The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject: Lost Muppet !!

I carried a large, white tarpaulin down the garden, to block of where the hens are laying out of the nest boxes, and some of the chicks ran scared. All, but Muppet, came back afterwards, and I think she is somewhere on the waste ground to the left of the coop and run, under very heavy brambles and undergrowth Confused

I'm hoping she'll be safe there overnight and will be in the garden when I get up in the morning Confused

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

Yikes! I hope she is ok nanny - will you get any sleep tonight?

CP · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject:

Oh, NannyP! Knobby will never forgive you! Shocked

I really, really hope she'll be there in the morning!!

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

Oh Nanny P....you must just be so upset!!! I will say a prayer that she is there in the morning, safe and sound.

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Hope she's safe and sound in the morning

Not that you'd get a good nights sleep anyway with this heat, but do hope you do

Enjoy Saturday Morning Wink

Aussie Chick · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:07 am Post subject:

Is she back?

NannyP · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:15 am Post subject:

Found after a search at 8am, rescued from on top of a large, roll of very open wire, under massive brambles and nettles, I don't think she could move from it. Manage to pick her up (she doesn't like that) and brought her back up. her eye is very mucky, I will try and get some eye drops from the vet today, and we'll put them in at night when she's less flighty. Otherwise I think she's glad to be home as his her temp mother Laughing

Knobby will be pleased and has missed all the worry and drama Very Happy

Aussie Chick · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:17 am Post subject:

Well Done, thank goodness you found her. How worrying for you.

I hope she hasn't been to stressed and is ok today/tonight.

Bhindi · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:27 am Post subject:

I was fearful it was going to be bad news when I came on here this morning, well done Nannyp. Very Happy

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

That's good, Laughing

hope her eye is ok

CP · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:26 am Post subject:

Well done!

Oh, I'm so, so glad you found her safe & well! Very Happy

(apart from a mucky eye)

Poor little thing must have been terrified out in the big wide world overnight. I bet she's glad to be home!

I was dreading looking on here this morning in case it was bad news.

stephen · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:40 am Post subject:

One of our neighbours on the plots has *gained* chickens. He tracked us down last night to see if we'd lost a couple of Light Sussex that ended up with his chickens.

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

Good....happy news about Muppet!!!!!! Hope her eye clears up.

Stephen, did you 'lose' some hens? You never said if they were yours or not. At least they wandered to somewhere safe.

stephen · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject:

Nope, not ours. We've only one light sussex, and she's resolutely staying in the nestbox at the moment.

NannyP · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject:

I have Baytril from the vets, with instructions by phone to mix 0.08mls with 100mls and give for 5 days. Now, in my humble opinion, I believe he meant the above to be divided over 5 days, as often baytril dose is 0.02 mls? Any offers. I will be giving it over 5 days, as I cannot imagine how I will get 100mls of water into her from a syringe at one sitting Laughing

I will also bathe each evening with cold tea Very Happy

Okay AR and George, I mean I will bathe HER EYE with cold tea before you turn all pervy Laughing

Although, bathing in cold tea each evening may do wonders for my ageing process as I believe it has (stuff, things, damn I can't remember) in it Laughing

ANTIOXIDANTS and I'm sure something to do with free radicals Confused