What did you do with your flock today?

[FBMcrazy8]

Oh no, poor girl. : (
Did you see if there were any extra large eggs in the nests? There’s a possibility she laid a big one, like you said. I might also check the nests and coop/any of her favorite places to be for blood.
I hope it’s nothing serious!


I got a picture of them snuggling again. <33 King Louis looks so big next to Duchess. He always looked pretty small next to everyone else lol.
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They are so amazing looking and beautiful!! Very elegant looking, I can’t get over that!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Seems all the blood was from the one large clot. There was some smaller blood clot in her feathers. No more blood yet 4 hours have passed. I'll check her in the morning to see if there is any more.

I’m glad it doesn’t seem to be too serious. I hope things stay positive and she is fine!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Seems all the blood was from the one large clot. There was some smaller blood clot in her feathers. No more blood yet 4 hours have passed. I'll check her in the morning to see if there is any more.

I really cannot imagine these kinds of health problems! I've only ever dealt with babies health problems...it's kind of overwhelming to think such major stuff can happen once they begin layin!
How's she doin now?

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Soursop sherbet is fabulous!

Update. She was perfectly fine this morning. Redness abated. Perhaps it was from the soak. Two lovely presents awaited me. A cute 46gm egg and perfect poop. Put her back out with the others this morning and she seems just fine. Now it has me wondering if she had gotten a cock toenail scratch near or in her vent when they would battle over her. I had seen E come at R feet first. which then bled, became a clot, and then expelled onto her feathers. Thanks for all your advice, everyone.

I'm glad she's better!

 

[ChicksnMore]

Soursop sherbet is fabulous!

Update. She was perfectly fine this morning. Redness abated. Perhaps it was from the soak. Two lovely presents awaited me. A cute 46gm egg and perfect poop. Put her back out with the others this morning and she seems just fine. Now it has me wondering if she had gotten a cock toenail scratch near or in her vent when they would battle over her. I had seen E come at R feet first. which then bled, became a clot, and then expelled onto her feathers. Thanks for all your advice, everyone.

@ChicksnMore they are all acting normal except for the 3 porcelain d'uccles...they stopped laying after the blizzard! They laid every day through the blizzard then stopped! Only thing I can tell that's different is the 8 week old babies were using the nest boxes to keep warm and the d'uccles got mad?! Gabby (the only d'uccle thats always got an attitude and keeps her distance unless there's a treat involved) chases the babies all around pecking em.
Then my oldest boy Joey is getting more aggressive towards my legs n not just my feet...it was so bad yesterday that I kicked him...didn't stop him at all. Then this morning I knocked him upside the head..stunned him n I got worried I hurt him but then a few seconds later he got up and came at me again.
He's not like this when I'm holding him...I really don't get it! So frustrating!!!
But I'm black and blue and cut up all up and down my legs and hands and arms cause of him!

Have you tried separating Gabby for a bit? Sometimes just putting a bird by themself overnight takes the starchiness out and restores peace... sometimes it takes a longer solo spell.

Sorry about Joey. I feel the same as @PopoMyers on that. I've never gotten one that attacks bad to stop and I think cuddled roos are more likely to become that way. When they stay sweet they're a joy...but when they go bad they're the worst. I don't re-home them either. I'll never say there's no hope...I just don't have any ideas to help.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

@ChicksnMore Belated answer sorry, I'm slow. Yes, spiderplant gone wild it is a great landscape plant up and down the mountain.View attachment 3365596View attachment 3365598​

I wanted to poke around and get more mushroom photos but after moving the trailer coop back and then collecting the cats. That was a little trickier than I had hoped for and the saying "like hearding cats" came to mind... ​

Good to get home and see my chickens. We missed each other ♡ picked my first soursop and shared with my babies View attachment 3365597​

Also dumped 10- 50lb feed bags of fresh mulch into the run. Nice. ​

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I really want to try soursop but I don’t know the first thing about it. Or if I can even get it here. Probably not so have plenty for me .

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I’m trying very hard not to get my hopes up, since this “thing” has not ended well with any of them. He’s such a good boy! Loves to snuggle and makes such happy sounds when he gets food.

We got a ton more rain this afternoon and everything is super soggy again. Blah! The worst part of winter is the slop! I am certain you have to deal with worse! Snow slop is definitely worse…the pretty snow doesn’t last nearly long enough!

Yes, I do believe if looks could kill, JoJo may have taken me down with that face!


I’m glad you think he looks well too! Sometimes I wonder if I’m imagining his healthy glow because I want him to be better! He has been able to move himself where he wants to go, just wouldn’t call it walking! But I’ll take it!

I’m not sure if JoJo is going to make it—he’s very quiet and pale. I gave him vitamins and he’s nice and dry…but he makes no noise and sleeps. I’m hoping with the vitamins and the rest he will bounce back.

Yeah I’m super excited about the quail coop, they deserve more space! I decided to make the walls half plywood, 1/2 hardware cloth, and the entire front will be well-framed large doors with cloth centers. They need the summer ventilation! Roof is going to be a leanto with gray pvc plastic to allow some light thru but not too much. Working on my drawings
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Haha, my kids and husband did not find it as cool or fun at all The clean coop does make me happy though! They needed it!

I am testing out my colors on the new roost bar addition I want to add to the coop. So this one got Gypsy Teal…it’s really a pretty color!
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Thanks! I am doing my best to work patiently and do what I can when I can. Right now I can sit on my memory foam cushion hand sanding cheapie furring strip boards to make coop doors and trim. Cheap wood for a reason! Then I’m painting all the studs and exposed to the ground wood Flexseal white. I do them a bunch at a time for a couple hours and it seems to limit the pain to my back!

I love that color on the roost bar!

I really hope that both of the pull through for you! I don’t have any advice to give for either. I wish I could help…fingers crossed and prayers and positive thoughts your way!!

We aren’t getting the rain but it sure is still sloppy. The ground isn’t absorbing the water like it normally will. Rain would be bad here right now, it would just flood everything. We are supposed to get a winter mix at some point next week too. It was 60 today and tomorrow it will be 32 . I wish Mother Nature would just figure her stuff out.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

This weather is insane!
First rains
Then blizzard
Then tornadoes and flooding
Guess only thing we won't have is volcano!
No wonder all of em are sneezing!

@TropicalBabies that spider plant is amazing!!!
@kurby22 I feel for you n all the soggy mess. Hope JoJo gets better! So much illness. I wouldn't know what to do!

Yup! I hear you on that. The cold front came through here today and it was a high of 60 and in 20 min dropped to 50. There was even lighting behind the warm front as the cold front pushed it out. And now we are looking at 30 degree days. Fools weather is what all this is.

 

[Roninj0305]

Today what I did with my flock is that I free ranged them and I sat down next to them and took time to bond with each one of them and hear my rooster crow and tell the hens where the food is and made sure that nothing was out of the ordinary and they were in good health.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Today what I did with my flock is that I free ranged them and I sat down next to them and took time to bond with each one of them and hear my rooster crow and tell the hens where the food is and made sure that nothing was out of the ordinary and they were in good health.

Oooo fun, how many do you have?
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