Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

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

Did Alexander the Great count as royalty?

I always count him as one. He ruled Macedonia before he conquered 1/2 the known world.

 

[Ribh]

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

It really was green...

 

[micstrachan]

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.

Poor baby. I would bet the coccidiosis took advantage of her in her weakened state from the injury. Maybe the injury caused some sort of internal problem that got infected and therefore the fever? I’m sorry this happened, but it’s good you caught the cocccidiosis before more went downhill.

Here’s a thought on replacing her. What about doing that next year? Quarantine could end as scheduled and you’d have young birds next year. I like the idea of spacing the ages out so a bunch don’t get sick at once, and having eggs year round is a plus of having a few younguns! Which way are you leaning?

Edited to add: I forgot fo mention... though I’m sure it hurt to have her euthanized, I think you did the right thing.

 

[micstrachan]

This is just me, but I would not split the flock. It is their support group. I would merge them all at once. Some of the bigger ones should provide some cover for the bantams. This subflock will hang together if you integrate together and will likely just latch onto the bottom of your current pecking order. I would do 1 integration not 2. If you break them up and the bantams are not at the bottom of the subflock pecking order then there will likely be incidents resulting from them trying to regain those spots in the larger flock. My opinion is that it will be smoother doing it all at once.

I agree with this.

 

[micstrachan]

My beautiful B&W frizzles, Portia & Olivia.

No~one wants to roost @ night. They all form a cuddle puddle on the floor still, but during the day when everyone spends a lot of time in the coop I find them all practising like this.

These 2 are quite good friends.

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Little sweethearts!

 

[Ribh]

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

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

 

[micstrachan]

Beautiful girls.

Thank you!

 

[Ribh]

Edited to add: I forgot fo mention... though I’m sure it hurt to have her euthanized, I think you did the right thing.

Thank you. It's always a hard call ~ especially for such a young bird.

I'd really prefer to wait. I am waiting to hear from my breeder on Golden Campines & I am also waiting on Aracaunas but the man was really keen on the Vorwerks & he thinks the remaining one should have a running mate. I am getting to my preferred upper limit numbers wise too. I have always spaced my intakes out so I have layers just starting when my older girls moult & go off the lay ~ all things I take into account instinctively but find hard to explain to the man. However it's probably now or never with the Vorwerks so I will probably cave & hope she has something else I'm interested in.

 

[Ribh]

Poor baby. I would bet the coccidiosis took advantage of her in her weakened state from the injury. Maybe the injury caused some sort of internal problem that got infected and therefore the fever? I’m sorry this happened, but it’s good you caught the cocccidiosis before more went downhill.

It's good to get input from those more experienced with illness & injury. I freak out @ even the hint something's not right just because I don't know much & don't have quick access to a vet.

 

[Ribh]

I agree with this.

Thank you. Yes, I am looking @ how best to move the flock all together ~ plus the littlies are still on chick starter so on a different feed to the big girls & I need to take that into account.