It just warms my heart to see that Fuzzy Bum is still looking so magnificent.
I lost my Barred Rock to internal laying this fall, and I really miss her curious personality in my flock.
Merry Christmas!
My one barred rock hen is molting right now too. She's got one long tail feather left, and her back is looking very fluffy. I'll see if I can snap a picture of her later today.
Kathy beat me to it, I just can't think of a better story that I've read since I joined this forum.
She looks AMAZING- look at how red and vibrant her comb and wattles are! I'm so happy to hear that she's adapted so well to eating.
I do a lot of work with therapeutic horseback riding. I used...
Such great news! Who ever thought a chicken eating would be such an exciting event?! ;)
I totally agree with @ten chicks - I would try the hot mash of layer pellets now, if you're not already doing that.
So, so happy to see she's doing so well and getting to be outside with the other chickens some. It's hard to look at those pictures of her right after the attack- but she's come so far!
She really is looking so much better! You said another chicken had nipped at her- does that mean she's getting to spend some time outside with the others? I remember your post about how attracted she was to chicken pictures, just curious if she's spending some time with other girls.
How is the...
She definitely does look a little brighter, and her body has healed some of the other open cuts, so that seems like a good sign!
Since she is interested in her regular food, I wonder if you could use some warm water to make that into a soupy mash for her to try to eat? Then she'd get water...
Great news! For the more experienced people on this thread, now that the chicken is getting some nutrition, what should the OP be doing know re: possible infection around the bite area? Is that a concern?
You've gotten lots of good advice from people much more experienced than me. I just wanted to say that I have seen evidence of some truly amazing healing on this forum, so I am hoping your girl can have one of those happy endings too. It's amazing how resilient these chickens can be. She looks...