Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Kris5902]

How many chickens do you have? (Every time I count, I see more).

I believe 96, but just added up and got 94... I might be misremembering some of the numbers in the breeding tractors?

 

[featherhead007]

I hope I'm not going to make you angry.
Cillin is in overall fine condition despite the various dinks and dents. No worms. No mites and no infection in his foot.
Gloria wasn't keen on cutting the core out. If it had been infected then possibly yes. She says that surgry on the foot is a last resort and often cause more problems thhan it solves. There is a core and a scab. It is the pressure that is causing the pain and preventing the core from being expelled.
She has advised those circular corn pads with the hole in the middle, or whatever I can come up with that will do the job. She's prescribed an ointment which as I understand it is a drawing ointment; it helps draw the core out. I don't know what it's called yet.
If in three weeks of changing the pad thing daily, cleaning the site and applying the ointment the core isn't out then he's to go back and she'll consider operating.
He's on low doese Metacam. One graduation on the supplied syringe daily for a week. The site should be less swollen by then.
Gloria cleaned the site and applied a ointment a bit like the heat ointments you use for muscle strain.
Cillin is eating better. This evening herded all the hens in at supper time and shut Treacle. Cillin ate with the hens and ate quite a lot. It's important to keep him eating because the stress and pain is likelu to lead to crop problems eventually.
As soon as I've worked out how best to keep the foot pad on Gloria says he should be out with the hens. She's very against confinement believing that the stress means they eat less, excercise less and get depressed.
I bought another bottle of Metacam. 14 Euros.
Gloria charged me 10 Euros.
I don't know how much the pads etc will be.
Cillin ate some prawns and yogurt before bed and his crop while not full has food in it.
I forgot my camera.

Chad, if you were to lose Chillin, it would be like / same as me losing one of my Roos! Just saying ain’t gonna happen!

 

[Shadrach]

I'm sorry Shad. Not good. I've got a girl on the way to the vet this morning too. There always seems to be something with chickens.

I think it seems that way because we generally have more chickens than any other creature.

 

[featherhead007]

I believe 96, but just added up and got 94... I might be misremembering some of the numbers in the breeding tractors?

Lucky you Kris

 

[Shadrach]

When my birds are sick, or hurting, I stress out badly.

Likewise.

 

[Kris5902]

Whose footprints are those. Bear?

Our local ursine... yes the small but perilous “danger bear” If you’re a chicken that is. They don’t pose much threat to people. It’s a raccoon, a large male I presume by the size of the print. Looks like it strolled into the field I’ve been feeding the birds in to tidy up the leftovers. No signs from last night, but I’m being extra diligent about being home for twilight now as Roostie’s door is wide open and at ground level in the hospital tractor.

 

[Shadrach]

We all know I'm not the scientist on these threads so enlighten me, Shad: If chickens aren't birds because they don't fly properly what happens to emus, kiwis, ostriches, penguins, cassowaries et al? Are they not birds either? I don't think you could classify any of them as fowl...

I think it depends on how they evolved.

 

[Shadrach]

By all accounts she was a very clever & intelligent woman. Of all his wives I've always liked her best.

I really didn't think you were that old.

 

[Ribh]

I think it depends on how they evolved.

That doesn't make me any wiser. I did science for dummies #101 because I couldn't do any of the math for physics or chemistry & refused to cut things up for biology. Disgusting!!! My actual scientific knowledge is close to zero.

 

[Ribh]

I really didn't think you were that old.

The things you learn!