Ribh's D'Coopage

[drstratton]

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Last night's sunset as I was driving through the port and stopped at traffic lights..

That's beautiful MJ! ♥

 

[Grammy60]

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Last night's sunset as I was driving through the port and stopped at traffic lights..

Wow, that's amazing

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

Jeannie, when I go in to refill the feeder, I always toss a scoop of feed in the run... My idea of keeping birds from being under foot. It never works, but I keep trying. Once I'm in the coop, they are all over my feet, some stand on the feed bucket... They may take a bite here and there, but mostly stare or glare at me, and they always have a lot to say. I think I'm being cussed out. At least to me it doesn't sound like endearing chatter. Once the feed and water containers are fully filled, they run out to the run and scarf up the feed I threw out there. So my best guess is they are supervising the refill operations and giving their opinions on my effectiveness. I'm so glad they don't write my performance report

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Last night's sunset as I was driving through the port and stopped at traffic lights..

What a spectacular sky. Thanks for sharing

 

[RoyalChick]

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Last night's sunset as I was driving through the port and stopped at traffic lights..

Wow - that is an amazing photo.

 

[RoyalChick]

Good morning folks

Jeannie, when I go in to refill the feeder, I always toss a scoop of feed in the run... My idea of keeping birds from being under foot. It never works, but I keep trying.

I do something similar because I am terrified of stepping on someone they all mob me and I have to shuffle forward - but because of the hill it is all a bit difficult. Sometimes I can distract someone by tossing some feed on the floor away from my feet, but mainly it only gets one of them out of the way for a few minutes! Like you, I keep trying!

 

[drstratton]

I do something similar because I am terrified of stepping on someone they all mob me and I have to shuffle forward - but because of the hill it is all a bit difficult. Sometimes I can distract someone by tossing some feed on the floor away from my feet, but mainly it only gets one of them out of the way for a few minutes! Like you, I keep trying!

Same thing goes on here...but being surrounded by 22 chickens, sometimes when I toss the corn out it lands on someones back...no worries about that though...their sisters will quickly take care of that debris!

 

[BY Bob]

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Last night's sunset as I was driving through the port and stopped at traffic lights..

Beautiful!

 

[Ribh]

Everyone is pretty much behaving this morning.
Aoife went & laid in the hay bale but got straight back in the run.

Poor Wrold.
I mistook her wanting to lay for a broody episode & chucked her out of this nice, deep, ,comfy spot. She dropped her egg in the run...well, if she will constantly go broody on me.
How was I to know? She pancaked, swore @ me & bit me...

 

[drstratton]

When they shall say, “There is peace and quiet”, then suddenly destruction shall arise upon them...
I am starting to think there is no such thing as a settled flock.
Just as I think everything is pottering along nicely something happens & my insides plummet like a hooked fish & my mind immediately starts calculating when's the earliest I can get to a vet.

Suyin has not been right for a long time ~ more than a year. The vet says otherwise but I'm pretty sure the vet is wrong in this case. It's just neither of us knows exactly what's wrong.
She is super light. Her keelbone feels like a knife. She's a great forager but hardly touches the commercial feed. She's always @ the water station. She's mean & ornery but she's my hen & I do the best I can by her. So when she suddenly keeled over & flapped wildly on the ground, unable to regain her balance I freaked out. She finally scrambled to her feet & it was as if the tumble had never happened. She looked & acted fine but fine she is not. There is some funny neck twisting & she is losing her balance still.

I had her in the carrier inside last night but this morning she is in the little pen, feisty as ever. She is a fighter, this one. Another hen would've been dead ages ago but not Suyin. She just doesn't give in.

So she's not a young hen. She's over 2 so although my frantic reading suggested even an immunised older bird can get Mereks if their immune system is low I really don't think it is that. I suspect some sort of infection that is affecting her middle ear but there's nothing I can do until I can get her to the vet & that's a week away ~ by which time she's likely to be fine again.

She's getting extra nutrients in her water, extra protein in her feed & will stay isolated to prevent her being trampled by my big busty ladies. She doesn't appear to be in pain. Her head & tail are up. Her eyes are bright & alert so I am hopeful.
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I've been thinking about this beautiful girl! How is she doing now Jehane?