What did you do with your flock today?

[fuzzi]

Speckled Sussex? We're hoping to add one in the spring. They sound like such sweethearts.

Mine are the bantam variety. So far I am pleased with their personalities. Martha gently pecks my skirt to remind me to give her treats, and Rahab is very chatty. Hannah is the shy one, except for her egg call!

 

[kurby22]

OMG…I just gave a chicken mouth to mouth…he had started convulsing and then became cyanotic. He’d been breathing funny so I’d brought him over to take a look at him and maybe 20 mins later it started. I was certain he’d died, but his eye opened a bit and so I went into action while Aria stood over me sobbing. I told her to snap out of it and help me try to save him—so she ran and grabbed qtips and I started by swabbing his throat to try pulling out mucous I could see and then opened his beak and started blowing air in. His face began to redden and I could feel his body responding so I kept at it while Aria brought me VetRx, Terramycin, Monistat, and a syringe and the Tylan. Basically the kitchen sink approach. He’s definitely struggling to breathe but his face is normal again, he’s calm enough to sit down and close his eyes and breathe a bit less labored. I injected the Tylan, made him swallow some VetRx and swabbed all around his beak, and then made him swallow some monistat. He’s resting now. Yikes, that was scary.

 

[Nomadicus]

OMG…I just gave a chicken mouth to mouth…he had started convulsing and then became cyanotic. He’d been breathing funny so I’d brought him over to take a look at him and maybe 20 mins later it started. I was certain he’d died, but his eye opened a bit and so I went into action while Aria stood over me sobbing. I told her to snap out of it and help me try to save him—so she ran and grabbed qtips and I started by swabbing his throat to try pulling out mucous I could see and then opened his beak and started blowing air in. His face began to redden and I could feel his body responding so I kept at it while Aria brought me VetRx, Terramycin, Monistat, and a syringe and the Tylan. Basically the kitchen sink approach. He’s definitely struggling to breathe but his face is normal again, he’s calm enough to sit down and close his eyes and breathe a bit less labored. I injected the Tylan, made him swallow some VetRx and swabbed all around his beak, and then made him swallow some monistat. He’s resting now. Yikes, that was scary.

I'm so glad you saved that boy. I've had some died in my arms as I was helpless to help them. I think it was heartattacks. They just sort of leaned down ans went to sleep whiled I held thems.

 

[kurby22]

I'm so glad you saved that boy. I've had some died in my arms as I was helpless to help them. I think it was heartattacks. They just sort of leaned down ans went to sleep whiled I held thems.

Yeah, I am too…I knew things were dire. I’m sorry you had to experience that, it’s heartbreaking He did not seem sick at all, and I’ve been out of town all week which apparently meant no one paid much attention to the new chickens.

 

[Nomadicus]

I here a comcotion out side. Ma's out ther and I going to see about it.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Well, in this case, the rooster's intervention seemed to help because Ruby and Bianca are getting along again.

Other than a few pecks for food or a space to dig/dust bathe, I haven't seen Ruby being aggressive with Bianca again.

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But it's all about the size. If you have little roos, it is understandable that they do not want to intervene.

I have a rooster that's larger than my torso so I figured he could intervene if he wanted, lol. Glad he finally did. View attachment 3679957

Man, that is a big chicken.
Are you still posting on the thread you stared awhile back. Was good fun.

 

[PopoMyers]

The fire ants were like a plague this year, everywhere except the hoop coop. They even came in the house, were in my dresser drawers and I was bitten after putting on a t-shirt!

When I went to bed they were under the blanket, all over the sheets. I sprinkled talcum powder wherever I saw the ants, (NOT corn starch) and they left. I figured out that they were coming in through the AC/heat pump.

I'm an organic gardener, I never use poison, but I knew I needed something that worked, to make a dent in the fire ant population. I researched online and discovered something referred to as the Texas Two-step. The first ingredient is granules that the ants take to feed the queen. It kills her. The granules also inhibit growth, so keep the larvae from maturing. A couple weeks after sprinkling that around the yard I followed up with an actual pesticide that you sprinkle on the mounds. I counted 55 mounds in my backyard!

And now there are no fire ant mounds in my yard.

That situation is insane! Never heard of them invading a house. Make me get the heebie jeebies just reading that. So glad there is a great solution out there, away from chickens, though, right?

 

[PopoMyers]

OMG…I just gave a chicken mouth to mouth…he had started convulsing and then became cyanotic. He’d been breathing funny so I’d brought him over to take a look at him and maybe 20 mins later it started. I was certain he’d died, but his eye opened a bit and so I went into action while Aria stood over me sobbing. I told her to snap out of it and help me try to save him—so she ran and grabbed qtips and I started by swabbing his throat to try pulling out mucous I could see and then opened his beak and started blowing air in. His face began to redden and I could feel his body responding so I kept at it while Aria brought me VetRx, Terramycin, Monistat, and a syringe and the Tylan. Basically the kitchen sink approach. He’s definitely struggling to breathe but his face is normal again, he’s calm enough to sit down and close his eyes and breathe a bit less labored. I injected the Tylan, made him swallow some VetRx and swabbed all around his beak, and then made him swallow some monistat. He’s resting now. Yikes, that was scary.

So scary, indeed! He is very lucky to have you and Aria for your tremendous medical skills. Great save. What could he have? Hope he stays well., and that your treatments cure his ailment.

 

[Nomadicus]

I found ma headed out for the last two coops and caught up with her. We got the layer coops finished up together and I caught a young roo that needed a leg seen about. Can't see any sign of wound or injury. Brought him in to the clinic coop and moved Cogburn back out to be with his of buddies. Cogburn had his last bit of scab shed last night so ma the nurse thought he could go out. He's very strong now and can fly to safety if need be. The roos that hurt him so bad are in a confined coop waiting on a ticket to dumpling camp. I felt the incoming patient for anything on his leg for thigh and his foot. He curls his toes up while standing on the other foot. We checked him once before for a thorn or splinter in his foot. No sign of bumble foot either. Now we have him to where we can monitor him very closely. He is one of 5 brothers hatched together that have a common father and a common mother or possibly their mothers were sisters.

 

[PopoMyers]

Thank you to all our Veterans, and hope you have a blessed day, getting some of the freebies offered around town.