Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

There was so much racket going on I went to check. Yep. She's at it again.

She is a noisy thing! Thanks so much for sharing that. Do you think she lays there because no one bothers her there?

 

[Ribh]

She is a noisy thing! Thanks so much for sharing that. Do you think she lays there because no one bothers her there?

Very possibly, Bob. She's the bantam who made a hidden nest as soon as she started laying. She's a smart broody but there's something about those crab pots & bantams. Olivia keeps getting in them too.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

We seem to be having a spate of losses just now.
Last night I lost my sweet Hepzibah.
I have no idea. Two days ago I was admiring how healthy she looked, the vibrancy of her comb, the alertness of her eye & how she ran across the lawn like a chick.
This morning she was cold & stiff when I went to let the girls out.​

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There was no indication anything was wrong @ all until late yesterday afternoon when she dropped this.
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I know it was Hepzibah because I immediately began checking bums. She was a bit off for the rest of the afternoon & didn't eat before going to roost but after dropping something like that I wasn't surprised. Having panicked & immediately thought coccidia & I'd missed any symptoms I thought maybe intestinal shedding. The only tother time I've seen anything like that was Patricia & she went on to prolapse.

Meanwhile Sif & Soda are going from strength to strength. you just never know with chooks.​

Oh dear. So sorry Ribh. That must have been an unwelcome surprise.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

There was so much racket going on I went to check. Yep. She's at it again.

Silly sausage!

I'm a bit concerned about her getting tangled in the netting. Could the entrances be blocked off with a bit of plywood or something?

 

[Ribh]

And less annoying that a lot of people's dogs.

Don't start me on dogs! Everyone round here seems to own one & the barking when one starts!!! Next door has a herder of some sort & he's good about alerting me to trouble in the flock. He spends a good part of his day watching my girls...my girls, not his own.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Don't start me on dogs! Everyone round here seems to own one & the barking when one starts!!! Next door has a herder of some sort & he's good about alerting me to trouble in the flock. He spends a good part of his day watching my girls...my girls, not his own.

He knows that his girls are sorted, but yours obviously need a firm hand. He needs to herd them away from the crab pots!

 

[Ribh]

Silly sausage!

I'm a bit concerned about her getting tangled in the netting. Could the entrances be blocked off with a bit of plywood or something?

Unfortunately, no. There's several tunnel openings. The dangerous part is getting them out again. When I can release the top is safest but I can't always manage the release.

 

[RoyalChick]

There was so much racket going on I went to check. Yep. She's at it again.

Have you ever witnessed her going in? I assume she sort of 'dives' through what looks like quite a small hole in the top.

 

[BY Bob]

Very possibly, Bob. She's the bantam who made a hidden nest as soon as she started laying. She's a smart broody but there's something about those crab pots & bantams. Olivia keeps getting in them too.

There is a lot of predator coverage there. I bet they feel safe as much a anything.

 

[BY Bob]

Have you ever witnessed her going in? I assume she sort of 'dives' through what looks like quite a small hole in the top.

I'm thinking she goes in one of the side holes.