fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[Wyorp Rock]

Tamar's wing is no better. It's been three weeks.

I couldn't find anything with a search in the injury forum. Should I bind the wing to her body? I have some athletic tape, like an Ace bandage.

Well, once a hatch occurs we'll see if damage was done...or maybe not.


This look fertilized to you?
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It was sitting at room temperature for a couple weeks.

Hard to tell with the light, I think it is fertile.

Do you have photos of Tamar?
Does she indicate any pain/discomfort if you open the wing gently and then fold it back into position?

It can be hard to know whether wrapping is the way to go or not.

This manual may be helpful to you.
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

 

[fuzzi]

Do you have photos of Tamar?
Does she indicate any pain/discomfort if you open the wing gently and then fold it back into position?

It can be hard to know whether wrapping is the way to go or not.

This manual may be helpful to you.
https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Duerr_Splinting_Manual_2010.pdf

Not great pictures, she's the shy one. When I first noticed the wing droop I caught her, opened and closed the wing, no sign of injury, no evidence of pain until I touched her "shoulder", which appears raised. Then she squawked.

I'll try to get something clearer this morning. She's been roosting on the edge of the wheelbarrow.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sounds like the shoulder then. Hopefully it gets better on its own.

I agree it's hard to tell in that lighting, but it does look like a ring to me

 

[fuzzi]

Tamar this morning:

You should be able to see the hump at the shoulder joint (I think). She's lost a couple feathers, not sure if that's due to her stepping on her own wing or something else.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is she being mated a lot? Not saying mating is what has caused this, but if the shoulder is tender and she's being mated a lot, the pressure of mount/dismount may be exacerbating the injury and slowing the healing process.

I'd investigate the lump a bit more for any abrasions or bruising, feathers hide a lot of things.

Still hard to know if it should be wrapped or leave her to her own devices and see if it heals on its own.

 

[fuzzi]

Is she being mated a lot? Not saying mating is what has caused this, but if the shoulder is tender and she's being mated a lot, the pressure of mount/dismount may be exacerbating the injury and slowing the healing process.

I'd investigate the lump a bit more for any abrasions or bruising, feathers hide a lot of things.

Still hard to know if it should be wrapped or leave her to her own devices and see if it heals on its own.

Thanks. I'll keep watching her.

 

[fuzzi]

The nursery is ready.

As 21 days incubation is Monday, and I will be at work all day AND until late, I am planning on moving Naomi and her eggs tonight.

 

[fuzzi]

So...I moved Naomi and her eggs last night. This morning and now this afternoon she still is on her eggs in the nesting box IN the brooder. She enthusiastically ate diced tomatoes from my hand.

Both flocks got a hunk of watermelon, cold, half frozen from my refrigerator. Yum.

The Sussex gave me three eggs!

The second coop gets more sun, and the ground is drier. I dug a small hole in a sunny spot, then added about a quart of water. Ooh. After the water sank I noticed the hens exploring the damp ground. I did the same thing last year when it was really hot, and the flock loved to wallow in the damp soil.

I have about a dozen squash to freeze today. The yellow and zucchini have succumbed to borers but the Argentinian is still producing softball-sized fruits. I picked SIX today. I am not complaining, I love squash. And the stem was completely dry on one of the volunteer pumpkins, so I brought it inside. I'll need to research cooking my own pumpkin.

 

[lightm]

Good luck to Naomi! Let us know how it goes.

Squah looking so good. I'm jealous.

 

[1muttsfan]

I gave my next door neighbors nine little bantam eggs last weekend to hatch. If they hatch well maybe I will get a little pullet and cockerel out of it. Or I might borrow their incubator and hatch some myself.