The Public Garden- tiny farming in the capital city

The Public Garden- tiny farming in the capital city Formerly Lil RhodeSt Farm.. Hi. My farm is named after the street I built my house on- Public St. It is right outside of downtown Providence. Also 3 cats.

The names have changed, but the fun is the same- This is a blog about farming my tiny urban plot right next to downtown Providence RI-the capital city. We started this one in 2015 when I left my old 'city-farm' called Lil RhodeSt Farm. I didn't post much in 2013 and 2014 because my life was changing so much and then I got a divorce and moved here where I have been happy ever since. I have a few r

aised vegetable beds, a flower garden badly needing a rehab, a few fruit trees, blueberry bushes, many red raspberry plants and a cute chicken coop and pen that my boyfriend built for us. Hopefully we will be updating that flower garden this year. My mom helped me plant it almost 30 years ago and it badly needs culling!! This is an experiment in farming with very little space. I enjoy caring for all of the plants and animals with my partner Ed. One of my favorite things is the compost pile. It gives me great satisfaction to see the complete cycle of life. This is an ongoing experiment that we will hopefully share more of in the future. love, Camille. March 3, 2022

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Today we noticed that one of our 6 hens was opening and closing its mouth and continuing to dip into the water.
So we picked her up to take a closer look.
She had a solid lump on her throat, not near her crop. I was shocked. And she was foaming at the mouth!! She also had no more feathers on her throat. That's what I noticed first.

We were able to get an emergency appointment with the wonderful Dr Ader in West Warwick and she said it was either a parasite or a tumor.
Either way, a biopsy on a live chicken was cost prohibitive. It would be 100's of dollars and the doctor thought she wouldn't survive anyway by the looks of her which was thin and weak.
Then she kind of passed out in my arms as we talked!!!

I tried to find a way to justify doing a biopsy but couldn't so we made the decision to have her put to sleep. The doctor would do it the same gentle way that dogs are out to sleep, thank goodness. I didn't want her to suffer at all.
After she is gone, the doctor will check the lump out and let me know what it was and if the rest of the flock needs treating.

Ed is sad about her loss. She was his favorite chicken. Even though she was 8-10 years old, she was big and healthy until recently and Ed thought she was still laying. Even though that doesn't seem possible, I feel like she must have been since we get 4 different color eggs and only have 6 birds!

I'm so happy that she lived such a long life and got to have a gentle caring ending. Pets don't last for ever. They all have to go sometime. All chickens deserve such treatment.

Now the bad news is we REALLY need more chicks but don't know where to get 2-3. We can't take 12!!! If we don't get new chicks, our egg supply will diminish :(

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