MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Good evening everyone have a relaxing night

MJ, I'll keep Peggy in my thoughts



This is just lovely

They're very sweet when they go exploring

 

[MaryJanet]

The barium treatment illuminated the colon for the x-ray so that he could see how her colon was working. Reproductive issues are scary to me. Please keep us posted.

Ohhh! Thank you Bob.

How do hens come down with reproductive infections? Is it from dust bathing in germy bits of dirt?

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning MJ and everyone

Haha, that's funny are you saying they are stinkers otherwise

 

[MaryJanet]

You have the best vet of us all. She could not be getting better care.

I'm sure she's missing her freedom and feeling sad but she couldn't have better veterinary care.

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning MJ

Reproductive infection generally comes from internal laying or other reproductive issues/injuries.

 

[MaryJanet]

Janet has worked out how to hop the fence which is not great because a dog might spot her on the driveway. She's out of sight if she stays in the yard. There's still a few weeks before the new run goes up. And I'm only just starting to look into gates. I'm going to have to keep a very close eye on her.

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning MJ and everyone

Haha, that's funny are you saying they are stinkers otherwise

Haha I'm not sure what I'm saying but it seems strange that after millenia of evolution hens are so susceptible to these infections. I realise breeding hasn't helped but that hasn't been going on for millenia.

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning MJ

Reproductive infection generally comes from internal laying or other reproductive issues/injuries.

But that's two hens out of five at my house. Is that a high incidence?

 

[rjohns39]

I think it's from trying to breed in higher egg production. Typically production egg layers only are kept for two years and are processed before they run into these types of issues. But this is just my guess.

 

[Grammy60]

Haha I'm not sure what I'm saying but it seems strange that after millenia of evolution hens are so susceptible to these infections. I realise breeding hasn't helped but that hasn't been going on for millenia.

I think we got confused, I was talking about the picture of your birds, not the potential for infection.