Ribh's D'Coopage

[Shadrach]

A bit of cooked pork and cracked corn as @Ribh mentions would be a good choice for a few days. What the corn provides is easy burn carbohydrates and that provides calories to help keep her warm.
The pork will provide a complete protein but even more important, it is apparently easier to digest than a complete protein provided by mixed grains.

There you go, @Aussie-Chookmum, Shad's provided the science!
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Will sardines do any good? I don't have cracked corn or pork at the moment but I will keep it in mind. Thank you both for your advice.

We did a shopping trip today and although I didn't find cracked corn, I found live crickets!
The girls had a very exciting time chasing them around the run.

Except Alice.

Alice ran away

Before I adopted chickens I had no idea about moulting or how feathers grow back. I'm finding it a fascinating and worrying process.

Alice's feathers are coming in apace. She looked even more like a porcupine today. It looks painful too.
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And a closeup to see how they come in. (in a thumbnail for the squeamish)



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Sardines are fine in the short term and very good for them. The problem is with the tinned ones is the high levels of oil and salt. If you are prepared to feed them fresh cooked sardines they are better than pork, but here they are very expensive.
Chickens seem to be much like humans in that they like a lot of stuff that isn't really very good for them. They will eat high carbohydrate and heavily flavored foods all day from what I've seen.

 

[Ribh]

Happy Resurrection Sunday, Folks.
It's a glorious day here @ Ribh's D'Coopage.

Already Aoife managed to slip past me into the run with the Big Girls.
Naturally she didn't stay there.

Naturally, having been herded back all she wanted to do was rejoin the littlies.

All is well in the chicken world.

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning Jeannie

Happy Resurrection Sunday, Folks.
It's a glorious day here @ Ribh's D'Coopage.

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Already Aoife managed to slip past me into the run with the Big Girls.
Naturally she didn't stay there.
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Naturally, having been herded back all she wanted to do was rejoin the littlies.
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All is well in the chicken world.
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They all look happy and healthy

 

[BY Bob]

A bit of cooked pork and cracked corn as @Ribh mentions would be a good choice for a few days. What the corn provides is easy burn carbohydrates and that provides calories to help keep her warm.
The pork will provide a complete protein but even more important, it is apparently easier to digest than a complete protein provided by mixed grains.

There you go, @Aussie-Chookmum, Shad's provided the science!
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Will sardines do any good? I don't have cracked corn or pork at the moment but I will keep it in mind. Thank you both for your advice.

We did a shopping trip today and although I didn't find cracked corn, I found live crickets!
The girls had a very exciting time chasing them around the run.

Except Alice.

Alice ran away

Before I adopted chickens I had no idea about moulting or how feathers grow back. I'm finding it a fascinating and worrying process.

Alice's feathers are coming in apace. She looked even more like a porcupine today. It looks painful too.
View attachment 2084380

And a closeup to see how they come in. (in a thumbnail for the squeamish)



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I just feel so bad for her. At least it will be over quickly now. Grow feathers grow!

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Resurrection Sunday, Folks.
It's a glorious day here @ Ribh's D'Coopage.

View attachment 2085182
Already Aoife managed to slip past me into the run with the Big Girls.
Naturally she didn't stay there.
View attachment 2085188
Naturally, having been herded back all she wanted to do was rejoin the littlies.
View attachment 2085193

All is well in the chicken world.
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Just wonderful. Happy resurrection day to you as well.

 

[rjohns39]

Jeannie I love it. Happy resurrection day. I was born on Easter Sunday, so it's a special day for me.

 

[Ribh]

Jeannie I love it. Happy resurrection day. I was born on Easter Sunday, so it's a special day for me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY;
for tomorrow.

 

[drumstick diva]

That's why you are such a very nice, special person BOB.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I just feel so bad for her. At least it will be over quickly now. Grow feathers grow!

Thanks Bob. I have my fingers crossed too. I was watching her closely while she preened this morning hoping a few feather tufts would pop out of the ends of the quills!

 

[BY Bob]

Jeannie I love it. Happy resurrection day. I was born on Easter Sunday, so it's a special day for me.

Happy birthday!