Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Tums is an antacid for humans, made from calcium carbonate. https://www.tums.com/about/?gclid=C...OmwU2dey2G3eSi5yRFhoCH54QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Not sure if it's a US product only.

 

[Ribh]

Tums is an antacid for humans, made from calcium carbonate. https://www.tums.com/about/?gclid=C...OmwU2dey2G3eSi5yRFhoCH54QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Not sure if it's a US product only.

Ah, ok. I'll have a look round. Thanks again.

 

[rjohns39]

As long as they have oyster shell they should be fine, but getting extra calcium into them when they do soft shell or shell less is always good.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Jeannie... you might want to put on gloves and check up then hen’s vent to make sure there is no shell material left, if you haven’t already.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Do you sit in the run with them? I keep a chair in the run. In the winter time with snow the run is the only clear spot. I love to do that and have them hang around me.

My run is only 4 feet tall. It's was all we could do in the time we had. My coop is a walk-in so I do sit in there a little with them.

 

[BY Bob]

The view is always lovely but we just don't get the same rich colours in the summer months that we get in winter.​

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Still beautiful. Love it.

 

[BY Bob]

A flock of these chappies is hanging round this morning making a dreadful ruckus.

I actively discourage them. They are terribly destructive with a penchant for revenge but the neighbours will feed them. ​

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I'm curious, what form does their revenge take?

 

[BY Bob]

My run is only 4 feet tall. It's was all we could do in the time we had. My coop is a walk-in so I do sit in there a little with them.

Mine is 5 ft tall. I do bang my head but I can sit. Perhaps we should look at doing a permanent run if this is how is going to be. I will volunteer to help pt it up.

 

[BY Bob]

How do yall like my cute fall pillows..? This was a runner that I bought and had my neighbor sew them into throw pillows...View attachment 1927552View attachment 1927553

Those are amazing! Very pretty. What a great idea!

 

[Kris5902]

@Ribh I agree with both Bob and @HuffleClaw on poor Lottie and Pebbles. I wouldn’t panic just yet, but if you have a calcium carbonate antacid (who knew acid reflux would come in handy one day?) its a good fix. I powdered a whole bottle of it and now just mix it in with egg and scramble it up for them if needed (so of course I haven’t been needing it much now that I’m prepared!) Depending on how often Lottie lays I would wait, keeping a close eye on her today and be prepared to lube up and check for a broken egg in her. As a side note, my girls prefer the berry flavors of the assorted fruits kind over mint or citrus (those are the most common options here in Canada, I’ve never found a “plain” one. It’s probably the lettuce, as you said!