MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

They're graceful at present because the marauders are not allowed outdoors just yet. It'll be a different story once Joyce has approval to resume normal chicken lifestyle!

That is true. I think of them as pirates sailing through calm seas. A few exchanges of cannon fire with the natives and then on their way again.

Here is my little pirate.

 

[MaryJanet]

That is true. I think of them as pirates sailing through calm seas. A few exchanges of cannon fire with the native and then on our way again.

Here is my little pirate.

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The parrot makes it extra hilarious

 

[BY Bob]

The parrot makes it extra hilarious

I thought so.

 

[ManueB]

That is true. I think of them as pirates sailing through calm seas. A few exchanges of cannon fire with the natives and then on their way again.

Here is my little pirate.

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Wonderfully done, and it suits her so well !

The clinic we have taken Caramel and Piou-piou to has a business model I don't really like, but they do good work. The owner is a renowned vet who keeps getting new training and specializations. He has a co-owner, a few specialized associates who come a few days a weeks, and then a team of young vets who work there one or two years before moving on to get the training and the experience. They probably have long hours and low wages.
It's organized like a big venture with online reservations, a lot of communication and social media, and they have all the latest equipment, but they manage to stay human and attentive at the same times. The vet techs who handle the standard and the reception have worked there forever, and they are wonderful both with animals and people.
They pride themselves on staying independent even though they have grown very big. Through their social media they show how the money is invested : two years ago they became a ressource center for palliative and pain management in animals, last year they opened a wild life rehab center after getting the training, and this year they are looking to acquire land to have a pond for aquatic wild life rehab.

I would definitely prefer to have someone you can really trust like Dr Mark or Shadrach's Gloria. But I do feel safe if we have to take our animals there, and if you need an emergency visit, they often go out of their way to make it possible.

Also, one of the thing I noticed through their customer reviews and really appreciated was that the owner had quarantined himself inside the clinic during our first two months very strict COVID lockdown.

 

[MaryJanet]

Wonderfully done, and it suits her so well !

The clinic we have taken Caramel and Piou-piou to has a business model I don't really like, but they do good work. The owner is a renowned vet who keeps getting new training and specializations. He has a co-owner, a few specialized associates who come a few days a weeks, and then a team of young vets who work there one or two years before moving on to get the training and the experience. They probably have long hours and low wages.
It's organized like a big venture with online reservations, a lot of communication and social media, and they have all the latest equipment, but they manage to stay human and attentive at the same times. The vet techs who handle the standard and the reception have worked there forever, and they are wonderful both with animals and people.
They pride themselves on staying independent even though they have grown very big. Through their social media they show how the money is invested : two years ago they became a ressource center for palliative and pain management in animals, last year they opened a wild life rehab center after getting the training, and this year they are looking to acquire land to have a pond for aquatic wild life rehab.

I would definitely prefer to have someone you can really trust like Dr Mark or Shadrach's Gloria. But I do feel safe if we have to take our animals there, and if you need an emergency visit, they often go out of their way to make it possible.

Also, one of the thing I noticed through their customer reviews and really appreciated was that the owner had quarantined himself inside the clinic during our first two months very strict COVID lockdown.

Although it's grown, it's still owned by a vet instead of shareholders. I think that's a very good thing.

 

[Shadrach]

Wonderfully done, and it suits her so well !

The clinic we have taken Caramel and Piou-piou to has a business model I don't really like, but they do good work. The owner is a renowned vet who keeps getting new training and specializations. He has a co-owner, a few specialized associates who come a few days a weeks, and then a team of young vets who work there one or two years before moving on to get the training and the experience. They probably have long hours and low wages.
It's organized like a big venture with online reservations, a lot of communication and social media, and they have all the latest equipment, but they manage to stay human and attentive at the same times. The vet techs who handle the standard and the reception have worked there forever, and they are wonderful both with animals and people.
They pride themselves on staying independent even though they have grown very big. Through their social media they show how the money is invested : two years ago they became a ressource center for palliative and pain management in animals, last year they opened a wild life rehab center after getting the training, and this year they are looking to acquire land to have a pond for aquatic wild life rehab.

I would definitely prefer to have someone you can really trust like Dr Mark or Shadrach's Gloria. But I do feel safe if we have to take our animals there, and if you need an emergency visit, they often go out of their way to make it possible.

Also, one of the thing I noticed through their customer reviews and really appreciated was that the owner had quarantined himself inside the clinic during our first two months very strict COVID lockdown.

Once you've had a good vet look after your chickens, sub optimal won't do.

 

[RoyalChick]

Sad update. MJ I thought you would want to know.
If you are OK I will post a link to my fuller post on how she spent yesterday when I have finished it. It was very touching, but also fascinating from a chicken behavior perspective.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26928980

 

[Shadrach]

Sad update. MJ I thought you would want to know.
If you are OK I will post a link to my fuller post on how she spent yesterday when I have finished it. It was very touching, but also fascinating from a chicken behavior perspective.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26928980

 

[MaryJanet]

Sad update. MJ I thought you would want to know.
If you are OK I will post a link to my fuller post on how she spent yesterday when I have finished it. It was very touching, but also fascinating from a chicken behavior perspective.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26928980

Thanks for sharing the news RC is the flock adjusting? I imagine the little ones will miss her.

 

[LozzyR]

Sad update. MJ I thought you would want to know.
If you are OK I will post a link to my fuller post on how she spent yesterday when I have finished it. It was very touching, but also fascinating from a chicken behavior perspective.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26928980

So sorry RC.