Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Thanks, Bob. I usually wriggle out of these things but this time I can't ~ not in good conscience.

Totally understand but you'll be fine.

 

[BY Bob]

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So many beautiful ladies. They are great photos. Thanks for sharing

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks! I did not know that about day lilies.. my cats don’t go out ever... but that’s good to know...

Most lilies are poisonous to cats. The ones in my yard are not and I think they are tiger lilies but I'm not sure. My cats go crazy for them. I can't bring them in the house.

 

[BY Bob]

Here is an update on Deana's crop that I just posted on my "emergency" thread:

"I offered her a teaspoonful of coconut oil about the consistency of peanut butter this morning and she gobbled it up happily. She let me massage her crop quite calmly, though she was making weird faces .
After a few minutes the crop felt quite deflated and empty.

They've just gone to roost for the night and her crop was quite full, though not as hard as it has been. I gave her another teaspoon of coconut oil (Tsuki had some too) so I'll check her crop in the morning. I'm very pleased with the result so far and she laid a big egg today.

Looking good! "

That seems extremely positive. Good work.

 

[rjohns39]

Foggy morning here

 

[BY Bob]

Foggy morning here
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Very cool Bob.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

And for those of you of a praying disposition: I have to attend DILs Baby Shower tomorrow. More people than I normally see in a week, most strangers. I'm freaking already & about ready to flee howling into the mangroves. As that's not possible I manage to behave like an adult ~ mature or otherwise...

Sending positive thoughts and imaginary chocolate your way for calming purposes

There is probably at least one person there that will be interested in chickens or native bees or gardens or books. I hope you find them early on!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Great news!

Glad Deana is doing better

That seems extremely positive. Good work.

Thanks guys.

I hope it really was that easy! We'll see how she is in the morning!

 

[WhoDatChick]

What a lovely variety of beautiful birds! No wonder you get such a colourful basket of eggs @WhoDatChick

Thank you! I am quite happy with all of them... but am wondering if anyone knows why my new layers.. LB, CM, and SS all lay bantam size eggs!? I know new eggs take awhile to get right but none of my other standard gals laid small eggs.. even when starting out.. and it’s been a few weeks now and they are still small.. looks like the CM and SS eggs are getting a tiny bit bigger but still small compared to the size of chickens these gals are! Mak (CM) is huge! And Goosie (SS) is short, fat, and squat

 

[BY Bob]

Thank you! I am quite happy with all of them... but am wondering if anyone knows why my new layers.. LB, CM, and SS all lay bantam size eggs!? I know new eggs take awhile to get right but none of my other standard gals laid small eggs.. even when starting out.. and it’s been a few weeks now and they are still small.. looks like the CM and SS eggs are getting a tiny bit bigger but still small compared to the size of chickens these gals are! Mak (CM) is huge! And Goosie (SS) is short, fat, and squat

Maleficent and Aurora's eggs are still quite small compared to even Lilly's standard large egg. They are getting bigger each time. I did not take a photo but I laid them ot the other day to be sure. Patience is probably the word of the day. Remember though it is not necessarily a direct correlation between size of the hen and size of the egg.