Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Grandmas Coop]

For any pain and inflammation I would give a baby aspirin if it were me... (is it the wattle? or the cheek/ear? the picture the wattle seemed ok)

Sure hope she is ok - wee gal....

Ear cheek skin wattle thing

 

[Ponypoor]

Mon Dieu!

tout suite!

(right now)

I once told my niece (when she was about 3) to 'put her dishes in the dishwasher, tout suite'.

She glared at me and said 'ok, but I am not doing any sweeping'...

True story!!! After I finished laughing I told her what tout suite meant. She told me she was only 3 and didn't speak french yet. She still doesn't haha!

 

[featherhead007]

We cannot trust Aurora on this one. She also does not think Phyllis and Betty are real chickens. But she did contradict herself on that one in her last Ask Aurora. A key thing to "The Way of the Chicken" is broodiness and hatching chicks. Aurora has never went broody. The questionable Phyllis has, repeatedly thus making her a real chicken. I hate to point it out to her, but even Queens may be wrong on some things.

Go get-m Rebecca!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Ear cheek skin wattle thing

@Ponypoor how do you give them an aspirin?

 

[BY Bob]

I was just thinking that as I read it

I disagree. It's too high. She needs to convince the new ladies to roost lower at some point or she will eventually be dealing with an injury or bumblefoot. As they get heavier the landings will get rougher.

My crew have proven that it is not vital that everyone roost together. I would "weight" them out. I expect that one of them will eventually be to heavy to get up there.

 

[BY Bob]

Is that from today? Can we assume that Mrs. BYBob got the message that Betty and Aurora were dutifully waiting for the treat lady?!

That's from 2 days ago.

 

[Ponypoor]

Ear cheek skin wattle thing

Sorry the laugh is not for the hen - but that is exactly what I would say

Poor wee gal - if you can get a baby aspirin into her might help with inflammation and pain. Wonder if it's an abscess from a peck or something.

I will check in later for an update.

 

[Ponypoor]

I disagree. It's too high. She needs to convince the new ladies to roost lower at some point or she will eventually be dealing with an injury or bumblefoot. As they get heavier the landings will get rougher.

My crew have proven that it is not vital that everyone roost together. I would "weight" them out. I expect that one of them will eventually be to heavy to get up there.

Yes my thoughts too.

 

[BY Bob]

Ok experts, this is not foul cholera ,

This morning I noticed one of my hens had a swollen wattle, she is acting fine.
Just one, no I dont think it is Foul Cholera, but she has something going on, I put some Benadryl cream on it to start, later I'll see if that did much-----







On an irritating note, I noticed some beginnings of mold is a few places on the walls,,
SO< 10am
I got ever side wall wiped down and then sprayed with the Clorox cleaner and wiped again.
(an older pic)


The Benadryl cream did help a bit, but after I was done cleaning about 11:30, I got a warm wash cloth out and wiped her wattle off and rubbed it a bit, then I put bag balm on it. I scrubbed the water jug and refilled it. I added Rooster Booster electrolytes and probiotics to the water.

so now its 3:45, I
checked on the hen, its not draining just very swollen, what do you think if I put arnica cream on it?
Like I said, she is eating and drinking and acting fine, but I bet she has a headache....


Any thoughts???

I really don't have any ideas. I've not dealt with anything like that before. I would be looking for something to reduce the swelling as well as relieve any pain.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I would "weight" them out. I expect that one of them will eventually be to heavy to get up there.

Yes best course, and good pun!