Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I couldn't get over how cold my body was fully dressed and under a blanket.

“I said I would come over and snuggle up with you!”

 

[featherhead007]

A hot cuppa, soup, stew, chili, a hot bath, and LOTS more cuppas.

And maybe a warm cup of Coco. This is Coco:

 

[featherhead007]

A lovely photo of the two of them. Perfect 2-fer Tuesday pic. And I do love their elegant caps. Looks like they are ready for a day out on the town, lol.

They really are ready to go out on the town. They are just waiting for Phyllis, because Phyllis has the car !

 

[featherhead007]

Two fer Tuesday:
Dressed up in red.

 

[featherhead007]

Chickens!!! Trouble makers!

 

[rural mouse]

Last weekend, a bit breezy, but in the 50s (F)

Today

False spring.

 

[fuentemoon]

A hot cuppa, soup, stew, chili, a hot bath, and LOTS more cuppas.

A hot water bottle does wonders

 

[Kris5902]

No. Do NOT touch in any way, shape, or form. Can lead to bigger problems. Once frostbite occurs (including with people), and the initial issue is resolved (ie: warmed up SLOWLY not quick), do NOT poke, prod, massage, anoint, daub, pick at, or otherwise mess with. PERIOD.

But how to stop the “helpful” ladies from pecking at it? And this is how I ended up with a house rooster for a solid week And not even the idiot that managed to get the frostbite in Vancouver!!’

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 have seen the white skin flakes too occasionally and in winter. I think it is some sort of wind chapping as I mostly see it on my chickens that do t have the sense to get out of those 90km an hour winds (DH’s nose, ears, and my hands have all fallen victim to this as well) a good cream with Urea has helped my poor abused hands (sure it says it’s for cracked dry heels, but it also works in cracked dry bleeding thumbs!) I would leave the combs alone though until warmer weather, and definitely not touch the frost bitten areas until fully healed. It seems like even the healthy tissue on the areas that are completely healed are overly sensitive. Dean doesn’t want his comb touched at all anymore, and he used to like having it stroked

 

[Kris5902]

Last weekend, a bit breezy, but in the 50s (F) View attachment 3018194



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False spring.

Nope. Not going to acknowledge that this is still happening in places…

 

[RoyalChick]

Last weekend, a bit breezy, but in the 50s (F) View attachment 3018194



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False spring.

Oh dear. That looks no fun.
Snow is forecast for here tomorrow, but I don’t really believe it.