Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

Is there much damage to his comb or waddles? I’ve never seen frostbite on a chook before.

No damage to comb, only the waddles (last year/winter) from him drinking. Again, lost a bit along the front of the comb, but not much - and again, he did fine this past summer with the heat....and they healed well. Slight scarring along the front (more like a roughness), but otherwise just fine
(I was quite worried at the time, though!)

 

[featherhead007]

I’m worried every minute of every day about my rooster being hurt, or getting sick, or stubbing a toenail, getting pecked in the face, attacked by a dog or anything else. I have met people with less personality than he has ! He’s irreplaceable.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

I think this week will be great. Hopefully.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Hello everyone ! Glad to hear your chickens made it through the cold. I believe frostbites, though painful, isn't a major problem for the chicken. Please be kind with yourselves, take into account that most of you have had temperatures falling so suddenly it's unlikely to happen ever again in your chicken life time!
@knoturavggrl not the subject, but Oreo is gorgeous in those close ups.

I'm also glad @RebeccaBoyd is slowly getting back into jeans and that Mama hen is still with us, and that @RoyalChick can shower again.

I've encountered a hawk attack on my hen Blanche a few days ago, but I was close by and able to scare it away quickly, so she had only superficial pecks on the eyes and ears. She's healing up slowly. And you may remember I was worrying about little Merle's health-, it wasn't at all mites like I expected, she turned broody on me . I know this is very usual for most of you but having ex-batts I never encountered it before. She's only six months and a half, laying for less than a month, we don't leave her eggs and it's winter. It seems she'll come out of it just by bringing back to the coop at night luckily!
I hope you all have a nice day and more pleasant temperatures.
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Hope Blanche is okay! Very lucky!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

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Yes...and he's not the only one
(He's staying well away from the others at the moment....and hunting up pea tree seeds)View attachment 3360490Kren is mostly unscathed, Horus.....not so much....

Poor fella! That looks painful, especially such a big area on the wattles!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Bubba is breaking my heart. I have several frostbite victims but none are as bad as Bubba. It has affected both his comb and wattles. He is acting fine, but I am going to crush up a chewable asprin and give him a small dose for a few days because that has got to hurt. I have never had frostbite on wattles before. I fear this gorgeous boy is going to loose every point on his comb.
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Ouch! Poor guy.

 

[ValarieF]

Afternoon Delight

It was mild enough that the gang ventured out to the Spruce tree today, and a few even ventured to the back of the run, across the evil white stuff

How cute are they.

 

[Kris5902]

Well, seeing as we are talking frostbite… I didn’t get through completely unscathed here this year either. Sausage is likely to lose two or three tips, but that’s my only new case here. The spots are from him challenging Scarface… they have been squaring off frequently, and Sausage might be making an exit if he doesn’t settle down. Sammy wasn’t about to get between the two of them, so he called me to break it up instead. I hadn’t noticed the frostbite until this morning when I was tossing him back over the fence.

 

[BY Bob]

me smile and laugh, I love these so much!!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I tried to take a lighter tack this week.

 

[BY Bob]

I was worried Zeus might get frostbite but my roosters were ok.

I'm very glad to hear that.