MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

She's amazing! Such a resilient little hen

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Omg! I can't believe I only just found your thread MJ. How did I miss that?

When I have time I will catch up from the beginning.


Hi everyone... prepare for lots of "likes"

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.

So glad Sandy's feeling better, I didn't know she was unwell. She's your adoptee street urchin isn't she?

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!!

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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Yay! Great news! That basket is the bee's knees

 

[MaryJanet]

Yes, she's a foster chicken she's been winning lots of admiration lately for being good at recuperating

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Where's Sandy?

A moment ago, I went outside to put the hens away because I've got to meet my boss for our regular chat. Mary and Janet came running when they spied the lettuce and are now in the safety zone, but Sandy was nowhere to be seen. You can imagine what desperate thoughts crossed my mind when she wasn't in the nesting box.

I called for her and heard a tiny chicken voice from across the yard. There she was. On a nest she'd made among the tall grass, thinking of eggs.

I've got to go. So I hope she'll be ok out there by herself.

I wonder if she will lay an egg?

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Love that photo MJ. You could frame it

Congrats on the egg too.

 

[MaryJanet]

That's a great idea! I'll do it.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening MJ

 

[Grammy60]

SHE DID LAY AN EGG!

Janet's is at the top in the photo and Sandy's is tucked under some grass.

Far out! I thought her laying days were over!

It's a good egg. Nice size, some bloom. Bit of shell grit embedded in the egg shell.

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Good evening MJ congrats on Sandy laying an egg

 

[Kris5902]

SHE DID LAY AN EGG!

Janet's is at the top in the photo and Sandy's is tucked under some grass.

Far out! I thought her laying days were over!

It's a good egg. Nice size, some bloom. Bit of shell grit embedded in the egg shell.

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Yay!!!! Congrats on her feeling well enough to lay again. She just need to find *just* the right spot!

 

[drumstick diva]

Good for her

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning @rjohns39 , @Grammy60 , @Kris5902 and @drumstick diva I'm so happy about her egg! Thank you for sharing the joy

That nest they made is in a very cool and hidden spot, very sensible for summer. Speaking of which, we're expecting a temperature of 36C today (97F) and I'll be at the office all day, so the hens will be in the coop. That's not good news with such high temp forecast, so I'll be starting the misting system before I leave for work.