Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

Mine has great laying positions too. View attachment 2501744 And..sitting. View attachment 2501745

I can match your sitting.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

The sole healed up entirely, with just a little scarring. I was thinking of applying the ointment to the swollen area with the thinner skin, on the top of the foot? If it is the solidified cheese like pus deep within the foot... I don’t know how we can encourage it to move to the surface. As the vet said “the avian foot is quite complex and there isn’t much “room” in there for things that don’t belong” (like nasty chunky pus).

It must be so hard to keep from interfering with it. I can feel my fingers twitching to lance that lump purely for my own gratification. I hope it either comes to a head or heals up entirely very soon . For all our sakes!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I don't know AC. It leaks a bit then closes up. Leaks a bit more then closes up. He's walking well with the pad but I need to improve the pad. I've tried something different today. I'm off shopping for something else tomorrow if the bike wil run.

❤

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Nothing special, tinned corn I freeze with the juice in silicon baking moulds. Same with the yoghurt (I was recently given a set of callipo like silicon moulds for making frozen juice or yoghurt pops for my daughter so put it to use for the girls to haha)

Thanks @Scrambles83 . I was envisioning a full cob of fresh corn and wondering how that worked.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Tsuki is having a light moult and has lost her tail.
The first two photos were taken ten days apart.

You can see how round her bum is in this shot

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Did not catch that!

Looks like Alice managed to trick several people!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I think I had them mixed up in the post, it's Peanut's, it is the same thankfully. Hazel's has appeared good but I'll check them both again with a magnifying lens. I just got some super glue gel that I ordered. Mostly I am getting up the courage to try to swipe a little bit on it. I will have to bring her inside to do it, it's so very cold out now.

Good luck!

 

[Kris5902]

It must be so hard to keep from interfering with it. I can feel my fingers twitching to lance that lump purely for my own gratification. I hope it either comes to a head or heals up entirely very soon . For all our sakes!

It must’ve been a little over two weeks ago, I tried to relieve some of the pressure and see if there was something there to drain, so I stabbed his poor foot with an 18g needle in a few spots where it looked promising. Unfortunately there isn’t a clear spot to actually lance close enough to the surface right now. I agree with the vet that it would be invasive enough to require anesthesia, and is beyond my comfort level for being close to tendons and such.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Long story but I do have a fair bit of experience dealing with chronic infected wounds including infected bone) in mammals (people).
My knowledge is all a bit dated, and wound treatment technology has come a long way since my day, but as long as I am aware of the differences between mammalian and avian physiology it is still very relevant.
Open festering wounds are more my thing than walled off abscesses (though draining those in mammals is very satisfying!). Believe it or not I even have experience using honey and leeches (though not at the same time) on wounds!
Does any of that qualify me as a witch?

The best sort of witch! ❤

 

[Scrambles83]

Thanks @Scrambles83 . I was envisioning a full cob of fresh corn and wondering how that worked.

All good