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[rebrascora]

@Yorkshire Coop

Hi Kim

Pleased to hear Harry has a bit more enthusiasm for going out.
I had hoped to stop poulticing today but the last dry dressing came off with some slight drainage still on it, which I'm not totally happy about, so I've gone back to a hot poultice for tonight and will try another couple of dry poultice again over the weekend and hopefully get shoe back on early next week. I'm pretty confident that she will be sound but I want to get every last trace of pus out of it before that shoe is replaced.
I have a busy social calendar this week. Out last night with my sister and her husband and our cousin who is visiting from Malaysia because his daughter is due (overdue actually) to give birth to his first grandchild. He was brought up with us after his Mam died when he was 9 so he's more like a brother and it was great to see him and catch up. Then it's a friend's 50th birthday party tomorrow night and another cousin's 60th birthday party on Saturday night.

Egg production is almost none existent still and I thought I was missing a cockerel last night. It was just after dark and I was doing all the pens in the garden. The Marans hens will not stay in their pen during the day and basically have the run of the garden but the marans cockerel, apart from straying once into the pekin pen has always stayed put even though he is mostly left on his own. The girls both make their way back into their own coop at night with him though, so I just check for eggs (they are two of the very few that are laying) and close the pop hole door. Last night I was shocked to find the hens but no rooster! Searched all over the garden with a torch. No sign of him or feathers. Eventually found him in the back of the little hen ark that the Welsummers use, squeezed in with the Welsummer roo and his 3 ladies. I could not reach him at the back, so he spent the night with them and was returned to his pen this morning. Thankfully the Wellie roo is a soft mush, so there was no real aggro but very strange that he would jump into the Wellie pen and then go to bed with them! Pleased to report he is back in the correct coop tonight with his ladies.
The other funny thing is that one of the Marans hens has sussed that she can access where I feed the cats and that she can intimidate my little queen into giving up her food. It's quite funny to watch her getting closer to the cat and the cat getting more and more anxious as she approaches. I have to supervise feeding time now to ensure Lulu gets her breakfast! I've seen her run the cat off in the garden too. Little madam hasn't been here 5 mins and thinks she owns the place!
Still haven't started processing cockerels yet but it's an evening job for me and with hectic social engagements this week it will have to wait. Two pullets and two, year old hens, are going to a new home tomorrow though, so that will be 4 less mouths to feed.

Think that is all my news for now. Hope all goes well with the vet tomorrow and you have a relaxing weekend.

Best wishes

Barbara

 

[jimbojumbo]

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[Rudies Roost]

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Hiyah! Welcome to the thread.

 

[Rudies Roost]

My young Silkie just crowed!! Ha ha! It was quite pathetic and he kept sneezing afterwards. My other Roo is looking quite confused at this young upstart with his croaky voice! Wish I had my phone on me to film him....was unsure what sex it was but now he's told me...I'm actually pleased for once, I did want a male Silkie, as I have 6 hens of this breed and he is a Splash so hopefully may get some nice babies next year. So I've had 4 hens and 1 cockerel this year. Chuffed. A few too many G&T's last night, my O/H thankfully let them out and did morning duties with the birds...I'm a bit slow this morning but really must go and clean out.....(yawns)......:/

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

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Hi & the thread!

My young Silkie just crowed!! Ha ha! It was quite pathetic and he kept sneezing afterwards. My other Roo is looking quite confused at this young upstart with his croaky voice! Wish I had my phone on me to film him....was unsure what sex it was but now he's told me...I'm actually pleased for once, I did want a male Silkie, as I have 6 hens of this breed and he is a Splash so hopefully may get some nice babies next year. So I've had 4 hens and 1 cockerel this year. Chuffed. A few too many G&T's last night, my O/H thankfully let them out and did morning duties with the birds...I'm a bit slow this morning but really must go and clean out.....(yawns)......:/

Hope your not too from the G&T!

