MJ's little flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

This morning one of her shout outs got me hustling out of bed because I knew she was up off the nest and I wanted to unlock The little coop so she could stretch her legs properly and have a bath.

She was eating some last night's leftover mash which I'd left in there with her in case she felt a little peckish. So she's eaten. That's good.

She came down the ramp ok but then I stuffed up by putting her friends in the run with her. Of course Peggy was excessively aggressive towards Mary.

So I let Mary out to free range. This is what she did.


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She got up after a while a moved over a few metres so she could sit in the sand. No photo of that interlude.

Now she's moved again and is sitting by the green planters.

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When she moves her legs are extremely stiff. That's not ok. Her joints are clearly not up to the stress of brooding.

So I'm going to put her up on the roost tonight. Poor old girl. I can't have her slowly limping around. Peggy would have a field day.

For now, I'll put some food and water down near her and if she goes into a trance again, I'll place her back on the nest where she can sit for the rest of the day.

Yes, I see what you mean. Her legs look kind of awkward in that first photo poor dear.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I don’t want to hijack MJ’s thread either, but I just had to comment that your post hit home with me, because I have had the same situation. The depression, the anxiety, the weight gain, the overwhelming affect of the COVID crisis on my emotional state. I am having difficulty getting a grip on myself. It does seem to be getting better, but then I backslide a lot. I keep looking forward to better times.
Well, now I owe some chicken tax.
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Depression and anxiety really do a number on you don't they? It makes one feel very isolated and alone.
Although I wouldn't wish it on anyone, it does help knowing that others really understand and we all have good days too.

 

[MaryJanet]

I don’t want to hijack MJ’s thread either, but I just had to comment that your post hit home with me, because I have had the same situation. The depression, the anxiety, the weight gain, the overwhelming affect of the COVID crisis on my emotional state. I am having difficulty getting a grip on myself. It does seem to be getting better, but then I backslide a lot. I keep looking forward to better times.
Well, now I owe some chicken tax.
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It's a very hard thing we're all going through.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ivy laid her egg in the deep nest today. Can you see her in there?

 

[RoyalChick]

I don’t want to hijack MJ’s thread either, but I just had to comment that your post hit home with me, because I have had the same situation. The depression, the anxiety, the weight gain, the overwhelming affect of the COVID crisis on my emotional state. I am having difficulty getting a grip on myself. It does seem to be getting better, but then I backslide a lot. I keep looking forward to better times.
Well, now I owe some chicken tax.
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[Scrambles83]

I don’t want to hijack MJ’s thread either, but I just had to comment that your post hit home with me, because I have had the same situation. The depression, the anxiety, the weight gain, the overwhelming affect of the COVID crisis on my emotional state. I am having difficulty getting a grip on myself. It does seem to be getting better, but then I backslide a lot. I keep looking forward to better times.
Well, now I owe some chicken tax.
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[Marie2020]

Good night My sister Marie

 

[Marie2020]

It's not suitable Shad.

I made a deep soil nest with straw on top but she sat in the little coop instead. It has a flat, hard floor. But there's a lot of straw in there. A minute ago I added even more straw because of her leg cramps and in doing so, I covered up her spot.

I could introduce her to the deeper one. Should I? It's covered but not fully weather proof. Here's a picture of the deep nest. There's about 30cm of soil under the straw.

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And here's a photo of the little coop. She was sitting in it's best box.

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And now she's chosen to stand, which is a good sign, although she's holding her head tucked in so maybe her cramps are lifting but she's still a bit sore.

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Does anyone use tumeric? It's worked wonders for me and my animal's. Not the battery girls Agatha and Tina they won't go near it , YET!

 

[Marie2020]

Depression and anxiety really do a number on you don't they? It makes one feel very isolated and alone.
Although I wouldn't wish it on anyone, it does help knowing that others really understand and we all have good days too.

 

[Marie2020]

I made lunch for my feathered girl's this morning.

Eggs cooked over a pan of water with raw kale

Then added it too wet layers with calcium and minerals supplements and 1 cap of charcoal opened then mixed in

They have just had yogurt for desert

Here's the eggs process

And finally their lunchb in it's entirety