The fence has been fixed so that the boys can not get to each other ( I hope), so this morning, Barney went back out with his girls. It was actually quite hilarious. He didn't know which girl to romance first. He ran around all of them, and they all ran away. ( The girls really don't care to be...
Barney is back in the house.. I dont think he got into another fight ( the plastic I put up as a temporary barrier had blown down sometime today) , but I just knew I woud find him bleeding again. And I did. His comb was bleeding, not too heavily, but the feathers on the front of his neck are all...
Well, we woke to Barney crowing this morning. It was a good sign. He was alert and doing well. He didn't eat a lt, but he did drink, and he did one of those wonderful morning poops. peeeeyew!
He sems to be breathing fine. The only thing I am noticing is he has this squeak at the end of his...
I am sure he misses his girls. Tomorrow morning, first thing, I am going to put a tarp over the fence. It's way too muddy to do much of anything else. I will let Barney out with his girls once he can no longer see Hardy. I do believe Barney started it. I have seen him get into the tough pose...
Barney is staying quiet and still. I had to encourage him to eat and drink, and he really wasn't interested in either. But he seems to be alert for the most part. His tail is droopy,but I am not sure if it is from not feeling well or if it is from the mud and the bath
When I came home from...
Husband just came home, and informed me that the 2 roosters were challenging each other.
So, at least that explains what happened. Silly Barney Fife challenging a rooster 3 times his size.
He darn near has a cornstarch hat right now. Still squeaky breathing. I'm keeping fingers crossed
I do have another rooster- they are seperated by a fence, but I do know that isn't an effective barrier. I did think that he possibly challenged the big rooster ( as I have seen him do, even though he is a quarter the size of the other one), and a fight may have taken place with the fence...
The bleeding slowed tremendously. I used a q-tip to clean off the comb, and it seems to be split in several places, and looks like chopped meat in one spot. He's having a little trouble breathing. I still am unable to find his nares- I cleaned off the dried blood as much as I could, but it seems...
I have my adorable little frizzled silkie/cochin mix Barney Fife. Here is a picture of him yesterday:
Tonight I came home from work, and went to tuck everyone in for the night. I opened the bantams door, and I didn't see Barney. He's so white, and is usually on the front roost, all fluffed out...