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Quote: Thanks Amy..yeah it's been hard...never thought I could get so attached to a stinky male goat, lol. Miss him very much. The rest of the flock has been doing good too. Been giving them "playtime" with my flock...they mingle pretty well..lol. Still trying to figure out what their breed...

Quote: This is very possible, I hate to admit it but I have found one wound around one of my Roosters toes before, luckily I noticed it before it did any damage but It really could have, I am now way more careful about making sure the strings are taken all the way out and put in the trash far...

Just wanted to update ya'll.... "Captain" is doing great! Yes he's got his own name now. Haven't got a new picture of his leg...but will get one up when I can. Sadly I've been dealing with my very sick Pygmy goat....I ended up losing him yesterday. But captain has been getting around...

Here's Mama Sue's mutt babies Yellow one are hers.....Speckled Sussex with BO dad- "Buffex" in my world, lol White one...Americana with Buttercup dad Black one is a bantam...not sure what my bantys are... This is two of them now...yeah both roosters (4 of 6 were roosters ) Captain...

Thanks "One of the girls", Happy New Year to you too! Haven't watched the spur removal video yet but I will. Thanks for posting it. Still learning my way around the computer as I haven't had the internet for years and so much has changed. I really think waiting on the removal would be best for...

Yeah Lollipop...that's what I was leaning towards on the spur trim....maybe waiting until the wound is more stable, cause any bump makes it bleed. I'm not sure if that's swelling you're seeing on the picture, Kari, or not. I'm no expert but it looks like to me scar build-up from the string...

Got all my supplies, was just getting ready to cut the spurs....it scares me alot more than I thought! He really needs a bath too, but I was worried about getting his wound wet? But you're saying to soak his leg in an Epsom salt bath? Okay guess my honey will just have to grumble cuz I'm...

Okay I'll definetly do that! The soak, massage, and trim.!

That's his leg as of today...it's looking much better than it was. Sorry the picture isn't the greatest... Here's Big Boy thanking you for caring enough to help with your advice ....

Thanks..I needed to hear that! Still feel like a newbie to raising farm animals.. I'm a cook and I'm always talking about my chickens so one of my patrons said he was going to cull his chickens instead of housing them through winter. Said I would be interested in a few...just no more roosters (I...

Thanks! Yeah I've been doing the foot massage, i'm glad that had a purpose:D....I was just doing it since his muscles seemed so tight...instinctive I guess. I'm really hoping he surprises us, but prepared to have a one (good) legged rooster too if that is how it turns out. Will get some iodine...

I just seen pictures of the baked potato way of trimming a spur online....I believe it was on the poultry podiatry site, they had pictures too. The "spur" or quick looked awfully raw afterwards...that kind of put me off doing this to big boy. Hey how do you guys put quotes into your replies...

Thanks! Will figure out a new place to house him and a friend, trim his spurs, and try to get a picture of the injury tomorrow (too dark now..). His feet feel warm...but the bottom of his foot is hard like knotted up muscles.. Kari you said you've seen injuries like this before...what was the...

No he's not young...2 years old. Not sure how to trim the spurs?? Don't they have blood vessels in them? Thanks for appreciating the fact that I rescued him , friends think I'm crazy...I believe they are! I love all my animals and don't understand how anyone can ignore a soul in need. This is...

Rescued a beautiful rooster that had a string tied around his leg. Looked as if it had either been there since he was young or tied so tightly that it cut into his leg clear to the bone! Managed to cut the string/twine from his leg...cleaned with peroxide and smothered in antibiotics, then...