Chickens.

How you spend your Monday's is of no concern of mine!!!

TMI

 

I don't believe that she has laid yet. Reason being she is a Columbian Black Tail and there eggs are supposed to be dark, we used to get our eggs from Ocado and they use Columbian Black Tails and they are dark eggs. All the eggs I get are light coloured. With her hunching over the last few days ( as 'M' says gagging for it) I thought that she was about to come in to lay. This is how the other 3 acted before they started laying. I thought this morning when she was on the coop that she was laying. The light has been off for the last couple if hours and I checked her since and she seems quite settled. I will see how she is incredible morning.
Thanks all for the replies

Rusty

 

Hi All,

She seems fine this morning, very alert up on her feet and eating and drinking. I think I will put her back out with the others and monitor over the day. I am at home all day today as I am starting work on the utility, so I will check her every couple of hours.

Rusty

 

thank you for the update Rusty. All the others will be curious about where she's been all night, so that'll keep her occupied for a couple of hours - spinning a yarn...
Jenny

 

That's good, I was wondering about the others having a go at her on return if she was away for too long.

 

That's great news Rusty It's a bit of a worry when you remove one from the flock but needs must in some cases,here's hoping she's over the worst and on the up.When you get chance look up calcium deficiency ,all these bits and bobs are handy to know

 

Glad to hear that Rusty

 

Checked on her a couple of hours ago and she was all snuggled up on the roost bar for the night. Yesterday when I put her on it she immediately jumped off, and settled on the coop floor. I put some vitamin boost in the water today and will continue until the end of the week. I gave them a treat of some maggots from the fishing tackle shop, and she was happily eating and scratching around for them. She seems to he back to normal today.

Rusty

 

Cor, they love maggots, had a friend who used to hang a dead badger over the run, till they changed the law

You'm not allowed to posess a dead badger now

 

She looks really healthy,winter isnt the best time for laying for sure im only getting half the eggs,mine are warrens thou and start laying after about 19week or so.
As long as shes drinking and eating i wouldnt stress too much,keep her with the others,no idea on egg binding if she hasnt laid yet then maybe she might want to wait till spring?
One of my warrens went broody for 8 week and now i only get small eggs from her..just glad she lived as i had to force her out to eat n drink...they as so stubborn are hens!!! xx

 

Hi all,

Thought I would post some pictures of the chickens taken today when I was cleaning them out.

All being very nosey and jumping all over me when I was cleaning out the coop.

Rusty

 

They all look a very happy and relaxed bunch Rusty. Thank you for showing them to us this morning,
Jenny

 

Lovely girls!

Just love the expression on your light Sussex face

 

They look great Rusty