It's great to hear you wanted the silkie boy, a nice breeding group for you there I always feel pretty sorry for them when they are just learning and nothing very masculine comes out!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

@rebrascora

Hi Barbara,

Hope your not from your social occasion last night? Goodness your calendar is super busy for this week Hope you have had a great time and for tonight too. All good with Harry and his bloods She called me back last night with the results and everything is back in it's normal limits. He was very good having his teeth done too and she said they were not too bad so not a tooth problem with him. She has told me to worm him with equest pramox as an egg count at this time of year will not show up tape worm or insisted red worm that have gone into the gut wall. One of the most expensive wormers on the shelf too at nearly £20!
He's having that at T today so staying in for tomorrow but I'm hoping he will be grateful as the weather looks awful for tomorrow

Hope all your cockerels are still in the right place? I really did laugh, fancy him running away from home like that! Chickens see off the cat here too, non of them really like her at all and as she is so small she is an easy target even for bantam polish! Chickens really are smarter than some folk give them credit for!

Hope your not too cold up there as I saw some snow sort of round you on the forecast this morning?

Catch you soon Barbara!

Kim xx

 

[Rudies Roost]

Hi & the thread!
Hope your not too from the G&T!

It's great to hear you wanted the silkie boy, a nice breeding group for you there I always feel pretty sorry for them when they are just learning and nothing very masculine comes out!

Feeling rough! My head is thumping..haven't quite managed to get off the sofa yet Really need to liven up.

Thrilled with my Silkies, i have 2 blacks, a white, a gold partridge, and a plain gold so hoping the splash lad may produce some nice colours though I know nothing about genetics. Not fussed, I just enjoy whatever arrives. Have a great weekend all xx

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

That's why I quit drinking back in January, just could not cope with feeling so rough in a morning/lunchtime/afternoon Hangovers seemed to last all day sometimes two! Was always up in a morning to do chickens and Harry horse but throwing up while mucking out was the last straw for me :/ Then by afternoon I was always zonked out in the recliner

I think splash maybe dominant for a solid colour? Colour genetics have never been my forte but there is a chart I will dig out for you that maybe helpful

 

[Rudies Roost]

That's why I quit drinking back in January, just could not cope with feeling so rough in a morning/lunchtime/afternoon Hangovers seemed to last all day sometimes two! Was always up in a morning to do chickens and Harry horse but throwing up while mucking out was the last straw for me :/ Then by afternoon I was always zonked out in the recliner

I think splash maybe dominant for a solid colour? Colour genetics have never been my forte but there is a chart I will dig out for you that maybe helpful

I'm not too yucky just my head, crikey it hurts!!...just necked some Ibuprofen so once that's kicked in I'll get moving (honest!!!!!). I know nothing about genetics, vaguely remember a bit from college but that was mostly regarding dogs, chickens...I'm clueless! Beautiful morning here, chilly but sunny, just how I like it. My egg production has really dropped off now, 3 a day if I'm lucky and feathers are EVERYWHERE..I even found one in my handbag the other day.

My daughter wants to go and watch more fireworks tonight...not sure if my head will deal with that. We've already attended 3 displays since last weekend, bit bored of them now. She'll get her own way no doubt!

Oohhh I think the painkillers are doing their job, everything is a little clearer! Really must go and muck out, I haven't even got dressed yet...that's a job in itself!!! Right world...I'm on my way!!! :cd

 

[JonnyA88]

Hey! Hope you're all Well!? New member here just to say Hi.

We've had our 3 chickens since August as pullets so won't be laying till February. (If we get through the winter fine.

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Our ladies, Muriel, peggy-Sue and Hedwig are all doing well. I've just had a few days of worry with Hedwig as she was limping and not being very active. Must of been deadleg or something as today's she's been much better!!! Still keeping a close eye her just incase buy took advice from a member in another thread and inspected the leg no signs of sores or bleeding / spelk etc.

And as soon as I figure out how to attach photos I'll post some. You'll get a wee journey couple of them when they're little and a few present day.