Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Even though she was well fed that week, I saw her chewing black walnuts to bits many times. I looked it up, and black walnuts can apparently be affective against parasites like tapeworms.

Sure enough, this neglected dog tested negative for worms at the vet, which seemed unlikely. Could've been luck or a false result, but I always suspected she had been medicating herself with the walnuts. She didn't continue eating walnuts after we took her in and put her on a monthly preventative.

That's very interesting; thanks for sharing.

It led me to discover this paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9924796/
which is a review of lab-demonstrated (in vitro) anthelmintic plants, from 2022, which is very useful. (I note they used the bark of the walnut, not the nut cases, and they tried it on a type of earthworm rather than, say, a roundworm btw; as they conclude, more research needed, of course!)

 

[Perris]

C Nicol's book on the Behavioural biology of chickens has been cited a few times here. Turns out she's now Professor of animal welfare at the Royal Veterinary College in London. She is a contributor on Chris van Tulleken's podcast 'Fed: planet chicken' episode 3, about 8 minutes in, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001ry9t

 

[Molpet]

Ex Batts good evening one and all!

I'm trying to respond to my BYC emails as I have been at the hospital for 11 hours waiting for my hubby to have a blood clot removed from his left leg.

The clot was from his groin to his knee.

The physician did not even bother to come by his room to let me know how he was doing and what he had done.

He was moved to ICU and may have to go back to cath lab tomorrow and they will call me to let me know.

Temperature is in the 50s.

Have a great day!

Prayers for a speedy recovery

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Prayers for a speedy recovery

Thanks.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Temperature is in the 60s.

Have a great day!

 

[fluffycrow]

Hoping for the very best for your Husband, @Ladies-Eight . Take good care of him, and yourself

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Hoping for the very best for your Husband, @Ladies-Eight . Take good care of him, and yourself

Thanks.

 

[MaryJanet]

Thanks.

Sending you both best wishes. How is he today?

 

[Perris]

Today it's a year since Ystrad started laying, and like Dyffryn, she's kept it up the whole year round, including through her moult. I haven't experienced this before, so it seems doubly notable to have two do it. She's also laid about the same number of eggs as Dyffryn (averaging 20 per month). They are full sisters, a month or so apart in age (they hatched in different clutches), their dam Venka, sire Phoenix, and it's perhaps relevant that Venka was 5 at the time. They seem to be demonstrating the benefits of breeding from older hens, who, having survived whatever pests and diseases are endemic in the vicinity, can pass on relevant antibodies to their offspring. And they're demonstrating hybrid vigour, the mix with Penedesenca genes, because Venka's pure Swedish Flower Hen daughters have not been as productive.

Ystrad lacks the good looks of some flock members, but she's a happy healthy hen, and has been no trouble at all to keep. I think she too is a star!

 

[Shadrach]

Not taken by me.