Hey guys! It’s been a while but I wanted to update you on Peabody (changed the name since I have a feeling it’s actually a hen). So I’ve been slowly introducing Peabody to the rest of the flock with him in a separate cage outdoors while the others are walking around. But I noticed some weird...
Thanks for the suggestions! It gets hot sometimes but recently we had a lot of rain which brought chilly temps. Maybe that’s it but I do feel like the posture has been in cold and hot temps.
Hello friends! So Peabo has been doing very well in regards to walking! But I noticed he looks a little different. I will post before (when I first got him) and after (how he looks now) pics. I feel like his chest is protruding too much. It could be his crop since he’s developed a little...
I think it is bumblefoot but a mild case of it. There was brownish stuff on its toes as well but now both his feet are clean and clear except on the middle of his right foot.
Hello! He/she has been doing good! It’s really gotten used to me and and is so sweet 😊. My only issue is still its right leg. Still limping a little so I’ve been wrapping it and stuff. Also, sometimes I can hear it wheezing. Does anybody have any suggestions on his feeding? I feed him 3 times a...
I think I’m going to keep it next to my flock in its own separate area and hopefully have him/her roost at night with them in a separate section I have that’s not being used. And of course if I see that it’s suffering I will not prolong its suffering.
Yes I did think about that and read somewhere else where what you said is explained. Therefore I was determined for my husband or father in law to humanely put him to sleep as described in my chicken chick book but the more I took care of it and how lively it has been has changed my mind. I will...