Ribh's D'Coopage

[Grammy60]

Good morning Sue.

Good morning Bob

 

[WhoDatChick]

Ha'penny is looking particularly plump & well rounded just now.
Luna is her usual calm self.

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So beautiful ❤

 

[RoyalChick]

Today will be a rough one but I know it's coming.

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will be a bit less rough than you expect.
But in any case, it is good to be prepared.

 

[Ribh]

Suyin dustbathing.
I think we finally have the nasties on the run. She had a really good dust bathe & groom & seemed perkier than she has been in some time.

Now it's Medh I'm worried about.
She seemed a little of on Tuesday when I got home from the doctors but as I was swimming in medication myself I had to let it go but yesterday she was looking tatty & not herself @ all. My heart plummeted. I know how fast a chook can go down hill.

I managed to nab her ~ no mean feat ~ & shoved her head under my jacket so I could dust her & check her over. A ton load of lice dropped out so I scooped her up & took her inside for electrolytes & meal worms. She seemed to be doing better when I popped her back in the coop; head up, eyes bright, paying attention to the alerts & showing some interest in the food.

Keeping chooks is so worrying. There always seems to be something ~ & just as everything seems nicely settled & going well. I hope lice is all that is wrong with my poor girl & I haven't missed something!

Edited to correct mites to lice. Sorry peoples. I have been drugged & am not functioning @ my best.​

 

[Shadrach]

Suyin dustbathing.
I think we finally have the nasties on the run. She had a really good dust bathe & groom & seemed perkier than she has been in some time.

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Now it's Medh I'm worried about.
She seemed a little of on Tuesday when I got home from the doctors but as I was swimming in medication myself I had to let it go but yesterday she was looking tatty & not herself @ all. My heart plummeted. I know how fast a chook can go down hill.

I managed to nab her ~ no mean feat ~ & shoved her head under my jacket so I could dust her & check her over. A ton load of mites dropped out so I scooped her up & took her inside for electrolytes & meal worms. She seemed to be doing better when I popped her back in the coop; head up, eyes bright, paying attention to the alerts & showing some interest in the food.

Keeping chooks is so worrying. There always seems to be something ~ & just as everything seems nicely settled & going well. I hope mites is all that is wrong with my poor girl & I haven't missed something!

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What sort of mites did you find Ribh?
If you're finding mites on one then they will probably be on others too. The mite we get here that lives on the bird is Northern Fowl mite. Once found you need to treat the entire flock.
I dentifying the mite is quite important.

 

[Ribh]

What sort of mites did you find Ribh?
If you're finding mites on one then they will probably be on others too. The mite we get here that lives on the bird is Northern Fowl mite. Once found you need to treat the entire flock.
I dentifying the mite is quite important.

Yes, I am treating everyone, Shad. Medh was first because she seemed a little off. Most of the girls have been treated now & the coop has been cleaned & dusted. I will do it again next week. My extras should be gone by then & I am going to use a power hose on the coop & do a deep clean. I don't know what type of louse. The adults are brownish; the young white.

 

[MaryJanet]

What are th

Yes, I am treating everyone, Shad. Medh was first because she seemed a little off. Most of the girls have been treated now & the coop has been cleaned & dusted. I will do it again next week. My extras should be gone by then & I am going to use a power hose on the coop & do a deep clean. I don't know what type of louse. The adults are brownish; the young white.

I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

 

[Ribh]

What are th

I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

All good, MJ. I get a lot of wild life of one sort or another so peskies are just something I have to watch out for. Some girls seem to do better than others with an infestation.

 

[Shadrach]

Yes, I am treating everyone, Shad. Medh was first because she seemed a little off. Most of the girls have been treated now & the coop has been cleaned & dusted. I will do it again next week. My extras should be gone by then & I am going to use a power hose on the coop & do a deep clean. I don't know what type of louse. The adults are brownish; the young white.

Sounds like lice rather than mites.
And yup, it never stops; or at least it doesn't here. Just get one problem sorted and another shows up. I suppose if one had fifteen dogs or cats it would be much the same. If it isn't health it's behavior. As I say to myself 'never mind. You could always be watching TV instead'.

 

[MaryJanet]

Sounds like lice rather than mites.
And yup, it never stops; or at least it doesn't here. Just get one problem sorted and another shows up. I suppose if one had fifteen dogs or cats it would be much the same. If it isn't health it's behavior. As I say to myself 'never mind. You could always be watching TV instead'.

That's such a good motto!