Thanks for the tag, Bob, and congratulations on your thread being so popular! It is so hard to keep up, but I'm still here. Lots of drama in the coop this week, here is Louie checking her "do" when she still had one. Harper has turned into a real bully, and tried to scalp her. She's currently a...
Mine get diarrhea when they eat a lot of green stuff, When they were weeding the garden area for me, it was daily. Then I was away for a week, and they were locked in their run, poops were rock solid. They went back to loose as soon as they got out to the garden again. It comes and goes, and...
I read this also, I really enjoyed it, and recommend it. I also don't remember much referring to rice paddies, but it's been about six years, and my memory was never that great. Now, well.....let's just say not as good.
This is what I am going to have to do. It is hard for a chicken who's nickname is "piggy" to be told no, but so be it. I really don't give much in the way of treats, at least I don't think so, she just really likes to eat. I can relate. Less fruit, more greens, too.
I wasn't getting anywhere with Nevada's bumble foot last week, so I bailed and called the vet. Turns out I wasn't doing so badly, she has what the vet called a grade one bumble. She doesn't think it's major infection. She wants me to keep soaking it but otherwise leave it alone.But she's fat and...