Just got three of my girls back from their winter vacation at a friends home! This is long overdue, but here is my small flock! Over the past few years, my flock has grown and shrunk, but my heart loves every single chicken that walks into my life! Here, they pretty much rule the roost. Several of my girls have lived to ripe old ages here!
Thanks to a friend of mine, my flock has recently invited a new rooster into their home! Can’t wait to tell you all about them!
Old Rocky, also known as Rockefeller is a recent addition to my coop! Having spent time with my girls at their winter home, they all get along very well! Rocky has shown himself to be a very calm, lazy bird so far as he enjoys warm naps in the sun and shows off to the girls. I don’t know his exact age, but we know he’s rather old from his impressive spurs and large feet. The spurs will no doubt need trimming soon, so that should be an experience!
Midnight, the oldest of my three Silver Wyandotte’s is definitely the boss hen. She makes herself known every time I come up and visit and is the first to attack any yummy treats. Having raised her from an itty bitty chick, she has survived a lot for her young age. Gnats took her 3 siblings that first summer unfortunately, but now she has 2 younger girls to watch over.
When we first got Rocky, we immediately noticed he was constantly tripping over his spurs and often had trouble with them scraping against his legs. To solve this problem, I did some research on how best to trim/remove his spurs. Normally, I would have gone with just trimming them, but because the one was so long and sharp, I decided it would be better to remove them. I chose to use the twist and pull method, which worked wonderfully, and disinfected both of the quicks.
I check up on my big boy every day, washing his feet and respraying them with an all natural disinfectant . It’s amazing how much better he walks! Once he’s healed, we’re going to treat his leg mites.
