Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

Yes I know but I can't do current pics from my PC, thought I'd get a photo taken today from my phone, and that either uses data or there's an offload with cable involved, unless our internet upload speed happens to be reasonable....hey it's pretty good right now. Here it is!

Popcorn and Butters scratching around the loose dirt of a garden edge, just barely snow-free now. You can see on the right a bit of the raised-bed wood. It's next to the driveway and it's a snow pile about three feet high. Will have to shovel it off or it will be June before it's plantable.
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Medical note: Butters is nearest here. Her right foot you can see a discoloration and uneven texture of the flesh between the right and middle toe, I've been watching it, there was dried poop there that got a good soaking when I bathed her butt, and most came off easily but some was cemented on there and I didn't try to get it off in case that would injure her skin. I put ichthamol goop on it, then a few days later I saw fresh blood there. I cleaned it gently with the chlorhexidine cream and a swab, then put more ichthamol tar on it. That was several days ago. It seems to not be worsening, it may be clearer, but it's not looking right. Should I just wait and keep watching, or is there something I should be doing?

I wouldn’t use Ichthamol with an open wound or even just strange discoloration. It is specifically for drawing pus out of abscesses I think.
I have no idea what is going on with Butters but I would try and keep it clean and just keep an eye on it until it is clear what is going on.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy FBF everyone!

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Those are truly lovely.

 

[RoyalChick]

OMG...

This was not exactly a "wild" rooster, but still a cute story!

Very heartwarming!

 

[RoyalChick]

I understand your concern. FYI: you could have just clipped the town of the top of the image.

Snow and a high of 46° will definitely amount to nothing. 19° is pretty low. That is 8° cooler than us. You seem much more climatologically in synch with my Dad in the mountains of PA right now than you are with me.

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Oh yes. Stupid of me not to think about clipping the town off!

 

[BY Bob]

Here's the beautiful view from my Tractor Supplu parking lot.

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That is pretty amazing!

 

[BY Bob]

Nice roo, looks like a gold laced Sebright.

Nice to see you pop in Drumstick. I hope all is well.

 

[RoyalChick]

Happy Caturday

 

[LozzyR]

Here's the beautiful view from my Tractor Supplu parking lot.

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That is gorgeous!

 

[LozzyR]

Nice roo, looks like a gold laced Sebright.

Diva! Good to see you!

 

[Shadrach]

I’m hosting my very first webinar in three hours, wish me luck!

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Webin what!
If nothing else, Covid has introduced some interesting terminology.