MJ's little flock

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Shadrach]

He's so much more experienced than I am and he has all the tools of the trade like xray, lab tests, etc. It's so reassuring to know I can take a sick hen and he'll reach a reliable diagnosis much much quicker than I ever would.

Having all the kit is a great help. It's been a problem for Gloria here. She just doesn't have much in the way of specialist equipment.

 

[MaryJanet]

Having all the kit is a great help. It's been a problem for Gloria here. She just doesn't have much in the way of specialist equipment.

That would be frustrating for her. Does she specialise in small or large animals?

 

[Shadrach]

That was really good the way you picked up on that.
I check my girls out every day looking for anything that isn’t quite right. But I still lost a chicken to “sudden death” last month (I posted about Dorothy, one of my Welsummers) and it left me wondering if I missed signals.
Birds are a lot different than dogs and cats.

It's very difficult I've found to catch problems early. Chickens are masterful at seeming okay when they're not.

 

[Shadrach]

That would be frustrating for her. Does she specialise in small or large animals?

She gets cats and dogs mostly. I think she rather enjoys seeing the chickens.
Mostly they're well behaved which helps.

 

[Ribh]

It's very difficult I've found to catch problems early. Chickens are masterful at seeming okay when they're not.

I think that is one reason the Vorwerks have worried me so much. They do things that in another chicken would be a cause for concern. I'd rather pull a chicken early & check her over than let it go & have a bigger issue to deal with. It's hard to know sometimes.

 

[Shadrach]

Cillin. He seems quite content in his coop.

The rest of Tribe 1 in the big coop.

Cillin is close enough to hear the hens and hopefully not feel too isolated.

 

[MaryJanet]

Cillin. He seems quite content in his coop.
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The rest of Tribe 1 in the big coop.
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Cillin is close enough to hear the hens and hopefully not feel too isolated.
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I'm still hopeful a friend will join him in his retirement shack one day.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think that is one reason the Vorwerks have worried me so much. They do things that in another chicken would be a cause for concern. I'd rather pull a chicken early & check her over than let it go & have a bigger issue to deal with. It's hard to know sometimes.

Right! That would be unnerving.

 

[MaryJanet]

It's very difficult I've found to catch problems early. Chickens are masterful at seeming okay when they're not.

It's hard to know when they're just having a slow day or are quite unwell.