MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

853g at breakfast time.

I'm still struggling to squash my empathy. Crop feeding is one of those 'cruel to be kind' things

I pray all of this is worthwhile. No matter what I agree that you must give her a chance. You are doing good. Try to remember that it is not always easy to do good.

 

[BY Bob]

Big hugs. I feel the same dosing Nyssa.

I’ve got mites! And I can’t do anything about it for a couple of days. When I can I will pull everything out, spray everything and then rinse it all out and let dry. Plus Nyssa is covered in pin feathers, no wonder she’s uncomfortable! At least new feathers are growing in.

While sad, the good news is this is a treatable situation which you know how to correct. It's better than guessing what is wrong.

 

[ManueB]

In happier news, Lorna was 886g at her late morning weighing.

It seems to be working! Will you stop tonight (meaning the 27), or go on for another day or two, either with the four feedings or a bit less ?

It's very hot where you are. I know your chickens must be more used to it ; mine would be really unwell at these temps.

The red light is very helpful with poultry. It's also great when you need to get up in the middle of the night without waking up others, or even when you're alone and don't want to get a full light in your eyes. It's not a strong light though so you need to wait a few seconds for your eyes to get used to it.

 

[MaryJanet]

It seems to be working! Will you stop tonight (meaning the 27), or go on for another day or two, either with the four feedings or a bit less ?

It's very hot where you are. I know your chickens must be more used to it ; mine would be really unwell at these temps.

The red light is very helpful with poultry. It's also great when you need to get up in the middle of the night without waking up others, or even when you're alone and don't want to get a full light in your eyes. It's not a strong light though so you need to wait a few seconds for your eyes to get used to it.

The hens are suffering today, but they've kept to the shade and I think the trickling garden hose has been beneficial. I also gave them some iced water, which Ivy and Christa enjoyed. The others were unimpressed.

The pullets are in their sleepout, which gets some cool air from the air-conditioning, so they're doing quite well.

Lorna was down to 853g again late afternoon. She still has her evening feed to go. I may call the vet and see what's recommended. I may step her down to 3 meals a day and see how she fares.

While her weight is up and down like a yoyo, it hasn't been below 820g since Christmas day. So that's an improvement.

 

[MaryJanet]

Here's a photo of Mary and Ivy I took through the kitchen window. They're standing in a puddle and neither are panting. So their cool feet must be doing them some good.

 

[MaryJanet]

I pray all of this is worthwhile. No matter what I agree that you must give her a chance. You are doing good. Try to remember that it is not always easy to do good.

It's slowly doing her good.

 

[MaryJanet]

Lorna is having a little outside time with her friends. She seems quite cheery, but slow on her feet.

 

[MaryJanet]

The peacherine had a deep watering last night, yet it still burned away a little today.

 

[Perris]

You might find this helpful for understanding what may or may not be going on in Lorna's gut https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119393460

It's not the most recent review of potential causes of her problem (it's from 2008) but it is comprehensive, and relatively comprehensible.

 

[MaryJanet]

Evening weight is another PB! 942g



I thought I'd seen her tapping at the mash!

So I didn't feed her.