Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

I'm pretty sure there were no British King Alexanders..... unless you count Queen Alexandria...

Did Alexander the Great count as royalty?

How about Czar Alexander? I think he was pretty well known.

 

[BY Bob]

That was our first choice for a boy too. But we couldn't use it because my brother named his daughter Alexandra.

That's unfortunate. My youngest was almost Alexandra. However it just did not suit her. So the name went unused.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Sure! I will just pull together some old videos I have already posted to youtube.

Thank you , Thank you @micstrachan! That was very informative. I showed hubby, he was really impressed . He said "Wow! Lucky chickens!" then asked, when you were showing all the ventilation, "Was she suffocated in a previous life?" I had to explain about breathing issues and frost bite.

I really love your coop and run. It is sooo interesting. Your chooks have their recall down pat. You could enter an obedience trial with them!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

How about Czar Alexander? I think he was pretty well known.

True, I didn't think of him, but still not British...except by descent

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I think that is actually green. At least it appears green on my tablet.

Looks green on my PC monitor too, but I didn't like to say anything, Alex being a pilot and all.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Ribh, how do you pronounce "Ceres"?

In my head I've been pronouncing it " Sair-ehz" .

 

[Ribh]

A broken leg and coccidiosis? Was only the one with the leg injury euthanized? I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes. In reality We're not really sure what went wrong. There were very slight traces of cocci & the bloody poop only showed after I arrived @ the vet. I mightn't know much but I know to watch the poop carefully. She did seem to have some sort of leg injury & a very high temp apparently ~ something I couldn't have known @ the time. The vet didn't like her chances of survival even with treatment so we decided it was best to end her suffering. I really feel she got a bum deal but the vet was adamant that travelling in the weather as it was @ the time would not have been the best call so in reality I did everything possible within my limited knowledge. The man wants me to replace her but I've been dithering on it. It would mean @ least 2 more birds & extending the quarantine of the big girls, who are only just getting some run time again now.

 

[Ribh]

Looks green on my PC monitor too, but I didn't like to say anything, Alex being a pilot and all.

It really was green....

 

[Ribh]

Ribh, how do you pronounce "Ceres"?

In my head I've been pronouncing it " Sair-ehz" .

 

[micstrachan]

Thank you , Thank you @micstrachan! That was very informative. I showed hubby, he was really impressed . He said "Wow! Lucky chickens!" then asked, when you were showing all the ventilation, "Was she suffocated in a previous life?" I had to explain about breathing issues and frost bite.

I really love your coop and run. It is sooo interesting. Your chooks have their recall down pat. You could enter an obedience trial with them!

Thank you for your kind words! Your husband cracks me up! I had to get creative, because hubby did not love the idea that we would need to build a coop and run. When I suggested converting the play structure, he liked that idea. I built the second half of the run completely by myself and did all the hardware cloth myself.

The recall doesn’t always go so perfectly well, but I can catch anyone except Ester if I need to hand-carry any stragglers in. I’ve gotten so paranoid about treats, I try not to recall often. Now instead of saying “Treats!” like I used to, I say “Let’s go in, Girls!” I use wheat berries for that, but felt much better about it when I was sprouting them.

The indoor roosts are different now and there are more outdoor roosts and places to stand off the ground, plus the ground in the run doesn’t look so sterile. I try to provide s variety if run material to keep them busy scratching Today I added a few bricks of coconut coir to the wettest parts of the run in hopes it will be easier for them to dig through.