Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[chickwhispers]

Don't get me wrong, I like have 4 seasons. But I can get that a little further south as well as Hawaii.

 

[TeaChick]

Hi Ron!
thought of that too, but finally figured out (with a lot of reading) what the root cause is. Never knew this before (guess an old chicken keeper can learn new tricks) but her diarrhea was most likely caused by extreme stress. I knew when my crazy roo recently figured out what he was supposed to be doing made her his prime target because the other much younger hens ( my 3 sex-link pullets and my 1 yr old "mutt" leghorn) would go after him if he tried anything, (boy, is his comb beatup

)I would hear her scream and she would hide in the nest box but I thought things were getting a little better because she was no longer hiding once the weather got better and I was able to let them out more but I still had to pick her up and put her in the coop in the evening because she would no longer go in on her own and I had bought her a saddle because of the damage the big clutz was doing. recently I noticed the sex-links were starting to pick on her which meant she was losing her status as top hen because of it. I also think he may have hurt her because she would squack if I picked her up just the wrong way (still does) otherwise she liked it. She would also run and hide behind me when I was in the coop and the only way she could eat her evening treat with the rest of the girls is if I made Max stay on the roost. I thought things would iron out by themselves but I guess I was wrong. She was much more alert this morning and gobbled a bit of bread I offered and ate some of her breakfast. Guess I just might have to give the poor old girl her own little world. May see if she will mix with the new chicks I have coming next month. BTW- I now have the bottom sex-link running from him and my mutt has clearly taken over the top hen position. I have a soap opera in my coop!!! If things don't get better come warm weather, I may be forced to look into re-homing my over zealous boy.

Final note. I always knew stress was bad of course, I just didn't realize it could cause extreme diarrhea. lesson learned.

Sorry for your troubles. Glad you found out what's wrong with your hen.
I have to agree with Ron about the Rooster And Dumplings.

I want some highland shortbread and coffee. =D

 

[TeaChick]

Don't get me wrong, I like have 4 seasons. But I can get that a little further south as well as Hawaii.

Four is too many seasons!!!
I like one season, just a little cooler at the ends of the year and warmer in the middle.

 

[chickwhispers]

 

[TeaChick]

 

[cicilianb97]

hi everyone please check out sitting with a cup of coffee (coffee lovers) part two

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

hi everyone please check out sitting with a cup of coffee (coffee lovers) part two

What do you mean?

 

[sourland]

What do you mean?

Mitch, he's trying to steal us! Ain't goin' - no way, nuh huh.

 

[cicilianb97]

What do you mean?

i mean i started a thread that is a spin off of this one

 

[cicilianb97]

Mitch, he's trying to steal us! Ain't goin' - no way, nuh huh.

i am NOT