Ouch, I sure hope you are feeling better soon. Maybe its time to move to a warmer climate, falling scares me. My FIL fell one year in his drive way. Punctured a lung with his cracked ribs, cracked his tailbone and had to have surgery to remove his spleen as that got severely damaged. Yea, I think its time to move to a warmer climate. Man this cold and ice has to end soon!
I was hoping the oil would not freeze, but it rubbed in nice and smooth. I didn't think to put vaseline on, will do that today, thank you![COLOR=A52A2A]Bonbon laid her First Egg! [/COLOR]e
[COLOR=8B4513](photo is from earlier this month--we still have snow) I didn’t notice Bonbon’s egg until they went in the coop at bedtime and it was in a nesting box. It’s actually only a quarter inch smaller than the ones that Nene RIR and Lacey SLW lay. The breeder was correct that Eng. Choc. Orps lay large eggs for bantams. I could tell it was a bantam egg even though I’ve never seen one in real life before. I’m not sure if Adeline has laid yet. I’ve found a couple of larger eggs in the other nesting box the past week, but I assumed they were Lacey’s although she and the others like to go to the box in the garage.[/COLOR]
Yay a new layer! I sure wish mine would lay. My new chicks are too young yet, probably spring. [COLOR=006400]Leahs Mom[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]and[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]hogster[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ Coconut oil is a great after-shower moisturizer for humans as well as chickens. I’ve put coconut oil on my hens’ combs, waddles, and legs/feet before when they've looked dry. It does absorb quickly, and the coconut smell goes away quickly, too. In cold temps, it would be good to moisturize with coconut oil followed a layer of Vaseline, which is thicker and lasts longer as a shield. Then the chickens should get a pedicure. Haha just joking. [/COLOR]
WTG BONBON 
Oh my, congrats!!! Its like waiting to hear about a new baby lol, so exciting! Glad you posted about the vaseline, thats what my gram would do also. I am so sorry, are you sure u are ok? If you have severe pain or swelling, please see a Dr or go to ER to be checked, fractures hurt forever and take as long to heal. I am falling almost everyday at some point, its like a skating rink on the driveway. DH put sand on it tonight but now its snowed again, ugh! My waterfowl think its just wonderful and they still dunk in the water buckets. Goofballs, I had to move the water to the far back side of the waterfowl run. I had the buckets right by the gate and its now solid ice. more sand there too... Have so much padding on me with the overalls, long underwear, sweatshirts, flannels, layers upon layers (did I mention, i HATE COLD) it doesn't hurt. I am usually laughing my head off trying to get up, and so frustrated I just have to laugh it off. Tomorrow we are hoping. Wanted to wait for Dad to be home, he loves to be the switch-er on-er for the lights! Please be careful, padding or none, falling a lot will still hurt you in the long run. Be safe everyone with this nasty cold weather.
