I never thought of a cat being cross-eyed. I don't blame you for hand-feeding him since crossed vision could make targeting food a handicap. I know if a chicken gets impaired vision it really throws off their food-target skills so it must be that way w/ any animal.
Sometimes a broody Silkie...
It's sad Theo is ill. Smart to keep him indoors if his vision is impaired. Sounds like he picked up a chicken cold if he's breathing hard & raspy voiced. Do you do antibiotics of any kind in case it's a respiratory infection? Getting rid of an infection can at least make him comfortable if his...
😁 Don't feel bad, you guys grow stuff that dies in our climate. We have to choose heat hardy things to plant here. Just potted a full-sun low-watering Upright Rosemary this morning. Have to get DH to photo it. Chickens have never been interested in chewing on Rosemary in the past... but our Char...
Our local nat'l guard has been more active lately too. Our Silkies listen to the roaring helicopters flying sometimes together overhead & are now accustomed to the familiar rumbling noise.
Poor Tilly panting. I feel so sorry for hens laying so frequently... especially in their pullet year. A few years back we started leaving the nestbox lid open a little for more ventilation by using a wood block. If it's a real heatwave day we'll prop open the lid more. Having a patio roof over...
The heart is for your joyous new addition ❣️
Your property sounds like my first home in 1969. The backyard was an empty field when we moved in but then the county made it into a park w/ children's equipt & it was always noisy then. The cow pasture hills behind later all got developed into...
Switch the feeders changing places w/ each other so they see that they're identical... then later move a feeder to a new location to make 2 separate feeding locations. Hens get testy sometimes so a 2nd location solves dominance issues when/if they arise.
Just one of 4 feeding locations at our...