LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[fluffycrow]

 

[Canadian Wind]

Rude

oh

And it was really cold yesterday.

 

[Canadian Wind]

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Is that TWO eggs from the Serama?

 

[fluffycrow]

Is that TWO eggs from the Serama?

Oui

 

[TwoCrows]

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[ChickyCh00k]

Oui

YAY!

 

[fluffycrow]

YAY!

I'll update if I get any eggs today

 

[Canadian Wind]

Oui

Woohoo!

I'll update if I get any eggs today

They're on a roll!

 

[fluffycrow]

They're not, it's just Foureira

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Early on they don't limp. Do the toes and feet get red and warm? Definitely post some pics. I had a rooster with gout, eventually he couldn't walk at all, could only crawl on his hocks. I had him put down.

The ones I get become swollen, often from frostbite or that compounded with another issue. They either stay swollen and blistered before healing, or the foot eventually dies. That's what happened to One Leg and Knuckles, but they were still mobile. Usually if it starts dying, they give up and I have to put them down.

We've had birds over 10 years and they did just fine in less shelter than they've had these last few years and now we're having issues. It's not that I brought in bad quality breeding somewhere either, because it's multiple groups with unrelated birds. I had two males last year that bounded back with little damage that had literally frozen solid feet. He went to roost one night, couldn't get a grip and fell 20 feet almost on top of me.

Honestly this is a part of why I'm so badly wanting to love. Our winters are absolutely horrendous.