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Post by Moogie on Oct 16, 2014 19:17:13 GMT
oh i am soooooooo happy for you and fluffy bum(s) that is fantastic wonderful news PHEW
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Post by starlingqueen on Oct 16, 2014 20:18:21 GMT
Aaaww I'm sorry to hear that about Willow. Is she ok in with the others of a night time then, I assume so otherwise you wouldn't put them together. Mine don't seem to be moulting now, so fingers crossed, but bear in mind this will be their first lay if they do get round to it. Once the door is closed and they can't see her it's fine. If I'm not down there she will eventually get in the shed when Fern and Bracken settle down as they go into their sleepy state but they wont let her onto the perch until the door is shut. I realised this only recently and now make sure she is tucked up at the same time as them but I give her extra corn before she goes in. I noticed she was looking thin so spent some extra time watching them, she's now put her weight back on and her comb that was pale and floppy, has now perked up and is red again.
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Post by stace on Oct 17, 2014 0:06:04 GMT
What a nice vet you have. Good thing too, seeing as you have to visit so often. Now for some eggs, ladies!
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Post by Hezz on Oct 17, 2014 7:19:29 GMT
Great news for Poppy, Shirls. I am so happy for you all; finally their crappy start to life is turning around and hopefully you all live happily ever after.
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Post by Shirls on Oct 17, 2014 7:53:53 GMT
The things we do for our birds starlingqueen! I have to watch mine otherwise Bea does't get any of the treats! She is the lowest in the pecking order, although she looks the bigger bird - but its all feathers. Georgie looks the smallest bird but weighs the most and she is top bossy hen.
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Post by samwiseg on Oct 17, 2014 7:59:32 GMT
Such great news and what a relief for you all. Can only be onwards and upwards from here, plus.... ...we want MORE pics!
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Post by Shirls on Oct 17, 2014 15:18:33 GMT
OK samwiseg, here's one of them watching me get the washing in off the line: Georgie on the right, Bea in the middle, Poppy on the left. not very exciting tho!!!!
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Post by milliej on Oct 17, 2014 16:51:02 GMT
Triplets ok I'm ignorant as far as hens go! Glad to hear she's on the mend and no more chasing her round the garden to give her a tablet (what's the difference between a pill and a tablet?) that is not a joke it's a serious question No wise cracks about the latest technology thank you
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Post by starlingqueen on Oct 17, 2014 17:40:44 GMT
I think a pill is more spherical and a tablet is flat.
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Post by Hezz on Oct 18, 2014 0:15:36 GMT
A tablet is the compressed powder form, whether disc shaped or oval; pill encompasses all forms - tablets, capsules, and all those coated forms of dosages. So, all tablets are pills but not all pills are tablets.
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Post by stace on Oct 18, 2014 2:02:38 GMT
Aw, I love your chooks.
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Post by samwiseg on Oct 18, 2014 7:41:53 GMT
I just love how they want to be together! They are soooo beautiful Good question about the tablet/pill thing milliej, I never actually thought of that
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Post by Shirls on Oct 18, 2014 8:00:32 GMT
Thats right Hezz and the chooks had tablets which were cut into quarters for the dose they needed.
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Post by OP on Oct 18, 2014 8:23:48 GMT
A tablet is the compressed powder form, whether disc shaped or oval; pill encompasses all forms - tablets, capsules, and all those coated forms of dosages. So, all tablets are pills but not all pills are tablets. Is that why we have a pill box and not a tablet box?
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Post by milliej on Oct 18, 2014 15:40:49 GMT
By lad, what an informative forum this is.....
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