Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Scrambles83]

Alright, so I got a little video and one picture of Roostie’s foot today, I’m not sure if this video is the one where I say “I’m down below 10%” battery life on my phone, but there were some more detailed pictures planned with DH’s help. Needless to say he picked Roostie up for them and my phone promptly died. I would love some suggestions on what to do from here

As you can see, He’s walking about Much better than before his ten day course of amoxicillin, has been mating his girls again, and is even getting feisty and willing to have little showdowns with the other Roosters (as long as there’s a fence to keep him safe!). The swelling seems to have gone down some, but his foot is still quite swollen. There isn’t any heat to the foot now though, as I would expect in an infection.View attachment 2500674
So the question is where to go from here? I can’t really justify or afford to spend another couple hundred dollars to see that vet again. I do have the AmoxyTyl now that I could give to him, basically continuing the antibiotic treatment... and the weather is swinging into another cold snap so foot soaks are probably still out of the question for the near future. Open to advice...

No advice, sorry, but just wanted to say he’s a big beautiful boy and I hope it all clears up soon

 

[micstrachan]

Alright, so I got a little video and one picture of Roostie’s foot today, I’m not sure if this video is the one where I say “I’m down below 10%” battery life on my phone, but there were some more detailed pictures planned with DH’s help. Needless to say he picked Roostie up for them and my phone promptly died. I would love some suggestions on what to do from here

As you can see, He’s walking about Much better than before his ten day course of amoxicillin, has been mating his girls again, and is even getting feisty and willing to have little showdowns with the other Roosters (as long as there’s a fence to keep him safe!). The swelling seems to have gone down some, but his foot is still quite swollen. There isn’t any heat to the foot now though, as I would expect in an infection.View attachment 2500674
So the question is where to go from here? I can’t really justify or afford to spend another couple hundred dollars to see that vet again. I do have the AmoxyTyl now that I could give to him, basically continuing the antibiotic treatment... and the weather is swinging into another cold snap so foot soaks are probably still out of the question for the near future. Open to advice...

Have you tried a drawing salve? Sorry if I missed this; I’m behind as usual.

 

[featherhead007]

Alright, so I got a little video and one picture of Roostie’s foot today, I’m not sure if this video is the one where I say “I’m down below 10%” battery life on my phone, but there were some more detailed pictures planned with DH’s help. Needless to say he picked Roostie up for them and my phone promptly died. I would love some suggestions on what to do from here

As you can see, He’s walking about Much better than before his ten day course of amoxicillin, has been mating his girls again, and is even getting feisty and willing to have little showdowns with the other Roosters (as long as there’s a fence to keep him safe!). The swelling seems to have gone down some, but his foot is still quite swollen. There isn’t any heat to the foot now though, as I would expect in an infection.View attachment 2500674
So the question is where to go from here? I can’t really justify or afford to spend another couple hundred dollars to see that vet again. I do have the AmoxyTyl now that I could give to him, basically continuing the antibiotic treatment... and the weather is swinging into another cold snap so foot soaks are probably still out of the question for the near future. Open to advice...

Poor Roostie. My bantam Cochin roo walks that distressed too, but he’s over 4 years old with short stubby legs, and missing a toe. I think your Roostie will fully recover. I pray that he does.

 

[featherhead007]

Good night friends

 

[Scrambles83]

A warm day here so the crew are tucking into some homemade frozen corn treats, a natural yoghurt pop and some frozen mango pieces

Also put out a handheld mirror which amused them. Belle seemed like she just wanted to fight the chicken in the mirror

 

[BY Bob]

Really, it’s more that they know I bring treats and if they want some they need to face me to see where they land. They are more confused by my attempts to photograph their fluffy little backend. Which makes participating in fluffy butt Friday quite a challenge!

The other point is that these two girls are from fairly separate “tribes”. Roostie has never roosted in with Sammy, and Sammy had a thing going for Roostie’s previous CX Gfriends (same color as Sammy, if an entirely different body type), which has created a bit of a grudge between them. What I usually see is hen fence fighting behaviors between dominant hens in different Tribes and the girls in the different breeding tractors. I only rarely see this sort of thing among the larger free range flock, and then it’s usually the pullets sorting out their hierarchy or trying to move into a specific tribe within the greater flock. If that makes any sense?

So I have an overall flock of 47 chickens all sharing a coop, 4 of which are Boys. Those boys all have core groups of ladies, 4~7 hens, their own “tribes” that they mostly stick to during the day. Some girls just go off on their own a bit or float between the guys depending on who has found what interesting it’s bit of food. The new Meat rescues hang out right by the coop most of the time, and usually hookup with Dean, but aren’t really a part of his core tribe. I also have Roostie free ranging, but with a separate roosting arrangement with his tribe of 9 girls. The Orange fencing you see him fence fighting through is temporary and was mostly used to keep him “safe” during his convalescence. He went from a small yard completely fenced to now just a line of fence running between his hospital tractor and where the other free rangers are usually fed in the morning.
Cass and Tribe:
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Roostie and Tribe 30’ away from Cass View attachment 2500092
Dean and his Tribe mingling with the Meat Rescues by the trailer coopView attachment 2500093
Sammy and his Tribe hanging out 30’ or so from Cass, with the layer breeder tractors in the background... you can see the same buff girl from the hen fight here antagonizing some of Chickie Hawks ladies in the background.View attachment 2500097

This actually helps a lot as I try to understand your arrangement. It is pretty amazing that they can all roost together in the same space and my 6 can't figure it out.

 

[BY Bob]

I purchased myself a custom coffee mug for Christmas. It arrived today...
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Merry Christmas! That is amazing!

 

[BY Bob]

So...... New chick delivery on Feb. 4th (From a hatchery) I wonder if I have the patience, to wait that long?
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(Probably not)

That's not long at all. What kinds did you get!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh yay! You’re getting new chicks? What kind and how many... I’m sure you’ve already posted about this but humor me... please

He has not as far as I know.

 

[BY Bob]

They are actually pretty now that they have grown up.. I’ll get pics soon!

I'm very proud of you. I would love to see pictures of those lovely ladies. I can't wait.