Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

My sincerest condolences on the loss of your beautiful Tuppence. She knew she was loved to the very end.

Thanks, Nancy.

 

[Ribh]

Beautifully said.

I'm so sorry for your loss you gave her a beautiful life and she knew you loved her

Thanks BY Bob & Sue.

 

[Ribh]

Jeannie, I'm not as eloquent as many of the others. Know you did the very best you could for Tuppence, made the right choices and gave her a loving and peaceful end. My heart goes out to you

Thanks, Bob. I tend to 2nd guess myself so always end up wondering if I've made the right decision.

 

[Ribh]

I do understand your reasoning. What you can do is equip yourself with some basics to deal with some of the more straightforward problems.
I found this very hard at first but my vet and other chicken keepers I know are fundamentally against the attempts to prolong the life of a chicken because the technology and drugs are available.

If at all possible now I leave a terminally sick chicken with their tribe. Despite all the stuff I've read on BYC about other flock members attacking the sick and injured I have never seen that kind of behaviour here.
I could rant for quite a while...
Even if you did have access to vet care I think you did the right thing.

Thanks, Shad. One of the reasons for being on BYC is to learn the stuff I'm not so good @ ~ sickness, injury etc. I am slowly building up a kit of sorts but I can only buy what's in stock when it's available & I'm not on the mainland all that often ~ hence why no electrolytes. I prefer to chat about the product with my local produce store, who's staff are all incredibly knowledgeable & many keep chooks themselves & will explain which products they use & why, rather than just get something online. I'm leery of drugs too & where possible will choose a natural alternative.

Some things suggested here just aren't available in Oz so I have to translate the product into something understandable & look for the Aussie equivalent. It doesn't help I'm pretty squeamish about certain procedures. I'm terrified of hurting a bird & making things worse.

And chooks are smart! Mine start running when they see the sprayer now. They know what that means!

 

[Ribh]

Lozzy has said everything I wished I could say but couldn't find the words for.

You are a brilliant and empathetic Chicken mum and your birds are lucky to have you.

You are very kind. I don't feel so brilliant when this stuff happens.

 

[Ribh]

Here's a couple of sunset pics from last night
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Wow! They are spectacular!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning Jeannie

 

[Shadrach]

Thanks, Shad. One of the reasons for being on BYC is to learn the stuff I'm not so good @ ~ sickness, injury etc. I am slowly building up a kit of sorts but I can only buy what's in stock when it's available & I'm not on the mainland all that often ~ hence why no electrolytes. I prefer to chat about the product with my local produce store, who's staff are all incredibly knowledgeable & many keep chooks themselves & will explain which products they use & why, rather than just get something online. I'm leery of drugs too & where possible will choose a natural alternative.

Some things suggested here just aren't available in Oz so I have to translate the product into something understandable & look for the Aussie equivalent. It doesn't help I'm pretty squeamish about certain procedures. I'm terrified of hurting a bird & making things worse.

And chooks are smart! Mine start running when they see the sprayer now. They know what that means!

It's a confidence trick Ribh. The chickens know if you're confident what's worse. There are certain things that one really shouldn't do to a chicken but wrestling the little feckers down when necessary and doing what needs to be done doesn't do them any lasting damage.
I recommend as a first step learning how to check for egg binding. The hardest thing to do imo is to check for eye injuries if it involves having to open the two outer lids. I'm a bit creeped out by eye stuff anyway.

 

[Ribh]

It's a confidence trick Ribh. The chickens know if your confident what's worse. There are certain things that one really shouldn't do to a chicken but wrestling the little feckers down when necessary and doing what needs to be done doesn't do them any lasting damage.
I recommend as a first step learning how to check for egg binding. The hardest thing to do imo is to check for eye injuries if it involves having to open the two outer lids. I'm a bit creeped out by eye stuff anyway.

Can you recommend a good video? I can you tube & I've read the how too's ~but confident? Nah...

 

[Ribh]

Good morning Jeannie

Afternoon, Bob. How's things in your world?