MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Mary is home and in the run with Janet, Katie and Ivy. I'm at work.

Christa and Peggy both jumped on Mary the first chance they got. They won't get any more chances until she's better.

Dr Mark had a good look at Mary's eye and thought 5 x clavulox IM would be a good move, so she's going back the next few days for a daily shot. He also thought Ibuprofen was a good idea, so I gave her 1ml (10mg) on bread as soon as we were home and I'll keep that going twice a day to relieve the swelling.

 

[LozzyR]

Yes, it can be a one time glitch, even if it happens a few times it's something to watch but not always an issue.

I don't remember if they are on layer feed or all flock ? If they are on all flock and have access to egg shells or oyster shells on the side, sometimes it can happen they don't eat enough of it.

I was going to swap to all flock feed when I had the boys, but I had to rehome them so we’re still on layer feed. I’ve put out some grit for them, plus I’ve had a normal egg from each of them since.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think Mary's eye has opened a tiny bit, so the swelling is reducing, but it looks more bruised. I'll try for a photo.

In the meantime, she's able to find water when she needs it and she's slowly getting through her dinner, both of which are a relief.

 

[MaryJanet]

This is the best I could manage.

 

[MaryJanet]

Meanwhile, Katie laid the most speckled egg ever seen at my house.

 

[ManueB]

Mary is home and in the run with Janet, Katie and Ivy. I'm at work.

Christa and Peggy both jumped on Mary the first chance they got. They won't get any more chances until she's better.

Dr Mark had a good look at Mary's eye and thought 5 x clavulox IM would be a good move, so she's going back the next few days for a daily shot. He also thought Ibuprofen was a good idea, so I gave her 1ml (10mg) on bread as soon as we were home and I'll keep that going twice a day to relieve the swelling.

It's probably a good sign that her eye is already opening. It looks like there is some kind of crust that has formed ô it ?
Did Dr Mark tell you to do any rinsing or to leave the eye itself alone ?

 

[MaryJanet]

It's probably a good sign that her eye is already opening. It looks like there is some kind of crust that has formed ô it ?
Did Dr Mark tell you to do any rinsing or to leave the eye itself alone ?

Neither. He looked closely at her eye and advised the shots and the ibuprofen. If he thought it needed rinsing, he would have rinsed it.

I'm not sure what you're looking at when you see crust, maybe her eyelashes which are black, or her inner eyelid, which is very pale pink. She also has a small chunk of skin missing from her lower eyelid, which I presume Peggy snacked on.

She does have a lot of shmutz on her beak, but that's Mary's normal dinner face.

 

[EuroChook]

Hello good people of BYC

After months and months of telling my chicken stories on other people's pages, I've decided to make my own.

I'm a very inexperienced chicken keeper so I need all the help I can get! Your chat and advice will be much appreciated.

2019 becomes 2023. MJ, Im suspecting you're not that novice any more, especially after so many interesting experiences. Love reading these. Thank you and all the best

 

[MaryJanet]

2019 becomes 2023. MJ, Im suspecting you're not that novice any more, especially after so many interesting experiences. Love reading these. Thank you and all the best

Thanks for saying hi! I never seem to run out of new things to learn about chickens

What about you? Do your chickens like to give you the occasional "stretch opportunity"?

 

[EuroChook]

You're welcome, and thank you for ssying hi back

True isnt it? Always something new to learn. Well, since moving away from the family home, I dont get to see the main flock a lot. I do try to get back there on weekends. But I do have a special lil hen with me, a rescue project, a survivor. And my gosh... I never really knew how smart, sensitive, sweet chickens could be.

She has preferences in music, loves and dislikes, all the way to probably having a sixth sense. She always seems to know when my Sis is going to come by. She gets up on the back of her favorite chair, neck and head erect, and makes a trilling sound (the chicken, not the sister. Ha). Then sister appears. Sister was also instrumental in saving this lil lady's life, and so forever a bond, I think. They say dolphins and whales might be able to communicate over vast distances in ways we don't understand. Why not birds and poultry?