Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

2fer

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[BY Bob]

Good morning
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Now that is a mug!

 

[BY Bob]

@RoyalChick

Do you think a good olive oil would help with the comb?

You should never touch a comb with frostbite. You will cause more damage. You must leave it alone.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes. I was about to reply with the same. The risk is damaging fragile tissues that may still be able to survive and also opening up wounds that allow infection in. The black bit is acting like a natural dressing preventing any infection from entering.
But I think @Marie2020 may have been talking about the white crusty look of the rest of her comb. Not the parts that got frostbite. Honestly I don’t know about that. All my girls get that to some degree. Worse in winter. When I first saw it I thought it was a fungal infection. But it may just be dry skin (like my elbows).
I have wondered whether I should try coconut oil for it but I don’t want to do so while it is still going below freezing and also not on Dotty with frostbite.
I would be interested if other folk have experience of the white ‘dry skin’ look on combs.
Here is Minnie (left) who has it less badly. Maggie has it too. Diana less so.
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I leave it alone. It comes and goes. I think it is like dry skin. They don't like me messing with their combs. Daisy, the greatest hen ever, especially did not like having this beauty of a comb messed with so I learned to respect her wishes.

 

[BY Bob]

2fer

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Beautiful ladies.

 

[BY Bob]

2fer Tuesday

 

[bgmathteach]

2fer -Tuesday

 

[featherhead007]

I missed it, what happened to Chaco??

She was acting strange, lethargic and salivating excessively bad one day. I called her veterinarian. He put her in their animal hospital. She’s coming back home Thursday. (Hopefully)

 

[featherhead007]

Oh, I have to get that tattooed on my neck! I’m kidding
Kiss a fish!

 

[micstrachan]

Yup. Aurora and Hattie will not allow Phyllis to be in the main coop. Aurora will drag her out.

Awww… poor Phyllis. Interesting tgaf they will allow Betty. Are Betty and Phyllis hanging out at all during the day? Looks to me tgat all of them hzng out together, but you are probably tuned into the friendships. The more generations I add, the less obvious the strong ties are.