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AnneInTheBurbs said:
Auroradream26 said:
I just re-glued Wynter's hole. He was obviously up and moving around and he did poop a couple times. I think I got it glued good this time but I will probably do it one more time in about an hour just to be sure I get it closed.

The baby with the eye problem actually started opening her one eye a little bit. I tried some lubricant eye drops that I use on my dog for her dry eye issues. I think I'll check her eyes every hour or so.
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Glad to hear they are coming around. Did you ever think you'd be gluing a chicken crop shut? :lol:


wingstone said:
you would think they were in pain but I have never noticed frostbite to bother them... which makes me wonder why they even have them if they can just fall off with no ill effects....you would think that evolution would get rid of such things.
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They have them because the ladies like it!
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SilkieSensation said:
Triple antibiotic can be placed directly into the eyes of an animal (checked with the vet) & usually does the job in 2-3 applications once per day.
I had a little roo last year lose both feet to frostbite. The key is keep everything clean & soak every few days in a dilute peroxide solution until completely healed. If it gets infected or even starts to look infected get antibiotics into him.
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Do you still have your no feet Roo? I remember him, I know you had to scale down in your moves.
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Sadly, we lost him to my exes neglect last summer in the heat when Mr Lazy decided to not bother to water anyone for 4 days straight while I was sick & wasn't able to double check him. He was worse than my kids.
 
fisherlady said:
Glad she has her eyes open...happy to hear that Wynter is looking better also. in the link I posted above it showed the chicks feet curled a few days into treatment so you may want to watch closely for signs of that so you can splint early if needed.
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I did read that article, thank you for posting it for me. His feet aren't quite that bad, no blisters, just a bit swelled with black tips. I'll be soaking them and he'll be inside for a little while. I'll keep a close eye on his toes. I'm going since he's older (10 weeks) he won't have that problem but I'll be watching anyway.
 
Auroradream26 said:
fisherlady said:
Glad she has her eyes open...happy to hear that Wynter is looking better also. in the link I posted above it showed the chicks feet curled a few days into treatment so you may want to watch closely for signs of that so you can splint early if needed.
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I did read that article, thank you for posting it for me. His feet aren't quite that bad, no blisters, just a bit swelled with black tips. I'll be soaking them and he'll be inside for a little while. I'll keep a close eye on his toes. I'm going since he's older (10 weeks) he won't have that problem but I'll be watching anyway.
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I had 2 others that got frostbite at the same time as Stumpy. All birds lost whatever turned black. Stumpy lost both feet & a little of each leg. The other 2just lost parts of a couple toes each.
 
SilkieSensation said:
Sadly, we lost him to my exes neglect last summer in the heat when Mr Lazy decided to not bother to water anyone for 4 days straight while I was sick & wasn't able to double check him. He was worse than my kids.
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Anne:

I helped a friend of mine with a hen who lost her feet to frostbite...we broke a tong depressor in 1/2...then got two syringes and cut in 1/2 attached the back end to the tong depressor and used surgical tape for insulation....little tyke is still gimping today....
 
hendricks115 said:
I'm thinking I'm a little weird, because I'm excited that we are getting ready to start slicing 2 bushels of cabbage and loading up the crock for a large batch of sauerkraut. We are down to one bag in the freezer and can't wait to make more!
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We make it on a regular basis....

MotorcycleChick said:
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This one is sleeping on the job, not too trustworthy I trow...
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AnneInTheBurbs said:
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The best solution for teen girls is climbing thorny roses under the windows. Nobody can sneak in or out.
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Ladders work well to overcome thorny rose bushes. To those of you that are planting rose bushes under their daughter's windows, just makes sure they aren't the thornless variety. I would probably use razor wire or a pwerful pulsing hotwire, the kind you use to keep the bulls in their own territories.

wingstone said:
one of the hedemora boys got a little frostbite.

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Is the Hedamora breed standardized? I just noticed two leg colors.
 
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Troyer, the hedemora are a land race breed, developed to be hardy but not very uniform...there are two different feather types and any variety of colors can be found. I don't know about the legs in particular but it kinda fits the rest of the description of them.
 
all of my roos have a bit of frost bite too. Fisherlady....that rooster u gave me is really getting big now , his back is as wide as 2of my girls, I'll try to remember to get pics of him
 
oletymer said:
all of my roos have a bit of frost bite too. Fisherlady....that rooster u gave me is really getting big now , his back is as wide as 2of my girls, I'll try to remember to get pics of him
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I am glad he is maturing well for you..... his daddy is an exceptional bird and I have noticed a lot of his traits in the youngsters of his we have had here.
 
fisherlady said:
Troyer, the hedemora are a land race breed, developed to be hardy but not very uniform...there are two different feather types and any variety of colors can be found. I don't know about the legs in particular but it kinda fits the rest of the description of them.
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I have different leg color but mostl single comb, and all of mine follow this color pattern, I would like to bring in different color...this will be the first time for breeding them , so we shall see
 

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