Banty Rooster came to live with me-Know nothing about chickens!

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

So glad you took the roo in. People just dump anything they no longer want. You mentioned he has a limp - was he checked for bumble foot (on bottom of feet)

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under HayGirlitsMe Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

 

[HayGirlitsMe]

So glad you took the roo in. People just dump anything they no longer want. You mentioned he has a limp - was he checked for bumble foot (on bottom of feet)

 

[HayGirlitsMe]

Yes, it is leg mites. He has been medicated and I am having good luck with daily coating of Vaseline. Already in 4 days his claws are improving as the scales fall off and apparently the Vaseline not only softens up the scales but also suffocates the mites. He's in my utility room (tile floor) in a very large kennel and I'm changing his blanket & towels daily so as to keep the infestation aspect down.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

We use a kiddie pool from Dollar General. Filled with sugar sand/wood ash from our fireplace.
Kinda fun to watch them make dust angels.

 

[HayGirlitsMe]

Perfect! Instructions I can follow! I've heard conflicting stories about what to treat his shed area with to get rid of the bugs. It's a 2 stall horse shelter that I enclosed the open end, added a door so he has a pretty big covered and protected playground. It's on dirt so I don't want to add anything to the ground that would harm him when I do rehouse him to this area.

 

[Joeschooks]

Welcome to BYC! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.

 

[HayGirlitsMe]

We use a kiddie pool from Dollar General. Filled with sugar sand/wood ash from our fireplace.
Kinda fun to watch them make dust angels.

 

[HayGirlitsMe]

Dear Farmer Connie - I have been calling dirt and mulch yards around Houston Texas for "sugar sand" and coming up empty handed. Would sugar sand be the same as "masonry sand" which is the very fine whiteish sand? If so then I know where to get this.