He has no comb though, it's a bit strange. Like, a tiny tiny line of comb while his younger brother Phoenix is growing a nice rose comb -
Maybe my roo is gay?
I only have one pic of him taken 3 days ago, it's a BAD photo as he kept trying to peck at the camera (mom! what's that? can I eat it? pet me! pet me!) so no posing or anything. He's in good health and his feathers are slowly coming in, he should be a pretty handsome fella by summer once he's...
Sunshine's feathers seem to be growing by the DAY
Health is still fine, so I'm the troubles are over with now that his system has had a complete reboot!
Updated pics from today - he is doing GREAT and even crowed for me!!
He is a very gentle, laid-back roo... Sooo happy to have him!
His feathers are still a mess but starting to grow back in now, he should look great in a couple of months:
Sunshine is on the left, his cream saddle feathers...
Sunshine has rejoined the flock in the coop today and all went very well!
He's healthy and in good spirits (apart from the molting, poor boy) - he's also a very gentle roo and didn't attack any of his 5 girls. Phoenix took one look at him and went "oh crap!" and has been keeping a respectable...
His appetite is up, he's talking more and walking taller, he is NOT COUGHING or rumbling in his lungs anymore - I still can't believe it
I love the little bugger.
I hope the old adage "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is true, in this case I have a super-roo on my hands! LOL!
He...
Without your guidance, advice and support this little fellow wouldn't have made it this far.
Here, I learned how to look for and treat lice.
And subsequent eye infections.
And then worms.
The Tylan-50 cured his long nasty bout with bronchitis in one day - I had to tell the vet this is the...