Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

Jeannie, I'm so sorry you lost her, she had a great life

 

[RoyalChick]

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

Oh I need to look more closely. I didn’t see the side holes.

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning/evening everyone

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.​

I'm so sorry for your loss She had a good long life with you.

 

[Boppo]

Enjoying this adventure! Wonderful pix.

 

[Boppo]

Sorry... I wrote my note before zipping to the end and seeing tragedy!

 

[Ribh]

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 is right. She scoots in one of the side entrances. The top is too small even for one of my bantams.

 

[Ribh]

I'm a bit concerned about her getting tangled in the netting.

I'm sorry ACM. I assumed everyone knew about crab pots. The netting is thick & really stiff & has been stretched taught over a frame. Almost impossible for her to become tangled unless the top is released.

 

[Ribh]

Hi, @Boppo . Nice to have you join us. Love to hear about your flock.

 

[Ribh]

Sorry... I wrote my note before zipping to the end and seeing tragedy!

You weren't to know. No worries.

 

[Ribh]

Enjoying this adventure! Wonderful pix.

Thank you.