Avalanche Ranch

Papa Hen and I just returned from a vacation with lots of family at Avalanche Ranch.  We had a lot of fun biking, hiking, hot-tubbing, playing games, and dining together each night.

There was a small farm on site with the most beautiful little lambies.  There were also chickens and one llama.

 

RIP Fitz

I am sad to report that Fitz was more ill than we imagined.  The vet said that her difficulty breathing showed signs of a serious respiratory problem and then he mentioned a few scary diseases...and her age.  She's kind of old.  So we said goodbye to her today.

Now Mama Hen has to choose a new favorite chicken.

Here she is earlier this year when she was molting.

 And this week.

We'll miss Fitz. 

Hot

Hot.  Hot.  Hot.

The chickens are too hot.  Especially Fitz.  I'm worried that something worse than heat is wrong with her and may take her to a veterinarian tomorrow.  She is panting and slow and stretching her neck out now and again.  Have I mentioned that she hasn't laid an egg in ages?  We think that her not laying is her age and that she was a lot older than we thought when she first came to Red Door Coop.  But who knows.

Because the chickens recently had lice and Fitz seems to have some symptoms of worms (according to the terrifying Interwebs) I added Rooster Booster wormer to their food as directed. 

She spent a lot of time alone in the coop and in the yard today.

 And then her friends finally joined her.