MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

The inner tubes were very narrow. I made two cuts either side of the valve and threw the valve away. So I had two long tubes, open at both ends. Then I wrapped them around the roost and secured them with cable ties. The tubes didn't go very far, but they were very narrow to start with.

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Do they like roosting on them better than just the plain board?

 

[BY Bob]

Sandy's follow up with the vet

A bit of background in case you've forgotten, Sandy was very sick and I cancelled some professional commitments to take her to the specialist bird vet. She was diagnosed with metritis secondary to infectious coryza. So that's two different bacterial infections at once, poor Sandy. The vet gave us five days of lincospectin which is two antibiotics in one. I put it in the water and all three hens drank it (the coryza being infectious you see, they all had it but neither Mary nor Janet were acting sick).

Anyway, yesterday was Sandy's ten day follow up, so I popped her in her basket and off we went.

By the way, she's a dab hand in the car these days. No stress, cool as a cucumber. She'll be taking over the driving soon

She was very well behaved during her check up and the vet said she was 'much better, but she still needs more time to get over it completely.' Then I asked about worms and luckily she'd provided a sample in her basket, so he took a little for a flotation test. One of the staff will call me today with the results. I anticipate a parasite of some description because I think the hens are too thin and they mingle with wild birds in the yard.

We drove back home again, she hopped out of her basket and was happy.

I'll share the test results later on.

I am so glad she is doing better. Hopefully she is good to go moving forward. Great job taking care of her. I would love to see a photo of your transport basket. It sounds so cute.

 

[BY Bob]

Negative for parasites!

I was not expecting that test result I'm really happy that Sandy doesn't have worms because it means most probably none of them have worms next, they're doing a gram stain to check that there are no overgrowths of intestinal bacteria. I'll get that result tomorrow.

I must hurry home from work and tell them the goid news!

No worms, no worries!!

That is the best news! Congratulations!

 

[MaryJanet]

Do they like kroosting on them better than just the plain board?

The soft spot is the first spot occupied at bedtime. However, it was always the captain's chair so I can't really say they prefer the softness. Next time Uncle gives me inner tubes, I'll wrap them around an obscure seat and see what happens.

I would love to see a photo of your transport basket. It sounds so cute.

It is very cute! But nothing special, just a big picnic hamper. It's that or a cat carry box. I say, "don't worry Sandy you're not the picnic, it's simply the most comfy mode of transportation." I put a big cloth in there, folded over a few times to prevent her claws catching in the whicker, it makes a comfy seat and it prevents her deposits from getting into the whicker too. She sits in there talking to me as we drive along. To keep the lids from opening or falling in, I found a long leather strap which I put around the hamper lengthwise and pass through the rings on the lids.

The vet and I love it when we open one of the lids and she puts her periscope up. I figure anything that gets the vet to like us is a good thing, right?

I put it next to the wellies so you could see how big it is.

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning MJ

 

[Grammy60]

Hi @Grammy60 how was your day?

my day was good

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning @rjohns39 and @Grammy60

I'm glad you had a good day Grammy! We're going to have a warm day, 33C (91F). Not quite warm enough to use the misting system in the coop, but almost. I'll be home most of the day so the hens will be out in the yard all day except for a couple of hours around lunchtime, which means they can find the shade and keep themselves cool.

 

[Kris5902]

The soft spot is the first spot occupied at bedtime. However, it was always the captain's chair so I can't really say they prefer the softness. Next time Uncle gives me inner tubes, I'll wrap them around an obscure seat and see what happens.



It is very cute! But nothing special, just a big picnic hamper. It's that or a cat carry box. I say, "don't worry Sandy you're not the picnic, it's simply the most comfy mode of transportation." I put a big cloth in there, folded over a few times to prevent her claws catching in the whicker, it makes a comfy seat and it prevents her deposits from getting into the whicker too. She sits in there talking to me as we drive along. To keep the lids from opening or falling in, I found a long leather strap which I put around the hamper lengthwise and pass through the rings on the lids.

The vet and I love it when we open one of the lids and she puts her periscope up. I figure anything that gets the vet to like us is a good thing, right?

I put it next to the wellies so you could see how big it is.

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That’s adorable! I wonder how many of my chickens are car friendly? I know Barney the Rooster is getting used to travel, he’s been on 4 Islands so far on his journey to the other Abbatoir and back none of my cats have very gotten car broken yet though

 

[Ribh]

That’s adorable! I wonder how many of my chickens are car friendly? I know Barney the Rooster is getting used to travel, he’s been on 4 Islands so far on his journey to the other Abbatoir and back none of my cats have very gotten car broken yet though

My chickens do better than the cats in the car ~ & on the barge ~ or the boat.

 

[Ribh]

The soft spot is the first spot occupied at bedtime. However, it was always the captain's chair so I can't really say they prefer the softness. Next time Uncle gives me inner tubes, I'll wrap them around an obscure seat and see what happens.



It is very cute! But nothing special, just a big picnic hamper. It's that or a cat carry box. I say, "don't worry Sandy you're not the picnic, it's simply the most comfy mode of transportation." I put a big cloth in there, folded over a few times to prevent her claws catching in the whicker, it makes a comfy seat and it prevents her deposits from getting into the whicker too. She sits in there talking to me as we drive along. To keep the lids from opening or falling in, I found a long leather strap which I put around the hamper lengthwise and pass through the rings on the lids.

The vet and I love it when we open one of the lids and she puts her periscope up. I figure anything that gets the vet to like us is a good thing, right?

I put it next to the wellies so you could see how big it is.

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That is very cute! What a great idea!