Saturday, January 8, 2011
Poor Ellie Jan 6-8, 11
Had a little problem with Ellie. She had some diarrhea, which left all her many back/butt/leg feathers a caked mess. Decided on Thursday to give her a bath. She was such a good girl. She just stood there and did not try to fly away. She just squawked the whole time. Some of my other hens would not have put up with this.
I couldn't get her clean, so I started cutting off feathers. Sprayed her with hydrogen peroxide, covered skin with Balmex (diaper rash cream) to sooth her skin. She stayed in the bathroom till today. Saturday morning I bathed off the cream (so it wouldn't freeze when I put her back outside). She stayed inside till this afternoon when she was all dry.
She is now quaranteened from the other chickens for a few days. She needs to heal up a little so she isn't pecked (even to death) by the other girls. Chickens will kill a bird that isn't normal. So to play it safe, she is in the 6' x10' kennel that is beside the other chicken area.
This video is her voicing her opinion about this situation.
Funny Chickens 1-8-11
Checked on my girls this afternoon. Pearl must not like the cold. She dug a hole under the coop.I opened the lid to collect eggs. Phyllis decided to come out that way instead of using the ramp.
Then Harriet decided to follow Phyllis' lead.
PA Farm Show (part 3) 1-8-11
I spent 1.5 hours in the chicken room at the Farm Show. I would love to get a frizzle. Frizzle is when the feathers curl back toward the head. Can be in many breeds.
Finn Sleeping under Light 1-8-11
Been doing window estimates since 4 am. Finn is my early morning companion. If you had that much hair, would you sleep under a light?
Friday, January 7, 2011
Snow Day (part 8) 1-7-11
Pearl, my adventurous and rebellious girl, is not about to stay just in the shoveled area. She walked all around the yard. Middle picture are her tracks around the garden. She is such a riot.
Snow Day (part 5) 1-7-11
Shoveled along the back of the house for them. That's a favorite place of theirs. Put straw down to protect their feet. Food and water. Finn is enjoying watching thru the window.
Plate of cat for food a little extra protein today. They LOVE it.Gave them cabbage for another special snow-day treat, since they don't have the whole yard to explore.
Snow Day (part 3) 1-7-11
Chickens heading to the house.
Lacey and Ellie don't care about the snow. They have feathers on their legs.
Snow Day (part 2) 1-7-11
Put some straw down so their feet don't freeze. Put some scratch in the straw so they can dig for it.
last pic - Starting to shovel a path to the house. They say, "Hurry up, Mom."
Snow Day (part 1) 1-7-11
Our first snow of the season - only 3".
It's 8 am and heading out to shovel the chickens out.
Pearl is in the doorway squawking for me to clean off their ramp. They want to come out.
Pearl leading the way, if I'll clear a path.
Zippy and Doodah Watching TV 1-3-11
Can it get much cuter? Zippity and Doodah on the end table watching tv with Parke.
Chickens Coming Out for the Day 1-3-11
We were away for 4 days over New Year's. Girls were so glad we came home and they could get out.
This is a neighbor's cat. Someone told us it is from about 4 houses away on the street behind us. We named it Maggie before we were told they thought his name was Abe. Well, it's Maggie for us.She keeps watch over the chickens. Here she is in the middle of the yard. All the chickens are up against the house, one of their favorite places to be. She's our herding watchcat.
Chickens at Basement Window 1-3-11
Don't ya wish you could look out your windows and see this? We see it all the time from our basement family room.
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