Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Hi Gitana great photos Ribh! I can see why you're so keen on Japanese bantams, they're gorgeous.

They have a lovely shape & beautiful personalities.

 

[Ribh]

Hello babies!
They are so elegant.

I am loving this breed. They have wonderful personalities too.

 

[Ribh]

Good evening folks

Chavi & Gitana are beautiful little girls

Thanks, Bob. They really are.

 

[Ribh]

Ceres is doing much better this morning. The swelling is going down & for the first time she's hopped down from her roost herself to help herself to food & water rather than waiting on me.

Having her in the bathroom I've been able to monitor her health so much more closely & this morning noticed thread worm in her caecal poop. No wonder the poor girl was feeling under the weather. She's had a lot going on. So it's wormer in her water now. By the time she rejoins the flock she should be the healthiest bird there!

 

[Ribh]

My poor German Girls [as the man calls them] have been pretty much ignored while I've been sorting out everything else that's been going on round here. And they are such good girls.

They handle confinement really well & have been pretty content in the small coop. Every night they take themselves to bed without drama. The older ones are roosting.
I will get a chance to sort out who's who shortly.

I have wormed them & would add them to the main flock if they weren't quite so flighty still. I will start them on a course for coccidia before adding them as I am starting to think that is responsible for all my recent loses. It's not that we've had so much rain but that everything has been damp, warm & muggy. It is impossible to keep everything as dry as I would like. It just steams like a compost heap. I will treat the new girls with the Baycox but add Amprolium to the older girls water & only add the new girls after that is all done.

I am hoping I have figured this out right & it's not something else.

 

[MaryJanet]

It's Wednesday! Feels weird though because Monday was a public holiday.

 

[Ribh]

It's Wednesday! Feels weird though because Monday was a public holiday.

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So it is!
Happy Wednesday Wherever!​

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[drstratton]

Happy Coffee Klatch Wednesday Somewhere! When I get my Lavender mug I can join twice with a different cup!

 

[drstratton]

Ceres is doing much better this morning. The swelling is going down & for the first time she's hopped down from her roost herself to help herself to food & water rather than waiting on me.

Having her in the bathroom I've been able to monitor her health so much more closely & this morning noticed thread worm in her caecal poop. No wonder the poor girl was feeling under the weather. She's had a lot going on. So it's wormer in her water now. By the time she rejoins the flock she should be the healthiest bird there!
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I'm so glad she's improved, she's looking more bright eyed.

Good catch on the worms. I need to worm my flock too!

 

[drstratton]

My poor German Girls [as the man calls them] have been pretty much ignored while I've been sorting out everything else that's been going on round here. And they are such good girls.

They handle confinement really well & have been pretty content in the small coop. Every night they take themselves to bed without drama. The older ones are roosting.
I will get a chance to sort out who's who shortly.

I have wormed them & would add them to the main flock if they weren't quite so flighty still. I will start them on a course for coccidia before adding them as I am starting to think that is responsible for all my recent loses. It's not that we've had so much rain but that everything has been damp, warm & muggy. It is impossible to keep everything as dry as I would like. It just steams like a compost heap. I will treat the new girls with the Baycox but add Amprolium to the older girls water & only add the new girls after that is all done.

I am hoping I have figured this out right & it's not something else.
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I looked for these here in the states and so far I have not had any luck! They are so beautiful!