Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Washing chickens... who knew

I know, right. And in reality I'm too gingerly with this stuff. I make a terrible nurse.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I know, right. And in reality I'm too gingerly with this stuff. I make a terrible nurse.

... you probably make a better people nurse though...

 

[Ribh]

... you probably make a better people nurse though...

Nope. My response to blood was :Here's a wad of tissues. If it's still bleeding in 5 minutes I'll take you to the Drs... Welly icky...

 

[WhoDatChick]

Nope. My response to blood was :Here's a wad of tissues. If it's still bleeding in 5 minutes I'll take you to the Drs... Welly icky...

... that sounds like me! Whenever something really bad happened.. something that required stitches.. there always happen to be another person around to take over and get it sorted ... God is good!

 

[MaryJanet]

Because I don't have a blow dryer I've been putting off doing this but all the talk of fly strike & I knew I had to act before our heat really kicks in ~ & what a job it was.​

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I've never been so glad my girls are easy to handle!
No, she wasn't happy but she didn't panic either.

First I had to shear her butt feathers. My goodness! Much, much worse than I thought she was, poor girl.
She's such a fluffball it's hard to know what's going on back there.

Then into the nice warm water & a good scrub around the nether regions.

She is in a box inside, out of that nippy little wind & nice & warm to finish drying off.​

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Such a good girl.​

Is she back with the flock now?

Two days later, and Sandy is still clean.

 

[Ribh]

Is she back with the flock now?

Two days later, and Sandy is still clean.

Yep. It took ages before I thought she was dry enough. Frizzles don't regulate body temp as well as other hens so perhaps I was over cautious. but she seems ok.

 

[Ribh]

Do I need to panic? @BY Bob @rjohns39 @Kris5902
And anyone else who cares to have an opinion.

I have just come in from feeding the girls. Lottie was perched on my knee as usual but instead of hopping down when she was done she stayed. As all the girls have been hovering while I'm with them I thought nothing of it. Next thing I have egg yolk & a little white dribbling down my leg & every hen gobbling as fast as they could, including Lottie. I know the occasional shell-less egg happens. I am so not good @ this sort of thing. Do I hit the panic button? Should I be worried? Is there anything I should check for?

 

[Ribh]

It is not being my day. I went out, as I always do, to check everyone is roosting & all comfy for the night. *sigh* Pebbles was still in a nesting box.

Now she is a late layer most days. Even a very late layer but not usually this bad & I have a thing now about any of the girls spending the night in a nesting box since both my Australorps died in there overnight. No~one gets to sleep in a nesting box! So I hoyed her out & carted her round to the roosts & popped her up with all the 2nd row girls. Now it's warmer they are spreading out more. I noticed her rear end looked shocking ~ totally bedraggled with poopy bits stringing down so I grabbed the scissors to give her a quick trim & while she was giving me the evil eye over that she popped her egg into my hand! Honestly! Two eggs in one day. Two really poopy butts.

I'm beside myself! Eeew. Too much lettuce I think. It's been a while since we've had a box & everyone is being piggy. I'll have to cut back.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening Folks

Jeannie, too soon to panic. But do keep an eye on her. If you can get it, put some oyster shell out free choice and see how she responds to it. You can also crush up some Tums and set it out for them. and the sunrise was still spectacular.

Whodat, loved the pillows...

 

[Ribh]

Good evening Folks

Jeannie, too soon to panic. But do keep an eye on her. If you can get it, put some oyster shell out free choice and see how she responds to it. You can also crush up some Tums and set it out for them. and the sunrise was still spectacular.

Whodat, loved the pillows...

She has access to oyster shell/grit, Bob. But what is Tums?

Sorry, Tired & pressing the wrong things. *sigh*

Thanks, Bob. She's perky enough & roosting on the top bar but I don't like it when they do weird things.