Ribh's D'Coopage

[RoyalChick]

No picture but I saw a lady taking her cat for a walk yesterday. Not on a lead, but carrying them in her arms. Kitty looked quite relaxed.

Cats do indeed have staff - in this case a chauffeur!

 

[MaryJanet]

Cats do indeed have staff - in this case a chauffeur!

I'm the doorperson. Blossom doesn't see why she should have to jump up and out the window.

 

[BY Bob]

A late caturday photo

Toast in her favorite position.

And playing with her new toy.

 

[Ribh]

CATURDAY IS HERE AGAIN.
Nothing much has changed. ​

 

[RoyalChick]

It is Caturday in Oz and someone is looking very intense.

She tried to stare down Nightshade but that is difficult when he doesn’t open his eyes.

 

[LozzyR]

It’s still Caturday in the States!

 

[Ribh]

A windy sunrise this morning.​

 

[BY Bob]

Sunrise from North Carolina. Not quite a tropical but that is the Atlantic Ocean out past the houses.

 

[Ribh]

I'm a bit worried about Beatha @ present. The flock has been pretty stable since I got here & healthy. They have plenty of space. Their coop is well ventilated & there is plenty of daytime cover.

Beatha has always been something of an oddity.
She's a loner. She almost never hangs with the rest of the girls.
She & Luna have always sounded raspy & wheezy when breathing.
She's never been super active.

So when I noticed she was slow coming to roost, always off by herself & really wheezing I didn't think much of it @ first. When I checked her over she did have lice so I treated her for that. I also noticed she had a big hard lump either side of her nostrils. One has disappeared but you can still see the other. Her comb is red but she's not laying.

So I grabbed her last night for treatment: lice free, good; Vitamins to help boost her immunity; Baycox to treat any infection. She seemed exhausted when I was done with her & I was worried I'd find her cold & stiff this morning but, no. There she was @ the door with the other 3 non~broodies ~ & not @ the back either but right in front.

I do think she's not herself but how sick she actually is I have no idea. I will check her over again tonight & do what I can. I miss my blue eggs but she's valuable to the tribe for other reasons. Amongst a plethora of nut jobs she is now my lone stable hen. She's predator savvy & good with the bantams. Portia is a bully & Ha'Penny too flighty to be good with the smaller birds. Beatha is calm & pretty unflappable & up until this point she has been really hardy, surviving things that have taken out other birds.

The good news is she's still upright & pursuing her daily routine.​

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm a bit worried about Beatha @ present. The flock has been pretty stable since I got here & healthy. They have plenty of space. Their coop is well ventilated & there is plenty of daytime cover.

Beatha has always been something of an oddity.
She's a loner. She almost never hangs with the rest of the girls.
She & Luna have always sounded raspy & wheezy when breathing.
She's never been super active.

So when I noticed she was slow coming to roost, always off by herself & really wheezing I didn't think much of it @ first. When I checked her over she did have lice so I treated her for that. I also noticed she had a big hard lump either side of her nostrils. One has disappeared but you can still see the other. Her comb is red but she's not laying.

So I grabbed her last night for treatment: lice free, good; Vitamins to help boost her immunity; Baycox to treat any infection. She seemed exhausted when I was done with her & I was worried I'd find her cold & stiff this morning but, no. There she was @ the door with the other 3 non~broodies ~ & not @ the back either but right in front.

I do think she's not herself but how sick she actually is I have no idea. I will check her over again tonight & do what I can. I miss my blue eggs but she's valuable to the tribe for other reasons. Amongst a plethora of nut jobs she is now my lone stable hen. She's predator savvy & good with the bantams. Portia is a bully & Ha'Penny too flighty to be good with the smaller birds. Beatha is calm & pretty unflappable & up until this point she has been really hardy, surviving things that have taken out other birds.

The good news is she's still upright & pursuing her daily routine.​

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I do hope she is OK.