Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

@Noah P
Here is a link to one of @RoyalChick 's posts with links to pain management/med for chickens.

Just remember that if your SLW is a bantam, general statements of 'per bird', not pre pound/per kilogram will be off by weight is the best way to go if possible.

Wishing you much luck with assisting your lovely girl!

 

[BY Bob]

I'm so beautiful
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Yes you are!

 

[TX Chick Noob]

On another concern altogether. I read that lead has been detected in dark chocolates one was my favourite brand this is abysmal, how can they get away with such harmful products being sold too the public?

The study found it contains varying amounts of lead and cadmium, and varied by brand. Part of this is because cadmium is absorbed by the soil so where they source it from makes a difference. Some brands were definitely safer than other, and the lower the cocoa percentage the safer it is. It’s a balancing act between eating a small amount a few times a week (an ounce or so) of the better brands to get the beneficial flavonoids, etc; and wanting to binge an entire bar every day. The article was actually pretty interesting.

Im on a veggie diet so I aint worried

The article on chocolate mentioned that many vegetables can also contain high amounts of cadmium absorbed from the soil. Especially carrots and sweet potatoes. (I love sweet potatoes ) There was a study done on the safest flavors of a baby food made from fruits and vegetables.

Completed in accordance to PDF from this guide.
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf


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Firm, immovable, and albeit clumsy as it is my first shot.

Looks like you are doing a good job of taking care of her. Hope she heals soon.
Any idea how she did it?

I owe tax, going to try to get some twofer pics when I go out.

 

[BY Bob]

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What was the rigid structure? I can't see in the picture.

 

[bgmathteach]

Anybody read contents labels on our food packaging lately? No wonder we are all getting sick! High fructose corn syrup, polyunsaturated fats. Lead, zinc, chromium, magnesium etc.

Some of those are actually needed trace elements! The rest, well they are in everything, just about.

A big reason why I now feed organic to my chickens...I try to give them healthy stuff........I do want them to live a long life (well, if I don't send them to freezer camp, that is.) Too many non-organic have trace residues of Roundup in them. I switched to all organic a few years ago after reading a few studies that were kinda scary!

Remember Crop Girl will be 5 this spring:. I know that isn't old for many of you, nor for how long chickens can/should live.....but I haven't had a chicken live much longer...my sweet Rosie died @5.5 years old, and my two favorite of all time roos died within 2 weeks of each other at just over 5 years old (Randy & Knight, BR & DC - hatchmates!) It probably doesn't help that I only let a few get beyond 2.5 years.....so my percentages are off anyways.

Crop Girl:

 

[bgmathteach]

Thanks Alex
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I love that photo of her with the gorgeous comb and one eye peeking out from under it! You should enter it in POW

 

[bgmathteach]

@bgmathteach

Great Job, Noah! She looks much more content, her stance is better, anyways. So, hopefully securing the wing is helping some with her pain. I would still consider some anti-inflammatory pain meds, though. Aspirin, Ibuprofen, I linked you to a previous relevant pain med post of @RoyalChick just a bit ago, hopefully that will help you (and her)

While this is different than a broken leg, I found that my hen did better with the pain meds for the first week. Then, at 2 weeks when I took the splint off, I, the bone seemed knitted (though it may not have been fully healed, it was healed enough to be rigid without the splint.) I had her in a sling thereafter so she could exercise it but not put full weight on it - and I gave her [pain meds 1/2 hour before I did physical therapy on her leg. (gently worked on range of motion at joints so they stayed limber,.)

So, if you are able...keep it as is for 2 weeks, then remove splint and wrap, check it all out. Gently see if there is more rigidity (i.e. bone is at least partially knit) If it appears that it is at least partially knit, I would wrap wing to body but without splint for another week...and daily at that point gently spread wing and let her retract it so there is some joint movement. If she fights you, let go of the wing so you don't cause it to rebreak.

And, as mentioned above, give pain meds....especially now for the first few days, and again before therapy.

You are doing well!!

 

[ValarieF]

Its 31 degrees and dark and gloomy. Chooks will come out in a bit just have to get the chicks up and fed then the big kids outside. Hopefully it warms up a bit.

 

[RoyalChick]

Some of those are actually needed trace elements! The rest, well they are in everything, just about.

A big reason why I now feed organic to my chickens...I try to give them healthy stuff........I do want them to live a long life (well, if I don't send them to freezer camp, that is.) Too many non-organic have trace residues of Roundup in them. I switched to all organic a few years ago after reading a few studies that were kinda scary!

Remember Crop Girl will be 5 this spring:. I know that isn't old for many of you, nor for how long chickens can/should live.....but I haven't had a chicken live much longer...my sweet Rosie died @5.5 years old, and my two favorite of all time roos died within 2 weeks of each other at just over 5 years old (Randy & Knight, BR & DC - hatchmates!) It probably doesn't help that I only let a few get beyond 2.5 years.....so my percentages are off anyways.

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Crop girl is a sweetheart. And fluffy too!

 

[Ponypoor]

@Ponypoor

I hope you are okay after that flu and big journey

All good! Tried to get the chickies outside yesterday but they told me I was a crazy human hahaha. The wind kept blowing up their derrière hahahaha and they ran back inside.

Misty and Whiskers are molting, so they have no interest in going out at all! Poor chickies….