Ribh's D'Coopage

[Shadrach]

I don’t have much experience with roosters but Maggie in full on shouting mode must be close in decibels but unfortunately less musical.

She just needs a bit of practice. A hen called Otic had a crow that was as good as a roosters.

 

[Shadrach]

Volt being kept company.

 

[RoyalChick]

She just needs a bit of practice. A hen called Otic had a crow that was as good as a roosters.

Oh she practices plenty!
I don't really understand it - initially I was worried she was in pain or unhappy or something, but my honest conclusion, and I have studied her a lot, is that she is just opinionated and wants to express her opinions.
Sometimes she will be out furiously digging stuff up and she will literally run to where I am sitting, jump up on the table and yell in my face and then jump down and run off back to what she was doing before.

 

[RoyalChick]

Volt being kept company.
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Oh dear - she does look sorry for herself. I am glad she is being comforted and has you.

 

[Ribh]

I have been nursing sick chickens. Oshina is on 2 lots of antibiotics to deal with an abcess & I found a mite infestation as well. The good news is she has begun to enjoy her twice daily massage as I deal with the mites. She's become a very good patient.

Sif is another matter. Her neck has become deformed & doesn't look like it will right itself. I am monitoring her quality of life. She is still moving around the yard on her own in a lopsided manner & so long as she seems to be enjoying her life she has it.

 

[MaryJanet]

Volt being kept company.
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She has a good tribe.

 

[Ribh]

She just needs a bit of practice. A hen called Otic had a crow that was as good as a roosters.

I've had several crowing hens but while loud I wouldn't say any of them were as good as a rooster.

 

[MaryJanet]

I have been nursing sick chickens. Oshina is on 2 lots of antibiotics to deal with an abcess & I found a mite infestation as well. The good news is she has begun to enjoy her twice daily massage as I deal with the mites. She's become a very good patient.

Sif is another matter. Her neck has become deformed & doesn't look like it will right itself. I am monitoring her quality of life. She is still moving around the yard on her own in a lopsided manner & so long as she seems to be enjoying her life she has it.
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That looks like the kind of abscess Janet had. Mark drained it surgically and now she's hunky dory.

 

[Ribh]

That looks like the kind of abscess Janet had. Mark drained it surgically and now she's hunky dory.

Yes, the vet was able to drain some but not all. She's pretty chipper but caged as she's not too predator savvy even with 2 good eyes.

 

[Ribh]

Good morning all from Fluffy Butt Acres

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It's starting to look cold, @BY Bob.