tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210982388002297798.post4812168558752953632..comments2024-03-24T08:32:51.794+01:00Comments on The Holistic Hen - How to raise quail, chickens and pigeons organically in a food forest: Frizzles for a Forest garden - Behaviour and Emotions, Dilemmas and SolutionsPavlovafowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578592110340773950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210982388002297798.post-25169758357557692542017-12-19T02:13:15.512+01:002017-12-19T02:13:15.512+01:00Hi there Kirsty, Thank you for giving me such a co...Hi there Kirsty, Thank you for giving me such a complete picture of the situation - it is most helpful to have as much information as possible. Firstly, I have always found that Polands are very emotional and can take any kind of injury or strife very much to heart. They are sensitive birds and the males are particularly so. I would play this situation by ear. Mine always respond very much to individual attention when they have been under stress and I believe this goes a long way to getting their confidence back. Have you made sure he has taken some of the acv as he will be short on electrolyte and thus needs to 'reboot'? I would just make certain he sips some of it. The lavender is also really good for stress too so that will have helped with the nervous system support. He needs to regain confidence, as he has been shown up and presumably in front of his flock but in addition he also needs to feel safe. I think therefore, I would see how he is tomorrow and then if possible get him back amongst his flock but under supervision, so he knows he has you to back him up. Then if he starts to looks nervous, get him back to the safety of the utility room. I would also up his protein levels, in particular if you can get some wild invertebrate protein and/or some hard boiled egg, this is for both the amino acid methionine and for vitamin B12 and most of the other B complex vitamins which are all so important to support the nervous system and can be flushed through stress. I would also give him leafy green vegetables for folate which is the other B complex vitamin he needs and which works in synergy with B12. Try him on some citrus fruit also or any other fruit you have with a high vitamin C content as this is one of the first vitamins lost through stress and this time of year, if you are now in Winter as we are, is so necessary to prevent respiratory conditions, many of which can be triggered by stress. Hope this is of use but I always find that a BIG HUG works wonders too. All the very best and I'm so happy my videos were of use. Get back and let me know how you go on and give Roddy a big hug from me, SuePavlovafowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578592110340773950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210982388002297798.post-23739320135718350072017-12-18T20:56:24.160+01:002017-12-18T20:56:24.160+01:00Hi Sue, I have made a devastating mistake and the ...Hi Sue, I have made a devastating mistake and the outcome is our Poland rooster being attacked by our free ranging rooster .. Roddy and co are enclosed whilst Abe and his ex-bats are free ranging. I did not secure their pen properly enough today whilst doing the daily jobs and as a result Abe got into Roddy's pen. Roddy is now in the utility room on his own and I very much hope he makes a full recovery. Abe has no wounds that I can see but Roddy is bald at the top of his head and quite bloody. Thank you so much for your YouTube videos etc ... have cleansed with cooled boiled water, and teatree and lavender oils with oil as well as coconut oil. He has the coconut oil as well as food and acv water available whilst he recuperates in the utility room. My apologies for the drawn out message. Would like to know if I should keep him in the utility room for a few more days or would it be OK to get him back with his flock tomorrow? Many thanks in advance, KirstyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com