Texas

[Matejka]

On their way
From here to there

 

[Matejka]

Now to fill wagon with leaves for run and the fun begins! Still have 1 cornish x 9 months old, that I need to introduce to pullets. She free range today, chicks in run. Tonite I'll put chicks in coop, lady stays in run, I have a platform she roost on. Hopefully, she'll nose around run today and visit. A week of chicks in coop at nite, run day and we'll see.
I am more worried about chicks picking on her than her picking on them....
Thoughts opinions comments welcome

 

[electrycmonk]

The theory I’ve read is that the one 1st in the house is the lead, everyone else is below in pecking order?

 

[Matejka]

Haven't been able to determine who's the boss yet. 3 speckled sussex, 2 welsummer and rir. Rir is sitting in coop door

 

[oldhen2345]

Chilly and sunny today. Penny, the dog, seems better today. Still not wanting to eat, but is drinking water. May put some electrolytes in the water. Went to the ranch to see my brother- boy, cattle are fat and sassy, deer are beautiful, turkeys are loud- he has about 80 eggs in the incubater, bluebonnets blooming everywhere. Talk about living the life.

 

[drumstick diva]

TEXAS really sounds inviting

 

[Matejka]

Texas is a whole different world (I think).
I was gonna say never seen a turkey, but 2 weeks ago, in town, beside dollar general, there were about 25 prowling.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Texas is a whole different world (I think).
I was gonna say never seen a turkey, but 2 weeks ago, in town, beside dollar general, there were about 25 prowling.

Deep South Texas is also like a whole other Texas, but that is probably true of all of our border counties. Looking at my big bird roosts earlier they are getting full and there is nothing apparent to remove for some reason my feral decided to move in there after 1.5 years of roost in the tree time, but she does like one of the roosters in there.

 

[Matejka]

Chilly and sunny today. Penny, the dog, seems better today. Still not wanting to eat, but is drinking water. May put some electrolytes in the water. Went to the ranch to see my brother- boy, cattle are fat and sassy, deer are beautiful, turkeys are loud- he has about 80 eggs in the incubater, bluebonnets blooming everywhere. Talk about living the life.

How's Penny?

 

[oldhen2345]

How's Penny?

Thank you for asking.
I took her to the vet and he gave her some steriods ( rapid acting shot and pills) and told me to feed her soft foods for a few days. Her stomach was fine, she could walk fine, no limping or anything, but whenever he touched her side, her legs or jaw, she would yelp. She hasn't had any trauma. so he didn't know. He checked her spine for cord compression and didn't detect any. He felt like it was inflammation. She is improving, but still not ok yet. Lays in her bed, but does drink, eat and go outside to potty- which is much improved.