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Tomorrow's agenda:

Tomorrow is the Corrales Coffee Ladies Group. We're having snow now, so it'll be interesting to see how many show up as there's a bit of fair weather attendees. The local bistro/brewery opens up a couple hours early just to host us. Fun group of gals and a lot of chicken keepers, artists, gardeners and travelers, so there's always fun stuff to talk about. Albuquerque is in the Top 4 beer towns in America and it seems like you're more likely to find a local brewery than a convenience store on the corner. The Corrales Bistro/Brewery has really good food and most nights they have local talent (bands) on tap. Last time DH and I went it was a folk duo that, I swear, was like the SNL high school music teach duo and just as screechy.

After coffee it's off to the supermarket for stocking the fridge and larder. Probably hit Lowes, too, to get some lumber for building the chicken run (which won't happen tomorrow as the veggie yard has lots of snow).

Once home it's another indoor day. I was thinking of trying to create either some banana nut or biscochito (anise seed) scones. Of course, playing with the two indoor chicks -- Solo and Oops from the New Year's Day hatchalong -- and candling the 31 TJ eggs** as lockdown is on the 15th. Dinner is lamburgers.





(** Last time I incubated Trader Joe's fertile eggs I got maybe 2 out of a dozen. Seeing as how I wanted another pullet or two, I got 3 dozen eggs....you know, figuring the chicken math of perhaps 6 divided by sexing. Little did I know that Trader Joe's has greatly improved the quality of their eggs! Nearly all were VERY fertile, gorgeous air cells and wonderful white chalky shells.)
 
@Aliciahess

just watch and do periodic checks to make sure she didn't fry the tissue. You'll know because it'll get raw and necrotic. That will need dressing AND it might be pretty deep so it'll need tending to for awhile.

I had a pygmy goat buck that got tangled in his electric fence. Didn't kill him, but he sure learned not to ever test it again.



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First...I posted this in the duck section but no responses yet, so I thought I would try here. Came home today and found my hen duck stuck on our electric fence. She just had her wing caught on it...the wire was under where the wing connects to body.
Brought her in, cleaned, put some iodine on the area and covered with Neosporin. She was very hungry and thirsty. Now is she sleeping wrapped in towels.
Is there anything else I should do? Honestly I'm surprised the fence didn't kill her....

was she off the ground? if so she was not grounded enough to get a good shock. Those feathers may be an excellent insulator as well.

the voltage that goes through the electric fence while painful is in milivolts. not enought to do real damage.... As long as he is eating and drinking Id just put her out with the rest in the morning.

deb
 
First...I posted this in the duck section but no responses yet, so I thought I would try here. Came home today and found my hen duck stuck on our electric fence. She just had her wing caught on it...the wire was under where the wing connects to body.
Brought her in, cleaned, put some iodine on the area and covered with Neosporin. She was very hungry and thirsty. Now is she sleeping wrapped in towels.
Is there anything else I should do? Honestly I'm surprised the fence didn't kill her....

Ok she's warm, comfrey, still has an appetite, you treated the wounds, watch for signs of shock... Maybe she lucked out and the current ran through her... Also a burn on an animal with no sweat glands isn't as bad as on an animal that sweats... Not positive but I'm pretty sure birds don't sweat... So long term the burn shouldn't be a big deal... Short answer, your doing everything everything I can think of...

Edit spelling... :p
 
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Thanks all. She was on the ground, she does have some tissue damage under her wing and right in the 'arm put' area where it meets her body. I gave her some poultry electrolytes and some kale for a snack. I'm not sure how long she was stuck, was a muddy area.
 
Thanks all. She was on the ground, she does have some tissue damage under her wing and right in the 'arm put' area where it meets her body. I gave her some poultry electrolytes and some kale for a snack. I'm not sure how long she was stuck, was a muddy area.

check her feet too.... the electricity travels from the ground up through the wire the animal in between can have entry and exit wounds
 
Her feet looked good. She tried to stand once, think she could but I didn't let her.
I have Khaki Campbell ducks. Excellent layers and funny to watch. Not to friendly, they scare easily.
 

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