Update:
Today I had my gl cochins out in the garden. We gave them worms, they didn't know what to do with them. We pointed out spiders and ants, no go. But it seemed like they ate a pound of grit and sand each and had fun dust bathing.
I was using my soil blocker right by them so I can get some seeds started. I happened to pick the one up that is the picture I posted earlier and looked at her feet. She had something black on her ankle. At first I thought it was a feather but it wrapped around her foot. I picked at it and realized it was a rubber band that had grown into her foot! It was wrapped twice around her foot. I managed to get it off in one piece, it has grown in some and her foot bled but it came off. The other two both have one foot they have problems with, I checked them over but didn't see a rubber band but they both have big cankle like growths on one foot. Could their skin have grown over the rubber bands?? This must be why the other chickens foot was only hanging by a bit of flesh (the one I gave back!). The rubberband slowly cut it.
I am going to give them all a foot bath, anything I can add to the water to help them? Just a little bit of soap with the water or anything else?
This will be the first and last time I get grown chickens off craigslist. Ugh, I am just sick, those poor things. I emailed the woman to see what she had to say and to tell her to check the other remaining ones.
Today I had my gl cochins out in the garden. We gave them worms, they didn't know what to do with them. We pointed out spiders and ants, no go. But it seemed like they ate a pound of grit and sand each and had fun dust bathing.
I was using my soil blocker right by them so I can get some seeds started. I happened to pick the one up that is the picture I posted earlier and looked at her feet. She had something black on her ankle. At first I thought it was a feather but it wrapped around her foot. I picked at it and realized it was a rubber band that had grown into her foot! It was wrapped twice around her foot. I managed to get it off in one piece, it has grown in some and her foot bled but it came off. The other two both have one foot they have problems with, I checked them over but didn't see a rubber band but they both have big cankle like growths on one foot. Could their skin have grown over the rubber bands?? This must be why the other chickens foot was only hanging by a bit of flesh (the one I gave back!). The rubberband slowly cut it.
I am going to give them all a foot bath, anything I can add to the water to help them? Just a little bit of soap with the water or anything else?
This will be the first and last time I get grown chickens off craigslist. Ugh, I am just sick, those poor things. I emailed the woman to see what she had to say and to tell her to check the other remaining ones.
