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Thank you goons. Luna is more alert this morning and has been making little beeps. She's currently being seen at the vets having a check over with Luna update update: She's fine. Vet thinks her problems now are hormonal, caused by the Suprelorin implant from last week. X-ray shows there's a couple of eggs coming through, but should arrive normally. Blood tests sent off and she's on stronger baytril. Luna's on her way home now. spookygonk fucked around with this message at 10:59 on Jul 5, 2021 |
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Hooray for the good news!
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Jul 5, 2021 11:49
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spookygonk posted:Thank you goons.  i am so happy for you, but even happier for her. her new life has only just begun! 
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The Sapphire jems are the biggest by far now but still let the older gals boss them around.
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Alterian posted:The Sapphire jems are the biggest by far now but still let the older gals boss them around.  your other girls are gorgeous too, but the statuesque poise of the gems has been apparent since they were chicks and i love them tbh
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Luna update. Little one is still not well. She's hot, puffed up, lethargic, not eating (well, she starts eating then goes vague). It's like she's half broody. We had a previous hen go broody for 5 weeks after her first implant (Daisy, who also grew one spur). There''s definitely one egg still to come out (as seen on Monday's x-ray) and we're hoping that's going to come out the next day or so. That should help greatly. We're crop feeding her meds & nutrition as there's little interest in food and water, she's gone from 2kg to 1.8kg in 4 days. See what the vet says tomorrow. 
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Best of luck to Luna. In my chicken news, they're all handling the heat ok between the fans, the mister, and some extra water tubs. The 'chicks' are now almost big enough to be free from their fenced off section and join the others in the full coop and run. 
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Jul 6, 2021 23:11
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 i love luna and love you for your dedication to helping her get better
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perepelki posted:
Luna update. Back at the vet today. She's still very poorly. Hopefully he can find out what's happening (and if there's an egg causing some of it). Luna's comb is also flopping over (much moreso than Sunday)... Vet said, she has laboured breathing, He'll check her vent for egg activity. She may be tired and laying still enough not to need to be sedated for an x-ray (we are concerned she is too weak for anaesthetic).  Edit. Sorry people. We had to say goodbye to our tiny dragon. 💔 spookygonk fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Jul 8, 2021 |
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Jul 8, 2021 10:56
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Oh no. You are so good and do so much to give these birds a pleasant retirement. Some of their stories may end too soon for our liking, but I say we are all richer for your dedication and efforts. 
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ynohtna posted:Oh no. Thank you. She was fearless. Yesterday Luna had a doze in the sun, snoozed under the laurel bush for an hour. Then she strode out across the garden, opened her beak and crowed. A tiny primal roar. It was like she shouted, "I am so SICK of this BULLSHIT!"
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I’m sorry for your loss, spookygonk. I’m so glad she had her time in the sun.
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it is sad that Luna is gone, but I'm glad she was able to pass in a place of caring and warmth. e: also ynohtna posted:You are so good and do so much to give these birds a pleasant retirement. Some of their stories may end too soon for our liking, but I say we are all richer for your dedication and efforts. BHB fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Jul 8, 2021 |
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Sorry to hear about your loss but you did everything you could and did your best to keep her comfortable
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ynohtna posted:Oh no. Yeah you are good people spookygonk.
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Poor Luna I'm glad she got to experience of few months of comfort and joy in being a chicken with someone who loved her and cared for her.
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Thank you for sharing your little dragon with us.
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Thank you for taking such good care of Luna. Rest in peace.
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Jul 8, 2021 21:54
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Thank you all for your kind comments. She was a free hen.
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when i logged on and saw all the unread comments, i knew  spookygonk posted:Thank you all for your kind comments. spookygonk posted:Yesterday Luna had a doze in the sun, snoozed under the laurel bush for an hour. Then she strode out across the garden, opened her beak and crowed.
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perepelki posted:she said I AM A FREE HEN 
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 my sweet baby scrubtit
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perepelki posted:
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so handsome 
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 the lights of my life every day they go out for their wander, and then when they're finished they all fly in unison across the yard back to the coop. i clip their wings as far as possible without hurting them, so the older ones can't get more than a few feet above the ground (quimmix and quimmex can still get higher so my heart is always in my mouth when they take off). watching them fly is the funniest thing. most of them have the hang of gliding to a halt, but quimmix stops herself by slamming full speed into the water tank (she does this every single time so i can only assume it's deliberate) and moose struggles to land, instead ploughing face-first into the dirt and usually doing a barrel roll before righting herself
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City of Glompton posted:they're so plush 
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That bit about the water tank made me guffaw in a sleeping house. It’s such a quail answer (slam into water tank, repeatedly) to a bird question (how do I stop flying?)
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Large Marge wants to hatch chicks again and it’s breaking my heart to tell her no. My husband’s new job is stiiiiiill in the works and I don’t have any idea of when our move will happen. 
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We lost a duck today to some illness. She seemed lethargic yesterday and then just died today. No real symptoms or anything. My wife did a deep clean, disinfected everything, and we're adding some electrolytes to their water. Definitely bummed about the whole thing. We also discovered they love both whistling and when the kiddo plays the recorder.
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would love to see them enjoying some whistling, i bet that is real cute
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City of Glompton posted:oh no! i'm sorry yooper Thanks, we lost another one this morning. Talked to the vet office and they think either salmonella or hepatitis. We're keeping up on the cleaning and such, but it doesn't sound like there's much we can do about the hepatitis if that's what it is.
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yooper, i'm so sorry! that is terrible to be losing them and not even know why, i hope you figure it out soon and everything is resolved
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good wild orb news, we saw the quail today with two gawky babies! they were too fast to get a picture of but we've scattered lots of seed in the yard so here's hoping
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City of Glompton posted:i'm sorry yooper i was worried about how they'd do in the heat, so this is wonderful news! may they come back soon to bless your yard with their young foolsit's funny to me how quickly my quail fell out of the domesticated laying habits. it took like one generation for them to go from popping out daily eggs to producing a single clutch every... four months or so? eggs are for chick. no chick? no eggs they and i collaborated to effortlessly undo centuries of human ingenuity and hard work, i am proud of our success
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Down to 5 ducks, but they all seem healthy. https://i.imgur.com/0OB1io5.mp4
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 Watch your back Before it fades to black They might look harmless but they'll kick your non-chicken rear end
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I'm so glad I can say I understand that reference. What beautiful birds!
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