MJ's little flock

[Ribh]

I love a capella. I love Pentatonix ~ & this is one of the loveliest of the modern carols.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'd never heard that one

 

[LozzyR]

At present her tail is up and she's relaxed, so I think she's feeling OK for now. She ran out of the coop this morning - a very good sign that her body is not troubling her too much.

Because her pain comes and goes, perhaps it occurs when her body tries to make an egg?

If so, she'll be in pain again this afternoon. I'll keep watch and see what happens.

Now that I'm thinking about it: Has anyone ever tried giving ibuprofen or paracetamol to their hens?

Ask your vet about Suprelorin. I think it’s given to dogs to stop them from coming on heat but you can give it to chooks to stop their egg cycle. The downside is; it can be expensive and you may only get 6 - 12 months from one injection.

 

[LozzyR]

Now that I'm thinking about it: Has anyone ever tried giving ibuprofen or paracetamol to their hens?

Maybe ask your vet. I know people give their chooks human vitamins but I don’t know about painkillers.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

She's such a brave hen when it's hurting. She gets in her pain posture and keeps very still. An hour later, she takes a few steps and if it feels OK, she takes a few more.

I'll go tell her you are all on her side and sending her your best wishes.

And chooky cuddles if she wants them!

Christmas dinner for the hens?

So I'm planning to make a special salad for the hens on Christmas day.

Watermelon, rocket, strawberries, tuna or salmon. Maybe some cheese.

Is anyone else planning a Christmas treat for the flock?

That's a nice idea MJ. My girls love their sardines and haven't had any in a while. I might make them up a Christmas platter too to go with their ice block!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I'm loving the Christmas carols. I'm rather partial to "The Coventry Carol", all those minor chords, though it's not strictly for Christmas.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening MJ

I loved the Christmas Carols

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening MJ and everyone

I loved the Christmas carols normally I am already listening to the most of the day, just haven't this year. Thank you for sharing

 

[BY Bob]

I love a capella. I love Pentatonix ~ & this is one of the loveliest of the modern carols.

They are one of my favorites as well. This was very well timed as I was wrapping presents when I saw it.

 

[BY Bob]

We were talking about how Christmas can be crackers in a bad way over on @Ribh 's thread, so I thought it might be a good idea to share our favourite Christmas carols so that we can slow down and enjoy the season.

Here's mine:

The things I love about this particular video is that it's in the chapel of King's College, which is an utterly wonderful place, and that organ and King's Choir is leading a wider congregation in the singing. Many of the King's Choir videos have the choir singing by themselves, but this one has the whole crowd joining in, yet we can still hear the descant - it gives me shivers!

"Hark!" the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn king!" Wonderful.

Oh! And I love the anglican tradition of singing while facing each other. It's not a performance for an audience!

That is simply so uplifting and beautiful. Thanks so much. I saved it to start my Sunday with.