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That's very interesting the Suprelorin implant suppressed the crowing for several months. Though you eventually chose to rehome your crowing hen, the info is helpful to anyone who hopes to keep a crowing hen where no "roosters" are allowed. Thanks for posting!

I watched the video you linked. The first thing I noticed is that when the female owner told the dog "stay" and then walked away to get a chicken, the dog immediately broke its "stay" command and followed the owner. There was zero reinforcement or repercussions for the dog after it disobeyed...

I am sorry you lost your beloved Sammy.:hugs I think you are wise to delay adopting another dog until your grief subsides at least a little. Otherwise, you would compare any new dog to Sammy, and of course a new dog will never compare, though he/she will do their best to make you smile again...

If it feels that overwhelming to deal with right now, I honestly wouldn't worry about it. Yes rats, oppossums and other critters can carry diseases and parasites, and it's always best to keep a coop as clean as possible. But odds are higher than not that nothing bad will result from your...

I also think rats. Rats will attempt to roll eggs into their nests for later consumption, which is another reason the eggs may have been scattered. If possible, i would place a game camera inside your coop/facing the nest boxes to try to determine what's going on. Can rats easily access...

Thanks for the tag @fluffycrow ; sorry I'm a bit late to respond. @cassie , as I read through your first post, I had many of the same thoughts and ideas you have already been given. Have you seen the dog in person yet? My first question to the foster organization would have been, "Exactly...

@mmwellsfarm , I went and looked at the date you made your first post. It has been 12 weeks now, and your first post stated the frostbite injury occurred the week before. My hen's right foot didn't separate until 13 weeks after her frostbite injuries ocurred. It took over twice as long for...

How is she doing?

@Sydney65 , I apologize that I didn't see your most recent posts until now. How are Nomie and Willow coming along? I was also wondering if Willow is tolerating and mobile in her new shoes?

Attachments Unfortunately, it looks to me like she will lose her entire foot up to the shank, where the swelling above the necrotic shank denotes a clear line of demarcation. As @Wyorp Rock noted, there is a second area beween the footpad and shank that is beginning to separate; I think the...

Willow sounds like a little darling, and it is an excellent sign that she is able to slightly curl her toes around your finger. If her feet were completely dead, they would be rigid and stiff. You may find that Nomie loses her feet before Willow's recover, but with time and your care, they...

Oh gosh that is bad; I am sorry. :hugs I'm not surprised that Nomie's toes didn't bleed when they fell off, because considerable tissue above her left foot is necrotic too. The same exact thing occurred with Matilda's right foot; a dead toe fell of before the rest of her foot did, and the...

I'm sorry you are going through a similiar situation, but very glad you found this thread helpful. As you have seen while reading, I didn't know much about frostbite when Matilda's injuries ocurred, since I live in a climate where extremely cold temperatures are fairly rare. But the knowledge...

Your instincts and common sense seem spot-on, and as long as you continue to learn all you can while continuing to trust your intuition, Nubz is going to be fine. It is true that her remaining healthy stump will be most suscetible to infection after the necrotic foot falls off and leaves...