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Beer can said:
I've had yrs where I've never noticed a molt. Worst I saw was when I had a bunch of RIR, they were ragged.
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my rir look nasty. Almost as bad as a young cx.

Speaking of cx, do you want a couple of the slower growing pullets? They look good other than the grime all over them from free ranging today. Their bellies are a bit green because they didn't stand and fetch the worms, they laid down.
 
Ooof, working overtime like a bear! On a super duper high note, Angus the Brabanter roo is doing splendidly! All the ladies have accepted him as the new king of the coop and he is doing a fine job of watching over them. Timmy the silkie cockerel is learning, lol. He has 1 ISA hen that sleeps next to him on the floor of the coop - not sure why he won't roost - but there's not been much more than a bit of chasing and some noise. No lost feathers, no physical aggression, couldn't be happier! Now.....if Angus could show Timmy how to crow properly.....all that little guy does is a funky little squak-crow. No signs of anything wrong, he just sounds weird, his previous owner said that's all he's ever done.
 
nposluszny said:
He has 1 ISA hen that sleeps next to him on the floor of the coop - not sure why he won't roost -
No signs of anything wrong, he just sounds weird, his previous owner said that's all he's ever done.
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Silkies most of the time dont roost ..
Each Roosters crow is a little different ..it may change a little as he ages ...how old is he ?
 
OH MY GOD ! I hate it when I am not home and they go to bed by themselves ..
One Hen is missing ...she has acted sickly for a few days ..I think she may have died somewhere.
I thought she was the only one
AND THEN I went out and threw some wash water on my plants off the deck ..
(I started this when we had no rain )
SOMETHING MOVED IN THE DARK ..IM LIKE WHAT IN THE WORLD is in my garden
So I look closer ..as it is moving out it is my Rooster LUCKY ..he was sleeping in the garden by the gate ..HE couldnt get in ...
WELL he got a shower ! AND then he started Crowing ...and didnt act like he wanted to go to bed ..
I finally got him to go in the coop
 
Purple Iris said:
HI all, I don't post often, but try to keep up with the thread, coo over the tiny chick pics, and feel so sad reading of losses, great to read of the chickens relocating between people on the thread, and that everyone enjoyed Chickenstock.

Tonight I'm hoping for some advice, about possible 1st cases of bumblefoot in 2 of our 4 chickens - I have noticed occasional limping recently, and occasional pecking or looking at the bottom of their feet. They both are still very agile, run, jump up and down, clamber on stuff, free range on all kinds of ground for several hours a day, still eating and drinking fine, but tonight I noticed that there seems to be some swelling on top of one of the feet. These 2 are the chickens who hate being handled, flap and squalk, generally act very stressed, gasping with open beaks when I pick them up. I know ideally I should accompany this post with pics, but also feel that whatever I do will be stressful for them, so if I have to get pics, I should be fully prepared to do some foot cleaning and soaking etc at the same time.

I've tried to do some research about the best approach to take, from many, many threads on here, my chicken care books, Youtube vids of chicken owners doing a procedure, even a chicken under full anesthetic at a vets office for foot treatment. Sadly, I am now more confused than before I started!

Generally an initial foot soaking in Epsom salts seems to be agreed upon, but after that, for one place with set recommendations, there is another with opposite advise, you should make a cut around the black scab and dig out everything you can, then you shouldn't open up the foot, just apply medications, or make up a poultice, use raw honey, foot should/shouldn't be wrapped, chicken should be separated - don't separate chicken as this adds to stress, do everything now - leave them be, some chickens heal on their own ....

I'm even finding for every product recommended, there are arguments for / against, some appropriate for when there is a scab, but which should never be used on an open wound, if you use iodine, it's terrible to use the orange colored kind it should be clear. Even some concerns about bathing using regular tap water (in our case this would be well water) as bacteria may be present....

So, before I do anything, I thought I'd ask fellow BYC members from this NY thread for their experiences and advise, also wondering about the mental aspect of this - I have worked as a receptionist at a small animal vets office (cats only) for almost 10 years, watch all kinds of life and death situations, surgeries, abscess flushes, big wounds sutured back up with drains in etc, and none of it phases me - however that is all performed by a veterinarian and licensed vet techs, usually under anesthetic. I'm very anxious if the advice is to perform a procedure whether I could actually do it, concerned about causing pain, whether my panicky girls would actually magically be subdued if wrapped in a big towel, or thrash about potentially meaning I may damaging other parts of the foot, even if I could get through it without throwing up mid procedure! (None of the vets I work with have any chicken experience, but it may be possible to get one of them to come over and help if a procedure is the way forward)

Thanks!
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This year several of my birds have had this problem. I have done surgery on three this year so far - another 1 to go. I cut out the bumble. Think of it as a cone when you cut, aiming the scalpel tip towards the center of it. I wrap the birds in a fluffy towel and they just chill - make sure to cover their heads. Once the bumble is out, it will bleed a little, I use gauze to put a big dollop of neosporin/triple A cream in the hole. Vetwrap cut into long 8" strips will hold it in place. Remove dressing after 4-5 days - it should be healed up.
 
Gramma Chick said:
OH MY GOD ! I hate it when I am not home and they go to bed by themselves ..
One Hen is missing ...she has acted sickly for a few days ..I think she may have died somewhere.
I thought she was the only one
AND THEN I went out and threw some wash water on my plants off the deck ..
(I started this when we had no rain )
SOMETHING MOVED IN THE DARK ..IM LIKE WHAT IN THE WORLD is in my garden
So I look closer ..as it is moving out it is my Rooster LUCKY ..he was sleeping in the garden by the gate ..HE couldnt get in ...
WELL he got a shower ! AND then he started Crowing ...and didnt act like he wanted to go to bed ..
I finally got him to go in the coop
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I let my hen with the lone chick out yesterday and she went into the half hoop with the others who have the yard but her chick, not baby but feathered some was just standing in the yard like he didn't know what to do. So I got the fish net and caught him after chasing him a bit. He's by himself. I've got to move him since Frenchy has hatched two chicks. I'm hoping she hatches the last egg because it's a maran.

boskelli1571 said:
yup - mine started a couple of weeks ago - I think we are in for a winter doozy, never had them molt this early before.
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Big Delores is the only one molting. In the morning there is a pile of feathers underneath where she roosted. Poor girl. Too, I'm upset as CM didn't have any Egg producer pellets. They're 21% protein and what I feed the birds. Only thing I got was 16%. I called the CM customer line to complain. I don't have time to wait for them to order my feed. Heck I'm in there just about every two weeks to buy feed.
Girl says they're having a problem with mice? It's a brand new store!! The old store used to have a cat on duty. Like there aren't enough cats needing homes?

I expect to sneak one into the house with out DW knowing it till she sees it and says, "Hey were'd this cat come from? " I'll just say, I don't know and I won't, because I'll just call a friend to leave one in the garage or toss it in the house while we're not home. I won't know where it came from so I won't be lying right?

Well gotta check on Frenchy and call CM about that feed.

TTFN,

Rancher
 

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