Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Scooby just looks so cuddly! I can feel the warmth.

He's taken to sleeping on Rich's knees. The weight and vibration of Scooby really helps his knee to stop aching as much.

Scooby is such a special guy, he picked that habit up all on his own.

 

[Cynthia12]

I think I did it with HELP! My daughter in law helped me.

 

[BY Bob]

I think I did it with HELP! My daughter in law helped me.

Hooray! I'm glad you got it figured out.

 

[Shadrach]

The drawing ointment softened things up overnight, and I’m starting to think that the “swelling” may be a large solid pus lump?View attachment 2502647View attachment 2502648View attachment 2503102
There is still some heat to the area as well. I might just end up lancing it if it continues looking like this. I will probably need to slice it open, which I really, really want to avoid doing. If I go that route I will give him some of the metacam beforehand, and hope that eases the procedure. I’ve been applying the drawing ointment in a thin film over the entire skin area and I could feel a little movement/mass under the skin today. We got about 5 minutes of soaking in before Roostie soaked my living room... foot baths will need to be an outside activityView attachment 2502916View attachment 2503116

What ointment are you using Kris?

 

[Shadrach]

Shad, once you work out the proper padding, could you sew some sort of little shoe/boot from denim or canvas using needle and thread? I’m not sure how you’d secure it. Leather string?

I doubt my sewing skills are up to that. I'm strictly buttons and patches these days.

 

[RoyalChick]

Wanted to share this crazy egg! Zoom in.. it looks so cool! Too much calcium...View attachment 2503460View attachment 2503461View attachment 2503468

It is like a work of art - jewels!

 

[Shadrach]

That reminds me of Ned eating them

I've often wondered why chickens don't use their feet to keep what they peck at still.

 

[RoyalChick]

I think I did it with HELP! My daughter in law helped me.

Love the sound as they tuck into spinach - not sure I have ever given mine spinach - maybe I should grow some for them this season.

 

[RoyalChick]

Almost no snow here. This is going to be a full on ice storm for us. Ice through 3 pm. These are the worst

We got a dusting of snow not more and then some ice to lay on top of it and now it has all stopped and there is a nasty cold wind.
I like the pretty version of winter not the miserable version. This is the miserable version.

 

[Shadrach]

Tack is sitting. Not for long though.