Office Work, Part Deux: Professional Mayhen

[AK Michelle]

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Sadly, I have had people give me this argument in the past.

And that is such a fallacy. There are several things that lead to founder, one of which is obesity. But there is a large difference between appropriate weight and obesity. these are very under weight and not ready for any type of conditioning.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I thought founder was caused by a sudden increase in rich feed, or any major change in diet. (?)

 

[LarryPQ]

Reason #945 NOT to help a chick out of a shell:

Crustache, my stucky chick from the easter hatch has always been noisy. I check for poopy butts daily, not poopy butt for Crustache.

Why not you ask? Because the darn thing has never pooped in 7 days. I just went out there, and the vent had swollen up, looked like an eyeball. but there was NO poop on the butt. The first poop must have gotten stuck and dried. Like a plug.

Like a poopy butt-plug.

That's right, I said it. Report me, I DARE YOU.

So I put Crusty under running water until it softened up, gently squeezed it, and it popped like I pimple. It made farty sounds at me...for a long time. 25 minutes later, I am still wiping/squeezing/coaxing/wiping/pushing chick poop out of Crustache's butt. It took ~10 papertowels: wipe, squeeze, wipe, fold, push, wipe, fold. There was a little pus, about halfway through the process, but clean(?) poo after that.

But, now Crushtache's vent looks like a vent, and not a bulging eyeball.

...and she's walking funny.

 

[AK Michelle]

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That is also a contributing factor. It is a culmination of multiple parts. It also has some thing to do with general hoof care, but it has no single cause.

 

[AK Michelle]

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Well wouldn't you!

I know this isn't really funny, it could be deadly, but - yea, it is, it is funny

 

[NellaBean]

That chick was so full of shat.

 

[scbatz33]

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That is also a contributing factor. It is a culmination of multiple parts. It also has some thing to do with general hoof care, but it has no single cause.

Founder is a generic for foot lameness just like colic is a generic term for stomach problems. Generally founder is used to refer to severe foot lameness.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Ah, the joys of knowing Laree..... [trying desperately to get image out of head la la la la, pink roses, sunshine la la la]

 

[scbatz33]

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Kill her. Those horses are under weight founder my arse!!!! Call the sherriff

 

[Orchid]

St. Francis of Assisi has lost his place as patron saint of animals. This position will now be filled by St. Laree of Phoenix.