Arizona Chickens

[SonoranChick]

After doing lots of math involving fractions (yuck), mixing and measuring, I am ready to start the Tricide Neo treatment right now! I'm carefully trying to stretch the powder as long as I can since it's $20 per gallon for the mix. I worked it out so it should last me a month. I don't think I'll need to use that much of it, so hopefully I have some left over in case the bumblefoot returns.

 

[FeatherPugs]

@Michelle Guynn You could be molting with that age but I think its just the heat that is causing some of the fluff to sluff. You shouldn't see lots of feathers until fall/winter. Here we have molted through January starting in October/November.
I've had some of my 14 week old girls chest bump each other but its like play. One of my more adventurous girls like to run up on another, chest bump, then run off around the yard with everyone in pursuit; they then fall off and head to the water. Teenagers!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Had early meetings so had not been down to feed the flock yet. Much giggling can be heard so after my last meeting I wander down to find chickens in the sink and kids standing there laughing at them. Guess they came in looking for breakfast.

 

[cactusrota]

What do you mean by "irritated rear?"

If patches of skin near his butt are bright red, he probably has mites and/or lice. Treat for those even if you don't see bugs. Roosters tend to get mites and lice before the hens do. Sometimes the hens never get them, even when they are in with the infested rooster. So keep the rooster treated and you will avoid a lot of problems.

Also, on chickens any area of skin that's been exposed to the sun for extended periods naturally turns red. It's the chicken version of a tan. It's mostly seen on Naked Necks because of all the exposed skin, but I have a couple normal roosters that have worn off the vent area feathers from mating and they have turned red as well. If it truely is irritated you'll want to find out why. Is it mites, Vent Gleet, bacterial infection.. etc... and treat accordingly. You could just put some neosporin on it for a few days and see what happens.. if you're willing to molest your roo that is...

 

[BlueBaby]

Had early meetings so had not been down to feed the flock yet. Much giggling can be heard so after my last meeting I wander down to find chickens in the sink and kids standing there laughing at them. Guess they came in looking for breakfast.

Maybe they were trying to see if there were breakfast plates in there?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Maybe they were trying to see if there were breakfast plates in there?

I have no idea. There wasn't even food out and the sink and counters were clean for a change.

Crazy birbs

 

[meetthebubus]

What do you mean by "irritated rear?"

If patches of skin near his butt are bright red, he probably has mites and/or lice. Treat for those even if you don't see bugs. Roosters tend to get mites and lice before the hens do. Sometimes the hens never get them, even when they are in with the infested rooster. So keep the rooster treated and you will avoid a lot of problems.

He had some dry poo we cut out I think it may have irritated the area

Also, on chickens any area of skin that's been exposed to the sun for extended periods naturally turns red. It's the chicken version of a tan. It's mostly seen on Naked Necks because of all the exposed skin, but I have a couple normal roosters that have worn off the vent area feathers from mating and they have turned red as well. If it truely is irritated you'll want to find out why. Is it mites, Vent Gleet, bacterial infection.. etc... and treat accordingly. You could just put some neosporin on it for a few days and see what happens.. if you're willing to molest your roo that is...

thanks! He hates being touched so I usually leave him alone but now I'll just grab him from the roost and keep an eye on him

 

[SonoranChick]

It's hot out there today temp in the coop says 105...yuck. Out come the ice jugs! And a big chunk of cold watermelon. The bumblefoot treatment went well today, it was just very time consuming. That's okay for me though, I don't mind extra time in the coop. I had to wear black plastic gloves, which terrified them at first! The Wyandotte only let me dip ONE foot at a time, so she took ten minutes total...and the australorp thought I was trying to send her off to freezer camp apparently and tried to get away the whole time...but overall most of them were very calm (the white leghorn actually fell asleep) and some even seemed to enjoy it. The dip made their feet very bright and clean. I wish it was just a one-time treatment but we will be doing this every morning until the bumblefoot is gone. I will update with pictures when I see a noticeable difference.

 

[BlueBaby]

It's hot out there today temp in the coop says 105...yuck. Out come the ice jugs! And a big chunk of cold watermelon. The bumblefoot treatment went well today, it was just very time consuming. That's okay for me though, I don't mind extra time in the coop. I had to wear black plastic gloves, which terrified them at first! The Wyandotte only let me dip ONE foot at a time, so she took ten minutes total...and the australorp thought I was trying to send her off to freezer camp apparently and tried to get away the whole time...but overall most of them were very calm (the white leghorn actually fell asleep) and some even seemed to enjoy it. The dip made their feet very bright and clean. I wish it was just a one-time treatment but we will be doing this every morning until the bumblefoot is gone. I will update with pictures when I see a noticeable difference.

I hope that you are able to get it cleared up on them soon. I know what you mean about it being hot out there. I just came back in the house from cleaning out their water pans and putting fresh water in them again, because they were standing in them too while others were down by the misters. My thermometer say's that it's 110 out there right now!

 

[Michelle Guynn]

Happy hatch day to Gus!!!