order!

 

[scandiafowl]

I ordered them from here: meal worms on amazon it says by garden at home, but also sold by rainbow meal worms so I think they are the same thing... Good stuff, all of them were alive.

Sorry lala, It was weird, I couldn't get on last night here, I saw you question on my phone, but the computer got an error to get her, and I needed the computer to get the link. I'm glad you found some to order!  

Oh, these are live worms. I bought dried ones at TS.

 

[Cluckies]

Goldie update, on yesterday, Day 12:
Yesterday she ate mealworms happily.  Some scattered grains in the dry grass lining her coop.  A little apple. 

Researched and found on byc a bunch of hens savaged by dogs with similiarly horrific injuries.  And guess what?  Many won't eat anything for a couple of weeks but: watermelon or apple, grass or kale, and mealworms.  Isn't that interesting?  And then they gradually start eating other stuff, often around day 15-20

I would also try mashed up canned sweet-potato, my sick girls loved that stuff. Almost as much as live meal worms!