MJ's little flock

[Ribh]

Awesome! Thanks mate!!

You're welcome.

 

[LozzyR]

OH! I need that book! I need all the chicken books!

You can!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/176078608X/?tag=backy-20

 

[MaryJanet]

Sandy update

These photos are five minutes old.

She's panting in the heat (they all are), which was 40C when the photo was taken, but sensibly keeping to the afternoon shade.

While her face is rather more pink than red, at least it's not discoloured and she's not using her pain posture. She may be pink from the heat. Even Janet is more pink than red today.

I'll see how they look first thing in the morning.

 

[LozzyR]

Sandy update

These photos are five minutes old.

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She's panting in the heat (they all are), which was 40C when the photo was taken, but sensibly keeping to the afternoon shade.

While her face is rather more pink than red, at least it's not discoloured and she's not using her pain posture. She may be pink from the heat. Even Janet is more pink than red today.

I'll see how they look first thing in the morning.

Are you still going to do the straw-bale pyramid? Somewhere where you can stop it from getting wet (unless it rains)? According to my hubby, they can spontaneously combust if they don’t dry out properly (did any of your horse bales do that?) My father-in-law has a station wagon and said he would drive me to get some bales, and I thought I could chuck a tarp over them if there was the forecast of rain.

 

[MaryJanet]

I did know about bales spontaneously combusting. The bales need to be dry right through or they really heat up inside. I was thinking of a sprinkler in the proximity of the bales, but not on them. I'm also thinking of a tunnel shape rather than a pyramid.

Today, I set up a chicken-sized pond by filling a big drinks bucket with the garden hose trickling slowly to keep the water cool and a beach umbrella over the top for shade. I'll persist with it tomorrow but today, Sandy was the only one brave enough to go under the umbrella.

 

[Ribh]

Sandy update

These photos are five minutes old.

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She's panting in the heat (they all are), which was 40C when the photo was taken, but sensibly keeping to the afternoon shade.

While her face is rather more pink than red, at least it's not discoloured and she's not using her pain posture. She may be pink from the heat. Even Janet is more pink than red today.

I'll see how they look first thing in the morning.

She's looking pretty good MJ, despite the heat.

 

[MaryJanet]

Since her course of injections she's had a discoloured comb only once. So that's really good. I'll keep a weather eye on her of course, but I'm hopeful

 

[LozzyR]

Today, I set up a chicken-sized pond by filling a big drinks bucket with the garden hose trickling slowly to keep the water cool and a beach umbrella over the top for shade. I'll persist with it tomorrow but today, Sandy was the only one brave enough to go under the umbrella.

Did you take a photo?

 

[MaryJanet]

No, but I can do that tomorrow. It's pretty much as I described. Water overflowing from a wide bucket wirh a beach umbrella over the top.

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening MJ and everyone