Surviving Minnesota!

[Siggie]

IT'S DONE!!!! ....ok well I still need to stain the outside and build the nest boxes - but the chickens will be moving in in a few days!!! Please let me know what you all think!!








a room with a view


the nest boxes will go on the wall on the right

 

[Cebarmlds]

Ascetis?

Thanks Ivie, I googled that and it is probably what she has. I'm afraid these 4 year olds don't have much time left. Half of them don't seem as lively as they did a month ago.

 

[I Love Layers]

IT'S DONE!!!! ....ok well I still need to stain the outside and build the nest boxes - but the chickens will be moving in in a few days!!! Please let me know what you all think!! a room with a view the nest boxes will go on the wall on the right

So cool!! My chickens wouldn't poop in that

 

[Cluckies]

My 4 yo SLW has been looking slow and just sitting around this weekend, I picked her up this afternoon and she sounded like a half filled water balloon. Then some liquid like water came out her beak. I think she's on her way out but was curious what it could be, anyone know?

It sounds like she has a sour crop. i've had one with this, basically it is a yeast infection in the crop. I treated mine with monostat, like this thread, " Sour crop cured with monostat" worked like a charm! that was 2 years ago, she was also a SLW, what a coinkadink.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ivie sorry Tom has to go but that's how it goes with those mean boys!

My 4 yo SLW has been looking slow and just sitting around this weekend, I picked her up this afternoon and she sounded like a half filled water balloon. Then some liquid like water came out her beak. I think she's on her way out but was curious what it could be, anyone know?

Was it a clear to "golden" color? If she is old and has Ascites it is that color. You should be able to push on her abdomen and feel it. It is just a fluid build up caused by heart and or kidney's not functioning as they should. You could try chicken dialysis.

Sorry about the he 4 years old is not that old for that to happen. I had a 3 year old that died this spring, just fell off the roost and was dead on the floor. I suppose it can be anything at any time just like with us.



I feel bad about Tom Hanks, It is my fault as I was there with my grand kids. He can be so fast when he wants something. He has no fear, so maybe this will put a little fear in him.

We got some great lilacs though! I am hoping they grow. I put mine in right away and watered them. I have my fingers crossed.

I moved Bert and his harem to another pen quite a ways from King George. Hopefully, that will end the chasing of Bert by King George. King George pooped in his hat tonight. He saw one of Sven's hens by the bird feeder and went running to rape her. She screamed and Sven came on a dead run. He hit King George hard he flew about 3 feet when he was hit. He got up and shook himself off and was going to go for Sven, when Sven came at him again. It does my heart good to see King George be put in his place.

He must have upset JJ also, about an hour later I saw JJ on his tail and King George pedaling his butt as fast as he could away.

I have PC eggs again. I did not check the PC hen yesterday, but I have 2 eggs today! As soon as I took the broody out of the coop the other one started laying again. Is that normal? I have never seen a hen quit laying because another one is broody before.



I caught an egg eater today, and it was NOT Pearl (the dog)! It was one of my 4 penciled EE hens. They all look alike so I do not know which one it is. I have thought I had a lot of broken eggs and I was putting it down to clumsy birds. I caught her with a hole about nickel size reaching in and sucking out the yolk! If I catch her or figure out who she is she will be sharing the same fate as Tom Hanks. I have no time of an egg eating hen. Does anyone know how to break one of this?

 

[duluthralphie]

Erli You should be able to tell if it is sour crop of ascites by locating where the fluid is. Nothing you can do for ascites, so the monostat would not hurt her any. just incase.

 

[duluthralphie]

IT'S DONE!!!! ....ok well I still need to stain the outside and build the nest boxes - but the chickens will be moving in in a few days!!! Please let me know what you all think!!








a room with a view


the nest boxes will go on the wall on the right

I feel like such a loser, you all have these great coops and I am working my butt off and never seeming to get these things done!

 

[Cluckies]

IT'S DONE!!!! ....ok well I still need to stain the outside and build the nest boxes - but the chickens will be moving in in a few days!!! Please let me know what you all think!!








a room with a view


the nest boxes will go on the wall on the right

Nice coop! Love it!

 

[Cluckies]

Erli You should be able to tell if it is sour crop of ascites by locating where the fluid is. Nothing you can do for ascites, so the monostat would not hurt her any. just incase.

Agreed, check her crop tonight, is it squishy like a water balloon? then check it in the morning, should be empty, if it is still like a water balloon she has sour crop.

 

[duluthralphie]

Nice coop! Love it!

Says another woman with a great coop....... I need to have Judy build me a nice coop!