Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

She moults for a long time and in stages, so she's in pin feathers for 1-2 months. For days she's been on her last nerve and quick to snap.

Yes, I think Lottie is having a harder molt this year. She's not particularly snappish but every so often her feisty side shows up. I did a deep clean of the coop today because we had a lovely breeze [which means it will dry nice & quickly]. Lottie & Mhari were sharing a nesting box so they both got hoyed out & while I was @ it I fed & watered Lottie, who would prefer to investigate where I go to feed her away from the jealous eyes of her sisters than tuck in; we did better when I returned her to the coop & she could see everyone else was stuffing their faces. Mhari was back in a nesting box so I tucked Lottie back in with her & Lottie gave her several sharp pecks just so Mhari knew she was only being tolerated. I put extra mulch in so they are nice & deep & should be plenty warm with 2 birds cuddled up together.

 

[MaryJanet]

Wishing a speedy feather growth to all the unhappy moulting chooks.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

Hoping all of those birds who are molting get through it quickly

Loved all the pics

 

[Shadrach]

Poor Lottie

I'm having similar issues with Mary. I remembered Lozzy gave Chickie pork n cheese when she was sick, so I'm going to give her some today. She's not keen on salmon n egg, so I'm exploring other options.

Go easy with the cheese.

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

Hope everyone gets better soon

 

[BY Bob]

Yes, I think Lottie is having a harder molt this year. She's not particularly snappish but every so often her feisty side shows up. I did a deep clean of the coop today because we had a lovely breeze [which means it will dry nice & quickly]. Lottie & Mhari were sharing a nesting box so they both got hoyed out & while I was @ it I fed & watered Lottie, who would prefer to investigate where I go to feed her away from the jealous eyes of her sisters than tuck in; we did better when I returned her to the coop & she could see everyone else was stuffing their faces. Mhari was back in a nesting box so I tucked Lottie back in with her & Lottie gave her several sharp pecks just so Mhari knew she was only being tolerated. I put extra mulch in so they are nice & deep & should be plenty warm with 2 birds cuddled up together.

I can feel the love and affection all the way over here. Lucky ladies to have you.

 

[Ribh]

I can feel the love and affection all the way over here. Lucky ladies to have you.

Thanks, Bob. Running chickens is very guilt inducing. I always think I should be doing more & better ~ but sometimes it's better not to meddle too much.

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning everyone

 

[Ribh]

If you've been following along you know Ha'penny is my chronic fence hopper. She knows she's not supposed to but she does it any way.

Unfortunately for my girls their pen & run was built with Queensland's summer heat & humidity in mind rather than cold, dank winter days, which means, as the days shorten & the sun's angle dips, there aren't all that many really warm sunny spots in either the coop or the run. This will change once the run extension is finished & properly installed but for now it is very cool & shady.

We all know how much our girls love a good sun bathe so I wasn't surprised to find Ha'penny had hopped the fence & dug herself a lovely big hole to wallow in in the sunniest spot she could find ~ which just happens to be where the new extension will go. I was busy @ the time & she looked so happy & content I thought I'd let her be & pop her back over the fence a bit later on.

You know how it goes. I got distracted & it was some time before I remembered Ha'penny was loose somewhere in our yard. I had a good look round. No Ha'penny. Then I noticed a flash of copper in the run. The clever girl had taken herself home once she was done sun bathing! Love my girl!

 

[Shadrach]

I find this type of thing a lot. I see one of them doing something I think is high risk without taking in all the information.
I found Fudge in the middle of the parking area the other day taking a dust bath. She's right out in the open and the rest of the tribe are under the bush near my house. I was just about to hustle her away when I see one of the dogs next to a car not more than 2 metres away.
One of the dogs is getting quite good at watching the chickens now.