What did you do with your flock today?

[PopoMyers]

All sounds very promising! Good stuff.
Does she still have exposed tissue? If so, you might want to ditch the shavings until it's healed. If they're sticking to the exposed tissue, they can contaminate it and allow other infection to set in. Just line her crate with paper instead. Of course, if it's not sticking, no need to remove it!

I meant to say yesterday, in relation to the vent gleet, just keep an eye out for it in the rest of your girls, if you have cockerels. It's not infectious per se but, like human thrush, can be contracted via sexual activity.

Have been butt watching, and no signs in any. She seemed to have developed the gleet after the prolapse, while she was already isolated. She's talking more, seems happier, except for the "boring" treats of cracked corn, lettuce, and yogurt. Lol. Stopped the Mobic and calcium. No more eggs laid since switching to just corn.. Exposed tissue is shrinking a little more each day. No shavings are sticking. Still dripping, but not as much. Hopefully, at this rate she should be good in a week, I'll have a buddy after this. Will still keep her in for egg withdrawal after that,, and further healing.
She let me pick her up this morning, did not try to run from me. Grateful for all your help. Thanks again

 

[PopoMyers]

My two olive eggers look like they are molting. Does the crop lighten during this? It seems weird that both of them have paleness in the back of the crop.

Maybe just the color of the new feathers coming in.

 

[PopoMyers]

I'm praying you don't lose any either. I've only lost one and that was because Penelope murdered it.

Bad Penelope!

 

[Aliceismad106]

Do you mean comb instead of crop?

Comb. I'm sorry I messed up.

 

[PopoMyers]

Chicks are so, so adorable. Especially when they interact with you like that and don't run screaming to the other side of the brooder. You will probably find it will always be friendlier than the rest.
It was lovely for me to be mother hen for once as I don't normally hatch. Having said that, Pru and I are a team. She allows me to take the chicks from day one and start to handle them with no stress or growling or pecking. DH is NOT allowed the same privilege. She comes in the house with them for breakfast and supper. With Stan, she even came and sat at my feet while I worked. Once they got a bit older, she'd bring them into the house and dump them on me while she had a break. She's a fantastic broody. Penelope kept kidnapping Stan until he was about 10wks and Pru wasn't having any of it. I do feel sorry for Penelope, she's desperate to be a mommy but we can't have any more chickens at present.

Penelope needs to take trip across the ocean over to @FBMcrazy8 to help with the incubating and chick raising.

 

[Shetland lover]

Have been butt watching, and no signs in any. She seemed to have developed the gleet after the prolapse, while she was already isolated. She's talking more, seems happier, except for the "boring" treats of cracked corn, lettuce, and yogurt. Lol. Stopped the Mobic and calcium. No more eggs laid since switching to just corn.. Exposed tissue is shrinking a little more each day. No shavings are sticking. Still dripping, but not as much. Hopefully, at this rate she should be good in a week, I'll have a buddy after this. Will still keep her in for egg withdrawal after that,, and further healing.
She let me pick her up this morning, did not try to run from me. Grateful for all your help. Thanks again

Oh, bless Pepper! She sounds so much better. You definitely will have a friend for life as you're now officially her personal treat dispenser
Seriously, I do think they know when you're doing your best to help. They're intelligent birds and I'm sure are capable of associating your nursing with them feeling better on some level. As terrified of people as Clara was when she first arrived, she would let me treat her fungal skin condition and bumblefoot twice daily with minimum fuss.

You're doing a great job with her

 

[Shetland lover]

Bad Penelope!

She ate it's brains!

 

[Shetland lover]

Comb. I'm sorry I messed up.

Don't worry. I mess up all the time! And auto-correct doesn't help. You should see some of the howlers I've made because of it

The comb becoming pale is perfectly normal during a moult, don't worry. Penelope has just mounted and she was so pale she looked like a little ghost.

A few extra multi-vits, biotin for feather growth and some extra protein in the diet will help them through it.

 

[BlueBaby]

That storm and rain that past through here must have scared the eggs out of the girls. There were 6 eggs out there this morning instead of the normal 4. Other then that they all seem to look good. I gave them a little bit of mixed scratch a bit ago for a treat.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Yippee, gal and her hubby came and picked up the roofing tin! We chatted chicken for awhile and then I sent them off with saline eye wash, nutra-drench and a few mils of Tylan 200. She has a few chicks with swollen eyes so best to be prepared. Love chicken farmers ♡

My needle and syringe supply is beyond low so I treated myself to a boxes of 10ml & 3ml plus 22 & 18 needles caps and transfer adapters. It feels so grown up and even luxurious- thank you Amazon! I would like a few 5ml and 20ml syringes but I am pretty darn happy with my start.

Flock is in an uproar right now. Must be the fresh nesting material lol.
Cleaned poop boards, changed water, tossed a little scratch.