What did you do with your flock today?

Did it work?! 😃
Well...it did. I think it's probably in good shape in the dry areas but the area that gets lots of moisture gave out. I used the cheapest cloth I could find and my understanding is that different cloth can last longer. It didn't keep mice or snakes out...but does keep rock squirrels out.
 
I'm absolutely obsessed with them. Have been since I saw Jaws when i was about 7 or 8! For my 40th, DH took me to Scotland to dive with Europe's largest sand tiger shark. She's a magnificent creature and an experience I'll never forget!
Oh, my, what a wonderful, memorable birthday! Happy, wonderful year to you! 🎊🥳🎉🥳🎂🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
 
Hey yall I normally add in Oregano and Thyme to the mash I make ... but ran across this and wondered what yall thought bout these things being added...
https://pin.it/HI94ckB
I think it looks real yummy, fun and will smell wonderful.
I buy Naturwise layer pellets because of their size and how they smell 🙄
Other than that... I pretty much know nothing except I don't see anything harmful and think it would not hurt to try out one herb or all ♡ I mean, I really like what she did but not sure if it is a waste of $. I would monitor my chickens.
I buy the poultry vitamins that I add in their water for $20ish (+?) a bottle that last me at least 6 months if I use 1x per week in 4 1g waterers. Not sure how it would price out vs dried herbs... but again, I but their pellets pretty much for me lol
 
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I think it looks real yummy, fun and will smell wonderful.
I buy Naturwise layer pellets because of their size and how they smell. 🙄 Other than that ...I know nothing and I don't see anything harmful and think it would not hurt to try out one or all ♡ I really like what she did, not sure if it is a waste of $.
Yeah I use that feed as well..mthey just have decided they don't care for the pellets though! So I'm making mash every single day! If I dont they wander around looking for it.
So I thought if I could add more stuff in with their dry feed they might eat or better. And still be healthier than just adding scratch.
They are too spoiled rotten! And I have no idea how they got that way LOL!!!
They also never have crumbles in the all flock for that brand.
 
Well I think I told you all that JoJo my frizzled Polish boy had a bad case of lice? He recovered slightly from the lice but couldn’t seem to find his stride. I found him passed away yesterday afternoon :-( Sadly, I think Nohope is only a few days off from a similar fate, but I keep holding out in hopes he responds to the vitamins. He sleeps a lot and still eats but not as much :-( Sent JoJo off to be necropsied so hopefully I will learn more about this crap—whatever it is. I did read somewhere that MG affects roosters worse than pullets and hens for some reason. So it explains why the losses are boy heavy I guess. I was painting today and sent my husband to the ups store and he came back laughing because the people at the store were full of questions 😆 “Wait, you want to ship a dead chicken? Are you required to? So it is like packed in ice and stuff? Do you have a commercial chicken operation? No?? What do you do with these chickens and why do you need to send it away?” 😆😆 He is pretty sure, as am I, that he will be a story for them for some time! I will miss the weird little beautiful boy-like chicken 😢

We haven’t floated away here yet—but they have issued evacuation notices to lower lying areas in the old floodplains of the rivers that converge here. My younger dog Koda is going insane and running zoomies back and forth from the living room down the hall and into our bedroom…just to get some exercise. My chickens are also totally over it…I went to check on them and Sia was running around just drenched. Silkies look just hilarious when wet 😆 I can’t wait till Tuesday when we are supposed to get a bit of a break for longer than a day…I haven’t gotten to just sit and enjoy my babies in weeks :-( I also want to start putting my coop together but can’t really until it dries up more. Need enough dry space to put it up!

Anyway, popped in to say hi. @ChicksnMore i hope you are right and your chickie just had eye irritation! My experience with MG so far has varied enormously from a few eye bubbles that crop up and disappear in some, no signs at all ever, to I’m guessing the deaths I’ve had that ravage their lungs and bring on massive secondary issues and vulnerabilities to the slightest stressors. I’m finding that my MG vaccination works as well as the flu or COVID vaccines. Seems like about 85% success rate and 15% appear as if they never were vaccinated and get super sick. So I hope that your case is just an eye irritant! I think MG sucks. :-(
I’m so so so sorry about JoJo!!! My heart goes out to you!!! I pray Nohope makes a turn around! (I’m so sorry I’m far behind and trying to catch up). I hope you get the answers you need.
 

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