Official Squatch Watchers

[Suzi18]

I’ll update you as soon as I know anything more. Crossing all my fingers that she will be ok.

I'll cross mine too

 

[21hens-incharge]

I have a moment here.

Seriously .

Hubby is on call this weekend. He got a pizza, ate 1/4 of it and left it in the box on the stove.

Guess what happened.



Nope not a fire.



Nope it didn't dry out.


Yup the big ole dog ate 3/4 of a pizza in under 2 minutes.


That'll learn me not to go to the restroom.......ever!

 

[Anansi]

Usually you need an rx for it. If you have a good, trusting vet, they may give you the baytril if you know how to dose it. We split the tablets for our rats, but other meds require mixing, and we calculate doses and request the meds from our vet and mix at home. We have a really good vet who trusts our experience with the animals and is willing to prescribe based on that. There again, we've been taking our animals to him for about 12 years, so that makes a difference.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Watermelon is a great choice. A bunch of my teni boppers found their way into the pig pen and decided the grapefruit hulls I gave the pigs was a perfect treat... (yea I got the memo, don't feed citrus to chickens.) guess the pigs don't get anymore citrus.

My chickens like the core of pineapple. That’s citrusy... they’ve all survived eating it.

On the subject of laying issues...what the heck is this?!

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So I’m wondering if that tissue outside the shell is “chalazae” from the magnum. If both the yolk and whatever that glob was were in the magnum together I would think they would be connected.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I have a moment here.

Seriously .

Hubby is on call this weekend. He got a pizza, ate 1/4 of it and left it in the box on the stove.

Guess what happened.



Nope not a fire.



Nope it didn't dry out.


Yup the big ole dog ate 3/4 of a pizza in under 2 minutes.


That'll learn me not to go to the restroom.......ever!

Indeed.

I'd be watching for explosive poop.

 

[CSAchook]

I have a moment here.

Seriously .

Hubby is on call this weekend. He got a pizza, ate 1/4 of it and left it in the box on the stove.

Guess what happened.



Nope not a fire.



Nope it didn't dry out.


Yup the big ole dog ate 3/4 of a pizza in under 2 minutes.


That'll learn me not to go to the restroom.......ever!

I can’t criticize. Our dog has stolen unattended butter more times than I can count

 

[21hens-incharge]

Indeed.

I'd be watching for explosive poop.

No doubt!
Crazy taters is he was just now at the food dish!
I seriously question his thyroid!
How can he still be hungry??

I can’t criticize. Our dog has stolen unattended butter more times than I can count

I should have totally expected it since he is a such a freaking pig.


I think he will be OUTSIDE tomorrow.

 

[Chickassan]

Lol! I had a cat eat a pound of canadian bacon. Don't ya'll hate it when you smell crap and figure out the smell is on you? Lulu dropped a big old steamer in my robe hood. Btw rain turns chickens into taterholes...this was the bright spot of roost time.

 

[CSAchook]

Usually you need an rx for it. If you have a good, trusting vet, they may give you the baytril if you know how to dose it. We split the tablets for our rats, but other meds require mixing, and we calculate doses and request the meds from our vet and mix at home. We have a really good vet who trusts our experience with the animals and is willing to prescribe based on that. There again, we've been taking our animals to him for about 12 years, so that makes a difference.

Thank you Anansi. You always have such good info. We will see how the vet thing goes. I have only been there with a chicken once before, but they were really really great. Very thorough exam process and no judgement that I have pet chickens. Hopefully they will be willing to give her whatever she needs.

So I’m wondering if that tissue outside the shell is “chalazae” from the magnum. If both the yolk and whatever that glob was were in the magnum together I would think they would be connected.

There did seem to be some sort of membrane or something around "the glob." But I don't what it is or what it means. And after loosing my favorite hen a month ago (didn't post about it at the time cause I was a wreck) I have decided I would rather make a potentially unnecessary vet visit, rather than loose another chicken from something that might be treatable I did save the icky glob though in case the vet wants to look at it
Also, thank you for responding to my desperate "what is this?!" It is so nice to have people I can come to with questions or problems.

 

[CSAchook]

If anyone is keeping track of my cockerel's fashion preferences, today we learned that pink pajama pants are also a no-no. Although he was very very brave in trying to protect the ladies from the pants monster