What did you do with your flock today?

[kurby22]

No risk at all in the time I've been using it - which is just over a year. You only need to use a very small amount at a time. Between that, poop picking in the coop every morning and Digestihealth, I've never had cleaner, drier coops.

It's a great course, so far. In the U.K, a vet trains for 5 years and spends just one day on poultry health. Vet nurses get no training at all. It's no wonder our vets are really reluctant to treat pet chickens. There are a few specialist avian vets but they're scattered all over the country.

I'm not training to be a vet or nurse, I'm taking part to help evaluate how useful it is and if they're covering the right things for domestic chicken keepers. It's fascinating though and I'm learning a lot! It's aimed at existing vets so some of it is quite challenging.

Wow!! ONE day on poultry?? I’m starting to feel like as a chicken owner I could make a great chicken nurse I still couldn’t do anything requiring surgeries, but I feel like I’ve done all the things (I never thought I could do) for my chickens! I think it’s super cool you are able to participate and offer insights!

I will get some Biotin and maybe give one selenium pill to get her a bit now. I definitely had the wrong Bio-Dri :-D

I really appreciate all your suggestions and assistance!

Good morning gang & Happy Thursday!
We had another fabulous sunset last eve. I did not walk out front to get a photo but admired it from the yard as I raked leaves and chicken poop in the yard. I absolutely think the volcano is largely responsible for the wonderful colors as our winds have been from the south and that blows the vog our way.
The winds switch back to trades today.

Chooks are all pretty healthy and drama free. Have not done a photo shoot of new guy yet. He is a passive sweetheart and i enjoy him but not the extra crow 2 boys is enough ♡♡

Today I will scrape boards, fill feeders and scrub waters, then get back to bags. Yesterday I did the logos for the big stand, it gets placed tomorrow -1 more to go, painting, logos and sewing all bags but hoping to have that done by midweek next week- Also, need to sew bags to freshen up the 4 stands I have had out. Hoping December is a good month. Last big push for awhile. Tired of being behind and ready for a bit of a catch up break.

Will get a photo of Spider art when the sun and my dh rise.

Haha you should hear my backyard every morning! 10 roosters crowing, male quail crowing, the inside the house rooster crowing, and my kids yelling and fighting. It’s SO relaxing to wake up to

Ruby roo is in the house this week so I can control his dry feet better. He’s getting daily pedicures with thick applications of Vaseline with cocoa butter and he crows a LOT I think he’s very annoyed with me Today they all get baths in preparation of the trip to Paso for the poultry show! It’s currently raining so the outside birds should be a lovely mess tonight. Tomorrow morning I will have 4 roosters in the house…it’s good my husband loves me lots

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Here is a link for the zeolite we can get in the US. I buy the one for horse stalls. Same ingredient, just more economical than the one labeled Sweet Coop. Works great, I sprinkle heavily on top added shavings, after cleaning out poops. Won't hurt if it gets eaten, but granules are tiny. You know, chickens will try to eat anything interesting. They do love styrofoam, and I have chased them down to take it from them. Yeah, in my condition, not a pretty sight. That was before DH put the fenced ranging area in.

Okay cool, I will get some more of the PDZ and use it specifically in that coop so it goes further. I bought some once and caught the chickens eating it constantly so I got nervous and quit buying it! Seriously, they try to eat ANYTHING!

There is a lot to do recreationally. We don't like to visit Seattle unless it's to the International District in the daytime for dim sum and restock my Chinese pantry groceries. We love it here on Kitsap. I can have chickens, garden, enjoy the clean air (except in the summer when wildfire smoke fills the air), and am close to fishing, crabbing, clams, oysters, etc. If I did snow sports, that's also relatively close. You must have a lot of land, now. We have less than an acre, but it's more than enough to manage. This morning's view from my bed:

Ohhh for that view again! I grew up in Idaho and I miss the snow and winter weather SO much! I hate the heat so much so living here in the summer is seriously torture. The very minute we retire we will be moving north to cooler weather, snow, and more land! Woohoo!

 

[PopoMyers]

Mine are $5 as well. Feed prices have gone up about 25%. We have chickens kind of like people have other pets. For pure enjoyment. The only pets that make my breakfast and help with delicious cooking and baking. The cost involved with things other than food can be about as much as someone else would spend on say, a horse, or high maintenance dogs, cats, etc. We do spend much on housing and security, as personally experienced. I have quit trying to calculate if the amount spent is worth it. It is. I don't let DH's Lowe's receipts shock me anymore. He's worth more than a solid gold coop.

 

[PopoMyers]

The very minute we retire we will be moving north to cooler weather, snow, and more land! Woohoo!

You can be reverse snowbirds. LOL! Keep the warmth in the winter, chase the cool for the summer, although, the last couple summers here got brutal, and smoky! Bad air quality.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Which ones are you planning on giving a go, @tropical Babies? Just out of interest?

Currently in my cart I have Solaray zinc copper and Selenium... though I can't remember why power of suggestion.
I have probios in fridge and I use DE to dust my poop boards and I use plenty mulch (which we now have 3 dump truck loads of) for my run. So feeling good with no problems (touch wood).
I liked the sounds of helping the chook through a molt and also, with our heat, heart support.
Def gotta do more reading.

 

[PopoMyers]

@FrankieDoodle , how goes it with the salve?

 

[FrankieDoodle]

@FrankieDoodle , how goes it with the salve?

Unfortunately it didn’t do anything, she’s still getting worse. That said, I did save the recipe for future uses. I’ve got a girl with a massive comb that can get pretty dry and cracked in the summer months. I bet it’ll work really well for her. <3

Currently Molly is inside on a towel getting super secret snacks. She was a little scared at first, but now she’s living the life lol.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Sorry, forgot for a bit @FrankieDoodle

I'm sure I have posted this b4. Spider at about 5 months I think. B4 he took over flock duties for sure. A byc gal painted and then let me buy. I asked her to do one of Cisco for dh's fathers day gift. I really enjoy her style and really glad she let me purchase from her.

 

[TropicalBabies]

One or both of the boys scared the new kid over the fence into my son's yard. In going over and trying to retrieve/scare him back over I just fell in love with the big goof. I could not do it after a few tries. Right b4 my son came home from work I notice Spider and Beetle and a feral crowing but no new boy answering. Oh no... so I went to go check on him to make sure the feral did not hurt him badly or try and kill. Even though I was about 30' away serious cock fights are pretty quiet. He was fine but the scrounge rooster was chasing him and I am sure would love to have hurt him. After scaring the badges away my son came home and we got him to go around the corner to the front of the house where I had the gate open for him. He went in but did not know where he was as most chickenjng is done in the back. I had to bribe my flock with treats to come to the front so he would follow them back. He is so adorable

 

[FloppyGirl]

Woke up to -34C temperatures (thankfully no wind), worried how cold it was in the coop. A couple of hours later when I went out to wake the chickens it it was -10C in the coop. Happy how well the coop expanse is working.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Unfortunately it didn’t do anything, she’s still getting worse. That said, I did save the recipe for future uses. I’ve got a girl with a massive comb that can get pretty dry and cracked in the summer months. I bet it’ll work really well for her. <3

Currently Molly is inside on a towel getting super secret snacks. She was a little scared at first, but now she’s living the life lol.
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Molly has changed a LOT in just a small while. Poor baby ♡ I'm so sorry for her and you. I really hope she has a turn around. Any luck posting on emergencies?