The Shelly and Kevin Thread

[JustBabyMargo]

She’s already commanded me to get some…

I did no such thing.

 

[Bakbuk]

I did no such thing.

I’ll thank you later

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Kevin laid her second egg today, and it was covered with blood! My poor baby must’ve struggled again.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Kevin laid her second egg today, and it was covered with blood! My poor baby must’ve struggled again.

Oh no poor kevvy

 

[Iluveggers]

Oh no, poor honey…

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Kevin laid her second egg today, and it was covered with blood! My poor baby must’ve struggled again.

Poor hen. I'd keep an eye on her because of that though. If she continues in that way, you might need to force her to stop laying. That is, put her in a dark place, or give her a low nutrition diet.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Poor hen. I'd keep an eye on her because of that though. If she continues in that way, you might need to force her to stop laying. That is, put her in a dark place, or give her a low nutrition diet.

I’m thinking she might have popped a blood vessel, (is that what it’s called?) but I’m not sure. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there when she laid it. I hope it gets better for her though. It’s hard to see my baby struggle.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I’m thinking she might have popped a blood vessel, (is that what it’s called?) but I’m not sure. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there when she laid it. I hope it gets better for her though. It’s hard to see my baby struggle.

Possibly. I've had bloody eggs before. They're often good the next time they lay. It's always hard when a hen starts laying. Just keep an eye on her. I hope she'll be fine.

 

[SilkieChicken123]

This thread is for two of my crossbeak girls that I love very much- Shelly and Kevin.


Shelly’s story:

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Shelly was all shriveled in a cup- that was put in the package she was sent in, and she was barely even breathing.

Spoiler: Traumatic picture

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Two others were also in horrible shape. (They had a big problem at the post office, we think) We all thought Shelly was gone for sure. She couldn’t stand, walk, eat, drink, or anything. She kept throwing up and falling on her back. She screamed and threw herself into the walls of her container, and she couldn’t even keep her eyes open. One of her friends died that evening. She was left with one other unhealthy friend (Grumpy). Grumpy was doing better, so she got to go with the others, and Shelly was left alone.
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The next morning, Grumpy was doing horrible. That’s when the force feeding started. About 3-4 times a day I would feed them and give them water until they had crops. I would get up at 4 a.m. to feed my little babies, and I would accidentally stay up for an hour. Oops! I put a little friend in their container to help them.
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The baby at the bottom is Grumpy, Shelly in the middle, and that big chunk is Gus! He was very protective of Shelly. Then, a couple days later, my poor Grumpy passed away. Both of them were doing great! Cleaning themselves and eating and drinking, even walking by themselves, but for some reason, Grumpy just couldn’t go on. Shelly, on the other hand, kept progressing and getting better, and then she finally got to go with her friends!! Gus wasn’t happy because he wasn’t as spoiled in there! After all that, she struggled with feet problems.
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I fixed that. Then, they went outside, and Gus still claimed Shelly as his own.
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Shelly was then diagnosed with crossbeak:
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She now lives with my polish girls (in their separated coop), along with my crossbeak polish, Booboo-
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and, Kevin-
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So that is my Shelly’s story. She is now 8 months old and doing great! She really is a miracle.
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Kevin’s story:

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Kevin was sent out to make up for what happened to my Shelly and her friends.
Kevin’s group:
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The package arrived here, and, again, there were problems (a couple of the chicks failed to thrive). Thinking that Kevy and her friends, of the same breed as her, would all be boys, they got boy names. As they grew, we realized that Kevin’s beak had started crossing. View attachment 2990113We also figured out that Kevin and her hatch mates were all girls, so their names got swapped- except for Kevin’s. She moved in with the polish, and Shelly, once she was old enough, and she has been living with them ever since. She has had her own amount of hardships, but she has pushed through. She has such a great personality, and she is so loved.
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Kevin is almost 7 months old, and I am just waiting for her to start laying.

How sad, yet sweet! They're both very pretty chickens. Are they both laying eggs yet?

 

[JustBabyMargo]

How sad, yet sweet! They're both very pretty chickens. Are they both laying eggs yet?

Thank you! They are my special girls. Yes, they are. Shelly has been laying for a while now, and Kevin just started laying recently.