Ribh's D'Coopage

[MaryJanet]

Fluffy butt Friday in the states, Caturday in Australia.......

One picture to cover it all

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I have no idea what he was trying to reach at this time.
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Look at those little pink toes!!

 

[bruceha2000]

That's a great photo!

Reminds me of this one......
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Is the name Wilson?

 

[bruceha2000]

Happy Caturday, whatcahall doing?

 

[ManueB]

The test itself is easy. It's the identification of what you might see that can be the difficult part. What is junk, what is pollen, what is a parasite or egg. Those decisions are what make the test difficult. The good news is that coccidia are easy to identify.

I was given the link to a post that had pictures of fecal floats when I first joined BYC for a sick hen. Seeing those pictures I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to do that kind of identification myself. You need to have a good eye for small details. I know I don't ; I can never spot the queen bee or the brood in my hives when it's obvious for my partner.

@Ribh , I hope you are all right ? I can't help but think no news from Sorbet doesn't mean good news.

They get so much better along than I do with my brother !

 

[LozzyR]

A special treat.

I had a lot of help with the laundry. I tried to tell her that normally we don't wash clothes until after they've been taken off. She looked at me, took a moment to consider, then said no need for that today, me washy you cloths.

You has a flavour!

 

[MaryJanet]

You has a flavour!

Taste like chikn.

 

[BY Bob]

Is the name Wilson?

That would be perfect.

 

[Ribh]

@Ribh , I hope you are all right ? I can't help but think no news from Sorbet doesn't mean good news.

Hi @ManueB. Yes, I lost Sorbet. In the end she just gave up & once that happens there is nothing anyone can do. I will fight for a chicken who wants to live & is fighting to live but once they give up it is kindest to let them go. Sorbet was not unexpected though still sad.

I have, however, had a horrendous few weeks. I lost 3 chickens in 3 days. There was Sorbet. Then when I went to let the girls out I found Afrika dead under where she normally roosted. Her neck was broken. I have no idea... The next morning Titania was missing. She was just gone. No pile of feathers. No body. No stray bits. No smell... I held out hope for a few days as she has been broody for months & Titania was always who Portia kicked off the nest when she wanted to lay. I hoped she had simply moved nest to somewhere I just couldn't find no matter how many times I scoured the yard... but then this morning Ceres was dead in her nesting box & Tsuri is completely missing! To say I am devastated would be an understatement. Tsuri, Ceres & Chavi always brooded together. The only reason I still have Chavi is because I have been removing her each night & putting her in with Tootsie as I have been reluctant to put Tootsie in the coop when I don't know what is going on. Here they are! Tootsie is nearly as big as Chavi now & quite big enough to go in with the big girls but not happening just now. I am going to get another cage & everyone will have to share cages inside for the time being. I have no other options. The yard is secure but the temporary coop has gaps ~ not big enough for a dog; a small cat maybe, but most likely a snake though I haven't seen any ~ which doesn't say much.

The real downside of all this is Tootsie has bonded with me. If allowed, she would ride on my shoulder all day. If I put her outside in the pen she hops out when she's had enough & comes knocking @ the glass door to be let in.

Our weather has been miserable, terribly hot & muggy. Torrential afternoon storms are not unusual in a Brisbane summer but these have been so severe the drains have overflowed & flooded the house.

Lastly my divorce was granted over a month ago ~ but no~one bothered to inform me. The island house is under contract so I am looking down the barrel of another bigger ~ & more important~ move. I hate moving. I have had a sick dog, & as the dogs aren't mine that was super stressful. It has all left me feeling a bit of an emotional mess & feeling like a terrible chicken keeper.

Here is most of what is left of my tribe.
The garden is burgeoning after all the rain.
They are all my bigger girls but I will not be getting any more chickens until I can get a proper set up.​

 

[RoyalChick]

Hi @ManueB. Yes, I lost Sorbet. In the end she just gave up & once that happens there is nothing anyone can do. I will fight for a chicken who wants to live & is fighting to live but once they give up it is kindest to let them go. Sorbet was not unexpected though still sad.

I have, however, had a horrendous few weeks. I lost 3 chickens in 3 days. There was Sorbet. Then when I went to let the girls out I found Afrika dead under where she normally roosted. Her neck was broken. I have no idea... The next morning Titania was missing. She was just gone. No pile of feathers. No body. No stray bits. No smell... I held out hope for a few days as she has been broody for months & Titania was always who Portia kicked off the nest when she wanted to lay. I hoped she had simply moved nest to somewhere I just couldn't find no matter how many times I scoured the yard... but then this morning Ceres was dead in her nesting box & Tsuri is completely missing! To say I am devastated would be an understatement. Tsuri, Ceres & Chavi always brooded together. The only reason I still have Chavi is because I have been removing her each night & putting her in with Tootsie as I have been reluctant to put Tootsie in the coop when I don't know what is going on. Here they are! Tootsie is nearly as big as Chavi now & quite big enough to go in with the big girls but not happening just now. I am going to get another cage & everyone will have to share cages inside for the time being. I have no other options. The yard is secure but the temporary coop has gaps ~ not big enough for a dog; a small cat maybe, but most likely a snake though I haven't seen any ~ which doesn't say much.

The real downside of all this is Tootsie has bonded with me. If allowed, she would ride on my shoulder all day. If I put her outside in the pen she hops out when she's had enough & comes knocking @ the glass door to be let in.

Our weather has been miserable, terribly hot & muggy. Torrential afternoon storms are not unusual in a Brisbane summer but these have been so severe the drains have overflowed & flooded the house.

Lastly my divorce was granted over a month ago ~ but no~one bothered to inform me. The island house is under contract so I am looking down the barrel of another bigger ~ & more important~ move. I hate moving. I have had a sick dog, & as the dogs aren't mine that was super stressful. It has all left me feeling a bit of an emotional mess & feeling like a terrible chicken keeper.

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Here is most of what is left of my tribe.
The garden is burgeoning after all the rain.
They are all my bigger girls but I will not be getting any more chickens until I can get a proper set up.​

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Oh dear Lord @Ribh.
How totally devastating.
I don't really have the right words, but you do know that you are absolutely not a terrible chicken keeper.


Your whole situation sounds incredibly stressful - but I believe you are a very strong lady and will get through it. And I suppose this development as well as the stress of packing up also brings the promise of a new beginning on your own terms? Forgive me if that is naive, but it is what I hope for you.

 

[BDutch]

^^ .
Sorry for all your losses and other heartbreaking misery these days.
Remember these dog days with everything that came with it will pass sooner or later.