Post by Shirls on Aug 8, 2014 7:15:01 GMT
We all went to the vet again yesterday. A week ago I bought a wire cage to put them all in, so much better than the cardboard box! However, the chooks have grown so much I could only just fit them all in!!! Had to chase Georgie round the garden three times before herding her into the garden shed so she had no escape! Vet weighed them, listened to their breathing and has given them a good bill of health. She doesn't need to see them again unless I spot a problem. Such good news. 
I am quite chuffed as the vet has now acquired two Orpingtons herself to go with her other chickens. So she must be well impressed with mine. Hers are a little younger and weigh more than mine, so it just goes to show how under-weight mine were on purchase. They have all put on weight tho and are well on the way to getting to the correct weight. Bea's comb is growing and has 'standy uppy feathers' round it, so vet said she will be coming into lay very soon. How exciting is that??? 
The vet also recommended a 'chicken' book to me, which I subsequently bought. It is written by Fred Hams and called ..... The Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. I can't recommend the book enough. It is so comprehensive, from housing, rearing chicks, feed, diseases and has some brilliant colour plates describing everything, even to the peculiar eggs you can get initially when they first lay etc. I am rambling now, so I had better stop here, before it becomes a novel!
I am quite chuffed as the vet has now acquired two Orpingtons herself to go with her other chickens. So she must be well impressed with mine. Hers are a little younger and weigh more than mine, so it just goes to show how under-weight mine were on purchase. They have all put on weight tho and are well on the way to getting to the correct weight. Bea's comb is growing and has 'standy uppy feathers' round it, so vet said she will be coming into lay very soon. How exciting is that??? 
The vet also recommended a 'chicken' book to me, which I subsequently bought. It is written by Fred Hams and called ..... The Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. I can't recommend the book enough. It is so comprehensive, from housing, rearing chicks, feed, diseases and has some brilliant colour plates describing everything, even to the peculiar eggs you can get initially when they first lay etc. I am rambling now, so I had better stop here, before it becomes a novel! 
Hope so! 
That's good that you are learning and keeping occupied. Believe me there is a lot to learn about both budgies and chickens!
