Picture thread of my hens!

[Johnn]

Good for her! and you.
A lot of people would not have tried as hard for her recovery.
Here:

YAY, OEFLAY. I'm glad she is back to free ranging with her protective outfit.

Those are great photos as usual. I especially like Bella and Daisy.

Thank you both!

 

[Johnn]

Osma

Also, looks like I'm not getting a break yet!
Guess who's had to bring another ill hen home? Notice Jenny (ex primary hen) wasn't herself lastnight, so I did a check on her and thought she had a sour crop. I locked her in the shed without the timer on so she would be kept inside on the morning so I could see if it cleared. Well it didn't. Have brought her home and emptied her. Originally thought she got it from eating bedding, but when I emptied her a lot of grass came out, so that probably caused the blockage. So she's had some meds now and is sitting in Oeflays box which is too small for her so I will move her onto some news paper soon.
WARNING don't look at this if you're eating your breakfast! This is what came out of jenny and it wasn't even all of it. Never had so much come out of a sour crop before!

 

[3goodeggs]

Osma is a pretty hen. How does one empty a crop?
I have been fortunate, I have not had that happen yet.

I have been fortunate all the way around I suppose.
The worst problems I have had are pecking issues, but they seem to have sorted that out.
I have one big Orpington that likes to chase our retriever, but other than that, they are easy going girls.

 

[Johnn]

Osma is a pretty hen. How does one empty a crop?
I have been fortunate, I have not had that happen yet.

I have been fortunate all the way around I suppose.
The worst problems I have had are pecking issues, but they seem to have sorted that out.
I have one big Orpington that likes to chase our retriever, but other than that, they are easy going girls.

Thank you.
You have to put the hen under your arm and tip her forward and point her beak to the ground keeping her neck straight and then you massage the crop and the contents come out. You obviously lift up every few seconds to allow them to breathe or they will get the sick in their airways, which wouldn't be good!

 

[Johnn]

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Those are great action shots. They remind me of another favorite "jumping the gully" picture you posted last year.

 

[Johnn]

Those are great action shots. They remind me of another favorite "jumping the gully" picture you posted last year.

Thanks, was probably the one of Bella

 

[Johnn]

Dorothy out with the sheep!

Oeflay is doing really well being back with the others, but she had a near death experience again tonight! One of the other hens was being greedy and started pushing against the big metal feeder trying to get all the food and she pushed it over and it landed ontop of poor Oeflay who was feeding from it on the other side. She was screaming with it on top of her, but luckily I was close, so got it off her quickly!

 

[3goodeggs]

You should work for the local tourism board.
I want to move to where you are.
You have sheep. and landscape.
and snow.

Are those clouds or hills in the horizon?
We don't have hills here.
Florida is a big old sandbar. F-L-A-T.

Although, we had sheep once.
It was fun, but I think I might be too old now for dealing with rams.
It was exhausting and occasionally it really hurt.

And I cry when it is below 70 degrees, so....
I will settle for pictures.

 

[Johnn]

You should work for the local tourism board.
I want to move to where you are.
You have sheep. and landscape.
and snow.

Are those clouds or hills in the horizon?
We don't have hills here.
Florida is a big old sandbar. F-L-A-T.

Although, we had sheep once.
It was fun, but I think I might be too old now for dealing with rams.
It was exhausting and occasionally it really hurt.

And I cry when it is below 70 degrees, so....
I will settle for pictures.

Haha. We were like roasting when it was 16 degrees the other day!