MJ's little flock

[LozzyR]

It looks utterly gorgeous. How soothing.

They've all been drinking water with lincospectin in it, so that's good. Sarah looooves it, Katie loathes it, but everyone has been sipping it down.

I think Mary has improved slightly. This afternoon she ate almost all her special treat (wet mash pellets with a tiny tin of corn kernels and a tiny tin of salmon). There are a few more days of treatment to go and a follow up appointment on the 10th.

I hope everyone improves.

 

[BY Bob]

By the way Bob, I was so excited to see your coop on the homepage!

I missed that completely.

 

[BY Bob]

It looks utterly gorgeous. How soothing.

They've all been drinking water with lincospectin in it, so that's good. Sarah looooves it, Katie loathes it, but everyone has been sipping it down.

I think Mary has improved slightly. This afternoon she ate almost all her special treat (wet mash pellets with a tiny tin of corn kernels and a tiny tin of salmon). There are a few more days of treatment to go and a follow up appointment on the 10th.

That's very good news.

 

[RoyalChick]

I missed that completely.

Me too!

 

[MaryJanet]

Mary's coughing has reduced and she was quite spritely a moment ago! She took 8 quick steps, which is nothing for a healthy hen but a big deal for one who's coming out of sickness.

And Sarah's poops are much improved - she had been very poopy but not to the point where I was worried enough to seek a vet's opinion. In addition to coryza, she must have had a bacterial infection upsetting her digestive system because after two days of lincospectin, her poops show thoroughly digested food, are a good green colour, with well-formed urates, and are holding shape when they land. Gosh they're big though.

 

[MaryJanet]

It's 5.23pm and I've just arrived home from work.

Mary's crop is fuller than it's been for a while, so I assume she's been nibbling at pellets today. Peggy kindly dropped a poop for inspection and we agreed it was a good one for an old biddy who's done with eggs and who eats only to sustain herself.

I saw a team of 13 ducklings + mum + dad this afternoon. No video I'm afraid. I was too clumsy and the peepers were too fast on their feet.