Hey.... Lets keep Chickens..!

Mojisola

Our friends had one chook who was always bullied by the others in the run so she lived free-range in the garden, nipping into the kitchen to eat the cat food and would come in and sit by the fire on a chilly afternoon.

RacyRed

Gigervamp wrote: »

Picture of Maisie and Matilda. There are some more chickeny pics here.

They are gorgeous! Ooooh! I want some


RebekahR, you will cope, just don't get too many

Giger, I hope Sweetpea learns some manners soon! Ouch, that was a luck escape.

I've had to bring Rose in, she hasn't been eating and the weight has just dropped of her and she has lost a good few feathers, so now she is tucked up in a cat carrier in the utility room with a good supply of sweetcorn.

Her crop seems clear, I can't find any injuries or parasites. I'm off to get her some live meal worms, she adores them. Any ideas anyone?

Gigervamp

It's so hard to tell what's wrong with them when they're poorly, isn't it? Have you tried worming her? That's the only other thing I can think of.

RacyRed

Gigervamp wrote: »

It's so hard to tell what's wrong with them when they're poorly, isn't it? Have you tried worming her? That's the only other thing I can think of.

Thanks, good idea about worming, I'll sort that tomorrow. I brought her indoors and, after she refused the sweetcorn I gave her some warm mash then some meal worms. She ate them both all up! Weird, she wouldn't touch the mash when I fed them all outside this morning.

She seems quite settled in the utility room for the night so I'm wondering if she is just really feeling the cold because of her feather loss. We shall no doubt see!

Gigervamp

I wonder if she didn't eat the mash with the others because she's feeling poorly and didn't want to deal with the argy bargy that goes on when there's food around. I've noticed when mine are ill that they tend to hang back at breakfast time and stand around on their own the rest of the time.

Anyway, hope she starts to feel better soon. I've also got one that seems a bit down atm and as she's had a really mucky bum, I'm currently worming her in case it's that.

ljonski

Does anyone know what might be wrong with Botty.
She is the boss of the four and is off colour from yesterday afternoon.
I noticed her crop was like a ballloon and when i squeezed it , out flew a lot of flem and bits of food through her beak. I have got rid of as much as possible, by gently squeezing her crop and lowering her head. Her bum is a bit messy too.
Mrs White ear isalso off colour . She has always suffered from this or that and have just wormed them except Botty and will give them some frontline later on today. I don't however think that their illnesses are the same,although her bottom is also slightly messy.
Any ideas ? Thanks in anticipation.
Ok just googled and came up with sour crop - so off to the fishing bait shop tomorrow and try and get her some sugared water down.

jem2

woo hoo!!!! we have had our 1st eggs!!!! so excited! 2eggs on fri and 3 eggs today! they have been very vocal this week and my grandad said they usually make that noise when they,v laid, i hope thay keep it up! we must be doin something right!

ljonski sorry i am no help at all

RebekahR i aquired suprise chickens at 23weeks pregnant, i dont clean up the poo or collect eggs, jus to be on the safe side. i get the nice jobs like feedin and spendin time laughin at them in the sunshine!

jem

kayl

Celebrations in our house today - Astrid has laid for the first time since October! Amelia and Matilda were new last summer, and have continued to lay all winter, so today was a 3 egg day!!

Gigervamp

ljonski, I treat sour crop with ACV and natural live yoghurt. Never heard of using sugar water for it.

sunflower76

Hi all,

We've had a poorly Rosie for a few days so she's been inside sleeping in our dining room in front of the fire. Luckily we have a tiled floor!! She's perked up now, I think it's stress as opposed to naything else and she gave us a few wonky eggs, including a round one a bit smaller than a golf ball!

We had our best ever egg day last week - 8 eggs, and we've had 6 so far today. I suspect that when it gets even warmer we shall be a little sick of eggs