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  1. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Her eyes ♥
  2. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today my baby wants some human company! ♥ She's a squittish one but when she gets into the house, we know she wants to hang out with us.
  3. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I saw no red mites in the coop, finally! I know they will likely be back, but I won this round at least. Here's what I did: - Took the chicken out. Placed her in a new, improvised coop and run. She didn't like that very much, but I figured that red mites wouldn't survive without "food"...
  4. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today, I found a red mite infestation in the coop. I've been battling these awful bugs since ages, but this time I got a bit distracted because of my father's death, and they've reproduced the hell out of themselves. And now that I only have one chicken left, it's worrying to think that she...
  5. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    When Callia's last flock mate died, Callia became really close to my dad. My dad had cancer, he couldn't work or do much in general, so he was lonely and depressed. But Callia was there for him. She visited him every day at the same time, and he would leave the door open for her to come in...
  6. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Last weekend I wanted to spend some time with Callia, but she spends 1-2 hours per day in her favorite bush, where she has a nest. So I let her be, figuring that she must've been trying to lay an egg. I went back later and this is how I found her. All proud in the sunlight. What a queen. As...
  7. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    ...be rehomed because she's a carrier of Marek's and IBV. IBV left her infertile. Or that's what the vet said. Today, one year later, she laid a f***ing egg. I don't know if these are good news or not. I mean, one of the other hens died of a reproductive issue, and another one had...
  8. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today, I'm spending some quality time with Callia. She seems to be used to be alone now - except for the fact that she's terrified of predators and she doesn't want to be out in the open. I managed to expose her to sunlight a little bit by placing this table in the yard. Otherwise she doesn't...
  9. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    No, she is a carrier of IBV and possibly MDV. So it's not about me not being able to get new chickens. I can't even safely rehome her. She's a threat to other birds. 😭
  10. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    I really hope we can make it work. Callia is the skittish one. She's a rescued hen who is always anxious / super aware of her surroundings and doesn't fully trust humans - for very good reasons. Over time, she's let me pet her and hold her but is not a fan of it. However I think that she kind...
  11. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I don't have to work, so I can spend more time with Callia, who recently lost her flock and she's very, very sad. She spends a lot of time in the coop and doesn't want to eat. What I do is manually removing her from the coop so that at least she sees the sunlight. But she still finds...
  12. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I had to say goodbye to Eris. I did everything I could, but today she couldn't even leave the coop. She couldn't stand up or even open her eyes. She breathed with her beak open and I could see this thick drool in her mouth... I knew what was happening and I wanted it to be as quick as...
  13. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Well, this is her poop, 48 hours after the beginning of a treatment that is expected to last 10-15 days. I won't say she's okay because she is still sleeping for the most part of the day, but this poop looks nicer, doesn't it? I just need her to eat a little bit more by herself 😔 but her...
  14. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Oh thanks but I'm losing hope with Eris. She's fluffed up and barely eating. She's lost 2 kg. In spite of the treatment, she's walking weirdly, making weird noises with throat, and this is her poop. She hasn't emptied her crop since I fed her with a syringe. Her digestive system seems to be...
  15. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    I see what you mean. Callia, my other hen, was literally screaming when I was burying Bianca. And Eris couldn't stop watching the process. After that, her health quickly declined. I took her to a hawk vet (ironically?) because he was the only one available to see her. He told me that stress...
  16. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I found Bianca dead in the nest box. She was chronically ill and she died in her sleep. And Eris is lethargic. Doesn't want to eat, not even treats. She just hides her head in her feathers and sleeps. She responds to her name and kinda walks around but... I don't know, should I worry...
  17. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Yeah, I mean, she has a tumor-like thing on her thigh. But we're positive that it is not cancerous as it grew after an injury. I never knew what happened. One day, about two years ago, I grabbed her and found a huge gash under her wing. At the time, I took her to a vet who should've stitched...
  18. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I took Callia to the vet. Look at how beautiful she is. You wouldn't imagine that she took A MASSIVE SH!T in the waiting room and embarrassed the hell out of me. Poor thing, she got stress-related diarrhea :(
  19. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    I'm in South America, so it's about 8°C here. I don't know how much cold is too cold for a hen who isn't fully feathered... She is 3 years old and is acting and eating normally otherwise, yeah.
  20. MaeM

    What did you do with your flock today?

    Today I spent some time with my chickens and I witnessed this behavior. It's getting cold in here and this hen isn't fully feathered below her wings. Would you say she's cold? Or just resting?
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